Shortcuts

Making your labeling process even easier.

Datasaur provides keyboard shortcuts to help make labeling faster and more efficient.

Viewing shortcuts in the app

You can view the full list of available shortcuts at any time directly within the platform. Note that this is only accessible from inside a project.

• Press Ctrl + / on Windows or ⌘ + / on Mac.

• Or open the Help menu and select Keyboard shortcuts.

Label shortcuts

In Span and Conversational labeling projects, the most commonly used shortcuts appear directly in the label box while labeling spans. In the example below, you can press 2 to apply the Date label.

In Document labeling and Row labeling projects, shortcuts are shown in the Document Labeling and Row Labeling extensions, specifically in questions with the Dropdown question type.

You can view the full list of shortcuts from the Help menu or by pressing Ctrl+/ (Windows) or ⌘+/ (Mac).

Other supported shortcuts

Beyond label shortcuts, Datasaur supports a range of keyboard shortcuts to help you navigate and manage your work more efficiently. You can access the full dialog as described above, or you can see the image below.

File

Edit

Go to

Help

Audio player

Labeling editor

Span label set

Arrow label set

Customizing shortcuts

Shortcut customization is not yet supported for all shortcuts. Only shortcuts with an edit icon visible beside them can be modified.

You can customize certain shortcuts to better fit your workflow. To edit a supported shortcut, click the edit icon next to the shortcut you want to change in the Keyboard shortcuts dialog. Enter your preferred key combination and save. The updated shortcut will take effect immediately.