Keyboard Shortcuts for Transcript Editing
Overview
Speak AI includes a full transcript editor with keyboard shortcuts that speed up your editing workflow. These work while you are editing a transcript in the web app.
Navigation
Click any sentence - Jump the audio or video player to that point
Cmd/Ctrl + F - Find text in the transcript
Esc - Exit full-screen view
Editing the transcript
Click on text - Start editing that section
Enter - Split the text into a new paragraph at your cursor
Tab - Jump to the next sentence
Cmd/Ctrl + J - Merge the paragraph into the one above it
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + D - Duplicate the current paragraph
Cmd/Ctrl + Z - Undo your last edit
Cmd/Ctrl + Y or Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z - Redo
Cmd/Ctrl + S - Save your changes
Renaming a speaker
Up / Down arrows - Move through the speaker suggestions
Enter - Confirm the highlighted speaker name
Esc - Close the speaker menu
Tips for efficient editing
Rename speakers first: Before other edits, rename every speaker so the transcript is easier to follow.
Use Find: For a recurring error like a misspelled name, use Cmd/Ctrl + F to locate every instance quickly.
Use AI Chat for bulk edits: Try commands like "Replace 'gonna' with 'going to'" or "Change Speaker 1 to John Smith".