Keyboard shortcuts in Voice Memos on Mac

In the Voice Memos app on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts. See the shortcuts below, as well as in Voice Memos menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.

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Action	Shortcut
Create a recording	Command-N
Play, pause, or resume a recording	Space bar
Duplicate a recording	Command-D
Enhance a recording	Shift-Command-E
Skip silence in a recording	Shift-Command-X
Trim a recording	Command-T
Delete a recording	Delete key
Jump backward 15 seconds in a recording	Command-Left Arrow
Jump forward 15 seconds in a recording	Command-Right Arrow
Undo	Command-Z
Redo	Shift-Command-Z
Open Voice Memos preferences	Command-Comma (,)
Minimize the Voice Memos window	Command-M
Hide the Voice Memos window	Command-H
Hide everything except Voice Memos	Option-Command-H
Enter full-screen view	Control-Command-F
Exit full-screen view	Esc (Escape) key
Quit the Voice Memos app	Command-Q or Command-W

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Keyboard shortcuts in Voice Memos on Mac