You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut keys.
| Cut | Copy the selection to the clipboard and delete it from the Edit Line | CTRL+X |
| Copy | Copy the selection to the clipboard | CTRL+C;CTRL+INS |
| Paste | Paste the contents of the clipboard in the Edit Line (available only if you have copied some text into the clipboard before) | CTRL+V; SHIFT+INS |
| Arrange Cards | Arrange open cards so that all headings are visible | CTRL+A |
| Close Temporary Cards | Close only temporary cards | SHIFT+ESC |
| Close All Cards | Close both temporary and permanent cards | SHIFT+F4 |
| History... | Show History | CTRL+H |
| Always on Top | Always keeps the ABBYY Lingvo 9.0 windows above all other windows | CTRL+T |
| Translate | Open the card of the word selected in the Word List or typed in the Edit Line | ENTER |
| Translate Text from Edit Line | Open the card of the word selected in the Word List or typed in the Edit Line. The word does not have to be in its primary form. | CTRL+ENTER |
| Open Card from Word List | Open the card of the word selected in the Word List | SHIFT+ENTER |
| Search | Search for your word in the dictionaries of the current pair of languages | CTRL+F |
| Search in All Languages | Search for your word in all the active dictionaries of all the languages | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
| Show Word Forms... | Display all the word forms (i.e. the paradigm) of the word from the Edit Line | CTRL+W |
| Suggest... | Display spelling suggestions for the word from the Edit Line | F7 |
| Create/Edit card... | Add a new card or edit an existing one in a user dictionary | CTRL+Num + |
| Delete Card... | Delete a word from a user dictionary | CTRL+Num - |
| Languages & Dictionaries... | You can add or remove dictionaries in this dialog | CTRL+D |
| Options... | Specify Lingvo parameters | CTRL+O |
| Translate the word selected in the Word List | ENTER |
| Move to the next word (phrase) in the Word List. | DOWN ARROW |
| Move to the previous word (phrase) in the Word List | UP ARROW |
| Translates text from the Edit Line for the current pair of languages | CTRL+ENTER |
| Translates text from the Edit Line for all languages | CTRL+SHIFT+F5 |
| Invert translation direction | CTRL+I |
| Make the card permanent | CTRL+T |
| Show a brief/full translation | CTRL+Num * |
| Sync contents | CTRL+S |
| Find in card | F3 |
| Repeat the previous search in the card | ALT+F3 |
| Go to the previous dictionary | ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Go to the next dictionary. | ALT+UP ARROW |
| Translate the word from the open card | ENTER |
| Translate selected word from the Word List of inactive Lingvo main window | ALT+ENTER |
| Close the card | ESC |
| Switch between opened windows | CTRL+TAB, CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Open the selected word card | ENTER |
| Synchronize contents | CTRL+S |
| Clear card history | CTRL+Num- |
| Change search options | CTRL+O |
| Add search results | CTRL+Page Down |
| Reduce search results | CTRL+Page Up |
| Close the window | ESC |
| Switch between opened windows | CTRL+TAB, CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Opens the About Dictionary dialog for the selected dictionary | CTRL+A |
| Creates a new dictionary | CTRL+N |
| Connects a dictionary from a file | CTRL+O |
| Rearranges the dictionaries on the Dictionary Bar | CTRL+UpArrow, CTRL+DownArrow |
| Translate a word or a phrase; start Lingvo | CTRL+INS+INS Ctrl +C+C |
| Copy text to the Edit Line and synchronize the Word List | CTRL+S |
| Help | F1 |