Shortcuts and triggers

Keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions can trigger webpage, selection, and hover translation directly.

Action	Default
Translate a paragraph	Hover over it and press Control
Translate page / restore original	Alt + T; Alt is usually labeled Option on a Mac
Capture an area	Press Shift + Z, then drag
Translate a selection	Enable selection translation, select text, and click the nearby icon

Change a trigger

Open hover, selection, or the relevant feature settings in FluentRead. Choose a trigger or use its custom-shortcut field.

Selection can show an icon, a small dot, open directly, or wait for a key. Keep an icon or add a delay if it appears too often.

The browser’s extension shortcut page controls the extension commands listed by the browser. Paragraph and selection triggers are configured inside FluentRead.

A shortcut does nothing

Check that translation works through the menu first. Avoid keys already used by the browser, input method, or website. Some shortcuts intentionally do not run in input fields.

Try a regular webpage; browser internal pages and extension stores generally cannot be translated.