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Keyboard shortcut functions

The following tables list keyboard shortcut functions you can use in the rich-text editor.

General functions

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+Z	Undo the last action
Ctrl+Y	Redo the last action
Ctrl+K	Opens the Insert a link dialog
F11	Maximizes the editor window to full screen or vice versa
F10	Focuses on the toolbar functions
Tab or Right arrow	Focuses next icon in the toolbar when toolbar is on focus
Shift+Tab or Shift+Left arrow	Focuses previous icon in the toolbar when toolbar is on focus

Move text

Shortcut	Description
Left or Right arrow	Move cursor one character to the left or right
Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right arrows	Move one word to the left or right
Up or Down arrows	Move up or down one line
Ctrl+Up or Ctrl+Down arrows	Move up or down one paragraph
End	Move to the end of the current line
Home	Move to the beginning of the current line
Ctrl+End	Move to the end of the text
Ctrl+Home	Move to the beginning of the text

Select text

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+A	Select all content
Shift+Left or Shift+Right arrows	Extend selection by one character to the left or right
Ctrl+Shift+Left or Ctrl+Shift+Right arrows	Extend selection by one word to the left or right
Shift+Up or Shift+Down arrows	Extend selection up or down one line
Shift+End	Extend selection to the end of the line
Shift+Home	Extend selection to the beginning of the line
Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End	Extend selection to the beginning or end of the text

Edit text

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+C	Copy selected text or graphics to the clipboard
Ctrl+X	Cut selected text or graphics to the clipboard
Ctrl+V	Paste the contents of the clipboard
Enter	New paragraph
Shift +Enter	New line
Backspace	Delete one character to the left
Ctrl+Backspace	Delete one word to the left
Delete	Delete one character to the right
Ctrl+Delete	Delete one word to the right

Apply character formatting

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+B	Apply bold formatting to selected text
Ctrl+I	Apply italic formatting to selected text
Ctrl+U	Apply underline formatting to selected text

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