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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts for Key Tips

Use keyboard shortcuts for a faster and easier access to the features of the Document Editor without using a mouse.

  1. Press Alt key to turn on all key tips for the editor header, the top toolbar, the right and the left sidebars and the status bar.
  2. Press the letter that corresponds to the item you wish to use. The additional key tips may appear depending on the key you press. The first key tips hide when additional key tips appear.

    For example, to access the Insert tab, press Alt to see all primary key tips.

    Primary Key Tips

    Press letter I to access the Insert tab, and to see all the available shortcuts for this tab.

    Secondary Key Tips

    Then press the letter that corresponds to the item you wish to configure.

  3. Press Alt to hide all key tips, or press Escape to go back to the previous group of key tips.

Find the most common keyboard shortcuts in the list below:

  • Windows/Linux
  • Mac OS
Working with Document
Open 'File' panel Alt+F ^ Ctrl+⌥ Option+F Open the File panel panel to save, download, print the current document, view its info, create a new document or open an existing one, access the Document Editor Help Center or advanced settings.
Open 'Find and Replace' dialog box Ctrl+F ^ Ctrl+F,
⌘ Cmd+F
Open the Find and Replace dialog box to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited document.
Open 'Find and Replace' dialog box with replacement field Ctrl+H ^ Ctrl+H Open the Find and Replace dialog box with the replacement field to replace one or more occurrences of the found characters.
Repeat the last 'Find' action ⇧ Shift+F4 ⇧ Shift+F4,
⌘ Cmd+G,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+F4
Repeat the previous Find performed before the key combination was pressed.
Open 'Comments' panel Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+H
Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users' comments.
Open comment field Alt+H ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option+A Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment.
Open 'Chat' panel (Online Editors) Alt+Q ^ Ctrl+⌥ Option+Q Open the Chat panel in the Online Editors and send a message.
Save document Ctrl+S ^ Ctrl+S,
⌘ Cmd+S
Save all the changes to the document currently edited with The Document Editor. The active file will be saved with its current file name, location, and file format.
Print document Ctrl+P ^ Ctrl+P,
⌘ Cmd+P
Print the document with one of the available printers or save it as a file.
Download As... Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+S
Open the Download as... panel to save the currently edited document to the hard disk drive of your computer in one of the supported formats: DOCX, PDF, ODT, TXT, DOTX, PDF/A, OTT, RTF, HTML, DOCXF, OFORM, HTML, FB2, EPUB.
Full screen (Online Editors) F11 Switch to the full screen view in the Online Editors to fit the Document Editor into your screen.
Help menu F1 F1 Open the Document Editor Help menu.
Open existing file (Desktop Editors) Ctrl+O On the Open local file tab in the Desktop Editors, opens the standard dialog box that allows to select an existing file.
Close file (Desktop Editors) Ctrl+W,
Ctrl+F4
^ Ctrl+W,
⌘ Cmd+W
Close the current document window in the Desktop Editors.
Element contextual menu ⇧ Shift+F10 ⇧ Shift+F10 Open the selected element contextual menu.
Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter Ctrl+0 ^ Ctrl+0 or ⌘ Cmd+0 Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter of the current document to a default 100%.
Navigation
Jump to the beginning of the line Home Home Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited line.
Jump to the beginning of the document Ctrl+Home ^ Ctrl+Home Put the cursor to the very beginning of the currently edited document.
Jump to the end of the line End End Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited line.
Jump to the end of the document Ctrl+End ^ Ctrl+End Put the cursor to the very end of the currently edited document.
Jump to the beginning of the previous page Alt+Ctrl+Page Up Put the cursor to the very beginning of the page which preceeds the currently edited one.
Jump to the beginning of the next page Alt+Ctrl+Page Down ⌥ Option+⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+Page Down Put the cursor to the very beginning of the page which follows the currently edited one.
Scroll down Page Down Page Down,
⌥ Option+Fn+
Scroll the document approximately one visible page down.
Scroll up Page Up Page Up,
⌥ Option+Fn+
Scroll the document approximately one visible page up.
Next page Alt+Page Down ⌥ Option+Page Down Go to the next page in the currently edited document.
Previous page Alt+Page Up ⌥ Option+Page Up Go to the previous page in the currently edited document.
Zoom In Ctrl++ ^ Ctrl+=,
⌘ Cmd+=
Zoom in the currently edited document.
Zoom Out Ctrl+- ^ Ctrl+-,
⌘ Cmd+-
Zoom out the currently edited document.
Move one character to the left Move the cursor one character to the left.
Move one character to the right Move the cursor one character to the right.
Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left Ctrl+ ^ Ctrl+,
⌘ Cmd+
Move the cursor to the beginning of a word or one word to the left.
Move one word to the right Ctrl+ ^ Ctrl+,
⌘ Cmd+
Move the cursor one word to the right.
Move one line up Move the cursor one line up.
Move one line down Move the cursor one line down.
Navigate between controls in modal dialogues ↹ Tab/⇧ Shift+↹ Tab ↹ Tab/⇧ Shift+↹ Tab Navigate between controls to give focus to the next or previous control in modal dialogues.
Writing
End paragraph ↵ Enter ↵ Return End the current paragraph and start a new one.
Add line break ⇧ Shift+↵ Enter ⇧ Shift+↵ Return Add a line break without starting a new paragraph.
Delete ← Backspace,
Delete
← Backspace,
Delete
Delete one character to the left (← Backspace) or to the right (Delete) of the cursor.
Delete word to the left of cursor Ctrl+← Backspace ^ Ctrl+← Backspace,
⌘ Cmd+← Backspace
Delete one word to the left of the cursor.
Delete word to the right of cursor Ctrl+Delete ^ Ctrl+Delete,
⌘ Cmd+Delete
Delete one word to the right of the cursor.
Create nonbreaking space Ctrl+⇧ Shift+␣ Spacebar ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+␣ Spacebar,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+␣ Spacebar
Create a space between characters which cannot be used to start a new line.
Create nonbreaking hyphen Ctrl+⇧ Shift+_ ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Hyphen,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+Hyphen
Create a hyphen between characters which cannot be used to start a new line.
Undo and Redo
Undo Ctrl+Z ^ Ctrl+Z,
⌘ Cmd+Z
Reverse the latest performed action.
Redo Ctrl+Y ^ Ctrl+Y,
⌘ Cmd+Y,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+Z
Repeat the latest undone action.
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Cut Ctrl+X,
⇧ Shift+Delete
⌘ Cmd+X,
⇧ Shift+Delete
Delete the selected text fragment and send it to the computer clipboard memory. The copied text can be later inserted to another place in the same document, into another document, or into some other program.
Copy Ctrl+C,
Ctrl+Insert
⌘ Cmd+C Send the selected text fragment to the computer clipboard memory. The copied text can be later inserted to another place in the same document, into another document, or into some other program.
Paste Ctrl+V,
⇧ Shift+Insert
⌘ Cmd+V Insert the previously copied text fragment from the computer clipboard memory to the current cursor position. The text can be previously copied from the same document, from another document, or from some other program.
Paste text without style formatting Ctrl+⇧ Shift+V,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+V Insert the previously copied text fragment from the computer clipboard memory to the current cursor position without preserving its original formatting. The text can be previously copied from the same document, from another document, or from some other program.
Insert hyperlink Ctrl+K ⌘ Cmd+K Insert a hyperlink which can be used to go to a web address.
Copy style Alt+Ctrl+C ⌘ Cmd+Alt+C Copy the formatting from the selected fragment of the currently edited text. The copied formatting can be later applied to another text fragment in the same document.
Apply style Alt+Ctrl+V ⌘ Cmd+Alt+V Apply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited document.
Text Selection
Select all Ctrl+A ⌘ Cmd+A Select all the document text with tables and images.
Select fragment ⇧ Shift+ ⇧ Shift+ Select the text character by character.
Select from cursor to beginning of line ⇧ Shift+Home ⇧ Shift+Home Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Select from cursor to end of line ⇧ Shift+End ⇧ Shift+End Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the current line.
Select one character to the right ⇧ Shift+ ⇧ Shift+ Select one character to the right of the cursor position.
Select one character to the left ⇧ Shift+ ⇧ Shift+ Select one character to the left of the cursor position.
Select to the end of a word Ctrl+⇧ Shift+ Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of a word.
Select to the beginning of a word Ctrl+⇧ Shift+ Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of a word.
Select one line up ⇧ Shift+ ⇧ Shift+ Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Select one line down ⇧ Shift+ ⇧ Shift+ Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Select the page up ⇧ Shift+Page Up ⇧ Shift+Page Up Select the page part from the cursor position to the upper part of the screen.
Select the page down ⇧ Shift+Page Down ⇧ Shift+Page Down Select the page part from the cursor position to the lower part of the screen.
Text Styling
Bold Ctrl+B ^ Ctrl+B,
⌘ Cmd+B
Make the font of the selected text fragment darker and heavier than normal.
Italic Ctrl+I ^ Ctrl+I,
⌘ Cmd+I
Make the font of the selected text fragment italicized and slightly slanted.
Underline Ctrl+U ^ Ctrl+U,
⌘ Cmd+U
Make the selected text fragment underlined with a line going below the letters.
Strikeout Ctrl+5 ^ Ctrl+5,
⌘ Cmd+5
Make the selected text fragment struck out with a line going through the letters.
Subscript Ctrl+. ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+>,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+>
Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the lower part of the text line, e.g. as in chemical formulas.
Superscript Ctrl+, ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+<,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+<
Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the upper part of the text line, e.g. as in fractions.
Heading 1 style Alt+1 ⌥ Option+^ Ctrl+1 Apply the style of the heading 1 to the selected text fragment.
Heading 2 style Alt+2 ⌥ Option+^ Ctrl+2 Apply the style of the heading 2 to the selected text fragment.
Heading 3 style Alt+3 ⌥ Option+^ Ctrl+3 Apply the style of the heading 3 to the selected text fragment.
Bulleted list Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+L
Create an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one.
Remove formatting Ctrl+␣ Spacebar Remove formatting from the selected text fragment.
Increase font Ctrl+] ⌘ Cmd+] Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Decrease font Ctrl+[ ⌘ Cmd+[ Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Align center/left Ctrl+E ^ Ctrl+E,
⌘ Cmd+E
Switch a paragraph between centered and left-aligned.
Align justified/left Ctrl+J,
Ctrl+L
^ Ctrl+J,
⌘ Cmd+J
Switch a paragraph between justified and left-aligned.
Align right/left Ctrl+R ^ Ctrl+R,
⌘ Cmd+R
Switch a paragraph between right-aligned and left-aligned.
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing) Ctrl+= Apply subscript formatting to the selected text fragment.
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing) Ctrl+⇧ Shift++ Apply superscript formatting to the selected text fragment.
Insert page break Ctrl+↵ Enter ^ Ctrl+↵ Return,
⌘ Cmd+↵ Return
Insert a page break at the current cursor position.
Increase indent Ctrl+M ^ Ctrl+M,
⌘ Cmd+M
Indent a paragraph from the left incrementally.
Decrease indent Ctrl+⇧ Shift+M ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+M,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+M
Remove a paragraph indent from the left incrementally.
Add page number Ctrl+⇧ Shift+P ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+P,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+P
Add the current page number at the current cursor position.
Nonprinting characters Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Num8 Show or hide the display of nonprinting characters.
Delete one character to the left ← Backspace ← Backspace Delete one character to the left of the cursor.
Delete one character to the right Delete Delete Delete one character to the right of the cursor.
Modifying Objects
Constrain movement ⇧ Shift + drag ⇧ Shift + drag Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically.
Set 15-degree rotation ⇧ Shift + drag (when rotating) ⇧ Shift + drag (when rotating) Constrain the rotation angle to 15-degree increments.
Maintain proportions ⇧ Shift + drag (when resizing) ⇧ Shift + drag (when resizing) Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing.
Draw straight line or arrow ⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) ⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow.
Movement by one-pixel increments Ctrl+ Hold down the Ctrl key and use the keybord arrows to move the selected object by one pixel at a time.
Working with Tables
Move to the next cell in a row ↹ Tab ↹ Tab Go to the next cell in a table row.
Move to the previous cell in a row ⇧ Shift+↹ Tab ⇧ Shift+↹ Tab Go to the previous cell in a table row.
Move to the next row Go to the next row in a table.
Move to the previous row Go to the previous row in a table.
Start new paragraph ↵ Enter ↵ Return Start a new paragraph within a cell.
Add new row ↹ Tab in the lower right table cell. ↹ Tab in the lower right table cell. Add a new row at the bottom of the table.
Insert table break Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↵ Enter ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↵ Return,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+↵ Return
Insert a table break within the table.
Inserting special characters
Insert equation Alt+= ⌥ Option+^ Ctrl+= Insert an equation at the current cursor position.
Insert an em dash Alt+Ctrl+Num- ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+- Insert an em dash ‘—’ within the current document and to the right of the cursor.
Insert an en dash ⌥ Option+- Insert an en dash ‘-’ within the current document and to the right of the cursor.
Insert a non-breaking hyphen Ctrl+⇧ Shift+_ ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Hyphen,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+Hyphen
Insert a non-breaking hyphen ‘-’ within the current document and to the right of the cursor.
Insert a no-break space Ctrl+⇧ Shift+␣ Spacebar ⌥ Option+␣ Spacebar Insert a no-break space ‘o’ within the current document and to the right of the cursor.
Insert a copyright symbol Ctrl+Alt+G ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option+G Insert a copyright symbol ‘©’ within the current document and to the right of the cursor.
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