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Rich-text editor keyboard shortcuts

The following table lists some of the keyboard shortcuts available in the editing area. (Your version of Brightspot may have different keyboard shortcuts.)

ActionShortcut (Windows)Shortcut (Mac)Shortcut (Linux)
Select
Select all.Ctrl-A⌘-ACtrl-A
Select one character to the right.Shift-Right⇧-RightShift-Right
Select one character to the left.Shift-Left⇧-LeftShift-Left
Select to the end of line.Shift-End⇧-Ctrl-RightShift-End
Select to beginning of line.Shift-Home⇧-Ctrl-LeftShift-Home
Select one line down.Shift-Down⇧-DownShift-Down
Select one line up.Shift-Up⇧-UpShift-Up
Select to end of editing area.Shift-Ctrl-End⇧-⌘-DownShift-Ctrl-End
Select to beginning of editing area.Shift-Ctrl-Home⇧-⌘-UpShift-Ctrl-Home
Select next word.Shift-Ctrl-Right⇧-⌥-RightShift-Ctrl-Right
Select previous word.Shift-Ctrl-Left⇧-⌥-LeftShift-Ctrl-Left
Select one page down.Shift-PageDown⇧-PageDown, ⇧-Fn-Down
Select one page up.Shift-PageUp⇧-PageUp, ⇧-Fn-Up
Move
Move cursor up.UpUp, Ctrl-PUp
Move cursor down.DownDown, Ctrl-NDown
Move cursor left.LeftLeft, Ctrl-BLeft
Move cursor right.RightRight, Ctrl-FRight
Move to beginning of paragraph.Ctrl-A
Move to end of paragraph.Ctrl-E
Move cursor one word to left.Ctrl-Left⌥-LeftCtrl-Left
Move cursor one word to right.Ctrl-Right⌥-RightCtrl-Right
Move cursor to beginning of editing area.Ctrl-Home⌘-UpCtrl-Home
Move cursor to end of editing area.Ctrl-End⌘-DownCtrl-End
Move cursor to end of line.End⌘-RightEnd
Move cursor to beginning of line.Home⌘-LeftHome
Scroll down one page.PageDownPageDown, Fn-Down
Scroll up one page.PageUpPageUp, Fn-Up
Delete
Delete beginning of line.⌘-DeleteCtrl-Shift-Backspace
Delete to end of line.Ctrl-Shift-Delete
Delete to the left.BackspaceDeleteBackspace
Delete to the right.DeleteCtrl-DDelete
Delete word to right.Ctrl-DeleteCtrl-Delete
Delete word to left.Ctrl-BackspaceCtrl-Backspace
Paragraph alignment
LeftCtrl-Alt-L⌘-⇧-LCtrl-Alt-L
CenterCtrl-Alt-E⌘-⇧-ECtrl-Alt-E
RightCtrl-Alt-R⌘-⇧-RCtrl-Alt-R
Text Formatting
BoldCtrl-B⌘-BCtrl-B
ItalicCtrl-I⌘-ICtrl-I
UnderlineCtrl-U⌘-UCtrl-U
StrikethroughCtrl-Alt-X⌘-⇧-XCtrl-Alt-X
SuperscriptCtrl-Shift--⌘-.Ctrl-Shift--
SubscriptCtrl-=⌘-,Ctrl-=
Clear character formattingCtrl-Space⌘-\Ctrl-Space
HyperlinkCtrl-K⌘-KCtrl-K
Lists
BulletsCtrl-Shift-8⌘-⇧-8Ctrl-Shift-8
NumbersCtrl-Shift-7⌘-⇧-7Ctrl-Shift-7
Demote list levelCtrl-]Ctrl-]
Promote list levelCtrl-[Ctrl-[
Line-break inside of listShift-EnterShift-Return
Find
Finds in editing areaCtrl-F⌘-FCtrl-F
Special
Type raw HTMLCtrl-Shift-CCtrl-⇧-CCtrl-Shift-C
Show keyboard with special charactersCtrl-Shift-K⌘-⇧-KCtrl-Shift-K
UndoCtrl-Z⌘-ZCtrl-Z
RedoCtrl-Y⌘-⇧-ZCtrl-Y
Enhancements
Pull quoteCtrl-Shift-QCtrl-Shift-Q
ImageCtrl-Shift-ICtrl-⇧-ICtrl-Shift-I
GalleryCtrl-Shift-GCtrl-⇧-GCtrl-Shift-G
PlaylistCtrl-Shift-PCtrl-⇧-PCtrl-Shift-P
VideoCtrl-Shift-VCtrl-⇧-VCtrl-Shift-V
ModuleCtrl-Shift-MCtrl-⇧-MCtrl-Shift-M
Collaboration
Toggle comment insertionCtrl-Shift-′Ctrl-⇧-′Ctrl-Shift-′