Participants can use these keyboard shortcuts while posting and replying in forums.
Tip:
- Use Tab to move between the Post title and Post body fields.
- Use Alt+F10 to access the toolbar options.
- Use Esc to leave the toolbar and return to the Post body field.
| Action | Keyboard shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Navigating within post and reply text | Jump to the beginning of a line | Home |
| Jump to the beginning of a post or reply | Ctrl+Home | |
| Jump to the end of a line | End | |
| Jump to the end of a post or reply | Ctrl+End | |
| Editing text | Start a new paragraph | Enter |
| Create a line break | Shift+Enter | |
| Delete a word | Ctrl+Backspace | |
| Undo your last change | Ctrl+Z | |
| Redo a change that was undone | Ctrl+Y | |
| Cut selected text | Ctrl+X, Shift+Delete | |
| Copy selected text | Ctrl+C | |
| Paste selected text | Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert | |
| Select all text | Ctrl+A | |
| Select a text fragment by words | Ctrl+Shift+Arrow | |
| Select text from the cursor's position to the beginning of a document | Ctrl+Shift+Home | |
| Select text from the cursor's position to the end of a document | Ctrl+Shift+End | |
| Bold text | Ctrl+B | |
| Italicize text | Ctrl+I | |
| Underline text | Ctrl+U | |
| Navigating the toolbar | Access the toolbar options | Alt+F10 |
| Open the Link dialog | Ctrl+L | |
| Move from one group of toolbar buttons or one menu to the next | Tab | |
| Move to the next toolbar button within a group | Right Arrow | |
| Move to the previous group of toolbar buttons or menu | Shift+Tab | |
| Move to the previous toolbar button within a group | Left Arrow | |
| Activate a toolbar option | Space or Enter |
Navigating between forum pages
Use these keystrokes to navigate between forum pages:
- Tab lets you move between active links, controls, and buttons.
- Up Arrow and Down Arrow let you move between menu options.
- Enter or Space let you activate a link, control, or button.