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Shortcuts for selecting, editing and formatting text |
When editing text, you can use these shortcuts to select text.
To: |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Extend selection to beginning of topic |
Control-Shift-Home |
Extend selection to end of topic |
Control-Shift-End |
Extend selection to beginning of line |
Shift-Home |
Extend selection to end of line |
Shift-End |
Extend selection left one character |
Shift–Left Arrow |
Extend selection right one character |
Shift–Right Arrow |
Extend selection left one word |
Control–Shift–Left Arrow |
Extend selection right one word |
Control–Shift–Right Arrow |
Extend selection up one line |
Shift–Up Arrow |
Extend selection down one line |
Shift–Down Arrow |
Extend selection up one paragraph |
Control–Shift–Up Arrow |
Extend selection down one paragraph |
Control–Shift–Down Arrow |
End text editing |
Esc or Shift-Enter |
When editing text, you can use these shortcuts to move the insertion point in text.
To move the insertion point to: |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Beginning of topic |
Control-Home |
End of topic |
Control-End |
Beginning of line |
Home |
End of line |
End |
Left one character |
Left Arrow |
Right one character |
Right Arrow |
Left one word |
Control–Left Arrow |
Right one word |
Control–Right Arrow |
Up one line |
Up Arrow |
Down one line |
Down Arrow |
Up one paragraph |
Control–Up Arrow |
Down one paragraph |
Control–Down Arrow |
To: |
Keyboard Shortcut |
End text editing |
Esc or Shift-Enter |
Split notes text and add text in front of the cursor to the topic text (Outline View only) |
Control-E |
To apply: |
Keyboard Shortcut |
Plain |
Control-Shift-P |
Bold |
Control-B |
Italic |
Control-I |
Underline |
Control-U |
Left align |
Control-Shift-L |
Centre align |
Control-Shift-C |
Right align |
Control-Shift-R |
Increase font size |
Control–Shift–Right Angle Bracket (>) |
Decrease font size |
Control–Shift–Left Angle Bracket (<) |
Superscript |
Control-Shift-1 |
Subscript |
Control-Shift-2 |
Original text style (Revert to Style) |
Control-Shift-E |