Rich text editor keyboard shortcuts
The rich text editor used by the IBM Connections applications contains keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate the editor without using a mouse.
Keyboard navigation
To get help with keyboard navigation, press ALT+0 where 0 is a zero, to open the Accessibility Help window.Table 1. Basic navigation
Edit action Keyboard shortcut Move focus into and out of the editor. Tab or Shift+Tab Move focus from editing area to editor toolbar. Alt+F10 Open the context menu in the editing area. Shift+F10 or Ctrl+Shift+F10 Move focus to the element path bar. Alt+F11 With the path bar in focus, select HTML elements that are parents of the currently selected element. Tab or Shift+Tab With the path bar in focus, move focus back to the editing area without changing selection. Esc With the path bar in focus, select the element in the editing area. Enter Table 2. Toolbar navigation
Edit action Keyboard shortcut Move focus forward among toolbar items. Tab or Right Arrow Move focus backward among toolbar items. Shift+Tab or Left Arrow Start selected toolbar item. Enter Move focus back to editing area without using commands. Esc Table 3. Dialog navigation
Edit action Keyboard shortcut When focus is not on a dialog tab, move forward through input elements in a dialog. Tab When focus is not on a dialog tab, move backward through input elements in a dialog. Shift+Tab When focus is on a dialog tab, move forward through tab pages in the dialog. Tab or Right Arrow When focus is on a dialog tab, move backward through tab pages in the dialog. Shift+Tab or Left Arrow Move focus to the currently active tab. Alt+F10 Close the dialog without completing an action. Esc When a single-line text input is in focus, save and close. (The equivalent of pressing OK.) When a tab is in focus, move focus to the first input element inside the tab page. Enter Table 4. Context menu navigation
Edit action Keyboard shortcut Move down in a context menu. Tab or Down Arrow Move up in a context menu. Shift+Tab or Up Arrow Complete a menu action or open a submenu. Enter Close a context menu without completing an action. Esc Table 5. Style combo box navigation
Edit action Keyboard shortcut Move down in a combo box. Tab or Down Arrow Move up in a combo box. Shift+Tab or Up Arrow Complete the selected action, and then put the focus back on the editing area. Enter Close the combo box without completing an action, and put the focus back on the toolbar. Esc Table 6. Color selection box navigation
Edit action Keyboard shortcut Move forward through colors in a color selection box. Tab or Down Arrow Move backward through colors in a color selection box. Shift+Tab or Up Arrow Apply the selected color to the current selection in the editing area, and move focus back on the editing area. Enter Close the color selection box without completing an action, and move focus back on the toolbar. Esc Table 7. Editor navigation
Edit action Keyboard shortcut Bold Ctrl+B Underline Ctrl+U Italic Ctrl+I Select all Ctrl+A Insert unordered list (Mozilla Firefox only) Ctrl+\ Undo Ctrl+Z Redo Ctrl+Y Copy Ctrl+C Cut Ctrl+X Paste Ctrl+V Move to the previous or next word. Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right Remove the previous word. Ctrl+Backspace Remove the current word. Ctrl+Delete Create a line in the same paragraph or list item. Shift+Enter Open link window Ctrl+L Access the toolbar Alt+F10 Escape the toolbar and return focus on the editor ESC
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