Rich text editor keyboard shortcuts
The rich text editor that is used by the HCL Connections applications contains keyboard shortcuts that you can use to manipulate 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.
Edit action | Keyboard shortcut |
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Move focus into and out of the editor. | Tab or Shift+Tab |
Move focus from editing area to editor toolbar. | Alt+F10 |
Open the pop-up 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 |
Edit action | Keyboard shortcut |
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Move focus to the next subtoolbar. | Shift+Tab |
Move focus forward among toolbar items. | Right Arrow |
Move focus backward among toolbar items. | Left Arrow |
Start selected toolbar item. | Enter |
Move focus back to editing area without using commands. | Esc |
Edit action | Keyboard shortcut |
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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 |
Edit action | Keyboard shortcut |
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Move down in a pop-up menu. | Tab or Down Arrow |
Move up in a pop-up menu. | Shift+Tab or Up Arrow |
Complete a menu action or open a submenu. | Enter |
Close a pop-up menu without completing an action. | Esc |
Edit action | Keyboard shortcut |
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Move down in a list box. | Tab or Down Arrow |
Move up in a list box. | Shift+Tab or Up Arrow |
Complete the selected action, and then put the focus back on the editing area. | Enter |
Close the list box without completing an action, and put the focus back on the toolbar. | Esc |
Edit action | Keyboard shortcut |
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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 |
Edit action | Keyboard shortcut |
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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 |