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.)
| Action | Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (Mac) | Shortcut (Linux) |
| Select | |||
| Select all. | Ctrl-A | ⌘-A | Ctrl-A |
| Select one character to the right. | Shift-Right | ⇧-Right | Shift-Right |
| Select one character to the left. | Shift-Left | ⇧-Left | Shift-Left |
| Select to the end of line. | Shift-End | ⇧-Ctrl-Right | Shift-End |
| Select to beginning of line. | Shift-Home | ⇧-Ctrl-Left | Shift-Home |
| Select one line down. | Shift-Down | ⇧-Down | Shift-Down |
| Select one line up. | Shift-Up | ⇧-Up | Shift-Up |
| Select to end of editing area. | Shift-Ctrl-End | ⇧-⌘-Down | Shift-Ctrl-End |
| Select to beginning of editing area. | Shift-Ctrl-Home | ⇧-⌘-Up | Shift-Ctrl-Home |
| Select next word. | Shift-Ctrl-Right | ⇧-⌥-Right | Shift-Ctrl-Right |
| Select previous word. | Shift-Ctrl-Left | ⇧-⌥-Left | Shift-Ctrl-Left |
| Select one page down. | Shift-PageDown | ⇧-PageDown, ⇧-Fn-Down | |
| Select one page up. | Shift-PageUp | ⇧-PageUp, ⇧-Fn-Up | |
| Move | |||
| Move cursor up. | Up | Up, Ctrl-P | Up |
| Move cursor down. | Down | Down, Ctrl-N | Down |
| Move cursor left. | Left | Left, Ctrl-B | Left |
| Move cursor right. | Right | Right, Ctrl-F | Right |
| Move to beginning of paragraph. | Ctrl-A | ||
| Move to end of paragraph. | Ctrl-E | ||
| Move cursor one word to left. | Ctrl-Left | ⌥-Left | Ctrl-Left |
| Move cursor one word to right. | Ctrl-Right | ⌥-Right | Ctrl-Right |
| Move cursor to beginning of editing area. | Ctrl-Home | ⌘-Up | Ctrl-Home |
| Move cursor to end of editing area. | Ctrl-End | ⌘-Down | Ctrl-End |
| Move cursor to end of line. | End | ⌘-Right | End |
| Move cursor to beginning of line. | Home | ⌘-Left | Home |
| Scroll down one page. | PageDown | PageDown, Fn-Down | |
| Scroll up one page. | PageUp | PageUp, Fn-Up | |
| Delete | |||
| Delete beginning of line. | ⌘-Delete | Ctrl-Shift-Backspace | |
| Delete to end of line. | Ctrl-Shift-Delete |
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| Delete to the left. | Backspace | Delete | Backspace |
| Delete to the right. | Delete | Ctrl-D | Delete |
| Delete word to right. | Ctrl-Delete | Ctrl-Delete | |
| Delete word to left. | Ctrl-Backspace | Ctrl-Backspace | |
| Paragraph alignment | |||
| Left | Ctrl-Alt-L | ⌘-⇧-L | Ctrl-Alt-L |
| Center | Ctrl-Alt-E | ⌘-⇧-E | Ctrl-Alt-E |
| Right | Ctrl-Alt-R | ⌘-⇧-R | Ctrl-Alt-R |
| Text Formatting | |||
| Bold | Ctrl-B | ⌘-B | Ctrl-B |
| Italic | Ctrl-I | ⌘-I | Ctrl-I |
| Underline | Ctrl-U | ⌘-U | Ctrl-U |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl-Alt-X | ⌘-⇧-X | Ctrl-Alt-X |
| Superscript | Ctrl-Shift-- | ⌘-. | Ctrl-Shift-- |
| Subscript | Ctrl-= | ⌘-, | Ctrl-= |
| Clear character formatting | Ctrl-Space | ⌘-\ | Ctrl-Space |
| Hyperlink | Ctrl-K | ⌘-K | Ctrl-K |
| Lists | |||
| Bullets | Ctrl-Shift-8 | ⌘-⇧-8 | Ctrl-Shift-8 |
| Numbers | Ctrl-Shift-7 | ⌘-⇧-7 | Ctrl-Shift-7 |
| Demote list level | Ctrl-] | Ctrl-] | |
| Promote list level | Ctrl-[ | Ctrl-[ | |
| Line-break inside of list | Shift-Enter | Shift-Return | |
| Find | |||
| Finds in editing area | Ctrl-F | ⌘-F | Ctrl-F |
| Special | |||
| Type raw HTML | Ctrl-Shift-C | Ctrl-⇧-C | Ctrl-Shift-C |
| Show keyboard with special characters | Ctrl-Shift-K | ⌘-⇧-K | Ctrl-Shift-K |
| Undo | Ctrl-Z | ⌘-Z | Ctrl-Z |
| Redo | Ctrl-Y | ⌘-⇧-Z | Ctrl-Y |
| Enhancements | |||
| Pull quote | Ctrl-Shift-Q | Ctrl-Shift-Q | |
| Image | Ctrl-Shift-I | Ctrl-⇧-I | Ctrl-Shift-I |
| Gallery | Ctrl-Shift-G | Ctrl-⇧-G | Ctrl-Shift-G |
| Playlist | Ctrl-Shift-P | Ctrl-⇧-P | Ctrl-Shift-P |
| Video | Ctrl-Shift-V | Ctrl-⇧-V | Ctrl-Shift-V |
| Module | Ctrl-Shift-M | Ctrl-⇧-M | Ctrl-Shift-M |
| Collaboration | |||
| Toggle comment insertion | Ctrl-Shift-′ | Ctrl-⇧-′ | Ctrl-Shift-′ |
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