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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |