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Kontent.ai allows power users to perform the most common actions without lifting their hands off the keyboard. Rich text editor shortcuts
When composing content in the rich text editor , you can use the following shortcuts:
Action Windows Mac Undo Ctrl + Z ⌘ + Z Redo Ctrl + Y ⌘ + Shift + Z Copy Ctrl + C ⌘ + C Paste Ctrl + V ⌘ + V Paste text without formatting Ctrl + Shift + V ⌘ + Shift + V Insert a line break Shift + Enter Shift + Enter Insert a non-breaking space Ctrl + Shift + Space ⌥ + Space Move through the text by blocks Ctrl + ↑↓ arrows Navigate to inline comment/suggestion at caret Ctrl + Alt + M ⌘ + ⌥ + M Styling Make text bold Ctrl + B ⌘ + B Italicize text Ctrl + I ⌘ + I Make text monospaced Ctrl + Shift + M ⌘ + Shift + M Type text in superscript Ctrl + Shift + . ⌘ + Shift + . Type text in subscript Ctrl + Shift + , ⌘ + Shift + , Headings and paragraphs Add an H1 heading Ctrl + Alt + 1 ⌥ + ⌘ + 1 Add an H2 heading Ctrl + Alt + 2 ⌥ + ⌘ + 2 Add an H3 heading Ctrl + Alt + 3 ⌥ + ⌘ + 3 Add an H4 heading Ctrl + Alt + 4 ⌥ + ⌘ + 4 Add an H5 heading Ctrl + Alt + 5 ⌥ + ⌘ + 5 Add an H6 heading Ctrl + Alt + 6 ⌥ + ⌘ + 6 Add a paragraph Ctrl + Alt + 0 ⌥ + ⌘ + 0 Switch between H1-H6 headings and a paragraph Ctrl + Alt + H ⌥ + ⌘ + H Lists Create an unordered list Ctrl + Alt + U ⌥ + ⌘ + U Create an ordered list Ctrl + Alt + O ⌥ + ⌘ + O Indent a nested list Tab Tab Unindent a nested list Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Insert... Comment Ctrl + Alt + M ⌥ + ⌘ + M Suggestion Ctrl + Alt + S ⌥ + ⌘ + S Component Ctrl + Alt + C ⌥ + ⌘ + C Existing item Ctrl + Alt + I ⌥ + ⌘ + I Insert/Remove a weblink Ctrl + K ⌘ + K Table Ctrl + Alt + T ⌥ + ⌘ + T Asset Ctrl + Alt + A ⌥ + ⌘ + A Toolbar navigation Move focus to toolbar Alt + F10 ⌥ + F10 Exit toolbar, return to editor Esc/Tab Esc/Tab Navigate between toolbar buttons ←→ arrows ←→ arrows Navigate to the first toolbar button Home Home Navigate to the last toolbar button End End
Markdown shorthands in the rich text editor
In addition to using keyboard shortcuts , you can also use markdown-like shorthands to quickly create headings or list items.
When you type the following markdown shorthands at the beginning of a line of text, the line of text will change its formatting according to these rules:
Shorthand Changes formatting to… # H1 Heading ## H2 Heading ### H3 Heading #### H4 Heading ##### H5 Heading ###### H6 Heading 1. Numbered list item 1) Numbered list item - Unordered list item * Unordered list item
When you type the following markdown shorthands around a part of your text, the text inside the shorthand characters gets formatted according to these rules:
Shorthand Changes formatting to… *your text* Bold _your text_ Italic `your text` Monospaced
These format changes can be undone by Ctrl + Z (⌘ + Z on Mac).
Editing items and content types
When editing content items or content types , you can use the following shortcuts:
Action Windows Mac Select element below Tab Tab Select element above Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Start editing Rich text element Enter Enter Stop editing Rich text element Esc Esc
Action Windows Mac Navigate to previous comment thread Alt + ↑ ⌥ + ↑ Navigate to next comment thread Alt + ↓ ⌥ + ↓ Close comment thread Esc Esc
When editing comments , you can use:
Action Windows Mac Post comment Ctrl + Enter ⌘ + Enter Discard comment Esc Esc
Action Windows Mac Confirm Enter Enter Cancel Esc Esc
Modal windows
When inserting assets or inserting content items , you can use:
Action Windows Mac Confirm selection Enter Enter Cancel Esc Esc Insert asset or item Single-click Single-click
Accessible drag and drop
When inserting elements in a content type, or when reordering the following:
You can use:
Action Windows Mac Start or complete drag Enter Enter Cancel drag Esc Esc Navigate drop targets up or down ↑↓ arrows ↑↓ arrows First drop target Home Home Last drop target End End
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