Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Here are some common keyboard shortcuts for navigating the live components preview.
Notes:
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The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
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A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys at the same time.
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A comma sign (,) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys in order.
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Action |
Windows shortcut |
Mac shortcut |
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Tag and notify a person |
@ |
@ |
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Open the Discover Menu with component options |
/ |
/ |
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Open the Commanding Surface with formatting options |
Shift + F10 |
Shift + F10 |
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Add an in-line comment with your name |
// + Spacebar |
// + Spacebar |
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Insert an emoji |
Windows logo key + . (period) |
^ + ⌘ + Space |
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Heading 1 |
Ctrl + Alt + 1 (or # + Spacebar) |
Option + ⌘ + 1 (or # + Spacebar) |
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Heading 2 |
Ctrl + Alt + 2 (or ## + Spacebar) |
Option + ⌘ + 2 (or ## + Spacebar) |
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Heading 3 |
Ctrl + Alt + 3 (or ### + Spacebar) |
Option + ⌘ + 3 (or ### + Spacebar) |
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Create a bulleted List |
Ctrl + . (period) |
⌘ + . (period) |
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Create a checklist, check off an item, or remove a checklist |
Ctrl + 1 |
⌘ + 1 |
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Insert hyperlink |
Ctrl + K |
⌘ + K |
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Delete backward (word) |
Ctrl + Backspace |
⌘ + Delete |
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Delete forward (word) |
Ctrl + Delete |
Option + Delete |
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Add an in-line comment with your name |
/* + Spacebar |
/* + Spacebar |
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Add an in-line comment with your name |
//* + Spacebar |
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Set layout LTR (left to right) |
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + L |
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Set layout RTL (right to left) |
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R |
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Increase image size |
Ctrl + Shift + > |
⌘ + Shift + > |
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Decrease image size |
Ctrl + Shift + < |
⌘ + Shift + < |
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Insert a row (only applies to table when in the last cell) |
Tab |
Tab |
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Move IP left by word |
Ctrl + Left Arrow |
Option + Left Arrow |
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Move IP right by word |
Ctrl + Right Arrow |
Option + Right Arrow |
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Move IP up by paragraph |
Ctrl + Up Arrow |
⌘ + Left Arrow |
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Move IP down by paragraph |
Ctrl + Down Arrow |
⌘ + Right Arrow |
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Move IP to beginning of line |
Home |
Function + Up Arrow |
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Move IP to end of line |
End |
Function + Down Arrow |
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Increase indent |
Tab |
Tab |
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Increase indent |
Shift + Alt + Left Arrow |
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Decrease indent |
Shift + Tab |
Shift + Tab |
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Decrease indent |
Shift + Alt + Right Arrow |
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Create bulleted list |
Ctrl + - + . (period) |
⌘ + - + . (period) |
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Create a check list, check off an item, or remove a checklist |
Ctrl + - + 1 |
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Create unchecked checklist |
[ ] + Spacebar |
[ ] + Spacebar |
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Create unchecked checklist |
[ + Spacebar + ] + Spacebar |
[ + Spacebar + ] + Spacebar |
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Create checked checklist |
[ + x + ] + Spacebar |
[ + x + ] + Spacebar |
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Create checked checklist |
[ + X + ] + Spacebar |
[ + X + ] + Spacebar |
