Live-Edit Keyboard Shortcuts

Working with Document
Open ‘File’ panelAlt+FOpen the File panel to save, download, print the current document, view its info, create a new document or open an existing one, access Document Editor help or advanced settings.
Open ‘Find and Replace’ dialog boxCtrl+FOpen the Find and Replace dialog box to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited document.
Open ‘Find and Replace’ dialog box with replacement fieldCtrl+HOpen the Find and Replace dialog box with the replacement field to replace one or more occurrences of the found characters.
Open ‘Comments’ panelCtrl+Shift+HOpen the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users’ comments.
Open comment fieldAlt+HOpen a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment.
Open ‘Chat’ panelAlt+QOpen the Chat panel and send a message.
Save documentCtrl+SSave all the changes to the document currently edited with Document Editor. The active file will be saved with its current file name, location, and file format.
Print documentCtrl+PPrint the document with one of the available printers or save it to a file.
Download As…Ctrl+Shift+SOpen the Download as… panel to save the currently edited document to the computer hard disk drive in one of the supported formats: DOCX, PDF, TXT, ODT, RTF, HTML.
Full screenF11Switch to the full screen view to fit Document Editor into your screen.
Help menuF1Open Document Editor Help menu.
Open existing fileCtrl+OOn the Open local file tab in desktop editors, opens the standard dialog box that allows to select an existing file.
Element contextual menuShift+F10Open the selected element contextual menu.
Close fileCtrl+WClose the selected document window.
Close the window (tab)Ctrl+F4Close the tab in a browser.
Navigation
Jump to the beginning of the lineHomePut the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited line.
Jump to the beginning of the documentCtrl+HomePut the cursor to the very beginning of the currently edited document.
Jump to the end of the lineEndPut the cursor to the end of the currently edited line.
Jump to the end of the documentCtrl+EndPut the cursor to the very end of the currently edited document.
Scroll downPage DownScroll the document approximately one visible page down.
Scroll upPage UpScroll the document approximately one visible page up.
Next pageAlt+Page DownGo to the next page in the currently edited document.
Previous pageAlt+Page UpGo to the previous page in the currently edited document.
Zoom InCtrl+Plus sign (+)Zoom in the currently edited document.
Zoom OutCtrl+Minus sign (-)Zoom out the currently edited document.
Move one character to the leftLeft arrowMove the cursor one character to the left.
Move one character to the rightRight arrowMove the cursor one character to the right.
Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the leftCtrl+Left arrowMove the cursor to the beginning of a word or one word to the left.
Move one word to the rightCtrl+Right arrowMove the cursor one word to the right.
Move one line upUp arrowMove the cursor one line up.
Move one line downDown arrowMove the cursor one line down.
Writing
End paragraphEnterEnd the current paragraph and start a new one.
Add line breakShift+EnterAdd a line break without starting a new paragraph.
DeleteBackspace, DeleteDelete one character to the left (Backspace) or to the right (Delete) of the cursor.
Create nonbreaking spaceCtrl+Shift+SpacebarCreate a space between characters which cannot be used to start a new line.
Create nonbreaking hyphenCtrl+Shift+HyphenCreate a hyphen between characters which cannot be used to start a new line.
Undo and Redo
UndoCtrl+ZReverse the latest performed action.
RedoCtrl+YRepeat the latest undone action.
Cut, Copy, and Paste
CutCtrl+X, Shift+DeleteDelete the selected text fragment and send it to the computer clipboard memory. The copied text can be later inserted to another place in the same document, into another document, or into some other program.
CopyCtrl+C, Ctrl+InsertSend the selected text fragment to the computer clipboard memory. The copied text can be later inserted to another place in the same document, into another document, or into some other program.
PasteCtrl+V, Shift+InsertInsert the previously copied text fragment from the computer clipboard memory to the current cursor position. The text can be previously copied from the same document, from another document, or from some other program.
Insert hyperlinkCtrl+KInsert a hyperlink which can be used to go to a web address.
Copy styleCtrl+Shift+CCopy the formatting from the selected fragment of the currently edited text. The copied formatting can be later applied to another text fragment in the same document.
Apply styleCtrl+Shift+VApply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited document.
Text Selection
Select allCtrl+ASelect all the document text with tables and images.
Select fragmentShift+ArrowSelect the text character by character.
Select from cursor to beginning of lineShift+HomeSelect a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Select from cursor to end of lineShift+EndSelect a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the current line.
Select one character to the rightShift+Right arrowSelect one character to the right of the cursor position.
Select one character to the leftShift+Left arrowSelect one character to the left of the cursor position.
Select to the end of a wordCtrl+Shift+Right arrowSelect a text fragment from the cursor to the end of a word.
Select to the beginning of a wordCtrl+Shift+Left arrowSelect a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of a word.
Select one line upShift+Up arrowSelect one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Select one line downShift+Down arrowSelect one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Text Styling
BoldCtrl+BMake the font of the selected text fragment bold giving it more weight.
ItalicCtrl+IMake the font of the selected text fragment italicized giving it some right side tilt.
UnderlineCtrl+UMake the selected text fragment underlined with the line going under the letters.
StrikeoutCtrl+5Make the selected text fragment struck out with the line going through the letters.
SubscriptCtrl+dot (.)Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the lower part of the text line, e.g. as in chemical formulas.
SuperscriptCtrl+comma (,)Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the upper part of the text line, e.g. as in fractions.
Heading 1 styleAlt+1 (for Windows and Linux browsers)
Alt+Ctrl+1 (for Mac browsers)
Apply the style of the heading 1 to the selected text fragment.
Heading 2 styleAlt+2 (for Windows and Linux browsers)
Alt+Ctrl+2 (for Mac browsers)
Apply the style of the heading 2 to the selected text fragment.
Heading 3 styleAlt+3 (for Windows and Linux browsers)
Alt+Ctrl+3 (for Mac browsers)
Apply the style of the heading 3 to the selected text fragment.
Bulleted listCtrl+Shift+LCreate an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one.
Remove formattingCtrl+SpacebarRemove formatting from the selected text fragment.
Increase fontCtrl+]Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Decrease fontCtrl+[Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Align center/leftCtrl+ESwitch a paragraph between centered and left-aligned.
Align justified/leftCtrl+J, Ctrl+LSwitch a paragraph between justified and left-aligned.
Align right/leftCtrl+RSwitch a paragraph between right-aligned and left-aligned.
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing)Ctrl+Equal sign (=)Apply subscript formatting to the selected text fragment.
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing)Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+)Apply superscript formatting to the selected text fragment.
Insert page breakCtrl+EnterInsert a page break at the current cursor position.
Increase indentCtrl+MIndent a paragraph from the left incrementally.
Decrease indentCtrl+Shift+MRemove a paragraph indent from the left incrementally.
Add page numberCtrl+Shift+PAdd the current page number at the current cursor position.
Nonprinting charactersCtrl+Shift+Num8Show or hide the display of nonprinting characters.
Delete one character to the leftBackspaceDelete one character to the left of the cursor.
Delete one character to the rightDeleteDelete one character to the right of the cursor.
Modifying Objects
Constrain movementShift+dragConstrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically.
Set 15-degree rotationShift+drag (when rotating)Constrain the rotation angle to 15-degree increments.
Maintain proportionsShift+drag (when resizing)Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing.
Draw straight line or arrowShift+drag (when drawing lines/arrows)Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow.
Movement by one-pixel incrementsCtrl+Arrow keysHold down the Ctrl key and use the keybord arrows to move the selected object by one pixel at a time.
Working with Tables
Move to the next cell in a rowTabGo to the next cell in a table row.
Move to the previous cell in a rowShift+TabGo to the previous cell in a table row.
Move to the next rowDown arrowGo to the next row in a table.
Move to the previous rowUp arrowGo to the previous row in a table.
Start new paragraphEnterStart a new paragraph within a cell.
Add new rowTab in the lower right table cell.Add a new row at the bottom of the table.
Inserting special characters
Insert formulaAlt+Equal sign (=)Insert a formula at the current cursor position.

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