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Working with Document
Open ‘File’ panel
Alt+F
Open 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 box
Ctrl+F
Open 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 field
Ctrl+H
Open the Find and Replace dialog box with the replacement field to replace one or more occurrences of the found characters.
Open ‘Comments’ panel
Ctrl+Shift+H
Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users’ comments.
Open comment field
Alt+H
Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment.
Open ‘Chat’ panel
Alt+Q
Open the Chat panel and send a message.
Save document
Ctrl+S
Save 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 document
Ctrl+P
Print the document with one of the available printers or save it to a file.
Download As…
Ctrl+Shift+S
Open 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 screen
F11
Switch to the full screen view to fit Document Editor into your screen.
Help menu
F1
Open Document Editor Help menu.
Open existing file
Ctrl+O
On the Open local file tab in desktop editors, opens the standard dialog box that allows to select an existing file.
Element contextual menu
Shift+F10
Open the selected element contextual menu.
Close file
Ctrl+W
Close the selected document window.
Close the window (tab)
Ctrl+F4
Close the tab in a browser.
Navigation
Jump to the beginning of the line
Home
Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited line.
Jump to the beginning of the document
Ctrl+Home
Put the cursor to the very beginning of the currently edited document.
Jump to the end of the line
End
Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited line.
Jump to the end of the document
Ctrl+End
Put the cursor to the very end of the currently edited document.
Scroll down
Page Down
Scroll the document approximately one visible page down.
Scroll up
Page Up
Scroll the document approximately one visible page up.
Next page
Alt+Page Down
Go to the next page in the currently edited document.
Previous page
Alt+Page Up
Go to the previous page in the currently edited document.
Zoom In
Ctrl+Plus sign (+)
Zoom in the currently edited document.
Zoom Out
Ctrl+Minus sign (-)
Zoom out the currently edited document.
Move one character to the left
Left arrow
Move the cursor one character to the left.
Move one character to the right
Right arrow
Move the cursor one character to the right.
Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left
Ctrl+Left arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of a word or one word to the left.
Move one word to the right
Ctrl+Right arrow
Move the cursor one word to the right.
Move one line up
Up arrow
Move the cursor one line up.
Move one line down
Down arrow
Move the cursor one line down.
Writing
End paragraph
Enter
End the current paragraph and start a new one.
Add line break
Shift+Enter
Add a line break without starting a new paragraph.
Delete
Backspace, Delete
Delete one character to the left (Backspace) or to the right (Delete) of the cursor.
Create nonbreaking space
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Create a space between characters which cannot be used to start a new line.
Create nonbreaking hyphen
Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen
Create a hyphen between characters which cannot be used to start a new line.
Undo and Redo
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Reverse the latest performed action.
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Repeat the latest undone action.
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Cut
Ctrl+X, Shift+Delete
Delete 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.
Copy
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert
Send 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.
Paste
Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert
Insert 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 hyperlink
Ctrl+K
Insert a hyperlink which can be used to go to a web address.
Copy style
Ctrl+Shift+C
Copy 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 style
Ctrl+Shift+V
Apply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited document.
Text Selection
Select all
Ctrl+A
Select all the document text with tables and images.
Select fragment
Shift+Arrow
Select the text character by character.
Select from cursor to beginning of line
Shift+Home
Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Select from cursor to end of line
Shift+End
Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the current line.
Select one character to the right
Shift+Right arrow
Select one character to the right of the cursor position.
Select one character to the left
Shift+Left arrow
Select one character to the left of the cursor position.
Select to the end of a word
Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow
Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of a word.
Select to the beginning of a word
Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow
Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of a word.
Select one line up
Shift+Up arrow
Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Select one line down
Shift+Down arrow
Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Text Styling
Bold
Ctrl+B
Make the font of the selected text fragment bold giving it more weight.
Italic
Ctrl+I
Make the font of the selected text fragment italicized giving it some right side tilt.
Underline
Ctrl+U
Make the selected text fragment underlined with the line going under the letters.
Strikeout
Ctrl+5
Make the selected text fragment struck out with the line going through the letters.
Subscript
Ctrl+dot (.)
Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the lower part of the text line, e.g. as in chemical formulas.
Superscript
Ctrl+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 style
Alt+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 style
Alt+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 style
Alt+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 list
Ctrl+Shift+L
Create an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one.
Remove formatting
Ctrl+Spacebar
Remove formatting from the selected text fragment.
Increase font
Ctrl+]
Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Decrease font
Ctrl+[
Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Align center/left
Ctrl+E
Switch a paragraph between centered and left-aligned.
Align justified/left
Ctrl+J, Ctrl+L
Switch a paragraph between justified and left-aligned.
Align right/left
Ctrl+R
Switch 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 break
Ctrl+Enter
Insert a page break at the current cursor position.
Increase indent
Ctrl+M
Indent a paragraph from the left incrementally.
Decrease indent
Ctrl+Shift+M
Remove a paragraph indent from the left incrementally.
Add page number
Ctrl+Shift+P
Add the current page number at the current cursor position.
Nonprinting characters
Ctrl+Shift+Num8
Show or hide the display of nonprinting characters.
Delete one character to the left
Backspace
Delete one character to the left of the cursor.
Delete one character to the right
Delete
Delete one character to the right of the cursor.
Modifying Objects
Constrain movement
Shift+drag
Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically.
Set 15-degree rotation
Shift+drag (when rotating)
Constrain the rotation angle to 15-degree increments.
Maintain proportions
Shift+drag (when resizing)
Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing.
Draw straight line or arrow
Shift+drag (when drawing lines/arrows)
Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow.
Movement by one-pixel increments
Ctrl+Arrow keys
Hold 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 row
Tab
Go to the next cell in a table row.
Move to the previous cell in a row
Shift+Tab
Go to the previous cell in a table row.
Move to the next row
Down arrow
Go to the next row in a table.
Move to the previous row
Up arrow
Go to the previous row in a table.
Start new paragraph
Enter
Start a new paragraph within a cell.
Add new row
Tab in the lower right table cell.
Add a new row at the bottom of the table.
Inserting special characters
Insert formula
Alt+Equal sign (=)
Insert a formula at the current cursor position.
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