Keyboard shortcut in React Document editor component
23 Jan 202410 minutes to read
Text formatting
The following table lists the default keyboard shortcuts in document editor for formatting text:
| Key combination |
Description |
| Ctrl + B |
Toggles the bold property of selected text. |
| Ctrl + I |
Toggles the italic property of selected text. |
| Ctrl + U |
Toggles the underline property of selected text. |
| Ctrl + + |
Toggles the subscript formatting of selected text. |
| Ctrl + Shift + + |
Toggles the superscript formatting of selected contents. |
| Ctrl + } |
Increases the actual font size of selected text by one point. |
| Ctrl + { |
Decreases the actual font size of selected text by one point. |
The following table lists the default keyboard shortcuts for formatting the paragraph:
| Key combination |
Description |
| Ctrl + E |
Selected paragraphs are center aligned. |
| Ctrl + J |
Selected paragraphs are justified. |
| Ctrl + L |
Selected paragraphs are left aligned. |
| Ctrl + R |
Selected paragraphs are right aligned. |
| Ctrl + 1 |
Single line spacing is applied for selected paragraphs. |
| Ctrl + 5 |
1.5 line spacing is applied for selected paragraphs. |
| Ctrl + 2 |
Double spacing is applied for selected paragraphs. |
| Ctrl + 0 |
No spacing is applied before the selected paragraphs. |
| Ctrl + M |
Increases the left indent of selected paragraphs by a factor of 36 points. |
| Ctrl + Shift + M |
Decreases the left indent of selected paragraphs by a factor of 36 points. |
| Ctrl + * |
Show/Hide the hidden characters like spaces, tab, paragraph marks, and breaks. |
Clipboard
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Ctrl + C |
Copies selected contents to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + V |
Pastes plain text content from the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + X |
Moves selected content to the clipboard. |
Keyboard shortcut to navigate around the document
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Left arrow |
Moves the cursor position one character to the left. |
| Right arrow |
Moves the cursor position one character to the right. |
| Down arrow |
Moves the cursor position down one line. |
| Up arrow |
Moves the cursor position up one line. |
| Ctrl + Left arrow |
Moves the cursor position one word to the left. |
| Ctrl + Right arrow |
Moves the cursor position one word to the right. |
| Ctrl + Up arrow |
Moves the cursor position one paragraph up. |
| Ctrl + Down arrow |
Moves the cursor position one paragraph down. |
| Tab (in table) |
Moves the cursor position one cell to the right. |
| Shift + Tab (in table) |
Moves the cursor position one cell to the left. |
| Home |
Moves the cursor position to the start of a line. |
| End |
Moves the cursor position to the end of a line. |
| Page up |
Moves the cursor position one screen up. |
| Page down |
Moves the cursor position one screen down. |
| Ctrl + Home |
Moves the cursor position to the start of a document. |
| Ctrl + End |
Moves the cursor position to the end of a document. |
Keyboard shortcut to extend selection
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Shift + Left arrow |
Extends selection one character to the left. |
| Shift + Right arrow |
Extends selection one character to the right. |
| Shift + Down arrow |
Extends selection one line downward. |
| Shift + Up arrow |
Extends selection one line upward. |
| Shift + Home |
Extends selection to the start of a line. |
| Shift + End |
Extends Selection to the end of a line. |
| Ctrl + A |
Extends selection to the entire document. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow |
Extends selection one word to the left. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow |
Extends selection one word to the right. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
Extends selection to the end of a paragraph. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
Extends selection to the start of a paragraph. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Home |
Extends selection to the start of a document. |
| Ctrl + Shift + End |
Extends selection to the end of a document. |
Find and Replace
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Ctrl + F |
Opens options pane. |
| Ctrl + H |
Opens replace tab in options pane. |
Create, Save and Print document
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Ctrl + N |
Opens empty document. |
| Ctrl + S |
Saves the document in SFDT format. |
| Ctrl + P |
Prints the document. |
Edit Operation
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Backspace |
Deletes one character to the left. |
| Delete |
Deletes one character to the right. |
| Ctrl + Z |
Undo last performed action. |
| Ctrl + Y |
Redo last undo action. |
Insert special characters
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Ctrl + Enter |
Inserts page break. |
| Shift + Enter |
Inserts line break. |
Dialog
| Key Combination |
Description |
| Ctrl + F |
Opens options pane. |
| Ctrl + D |
Opens font dialog. |
| Ctrl + K |
Opens hyperlink dialog. |
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