Keyboard shortcuts in text editors

The available keyboard shortcuts available in text editors depends on whether you are using the default rich text editor or have the Rich Editor in preview feature enabled.

Default rich text editor

For the standard and mini text editor, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to edit or format your text:

Action

PC

Mac

Bold Ctrl + B Command + B
Italic Ctrl + I Command + I
Underline Ctrl + U Command + U
Select all Ctrl + A Command + A
Redo Ctrl + Y / Ctrl + Shift + Z Command + Y / Command + Shift + Z
Undo Ctrl + Z Command + Z
Don't save your changes ESC ESC

Rich text editor (in preview)

For the standard and mini text editor, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to edit or format your text if Rich Editor (in preview) is enabled:

Action

PC

Mac

Bold Ctrl + B Command + B
Italic Ctrl + I Command + I
Underline Ctrl + U Command + U
Select all Ctrl + A Command + A
Redo Ctrl + Y / Ctrl + Shift + Z Command + Y / Command + Shift + Z
Undo Ctrl + Z Command + Z
Header 1 Alt + Shift + 1 Ctrl + Option + 1
Header 2 Alt + Shift + 2 Ctrl + Option + 2
Header 3 Alt + Shift + 3 Ctrl + Option + 3
Header 4 Alt + Shift + 4 Ctrl + Option + 4
Header 5 Alt + Shift + 5 Ctrl + Option + 5
Header 6 Alt + Shift + 6 Ctrl + Option + 6
Paragraph Alt + Shift + 7 Ctrl + Option + 7
Div Alt + Shift + 8 Ctrl + Option + 8
Address Alt + Shift + 9 Ctrl + Option + 9
Focus to menu bar Alt + F9 Option + F9
Focus to toolbar Alt + F10 Option + F10
Focus to element path Alt + F11 Option + F11
Focus to notification Alt + F12 Option + F12
Focus to contextual toolbar Ctrl + F9 Ctrl+ F9
Print Ctrl + P Command + P
Open the TinyMCE Help dialog Alt + 0 Option + 0
Insert link Ctrl + K Command + K
Toggle Fullscreen Ctrl + Shift + F Command + Shift + F
Save Ctrl + S Command + S
Find Ctrl + F Command + F