Keyboard shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts in the Advanced WYSIWYG editor to work faster and reduce reliance on toolbar clicks. This article covers editor shortcuts, typography auto-corrections, and unsupported Markdown syntax.

Viewing the shortcuts panel

To open the built-in shortcuts reference inside the editor:

Open any article in the Advanced WYSIWYG editor from the Knowledge Base portal.
Click the More icon (•••) in the top-right corner, next to the Publish button.
Select Keyboard shortcuts from the dropdown menu.

NOTE

The shortcuts panel shows a live, OS-aware reference — Windows and Mac shortcuts are displayed on separate tabs.

Editor keyboard shortcuts

General

#	Command	Windows	Mac
1	Copy	`Ctrl` + `C`	`⌘` + `C`
2	Cut	`Ctrl` + `X`	`⌘` + `X`
3	Paste	`Ctrl` + `V`	`⌘` + `V`
4	Paste as plain text	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `V`
5	Undo	`Ctrl` + `Z`	`⌘` + `Z`
6	Redo	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `Z`
7	Non-breaking space	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Space`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `Space`
8	Add a line break	`Shift` + `Enter`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `Enter`
9	Insert link	`Ctrl` + `K`	`⌘` + `K`
10	Find and replace	`Ctrl` + `H`	`⌘` + `H`

NOTE

Press Ctrl + F to open the Find and replace tool in the current article or editor. To find and replace text across your entire knowledge base, go to Content tools > Find and replace. Learn more at Find and replace.

Text formatting

#	Command	Windows	Mac
1	Bold	`Ctrl` + `B`	`⌘` + `B`
2	Italicize	`Ctrl` + `I`	`⌘` + `I`
3	Underline	`Ctrl` + `U`	`⌘` + `U`
4	Strikethrough	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `X`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `X`
5	Highlight	`Ctrl` + `M`	`⌘` + `M`
6	Inline code	`Ctrl` + `E`	`⌘` + `E`

Paragraph formatting

#	Command	Windows	Mac
1	Paragraph style	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `0`
2	Heading 1	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `1`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `1`
3	Heading 2	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `2`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `2`
4	Heading 3	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `3`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `3`
5	Heading 4	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `4`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `4`
6	Heading 5	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `5`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `5`
7	Heading 6	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `6`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `6`
8	Numbered list	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `7`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `7`
9	Bullet list	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `8`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `8`
10	Check list	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `9`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `9`
11	Blockquote	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `B`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `B`
12	Left align	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `L`
13	Center align	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `E`
14	Right align	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `R`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `R`
15	Justify	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `J`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `J`
16	Code block	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `C`	`⌘` + `Alt` + `C`
17	Subscript	`Ctrl` + `,`	`⌘` + `,`
18	Superscript	`Ctrl` + `.`	`⌘` + `.`
19	Copy formatting	`Alt` + `C`	`Alt` + `C`
20	Apply formatting	`Alt` + `V`	`Alt` + `V`
21	Clear formatting	`Alt` + `Shift` + `V`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `V`

Text selection

#	Command	Windows	Mac
1	Select entire article	`Ctrl` + `A`	`⌘` + `A`
2	Select one character to the left	`Ctrl` + `←`	`⌘` + `←`
3	Select one character to the right	`Ctrl` + `→`	`⌘` + `→`
4	Select one line up	`Ctrl` + `↑`	`⌘` + `↑`
5	Select one line down	`Ctrl` + `↓`	`⌘` + `↓`
6	Select to beginning of article	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Home`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `Home`
7	Select to end of article	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `End`	`⌘` + `Shift` + `End`

Typography auto-corrections

The Advanced WYSIWYG editor automatically converts certain character sequences into typographic symbols as you type.

#	Name	Type this…	…to get
1	Em dash	`--`	—
2	Ellipsis	`...`	…
3	Opening double quote	`'`	'
4	Closing double quote	`'`	'
5	Left arrow	`<-`	←
6	Right arrow	`->`	→
7	Copyright	`(c)`	©
8	Registered trademark	`(r)`	®
9	Trademark	`(tm)`	™
10	Service mark	`(sm)`	℠
11	One half	`1/2`	½
12	One quarter	`1/4`	¼
13	Three quarters	`3/4`	¾
14	Plus-minus	`+/-`	±
15	Not equal	`!=`	≠
16	Left guillemet	`<<`	«
17	Right guillemet	`>>`	»
18	Multiplication	`2 * 3`	2×3
19	Superscript two	`^2`	²
20	Superscript three	`^3`	³
21	Indian rupee	`(R)`	₹
22	Dollar	`(USD)`	$
23	Pound sterling	`(GBP)`	£
24	Australian dollar	`(AUD)`	A$
25	Triple bar	`===`	≡
26	Approximately equal	`(approx)`	≈
27	Greater than or equal to	`>=`	≥
28	Less than or equal to	`<=`	≤
29	Pi	`(pi)`	π
30	Euro	`(e)`	€
31	Double-headed arrow	`<==>`	⇔