Help:VisualEditor/Keyboard shortcuts
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Commonly used shortcuts
shortcuts
Editor shortcuts
- Ctrl+K / ⌘ Cmd+K — insert link
- Tab ↹ — indent list (later, paragraph)
- ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ — outdent list (later, paragraph)
Fuller list of mouse and keyboard interactions
| Feature | Keyboard action | Mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| Move text cursor | Direction keys (↑, ↓, ←, →, Home, End, PageUp and PageDown) | Clicking |
| Select content | ⇧ Shift + (Direction keys) | Dragging |
| Select word | Double click word | |
| Select paragraph | Triple click paragraph | |
| Adjust selection | ⇧ Shift + (Direction keys) | ⇧ Shift + Click |
| Load insertion formatting from content[clarification needed] | Move cursor | |
| Insert text | Character and number keys | |
| Insert special characters | Multiple character or number keys using an Input method editor | |
| Delete text | ← Backspace and Delete keys | |
| Delete to beginning of word | (⌥ Option or Ctrl) + ← Backspace | |
| Delete to end of word | (⌥ Option or Ctrl) + Delete | |
| Delete line[clarification needed] | ⌘ Cmd + (← Backspace or Delete) | |
| Undo | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + Z | |
| Redo | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + ⇧ Shift + Z | |
| Copy selection | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + C | "Copy" in context or browser menu |
| Cut selection | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + X | "Cut" in context or browser menu |
| Paste selection | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + V | "Paste" in context or browser menu |
| Add a link to selection or current word | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + K | |
| Highlight object | Click the object | |
| Toggle bold on selected content and in insertion formatting | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + B | Click bold tool in toolbar |
| Toggle italic on selected content and in insertion formatting | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + I | Click italic tool in toolbar |
| Split paragraph | ↵ Enter | |
| Merge paragraphs | ← Backspace at beginning of paragraph or Delete at end of paragraph | |
| Format as heading | Two or more = in beginning of paragraph | |
| Start a bulleted list | * followed by Space in beginning of paragraph | |
| Start a numbered list | # followed by Space in beginning of paragraph | |
| Indent item in list | Tab ↹ | |
| Unindent item in list | ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ | |
| Format as block quote | : in beginning of paragraph | |
| Open the "Add a link" dialog | Type [[ |
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| Open the "Add a template" (transclusion) dialog | Type {{ |
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| Open the "Preformatted text" dialog | Type <pre |
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| Open the "Reference" dialog | (⌘ Cmd/Ctrl)+⇧ Shift+K
or type |
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| Search toolbar functions | (⌘ Cmd/Ctrl)+⇧ Shift+P
or type |