Keyboard Shortcuts

A reference of keyboard shortcuts for navigating and formatting content in the FlexDoc Editor.

Keyboard shortcuts are simple combinations of keys that let you perform actions — like formatting text, adding links, or navigating your FlexDoc — without taking your hands off the keyboard. Mastering them speeds up your workflow and reduces the repetitive clicking required to access various menus.

General

Description	Keyboard shortcut
Select all content on a page	`Ctrl` + `A`
Undo	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Redo	`Ctrl` + `Y`
Move the cursor to the beginning of the page	`Ctrl` + `Home`
Move the cursor to the end of the page	`Ctrl` + `End`
Move the cursor to the beginning of the word	`Ctrl` + `Left arrow`
Move the cursor to the end of the word	`Ctrl` + `Right arrow`
Move the cursor to the beginning of the line	`Home`

To select text between the current cursor position and where the cursor is moved, add Shift to any of the cursor-movement shortcuts, or Shift + click to position the cursor. For example, Shift + Home selects text from the current cursor position to the beginning of the line; Shift + Ctrl + End selects text from the current cursor position to the end of the page.

Formatting

There are two main ways to use the formatting shortcuts: turn on formatting before you start typing, or apply/remove it on existing text you have highlighted.

Option 1: Formatting as you type

Turn on the formatting

Press the shortcut for the formatting you want to use (e.g., Ctrl + B for bold).

Type your text

Any text you type will be formatted.

Turn off the formatting

Press the same shortcut again (e.g., Ctrl + B).

Option 2: Formatting existing text

Select the text

Click and drag the cursor over the words you want to format, or use the selection shortcuts: Shift + Ctrl + Left/Right arrow highlights one word at a time; Shift + Home highlights everything from your cursor to the start of the line; Shift + Ctrl + End highlights everything from your cursor to the very end of the page.

Press the formatting shortcut

The formatting is applied to the selected text. If the text is already formatted, pressing the shortcut again removes it.

Formatting shortcuts

Description	Keyboard shortcut
Bold	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italics	`Ctrl` + `I`
Underline	`Ctrl` + `U`
Strikethrough	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `X`
Link	`Ctrl` + `K`
Bulleted list	`*` + `Spacebar` or `-` + `Spacebar` or `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `8`
Numbered list	`1.` + `Spacebar` or `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `7`
Checklist	`[]` + `Spacebar` or `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `9`
Quote	`>` + `Spacebar` or `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Q`
Horizontal line	`***` + `Spacebar` or `---` + `Spacebar`
Heading 1	`#` + `Spacebar` or `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `1`
Heading 2	`##` + `Spacebar` or `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `2`
Heading 3	`###` + `Spacebar` or `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `3`
Normal	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`
Code block	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `C`
Lowercase (formats the selected text or text entered prior to a space as lowercase)	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `1`
Uppercase (formats the selected text or text entered prior to a space as uppercase)	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `2`
Capitalize	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `3`
Subscript	`Ctrl` + `,`
Superscript	`Ctrl` + `.`
Left align	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L`
Center align	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `E`
Right align	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `R`
Full justify	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `J`
Outdent	`Ctrl` + `[`
Indent	`Ctrl` + `]`
Clear formatting	`Ctrl` + `\`