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Editor Shortcuts

Learn time-saving shortcuts for editing tasks in this comprehensive guide for editors.

Last updated on October 25th, 2025
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Common Actions 

Ctrl + C or ⌘ Cmd + C
Copy selection to the clipboard.
 		 Ctrl + V or ⌘ Cmd + V
Pastes to the clipboard.
Ctrl + X or ⌘ Cmd + X
Cuts the selection from the editor to the clipboard.		 Ctrl + Z or ⌘ Cmd + Z
Undo
Ctrl + Y or ⌘ Cmd + Shift + Z
Redo		 Ctrl + P or ⌘ Cmd + P
Opens the insert image popup to insert an image in the editor.

 

Basic Formatting

Ctrl + A or ⌘ Cmd + A
Selects all the text in the editor.		 Ctrl + B or ⌘ Cmd + B
Same effect as clicking on the Bold button in the editor.
Ctrl + I or ⌘ Cmd + I
Same effect as clicking on the Itallic button in the editor.		 Ctrl + U or ⌘ Cmd + U
Same effect as clicking on the Underline button in the editor.
Ctrl + S or ⌘ Cmd + S
Same effect as clicking on the Strikethrough button in the editor.		 Ctrl + K or Cmd + K
Opens the insert link popup to insert a link in the editable area.
Ctrl + ] or ⌘ Cmd + ]
Indents the current paragraph.		 Ctrl + [ or ⌘ Cmd + [ 
Outdents the current paragraph. 
Ctrl + 1 or ⌘ Cmd + 1
Same effect as clicking on the Heading1 button in the editor.		 Ctrl + 2 or ⌘ Cmd + 2 
Same effect as clicking on the Heading2 button in the editor. 
Ctrl + 3 or ⌘ Cmd + 3 
Same effect as clicking on the Heading3 button in the editor. 		 Ctrl + 4 or ⌘ Cmd + 4
Same effect as clicking on the Heading4 button in the editor. 
Ctrl + 5 or ⌘ Cmd + 5
Same effect as clicking on the Ordered List button in the editor. 		 Ctrl + 6 or ⌘ Cmd + 6 
Same effect as clicking on the Unordered List button in the editor.  

Font Size

Ctrl + 0 or ⌘ Cmd + 0
Increase the font size		 Ctrl + 9 or ⌘ Cmd + 9
Decrease the font size

Image / Video

Ctrl + + or ⌘ Cmd + +
Resizes larger the current selected image or video.		 Ctrl + - or ⌘ Cmd + -
Resizes smaller the current selected image or video.

Table

Alt + Space
Selects table cell in which the cursor pointer is.		 ⇧ Shift + Left / Right arrow
Extend table cell selection with one cell to the left or to the right.
⇧ Shift + Up / Down arrow
Extend table cell selection with one cell up or down.