Keyboard Shortcuts in Rich Text Editor
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The following table lists default keyboard shortcuts and corresponding commands in Rich Text Editor.
To change default shortcuts, use the RichEditControl.RemoveShortcutKey and RichEditControl.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand methods. Refer to the following project for a complete code sample:
File Operations
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+N | Creates an empty document. | CreateEmptyDocumentCommand |
| CTRL+O | Invokes the Open dialog box to open a new file. | LoadDocumentCommand |
| CTRL+S | Saves changes in the current document. | SaveDocumentCommand |
| F12 | Invokes the Save as dialog box to save a document in the specified file format to a new location. | SaveDocumentAsCommand |
| CTRL+P | Invokes the Print dialog box. | PrintCommand |
Navigate the Document
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| LEFT ARROW | Moves the cursor one character to the left. | PreviousCharacterCommand |
| CTRL+LEFT ARROW | Moves the cursor one word to the left. | PreviousWordCommand |
| RIGHT ARROW | Moves the cursor one character to the right. | NextCharacterCommand |
| CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | Moves the cursor one word to the right. | NextWordCommand |
| DOWN ARROW | Moves the cursor down by one line. | NextLineCommand |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW | Move the cursor down by one paragraph. | NextParagraphCommand |
| UP ARROW | Moves the cursor up by one line. | PreviousLineCommand |
| CTRL+UP ARROW | Moves the cursor up by one paragraph. | PreviousParagraphCommand |
| END | Moves the cursor to the end of the current line. | EndOfLineCommand |
| CTRL+END | Moves the cursor to the end of the current document. | EndOfDocumentCommand |
| HOME | Moves the cursor to the start of the current line. | StartOfLineCommand |
| CTRL+HOME | Moves the cursor to the start of the document. | StartOfDocumentCommand |
| PAGE DOWN | Moves the cursor by scrolling the document view down by one screen. | NextScreenCommand |
| CTRL+PAGE DOWN | Moves the cursor to the top of the next page. | NextPageCommand |
| PAGE UP | Move the cursor by scrolling the document view up by one screen. | PreviousScreenCommand |
| CTRL+PAGE UP | Moves the cursor to the top of the previous page. | PreviousPageCommand |
Select Document Content
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+A CTRL+CLEAR CTRL+NUM 5 |
Selects all content. | SelectAllCommand |
| SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW | Selects one character to the right. | ExtendNextCharacterCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW | Selects one word to the right. | ExtendNextWordCommand |
| SHIFT+LEFT ARROW | Selects one character to the left. | ExtendPreviousCharacterCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW | Selects one word to the left. | ExtendPreviousWordCommand |
| SHIFT+DOWN ARROW | Extends the selection one line down. | ExtendNextLineCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW | Selects content from the current position to the paragraph end. | ExtendNextParagraphCommand |
| SHIFT+UP ARROW | Extends the selection one line up. | ExtendPreviousLineCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW | Selects content from the current position to the paragraph start. | ExtendPreviousParagraphCommand |
| SHIFT+END | Selects content from the current position to the line end. | ExtendEndOfLineCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+END | Selects content from the current position to the document end. | ExtendEndOfDocumentCommand |
| SHIFT+HOME | Selects content from the current position to the line start. | ExtendStartOfLineCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+HOME | Selects content from the current position to the document start. | ExtendStartOfDocumentCommand |
| SHIFT+PAGE DOWN | Selects content from the current position to the bottom of the screen. | ExtendNextScreenCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN | Selects content from the current position to the bottom of the page. | ExtendNextPageCommand |
| SHIFT+PAGE UP | Selects content from the current position to the top of the screen. | ExtendPreviousScreenCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP | Selects content from the current position to the top of the page. | ExtendPreviousPageCommand |
Edit Document Content
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| INSERT | Turns overtype on and off. | ToggleOvertypeCommand |
| BACKSPACE | Deletes one character to the left. | BackSpaceKeyCommand |
| CTRL+BACKSPACE | Deletes one word to the left. | DeleteWordBackCommand |
| DELETE | Deletes one character to the right. | DeleteCommand |
| CTRL+DELETE | Deletes one word to the right. | DeleteWordCommand |
| CTRL+Z ALT+BACKSPACE |
Undo the previous action. | UndoCommand |
| CTRL+Y ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE |
Redo the previous action. | RedoCommand |
Clipboard Operations
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+X SHIFT+DELETE |
Cuts the selected content to the clipboard. | CutSelectionCommand |
| CTRL+C CTRL+INSERT |
Copies the selected content to the clipboard. | CopySelectionCommand |
| CTRL+V SHIFT+INSERT |
Pastes the selected content to the clipboard. | PasteSelectionCommand |
| CTRL+ALT+V | Shows the Paste Special dialog. | ShowPasteSpecialFormCommand |
Align and Format Paragraphs
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+E | Centers the paragraph. | ToggleParagraphAlignmentCenterCommand |
| CTRL+J | Justifies the paragraph. | ToggleParagraphAlignmentJustifyCommand |
| CTRL+L | Aligns the paragraph to the left. | ToggleParagraphAlignmentLeftCommand |
| CTRL+R | Aligns the paragraph to the right. | ToggleParagraphAlignmentRightCommand |
| CTRL+1 | Applies single spacing to the paragraph. | SetSingleParagraphSpacingCommand |
| CTRL+2 | Applies double spacing to the paragraph. | SetDoubleParagraphSpacingCommand |
| CTRL+5 | Applies the 1.5-line spacing to the paragraph. | SetSesquialteralParagraphSpacingCommand |
| SHIFT+TAB | Decreases the indent by the size of one tab, or inserts the tab. | ShiftTabKeyCommand |
| TAB | Increases the indent by the size of one tab, or inserts the tab. | TabKeyCommand |
Format Characters
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+D | Displays the Font dialog. | ShowFontFormCommand |
| CTRL+OEMCLOSEBRACKETS (]) | Increases the font size by 1 point. | IncrementFontSizeCommand |
| CTRL+OEMOPENBRACKETS ([) | Decreases the font size by 1 point. | DecrementFontSizeCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+OEMPERIOD (>) | Increases the font size. | IncreaseFontSizeCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+OEMCOMMA (<) | Decreases the font size. | DecreaseFontSizeCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+H | Hides the selected text. | ToggleHiddenTextCommand |
| CTRL+B | Applies bold formatting. | ToggleFontBoldCommand |
| CTRL+U | Applies underline formatting. | ToggleFontUnderlineCommand |
| CTRL+I | Applies italics formatting. | ToggleFontItalicCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+D | Applies double-underline formatting. | ToggleFontDoubleUnderlineCommand |
| CTRL+SPACE | Removes manual character formatting. | ClearFormattingCommand |
| CTRL+OEMPLUS (=) | Applies subscript formatting. | ToggleFontSubscriptCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+OEMPLUS (=) | Applies superscript formatting. | ToggleFontSuperscriptCommand |
| SHIFT+F4 | Switches the text between upper case, lower case, and title case. | ChangeCaseCommand |
| CTRL+K | Opens the Hyperlink dialog. | ShowHyperlinkFormCommand |
Insert Special Characters
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+SHIFT+8 | Shows or hides the hidden formatting symbols. | ToggleShowWhitespaceCommand |
| ENTER | Inserts a paragraph. | InsertParagraphCommand |
| SHIFT+ENTER | Inserts a line break. | InsertLineBreakCommand |
| CTRL+ENTER | Inserts a page break. | InsertPageBreakCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER | Inserts a column break. | InsertColumnBreakCommand |
| CTRL+Subtract | Inserts an en dash (–). | InsertEnDashCommand |
| CTRL+ALT+Subtract | Inserts an em dash (–). | InsertEmDashCommand |
| CTRL+ALT+T | Insert a trademark symbol (™). | InsertTrademarkSymbolCommand |
| CTRL+ALT+R | Inserts a registered trademark symbol (®). | InsertRegisteredTrademarkSymbolCommand |
| CTRL+ALT+C | Inserts a copyright symbol (©). | InsertCopyrightSymbolCommand |
| CTRL+ALT+OEMPERIOD (<) | Inserts an ellipsis (…) | InsertEllipsisCommand |
| CTRL+- | Insert an optional hyphen. | InsertHyphenCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+- | Inserts a non-breaking hyphen. | InsertNonBreakingHyphenCommand |
| Ctrl+ShIFT+SPACE | Inserts a non-breaking space. | InsertNonBreakingSpaceCommand |
| Ctrl+TAB | Inserts a tab character. | InsertTabCommand. |
Work With Fields
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+F9 | Inserts an empty field. | CreateFieldCommand |
| F9 | Updates the selected field. | UpdateFieldsCommand |
| ALT+F9 | Switches between all field codes and their results. | ToggleAllFieldsCommand |
| CTRL+F11 | Locks a field. | LockFieldCommand |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F11 | Unlocks a field. | UnlockFieldCommand |
Outline a Document
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW | Promotes a paragraph. | DecrementParagraphOutlineLevelCommand |
| ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW | Demotes a paragraph. | IncrementParagraphOutlineLevelCommand |
Find and Replace
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL+F | Displays the Find dialog. | FindCommand |
| CTRL+H | Displays the Replace dialog. | ReplaceCommand |
| F3 | Moves to the next found entry. | FindNextCommand |
| SHIFT+F3 | Moves to the previous found entry. | FindPrevCommand |
List Operations
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| ALT+I | Increments paragraph numeration in a numbering list. | IncrementNumerationFromParagraphCommand |
| CTRL+ALT+I | Decrements paragraph numeration in a numbering list. | DecrementNumerationFromParagraphCommand |
Review a Document
| Shortcut | Description | Command |
|---|---|---|
| CTRL + SHIFT + E | Turns Track Changes on or off. | ToggleTrackChangesCommand |
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