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Confluence provides a number of keyboard shortcuts that you can use to speed up your editing and viewing. This page describes the keyboard shortcuts for the English language. The shortcut keys (letters of the alphabet) may be different in other languages.
Quick guide to keyboard shortcuts
- Press the key combination Shift+? to see all the keyboard shortcuts available in Confluence.
On this page:
Keyboard Shortcuts
The first section below describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available on all Confluence screens. Subsequent sections describe the shortcuts specific to each type of screen.
All Screens
Windows | Action | Mac OS X |
|---|---|---|
/ | Enable the quick search | / |
Ctrl+S |
| Cmd+S |
G then D | Go to the dashboard | G then D |
G then S | Browse the current space | G then S |
? | Open the Keyboard Shortcut help | ? |
S | Open the status dialog for a status update | S |
[ | Toggle the left-hand navigation bar, when the space is using the Documentation theme. | [ |
Editor
Windows | Action | Mac OS X |
|---|---|---|
Ctr+Alt+0 | Apply the paragraph style. | Cmd+0 |
Ctr+Alt+(1–6) | Apply a heading level (of the number chosen) to the current line. | Cmd+(1–6) |
Ctr+Alt+7 | Apply the preformatted style. | Cmd+7 |
Ctr+Alt+8 | Apply the block quote style. | Cmd+8 |
Ctrl+Shift+A | Open the Macro Browser. | Cmd+Shift+A |
Ctrl+B | Make the selected text bold. | Cmd+B |
Ctrl+Shift+B | Format text as a bulleted list. | Cmd+Shift+B |
Ctrl+Shift+D | Insert wiki markup. (Opens the Wiki Markup dialog.) | Cmd+Shift+D |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Preview the page you are editing. | Cmd+Shift+E |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Toggle full screen mode. | Cmd+Shift+F |
Ctr+I | Make the selected text italic. | Cmd+I |
Ctrl+Shift+J | Insert a JIRA issue. (Opens the Insert JIRA Issue dialog.) | Cmd+Shift+J |
Ctrl+K | Insert a link. (Opens the Insert Link dialog.) | Cmd+K |
Ctrl+Shift+K | Suggests a list of pages or other locations to link to from your page. More about autocomplete... | Cmd+Shift+K |
Ctrl+M | Insert an image. (Opens the Insert Image dialog.) | Cmd+M |
Ctrl+Shift+M | Suggests a list of images, documents and other files to embed in your page. More about autocomplete... | Cmd+Shift+M |
Ctrl+Shift+N | Format text as a numbered list. | Cmd+Shift+N |
Ctrl+S | Save the page you are editing. | Cmd+S |
Ctrl+Shift+S | Format text with a strike through. | Cmd+Shift+S |
Ctrl+Alt+Q | Apply the quote style to the current line. | Cmd+Alt+Q |
Ctrl+U | Make the selected text underlined. | Cmd+U |
Ctrl+Y | Revert an action that was undone. | Cmd+Y |
Ctrl+Z | Undo the most recent action. | Cmd+Z |
Ctrl+Alt+7 | Apply the default paragraph style to the current line. | Cmd+7 |
Tab | Indent current line (only in bulleted lists and numbered lists). | Tab |
Shift+Tab | 'Outdent' current line (only in bulleted lists and numbered lists). | Shift+Tab |
Tables (in the Editor)
Windows | Action | Mac OS X |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy the current table row. | Cmd+Shift+C |
Ctrl+Shift+I | Insert a table. (Opens the Insert Table dialog.) | Cmd+Shift+I |
Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste the current table row. | Cmd+Shift+V |
Ctrl+Shift+X | Cut the current table row. | Cmd+Shift+X |
View Screen
Windows | Action | Mac OS X |
|---|---|---|
B | Create a blog post. | B |
C | Create a child page of your current page. | C |
E | Edit a page or blog post, or return to Edit mode when previewing. | E |
K | Open the Link To dialog. | K |
L | Add or edit labels. | L |
M | Add a comment to a page or blog post. | M |
T | View attachments. | T |
V | Return to page view (only if you are viewing page attachments). | V |
W | Add or edit watchers. | W |
Autocomplete
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| [ | See a list of suggested pages or other locations to link to from your page. |
| ! | See a list of suggested images, multimedia files and documents to embed in your page. |
| { | See a list of suggestions as you begin typing a macro name. |
| @ | See a list of suggested users to mention. |
See more about using autocomplete.
Viewing a List of Available Keyboard Shortcuts
Choose Browse > Keyboard Shortcuts (or press the key combination Shift+?) to show the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog.
In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, you can:
- Select the General tab to view global, page and blog post shortcuts.
- Select the Editor tab to view the text editing and formatting shortcuts.
- Select the Editor Autoformatting tab to view the wiki markup and autoformatting shortcuts.
Screenshot: General keyboard shortcuts
Screenshot: Editor keyboard shortcuts
Screenshot: Autoformatting keyboard shortcuts
Disabling and Re-Enabling Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are enabled by default. If required, you can disable general keyboard shortcuts. You cannot disable the editor keyboard shortcuts.
To disable or re-enable general keyboard shortcuts:
- Choose Browse > Keyboard Shortcuts (or press the key combination Shift+?).
- Click the General tab on the left of the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog.
- Select or clear the Enable General Shortcuts checkbox as required.
Notes
Supported Web Browsers
Please ensure that you are using one of the web browsers supported by Confluence. If you are using an unsupported browser or browser version, some features may not work correctly. You can find the list of supported web browsers and browser versions on this page: Supported Platforms.
- The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog also displays the trigger characters for the Confluence autocomplete feature. See Using Autocomplete.
Related Topics
Confluence keyboard shortcuts are consistent with JIRA keyboard shortcuts. Please see the JIRA documentation: Using Keyboard Shortcuts.
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