Keyboard Shortcuts

Confluence provides the following keyboard shortcuts for English users. The letters may change in other languages.

Note that 'Alt' is the modifier key for Internet Explorer on Windows (except when using the Rich Text Editor — in that case it's 'Ctrl'). Other browsers have different modifier keys to activate the shortcuts; please see Modifier Keys below.

All Screens

Keystroke	Action
Alt-Q	Quick search field
Alt-S	Submit (where a form is active)

Rich Text Editor Screen

Keystroke	Action
Ctrl-(1-6)	Applies a heading style (of the number chosen) to the current line
Ctrl-M	Insert Image (opens insert image dialog)
Ctrl-K	Insert Link(opens insert link dialog)
Tab	Indents current line only in bullet lists & numbered lists
Shift+Tab	'Outdents' current line only in bullet lists & numbered lists
Ctrl-B	Makes the selected text bold
Ctrl-I	Makes the selected text italic
Ctrl-U	Makes the selected text underlined
Ctrl-Z	Undo the most recent action
Ctrl-Y	Revert an action that was undone

Safari users please note: In the Rich Text Editor, the shortcut keys for bold, italic and underline do not currently work. See CONF-13555. Cmd-B and Cmd-I currently toggle bold and italic formatting.

Login Screen

Keystroke	Action
Alt-U	Username field
Alt-P	Password field
Alt-R	Check 'Remember Me'

View Screen

Keystroke	Action
Alt-A	Attachments View
Alt-E	Edit Page
Alt-I	Information View
Alt-M	Add Comment

Add Page Screen

Keystroke	Action
Alt-A	Add Page
Alt-P	Preview Page
Alt-S	Save button

Edit Page Screen

Keystroke	Action
Alt-U	Update Page
Alt-P	Preview Page
Alt-S	Save button

Modifier Keys

The modifier key will differ with each operating system and browser. For example, when running Firefox 2 on Windows, you will need to type 'Alt' + 'Shift' + 'E' to add a new page. The following table shows the modifier keys for the various combinations:

Browser	Mac OSX	Windows	UNIX/Linux
Internet Explorer	Ctrl	Alt	n/a
Mozilla Firefox 2	Ctrl	Alt + Shift	Alt + Shift
Mozilla Firefox 1	Ctrl	Alt	Alt
Opera	Shift + Esc	Shift + Esc	Shift + Esc
Safari	Ctrl	Ctrl	Ctrl

In the Rich Text Editor, the shortcut key modifier is different from the regular page shortcut key. For example in Safari, the general page shortcut key is 'Ctrl', but when using the Rich Text Editor, the shortcut key is 'Command'.

Note: In Internet Explorer, links will only be highlighted by shortcut keys; you will need to press Enter to proceed. Buttons, however, are activated through the shortcut.

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Modifier Keys

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