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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 the section on modifier keys below.

Supported Web Browsers
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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+Shift+A Opens the macro browser
Ctrl-B Makes the selected text bold
Ctrl+Shift+B Formats text as a bullet list
Ctrl-I Makes the selected text italic
Ctrl-K Inserts a link (opens insert link dialog)
Ctrl+Shift+K Autocomplete for links. Calls up a list of suggested pages or other locations to link to from your page. More...
Ctrl-M Insert Image (opens insert image dialog)
Ctrl+Shift+M Autocomplete for embedding images and files. Calls up a list of suggested images, documents and other files to embed in your page. More...
Ctrl+Shift+N Formats text as a numbered list
Ctrl+Shift+S Formats text with a strike through
Ctrl-U Makes the selected text underlined
Ctrl-Y Revert an action that was undone
Ctrl-Z Undo the most recent action
Tab Indents current line only in bullet lists and numbered lists
Shift+Tab 'Outdents' current line only in bullet lists and numbered lists

Tables in the Rich Text Editor:

Keystroke Action
Ctrl+Shift+C Copies a table row
Ctrl+Shift+X Cuts a table row
Ctrl+Shift+V Pastes a table row
Ctrl+Shift+I Inserts a table

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 3 on Windows, you will need to type 'Alt' + 'Shift' + 'E' to edit a 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 3 Ctrl Alt + Shift Alt + Shift
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 Internet Explorer on Windows, 'Alt' is the modifier key except when using the Rich Text Editor – in that case it's 'Ctrl'.
  • 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 when you press a shortcut key – you will need to press Enter to proceed. Buttons, however, are activated through the shortcut.

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