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Keyboard Shortcuts for the Rich Text Editor
The table below displays the various keyboard shortcuts available from the within the [Format] tab as seen below within the Rich Text Editor, in order of sections within the Ribbon from left to right.
| Operation | Command Key Combination | Alt Key Combinations |
| Actions | ||
| Save | [Ctrl] + [S] | - |
| Close Editor | [Esc] | Alt] + [F] + [L] |
| Select All | [Ctrl] + [A] | - |
| Undo | [Ctrl] + [Z] | - |
| Redo | [Ctrl] + [Y] | [Alt] + [F] + [D] |
| Zoom In | - | [Alt] + [F] + [Z] |
| Zoom Out | - | Alt] + [F] + [1] |
| Clipboard | ||
| Paste | [Ctrl] + [V] | Alt] + [F] + [V] |
| Paste Special | [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [V] | Alt] + [F] + [P] |
| Cut | [Ctrl] + [X] | - |
| Copy | [Ctrl] + [C] | - |
| Font | ||
| Change Font | - | Alt] + [F] + [FF] |
| Change Font Size | - | Alt] + [F] + [FS] |
| Advanced Font Options | [Ctrl] + D | Alt] + [F] + [FO] |
| Grow Font | [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [.] | Alt] + [F] + [FG] |
| Shrink Font | [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [,] | Alt] + [F] + [FK] |
| Clear Formatting | [Ctrl] + [Space] | Alt] + [F] + [E] |
| Bold Text | [Ctrl] + [B] | Alt] + [F] + [B] |
| Italic Text | [Ctrl] + [I] | Alt] + [F] + [2] |
| Underline Text | [Ctrl] + [U] | Alt] + [F] + [3] |
| Double Underline Text | [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [D] | Alt] + [F] + [4] |
| Strikethrough | - | Alt] + [F] + [G] |
| Double Strikethrough | - | Alt] + [F] + [5] |
| Superscript | [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [=] | Alt] + [F] + [6] |
| Subscript | [Ctrl] + [=] | Alt] + [F] + [7] |
| Change Case | - | Alt] + [F] + [AN] |
| Text Highlight Colour | - | Alt] + [F] + [8] |
| Font Colour | - | [Alt] + [F] + [FC] |
| Paragraph | ||
| Paragraph Options | - | Alt] + [F] + [AA] |
| Bullet Points | - | Alt] + [F] + [U] |
| Numbered List | - | Alt] + [F] + [N] |
| Multi-level list | - | Alt] + [F] + [M] |
| Decrease Indent | - | Alt] + [F] + [AO] |
| Increase Indent | - | Alt] + [F] + [AI] |
| Show/Hide Markup | [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [8] | Alt] + [F] + [W] |
| Align Text Left | [Ctrl] + [L] | Alt] + [F] + [AL] |
| Align Text Centre | [Ctrl] + [E] | Alt] + [F] + [AC] |
| Align Text Right | [Ctrl] + [R] | Alt] + [F] + [AR] |
| Justify | [Ctrl] + [J] | Alt] + [F] + [AJ] |
| Line Spacing | - | Alt] + [F] + [K] |
| Shading | - | Alt] + [F] + [H] |
| Insert | ||
| Insert Table | - | Alt] + [F] + [T] |
| Insert Hyperlink | [Ctrl] + [K] | Alt] + [F] + [I] |
| Insert Unicode Symbol | - | Alt] + [F] + [Y] |
| Insert Tick | - | Alt] + [F] + [9] |
| Insert Cross | - | Alt] + [F] + [0] |
| Editing | ||
| Find | [Ctrl] + [F] | Alt] + [F] + [FD] |
| Replace | [Ctrl] + [H] | Alt] + [F] + [R] |
| Spelling check | - | Alt] + [F] + [S] |