Keyboard shortcuts

A list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used in the documentation editor.

Use our keyboard shortcuts to quickly and easily navigate through the documentation editor and the blocks within it.

Selection shortcuts

arrow keys	Move cursor.
shift + left/right arrows	Expand text selection left or right.
shift + up/down arrows	Expand text selection up or down.
cmd or ctrl + a	From a selected block, select all blocks on page.

Text block shortcuts

enter	Insert a line of text.
shift + enter	Create a line break within a block of text.
del or backspace	Delete selected text.
cmd or ctrl + c	Copy selected text.
cmd or ctrl + x	Cut selected text.
cmd or ctrl + v	Paste selected text.
cmd or ctrl + b	Make selected text bold.
cmd or ctrl + i	Make selected text italic.
cmd or ctrl + shift + s	Make selected text ~~strikethrough~~.
cmd or ctrl + e	Make selected text inline code.
tab	Nest content.
shift + tab	Unnest content.
double click	Select a word.

Table block shortcuts

tab	Navigate to the next cell. When in the last cell of a row, navigate to the first cell in the next row. When in the last cell of a table, create a new row, or press tab again to dismiss and exit table.
shift + tab	Navigate to the previous cell.
esc	Move focus up a level.

In a selected cell:
enter	Move focus to to that cell and type text.
del or backspace	Remove contents from the cell.
cmd or ctrl + c	Copy text.
cmd or ctrl + x	Cut text.
cmd or ctrl + v	Paste text.
arrows	Move selection in a direction.

All blocks

esc	Clear the block selection menu.
del or backspace	Delete selected blocks.
cmd or ctrl + d	Duplicate selection blocks.