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This page outlines the various mouse and keyboard commands supported by the VisualEditor. If you have ideas for new useful commands, or have noticed problems with the existing ones, please let us know on the Feedback page.
You can also see a list of shortcuts while using the VisualEditor by pressing Ctrl+/ or ⌘ Cmd+/.
Commonly used shortcuts
[edit]General shortcuts
[edit]- Ctrl+X / ⌘ Cmd+X — Cut
- Ctrl+C / ⌘ Cmd+C — Copy
- Ctrl+V / ⌘ Cmd+V — Paste
- Ctrl+Z / ⌘ Cmd+Z — Undo
- Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Z / ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+Z — Redo
Editor shortcuts
[edit]- Ctrl+K / ⌘ Cmd+K — insert link
- Tab ↹ — indent list (later, paragraph)
- ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ — outdent list (later, paragraph)
Fuller list of mouse and keyboard interactions
[edit]| Feature | Keyboard action | Mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| Move text cursor | Direction keys (↑, ↓, ←, →, Home, End, PageUp and PageDown) | Clicking |
| Select content | ⇧ Shift + (Direction keys) | Dragging |
| Select word | Double click word | |
| Select paragraph | Triple click paragraph | |
| Adjust selection | ⇧ Shift + (Direction keys) | ⇧ Shift + Click |
| Load insertion formatting from content[clarification needed] | Move cursor | |
| Insert text | Character and number keys | |
| Insert special characters | Multiple character or number keys using an Input method editor | |
| Delete text | ← Backspace and Delete keys | |
| Delete to beginning of word | (⌥ Option or Ctrl) + ← Backspace | |
| Delete to end of word | (⌥ Option or Ctrl) + Delete | |
| Delete line[clarification needed] | ⌘ Cmd + (← Backspace or Delete) | |
| Undo | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + Z | |
| Redo | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + ⇧ Shift + Z | |
| Copy selection | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + C | "Copy" in context or browser menu |
| Cut selection | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + X | "Cut" in context or browser menu |
| Paste selection | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + V | "Paste" in context or browser menu |
| Add a link to selection or current word | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + K | |
| Highlight object | Click the object | |
| Toggle bold on selected content and in insertion formatting | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + B | Click bold tool in toolbar |
| Toggle italic on selected content and in insertion formatting | (⌘ Cmd or Ctrl) + I | Click italic tool in toolbar |
| Split paragraph | ↵ Enter | |
| Merge paragraphs | ← Backspace at beginning of paragraph or Delete at end of paragraph | |
| Format as heading | Two or more = in beginning of paragraph | |
| Start a bulleted list | * followed by Space in beginning of paragraph | |
| Start a numbered list | # followed by Space in beginning of paragraph | |
| Indent item in list | Tab ↹ | |
| Unindent item in list | ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ | |
| Format as block quote | : in beginning of paragraph | |
| Open the "Add a link" dialog | Type [[ |
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| Open the "Add a template" (transclusion) dialog | Type {{ |
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| Open the "Preformatted text" dialog | Type <pre |
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| Open the "Reference" dialog | (⌘ Cmd/Ctrl)+⇧ Shift+K
or type |
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| Search toolbar functions | (⌘ Cmd/Ctrl)+⇧ Shift+P
or type |