Working with a Document 

Esc – closes a dialog window, drop-down list, or context menu. Also, moves from the context menu submenu to the parent option. 

Enter – selects a function from the toolbar, drop-down list, or context menu. Equivalent to the OK button in a dialog window. 

Shift+F10, Menu/Application key – opens the element’s context menu. 

  
Navigation 

Home – jumps to the beginning of the line. 

Ctrl+Home – jumps to the beginning of the document. 

End – jumps to the end of the line. 

Ctrl+End – jumps to the end of the document. 

PgDn – scrolls down the document, approximately by the length of the editing area. 

PgUp – scrolls up the document, approximately by the length of the editing area. 

  
Writing 

Enter (Return) – ends a paragraph and starts a new one. 

Shift+Enter – adds a line break. 

Backspace, Del – deletes a character. 

Ctrl+Backspace, Ctrl+Del – deletes a word. 

  
Undo and Redo 

Ctrl+Z – performs the undo operation. 

Ctrl+Y – performs the redo operation. 

  
Cut, Copy, and Paste 

Ctrl+X, Shift+Del – cuts a text fragment to the clipboard. 

Ctrl+C – copies a text fragment to the clipboard. 

Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert – pastes a text fragment from the clipboard. 

  
Text Selection 

Ctrl+A – selects all document contents. 

Shift+Arrow – selects a text fragment by letters. 

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow – selects a text fragment by words. 

Shift+Home – selects a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the line. 

Shift+End – selects a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the line. 

Ctrl+Shift+Home – selects a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the document. 

Ctrl+Shift+End – selects a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the document. 

Shift+PgDn – selects a text fragment of approximately the length of the editing area starting from the cursor and going down. 

Shift+PgUp – selects a text fragment of approximately the length of the editing area starting from the cursor and going up. 

  
Text Styling 

Ctrl+B – applies bold formatting to a text fragment. 

Ctrl+I – applies italics formatting to a text fragment. 

Ctrl+U – applies underline formatting to a text fragment. 

  
Rich Text 

Ctrl+L – opens the Link dialog window. 

  
Accessibility 

Alt+0 – opens Help. 

Alt+- (minus) – collapses and restores the toolbar. 

Alt+F10 – enters the toolbar or the tab list of the currently open dialog window. 

Alt+F11 – enters the elements path. 

Tab – moves to the next toolbar button group, context menu sub-option, elements path element, dialog window element, or dialog window tab while in the tab list. 

Right Arrow – moves to the next toolbar button within the group, context menu sub-option, elements path element, dialog window element, or dialog window tab while in the tab list. 

Tab or Down Arrow – moves to the next drop-down list or context menu option. 

Shift+Tab – moves to the previous toolbar button group, context menu parent option, elements path element, dialog window element, or dialog window tab while in the tab list. 

Left Arrow – moves to the previous toolbar button within the group, context menu parent option, elements path element, dialog window element, or dialog window tab while in the tab list. 

Shift+Tab or Up Arrow – move to the previous drop-down list or context menu option. 

Space or Enter – activates a toolbar button, a context menu option, a drop-down list option, and elements path element, or a dialog window tab once selected. Also enters a context menu submenu, if it is available.