Keyboard shortcuts are simple combinations of keys that allow you to perform actions—like formatting text, adding links, or navigating your FlexDoc—without ever having to take your hands off the keyboard.
By mastering these shortcuts, you can significantly speed up your workflow and reduce the repetitive clicking required to access various menus.
In the tables below, you will find a list of available shortcuts designed to help you navigate and edit your FlexDoc with ease.
General
Description | Keyboard Shortcut |
Select all content on a page |
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Undo |
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Redo |
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the page |
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Move the cursor to the end of the page. |
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the word |
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Move the cursor to the end of the word |
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the line |
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Select text between the current cursor position and where the cursor is moved.
For example, |
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Formatting
There are two main ways to use the formatting shortcuts: you can turn on formatting before you start typing, or you can apply/remove it to existing text you have highlighted.
Option 1: Formatting as you type
This option applies formatting as you type so that your text has a specific look (e.g., bold or italics).
To format text as you type:
Option 2: Formatting existing text
This option applies formatting to some selected text.
To format existing text:
Select the text with your mouse by clicking and dragging the cursor over the words you want to format. Or, select the text by using the selection keyboard shortcuts below:
Shift+Ctrl+[Left/Right arrow]: Highlights one word at a time.Shift+Home: Highlights everything from your cursor to the start of the line.Shift+Ctrl+End: Highlights everything from your cursor to the very end of the page.
Press the shortcut for the formatting you want to apply. If the text is already formatted, pressing the shortcut again will remove it.
Formatting shortcuts
Description | Keyboard Shortcut |
Bold |
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Italics |
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Underline |
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Strikethrough |
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Link |
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Bulleted list |
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Numbered list |
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Checklist |
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Quote |
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Horizontal line |
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Heading 1 |
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Heading 2 |
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Heading 3 |
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Normal |
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Code block |
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Lowercase (Formats the selected text or text entered prior to a space as lowercase.) |
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Uppercase (Formats the selected text or text entered prior to a space as uppercase.) |
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Capitalize |
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Subscript |
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Superscript |
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Left align |
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Center align |
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Right align |
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Full justify |
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Outdent |
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Indent |
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Clear formatting |
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