Keyboard shortcuts for the description screen

Overview

This article lists all available keyboard shortcuts for efficient editing and formatting in the description screen. Use these shortcuts to speed up your workflow and reduce reliance on the mouse.

File management

• Undo: CTRL + Z

General editing

• Copy: CTRL + C
• Cut: CTRL + X
• Paste: CTRL + V
• Select all: CTRL + A
• Delete: DELETE
• Delete word: CTRL + BACKSPACE or CTRL + DELETE
• Insert copyright symbol: CTRL + ALT + C
• Insert registered trademark symbol: CTRL + ALT + T
• Paste special: CTRL + ALT + V

Text formatting

• Bold: CTRL + B
• Underline: CTRL + U
• Italic: CTRL + I
• Show/Hide characters: CTRL + SHIFT + 8
• Double underline: CTRL + SHIFT + D
• Increase font size: CTRL + SHIFT + PERIOD
• Decrease font size: CTRL + SHIFT + COMMA

Paragraph formatting

• Single line spacing: CTRL + 1
• Double line spacing: CTRL + 2
• One and a half line spacing: CTRL + 5

Alignment and indenting

• Center: CTRL + E
• Justify: CTRL + J
• Align left: CTRL + L
• Align right: CTRL + R
• Increase left indent: CTRL + M
• Decrease left indent: CTRL + SHIFT + M
• Increase reverse indent: CTRL + T
• Decrease reverse indent: CTRL + SHIFT + T

Find and replace

• Find: CTRL + F
• Replace: CTRL + H

Insert

• Line end: SHIFT + ENTER
• Page break: CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
• Optional break line: CTRL + -
• Fixed break line: CTRL + SHIFT + -
• Fixed space: CTRL + SHIFT + SPACEBAR
• Hyperlink: CTRL + K

Spell check

• Check spelling in active window: F7
• Check spelling in multiple windows: CTRL + SHIFT + F7

Important notes

• These shortcuts apply only within the description window.
• Some shortcuts may vary depending on your operating system or keyboard layout.