Keyboard shortcuts for Rich Page Editor

You can use keyboard shortcuts as an alternative to a mouse to complete tasks in Rich Page Editor.

Rich Page Editor Source view keyboard shortcuts

Key combination Function
Ctrl+Shift+C Toggle comment
Ctrl+Shift+F Format document
Ctrl+Space Content assist
Ctrl+Up Arrow Scroll line up
Ctrl+Down Arrow Scroll line down
F2 Show tooltip description
Alt + F7 Switch to next editor pane

Rich Page Editor Design view keyboard shortcuts

Key combination Function
Ctrl+D Remove tag
Alt+Enter Properties of document
Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow Copy lines

Rich Page Editor additional keyboard shortcuts

Key combination Function
Ctrl+Shift+G Switch to Design view
Ctrl+Shift+S Switch to Source view
Ctrl+Shift+B Switch to Split view
Ctrl+Shift+H Split the view horizontally
Ctrl+Shift+V Split the view vertically
Ctrl+Shift+1 View page in FireFox
Ctrl+Shift+2 View page in Internet Explorer
Ctrl+Shift+3 View page in Safari
F5 Refresh page
F6 Enable or disable Design Mode
Up Select element above
Down Select element below
Left Select element to left
Right Select element to right
Shift+Up Add element above selection
Shift+Down Add element below selection
Shift+Left Add element to the left of the selection
Shift+Right Add element to the right of the selection

Notes:

  1. Avoid Alt combinations as they can conflict with menu mnemonics.
  2. Avoid Ctrl+Alt combinations as they can conflict with AltGr (alternative graphics) key sequences on international keyboards.

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