Keyboard shortcuts and autocomplete

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Keyboard shortcuts

To view all Confluence keyboard shortcuts, do any of the following:

Select the help iconfrom the navigation bar near your profile picture, then select Keyboard shortcuts.
When viewing a page or live doc, press shift+?
Press Ctrl + / (Windows) or command + / (Mac) when editing a page or live doc.
While editing a page or live doc, select thefrom the bottom left corner of the screen.

You'll see the available keyboard shortcuts for your operating system.

The keyboard shortcuts are organized into five distinct categories:

General – This includes global shortcuts and content shortcuts that are applicable across all Confluence content.
Formatting – Shortcuts designed specifically for formatting while in edit mode of live docs and pages.
Navigation – Shortcuts for navigating within Confluence and across comments.
Tables – Shortcuts tailored for use while editing tables in a live doc or page.
Markdown – Shortcuts for Markdown that function while editing live docs and pages.
Whiteboard – Shortcuts specifically for whiteboards.

Confluence keyboard shortcuts

You can turn the General keyboard shortcuts off when you visit the General tab in the keyboard shortcuts dialog.

Global action shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Open notifications	`Ctrl + Alt + O`	`Cmd + Opt + O`
Quick search	`Alt + Shift + Z`	`Ctrl + Opt + Z`
Go Home	`Ctrl + Alt + H`	`Cmd + Opt + H`
Open recent	`Ctrl + Alt + G`	`Cmd + Opt + G`
Open starred	`Ctrl + Alt + 8`	`Cmd + Opt + 8`
Go to space overview	`Ctrl + Alt + V`	`Cmd + Opt + V`
Open shortcut help	`Ctrl + ?`	`Ctrl + ?`
Toggle sidebar	`Ctrl + [`	`Ctrl + [`
Open Rovo chat	`Ctrl + Win + .`	`Cmd + .`
Undo	`Ctrl + Z`	`Cmd + Z`
Redo	`Ctrl + Y` `Ctrl + Shift + Z`	`Cmd + Y` `Cmd + Shift + Z`

Content action shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Create page	`Win + Alt + C`	`Ctrl + Opt + C`
Create live doc	`Ctrl + Shift + D`	`Ctrl + Shift + D`
Create blog post	`Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B`	`Cmd + Opt + Shift + B`
Edit	`E`	`E`
Quick insert	`/`	`/`
Comment	`Ctrl + Alt + C`	`Cmd + Opt + C`
Next comment	`Ctrl + .`	`Ctrl + .`
Previous comment	`Ctrl + ,`	`Ctrl + ,`
Next unread comment	`Ctrl + Shift + U`	`Cmd + Shift + U`
Toggle inline comments	`Ctrl + ]`	`Ctrl + ]`
Watch	`Ctrl + Alt + W`	`Cmd + Opt + W`
Share	`Ctrl + Alt + S`	`Cmd + Opt + S`
Edit labels	`Ctrl + Alt + A`	`Ctrl + Opt + A`
View attachments	`Win + Alt + T`	`Ctrl + Opt + T`
Favorite content	`Ctrl + Alt + F`	`Ctrl + Opt + F`
Enter presenter mode	`Ctrl + Alt + P`	`Cmd + Opt + R`
Publish	`Ctrl + Enter`	`Cmd + Enter`
Find & replace	`Ctrl + F`	`Cmd + F`
Publish with note	`Ctrl + Shift + Enter`	`Cmd + Shift + Enter`
Open details panel	`Ctrl + Shift + I`	`Ctrl + Shift + I`
Open comments panel	`Ctrl + ]`	`Ctrl + ]`
Select comment	`Ctrl + Alt + E`	`Cmd + Opt + E`

Block formatting shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Paragraph	`Ctrl + Alt + 0`	`Cmd + Opt + 0`
Heading 1	`Ctrl + Alt + 1`	`Cmd + Opt + 1`
Heading 6	`Ctrl + Alt + 6`	`Cmd + Opt + 6`
Numbered list	`Ctrl + Shift + 7`	`Cmd + Shift +7`
Bullet list	`Ctrl + Shift + 8`	`Cmd + Shift + 8`
Quote	`Ctrl + Shift + 9`	`Cmd + Shift + 9`
Code	`Ctrl + Shift + M`	`Cmd + Shift + M`
Align left	`Ctrl + Shift + L`	`Cmd + Shift + L`
Align center	`Ctrl + Alt + E`	`Cmd + Opt + E`
Align right	`Ctrl + Alt + T`	`Cmd + Opt + T`

Content formatting shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Highlight selection in yellow	`Ctrl + Alt + Y`	`Cmd + Opt + Y`
Files and images	`Ctrl + M`	`Cmd + M`
Link	`Ctrl + K`	`Cmd + K`
Insert markup	`Ctrl + Shift + D`	`Cmd + Shift + D`
Macro	`Ctrl + Shift + A`	`Cmd + Shift + A`
Table	`Ctrl + Shift + I`	`Cmd + Shift + I`
Add row above	`Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow`	`Cmd + Opt + Up arrow`
Add row below	`Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow`	`Cmd + Opt + Down arrow`
Add column after	`Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow`	`Cmd + Opt + Right arrow`
Add column before	`Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow`	`Cmd + Opt + Left arrow`

Text formatting shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Bold	`Ctrl + B`	`Opt + B`
Italic	`Ctrl + I`	`Opt + I`
Underline	`Ctrl + U`	`Opt + U`
Strikethrough	`Ctrl + Shift + S`	`Opt + Shift + S`
Code	`Ctrl + Shift + M`	`Opt + Shift + M`
Subscript	`Ctrl + Shift + ,`	`Opt + Shift + ,`
Superscript	`Ctrl + Shift + .`	`Opt + Shift + .`

Table shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Focus table resize handle	`Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R`	`Cmd + Shift + Opt + R`
Increase table or media size	`Ctrl + Alt + ]`	`Cmd + Opt + ]`
Decrease table or media size	`Ctrl + Alt + [`	`Cmd + Opt + [`
Open cell options	`Shift + F10`	`Shift + F10`
Select table row	`Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Shift + Left arrow` `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right arrow`	`Cmd + Shift + Opt + Left arrow` `Cmd + Shift + Opt + Right arrow`
Select table column	`Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up arrow` `Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down arrow`	`Cmd + Shift + Opt + Up arrow` `Cmd + Shift + Opt + Down arrow`
Insert table column	`Ctrl + Alt + =` `Ctrl + Alt + -`	`Cmd + Opt + =` `Cmd + Opt + -`
Insert table row	`Ctrl + Alt + ]` `Ctrl + Alt + [`	`Cmd + Opt + ]` `Cmd + Opt + [`

Autocomplete and markdown

Certain key combinations can be quickly change formatting, create lists, and add tables.

Autocomplete shortcuts

Action	Windows PC/Mac OS
Emoji	`:`
Mention	`@`
Image or media	`!`
Link	`[Link](http://a.com)`
Macro	`{`

Use keyboard shortcuts and markdown

Select the menu at the bottom left of the page, and select Editing keyboard shortcuts.

Shows the options available when selecting the help icon on the lower left when editing a page or blog

The shortcuts you see in the application depend on the operating system you use.

Use the slash command

The slash command opens a menu that contains the following:

Tools from the toolbar like paragraph formatting and lists as well as adding links, images, mentions, emojis, tables, and layouts
Elements like expands, dates, adding files, quotes, code snippets, and statuses
Macros
Custom apps

Shows the list that appears when you type a slash while editing a page or blog post

The items available in the slash command list are exactly the same as the items seen when selecting from the toolbar.

Open the autocomplete menu:

Type / then the first few characters of the shortcut.
Choose the shortcut from the list of suggestions.

Some of the shortcut combinations require a space to be added afterward, like Action item and Decision.

Use markdown syntax as formatting shortcuts

You can use markdown to quickly format text in the Confluence Cloud editor. The table below lists common markdown shortcuts and what they do.

Format	Markdown shortcut
Bold	`Bold`
Italic	`Italic`
Strikethrough	`~~Strikethrough~~`
Code	`Code`
Heading 1	`#` `Space`
Heading 2	`##` `Space`
Heading 3	`###` `Space`
Heading 4	`####` `Space`
Heading 5	`#####` `Space`
Heading 6	`######` `Space`
Numbered list	`1.` `Space`
Bulleted list	`*` `Space`
Quote	`>` `Space`
Code snippet	``` `Space`
Divider	`---` `Space`
Link	`[LinkTitle](http://a.com)`
Action item	`[]` `Space`
Decision	`<>` `Space`

Whiteboard keyboard shortcuts

Whiteboards also support keyboard commands for editing and viewing.

Whiteboard tool shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Sticky tool	`S`	`S`
Text box tool	`T`	`T`
Ellipse tool	`E`	`E`
Line tool	`L`	`L`
Add a link	`Ctrl + K`	`Cmd + K`

Whiteboard edit shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Copy	`Ctrl + C`	`Cmd + C`
Cut	`Ctrl + X`	`Cmd + X`
Paste	`Ctrl + V`	`Cmd + V`
Duplicate	`Ctrl + Alt + D`	`Cmd + Opt + D`
Delete	`Del`	`Del`
Select all	`Ctrl + A`	`Cmd + A`
Lock/Unlock	`Ctrl + Shift + L`	`Cmd + Shift + L`
Nudge element	`Arrow keys`	`Arrow keys`
Big nudge element	`Shift + Arrow keys`	`Shift + Arrow keys`

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Zoom in/out	`Ctrl + plus` `Ctrl + minus`	`Cmd + plus` `Cmd + minus`
Zoom to 100%	`Ctrl + 0`	`Cmd + 0`
Zoom to fit	`Ctrl + Shift + 1`	`Cmd + Shift + 1`
Zoom to selection	`Ctrl + Shift + 2`	`Cmd + Shift + 2`
Move whiteboard	`Arrow keys`	`Arrow keys`
Hand tool	`H`	`H`
Select tool	`V`	`V`
Fullscreen mode	`Shift + F`	`Cmd + F`
Exit fullscreen mode	`Esc`	`Esc`

Whiteboard advanced shortcuts

Action	Windows PC	Mac OS
Create Jira work item	`Ctrl + J`	`Cmd + J`
Bring to front	`Ctrl + ]`	`Cmd + ]`
Send to back	`Ctrl + [`	`Cmd + [`
Show / hide user interface	`Ctrl + .`	`Cmd + .`
Toggle comments	`Shift + M`	`Shift + M`

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