Keyboard shortcuts

Sonat supports keyboard shortcuts to help you create your content more efficiently. Here's a list of important keystrokes supported by Sonat editor.

Content editing

Action	PC	Mac
Copy	Ctrl + C	Cmd + C
Paste	Ctrl + V	Cmd + V
Paste plain text and inherit target formatting	Ctrl + Shift + V	Cmd + Shift + V
Undo	Ctrl + Z	Cmd + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z	Cmd + Y Cmd + Shift + Z
Select all	Ctrl + A	Cmd + A
Bold	Ctrl + B	Cmd + B
Italic	Ctrl + I	Cmd + I
Link	Ctrl + K	Cmd + K
Insert a hard break (e.g. a new paragraph)	Enter
Insert a soft break (i.e. a `<br>`)	Shift + Enter
Nest the current list item (when in a list)	Tab
Move out of link or inline style	← ← / → →
Revert autoformatting action	Backspace

When a widget is selected (for example image, table, horizontal line, etc.)

Insert a new paragraph directly after a widget	Enter
Insert a new paragraph directly before a widget	Shift + Enter
Display the caret to allow typing directly before a widget	↑ / ←
Display the caret to allow typing directly after a widget	↓ / →

In a tablet cell

Move the selection to the next cell	Tab
Move the selection to the previous cell	Shift + Tab
Insert a new table row (when in the last cell of a table)	Tab
Navigate through the table	↑ / → / ↓ / ←

User interface and navigation

Action	PC	Mac
Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns	Esc
Move focus to the visible contextual balloon	Tab
Move focus between fields (inputs and buttons) in contextual balloons	Tab
Move focus to the toolbar	Alt + F10(may require Fn)	Alt + F10 (may require Fn)
Navigate through the toolbar	↑ / → / ↓ / ←
Execute the currently focused button	Enter