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 | Cmd + Y |
| 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 |
| Navigate through the toolbar | ↑ / → / ↓ / ← | |
| Execute the currently focused button | Enter | |