ClickHelp User Manual

ClickHelp Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are helpful during the working process. They allow saving time doing routine operations. Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts supported by ClickHelp Topic Editor - they will help you be more productive.


Design mode Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts available in ClickHelp Design mode.

Mac
keyboard shortcuts
Windows
keyboard shortcuts
Description
⌘ A

Ctrl+A

Select all

⌘ B
Ctrl+B
Apply bold formatting to the selected text
⌘ C

Ctrl+C

or

Ctrl+Ins 

Copy the selection
⌃ E Ctrl+E
Justify text center
⌘ F
Ctrl+F
Show search panel
⌃ G
Ctrl+G
Invoke the Insert Image Dialog
⌘ H
Ctrl+H
Invoke the Find and Replace Dialog
⌘ I
Ctrl+I
Apply italic formatting to the selected text
⌃ J
Ctrl+J
Justify text
⌃ K
Ctrl+K
Invoke the Insert Link Dialog for the selection
⌃ L
Ctrl+L
Justify text left
⌃ M
Ctrl+M   Insert a symbol
⌘ P
Ctrl+P
Print editor content
⌃ Q 
Ctrl+Q 
Open the "Insert Quick Part" popup
⌃ R
Ctrl+R
Justify text right
⌃ S
Ctrl+S
Save changes
⌘ U
Ctrl+U
Underline the selected text
⌘ V 

Ctrl+V

or

Shift+Insert 

Paste content from the clipboard
⇧ ⌘ V
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste content from the clipboard as plain text, without formatting

⌘ X


Ctrl+X

or

Shift+Delete 

Cut the selection
⇧ ⌘ Z
Ctrl+Y
Redo the last undone action
⌘ Z
Ctrl+Z
Undo the last action
⇧ ⌃ K 
Ctrl+Shift+K
Unlink the selection
⌥ ⌘ A

Ctrl+Alt+M

Create a comment for selection
⌘ ⏎
Ctrl+Enter
Save a review comment
⌃ \
Ctrl+\
Remove formatting
⇧ ↩
Shift+Enter
Create a new line in a bullet list

Escape
Close a popup window (for example, the review comment box) 
<none>
F11
Activate/deactivate the full-screen mode

Delete

1. If you need to delete some content in Design mode, select it and press Delete.


2. If you need to delete a snippet, a variable or a conditional block, click its name tag and press  Delete.


Tab

For tables: select next table cell.

For lists: increase list level for the current item/selected items.

⇧ ⇥
Shift+Tab

For tables: select previous table cell.

For lists: decrease list level for the current item/selected items.

⌃ ⌥ ↑ Ctrl+Alt+Up Insert table row above
⌃ ⌥ ↓
Ctrl+Alt+Down
Insert table row below

HTML mode Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts available in ClickHelp HTML mode.

Mac
keyboard shortcuts
Windows
keyboard shortcuts
Description
⌘ A
Ctrl+A Select all
⌃ S
Ctrl+S
Save changes
⌃ F
Ctrl+F
Find and replace a fragment
⇧ ⌘ Z
Ctrl+Y
Redo the last undone action
⌘ Z
Ctrl+Z
Undo the last action 
<none>
Ctrl+Enter
Open the autocompletion box for the current cursor position 

Tab
Indent selected lines
⇧ ⇥
Shift+Tab
Outdent selected lines
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F3 Find the next fragment
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F11
Activate/deactivate the full-screen mode
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Ctrl+Q Open completion window