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Keyboard shortcuts for Content Manager Explorer

Content Manager Explorer has a number of keyboard shortcuts to improve your working speed.

Refresh
As a general rule, pressing F5 will refresh any list displayed in the currently active window.
Input field shortcut keys
The following table describes the shortcut keys that can be used in input fields:
KeyActionField types
Ctrl+X or +XCutPlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+C or +CCopyPlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+V or +VPastePlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+Z or +ZUndoPlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+Y or +YRedoPlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+A or +ASelect AllPlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+B or +BBoldFormat Area
Ctrl+I or +IItalicFormat Area
Ctrl+U or +UUnderlineFormat Area
Ctrl+L or +LAlign leftFormat Area
Ctrl+R or +RAlign rightFormat Area
Ctrl+E or +EAlign centeredFormat Area
Ctrl+K or +KInsert Link (not in Chrome)Format Area
Ctrl+. or +.Create bulleted list (Format Area only)Format Area
Ctrl+LeftMove one word to the leftPlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+Right orMove one word to the rightPlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+HomeMove to start of input field (Windows only) (not in Firefox)Plain text, Format Area, Number
+LeftGo to start of linePlain text, Format Area, Number
+RightGo to end of linePlain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+EndMove to end of input field (Windows only)Plain text, Format Area, Number
Ctrl+DeleteRemove current word from current cursor position (Windows only)Plain text, Format Area, Number
Content Manager Ribbon shortcut keys

You can use a number of shortcut keys to navigate through the items in the Ribbon:

  • To start navigating through the Ribbon controls, first press Ctrl+F6 or +F6 to set keyboard focus to the Ribbon toolbar tab that is currently open.

  • You can now select other tabs using the Left and Right arrow keys on your keyboard.
  • To open a tab and show its controls, select it and press Enter.
  • You now selected the first button in the Ribbon tab. Again, use the Left and Right arrows to navigate to the button you want to use and do one of the following:

    • If you have selected a normal button, press Enter to execute the command.
    • If you have selected a button that always opens a dropdown menu, press Enter or the Down arrow to open the dropdown menu.

    • If you have selected a button that has a primary command, plus a number of special commands in a dropdown menu, press Enter to execute the primary command, or the Down arrow to open the dropdown menu.

  • If you opened a dropdown menu, use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate through the menu options, and Enter to select one.
  • Use the Escape button to go back up a level in the Ribbon (from dropdown menu to a tab, or from a specific tab to the list of tabs).
Content Manager navigation pane shortcut keys
The following table describes the shortcut keys that you can use to navigate between items in the Content Manager Explorer navigation pane:
KeyResult
UpMove up one node.
DownMove down one node.
LeftClose an expanded node or go to Parent node.
RightExpand a closed node or go to first Child in the node.
HomeGo to the root of the navigation pane.
EndGo to the last node in the tree.
EnterIf you selected another node, go to the selected node.
Page UpGo to the first node on the Page.
Page DownGo to the last node on the Page.
BackspaceGo to the Parent.
Ctrl+X or +XCuts the selected node.
Ctrl+C or+CCopies the selected node.
Ctrl+V or +VPastes a copied or cut node.
DeleteDeletes the selected node.
Content Manager list view shortcut key
The following table describes the shortcut keys that you can use to navigate between items in the list view:
KeyAction
HomeSelect the first item in the list
EndSelect the last item in the list
UpSelect the previous item in the list
DownSelect the next item in the list
Page UpScroll up one page, select the first item
Page DownScroll down one page, select the last item
EnterExecute default action
EscapeClear selection
ShiftSelect a range of items
CtrlAdd or remove an item from the selection
SpaceLeft mouse click
Ctrl+X or +XCut
Ctrl+C or +CCopy
Ctrl+V or +VPaste
DeleteDelete currently selected item(s)

The default action for the list view is one of the following:

  • Open the item
  • If the user checked out the item, edit the item
  • If the item is a Folder, Structure Group, or Publication, show the list of items contained within it.