Keyboard support in Blazor RichTextEditor Component

6 Feb 202518 minutes to read

The editor has full keyboard accessibility that includes shortcuts to open and other actions with toolbar items, drop-down lists, and dialogs.

HTML editor shortcut keys

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when the Rich Text Editor is set to EditorMode as HTML.

Toolbar

The toolbar shortcuts allow quick navigation and interaction with the toolbar elements, including focusing, moving between tools, and executing actions like closing menus and dialogs.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Focus on toolbar	Alt + F10	⌥ + F10
Move to the next tool	→	→, ⌘ + F
Move to the previous tool	←	←, ⌘ + F
Close dropdowns/menu and dialogs	Esc	Esc
Execute the currently focused tool action	Enter, Space	Enter, Space

Content editing and formatting

These keyboard shortcuts allow for quick access to content editing features like bold, italic, and text selection.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Select all content	Ctrl + A	⌘ + A
Insert a hard line break (a new paragraph)	Enter	Enter
Insert a soft line break (without starting a new paragraph)	Shift + Enter	⇧ + Enter
Make text bold	Ctrl + B	⌘ + B
Italicize text	Ctrl + I	⌘ + I
Apply strikethrough	Ctrl + Shift + S	⌘ + ⇧ + S
Insert inline code	Ctrl + `	⌘ + `
Create link	Ctrl + K	⌘ + K
Copy format painter	Alt + Shift + C	⌥ + ⌘ + C
Paste format painter	Alt + Shift + V	⌥ + ⌘ + V
Clear the copy format painter	Esc	Esc
Tab space (when EnableTabKey is enabled)	Tab	Tab

Inserting

These shortcuts enable you to quickly insert tables, images, audio, and videos into your content.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Open the insert table dialog	Ctrl + Shift + E	⌘ + ⇧ + E
Open the insert image dialog	Ctrl + Shift + I	⌘ + ⇧ + I
Open the insert audio dialog	Ctrl + Shift + A	⌘ + ⇧ + A
Open the insert video dialog	Ctrl + Alt + V	⌘ + ⌥ + V

Table cell

These shortcuts assist in navigating between table cells and managing table rows easily.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Move the selection to the next cell	Tab	Tab
Move the selection to the previous cell	Shift + Tab	⇧ + Tab
Insert a new table row (when in the last cell)	Tab	Tab
Navigate through the table (using arrow keys)	↑ , → , ↓ , ←	↑ , → , ↓ , ←

Text manipulation

These shortcuts allow you to manipulate text, such as changing case or applying superscript/subscript formatting.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Convert text to uppercase	Ctrl + Shift + U	⌘ + ⇧ + U
Convert text to lowercase	Ctrl + Shift + L	⌘ + ⇧ + L
Apply superscript	Ctrl + Shift + =	⌘ + ⇧ + =
Apply subscript	Ctrl + =	⌘ + =

Alignment and formatting

These shortcuts help you quickly adjust text alignment and formatting, such as left, center, or right justification.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Align text to the center	Ctrl + E	⌘ + E
Justify text	Ctrl + J	⌘ + J
Align text to the left	Ctrl + L	⌘ + L
Align text to the right	Ctrl + R	⌘ + R

List and indentation

These shortcuts help with creating and adjusting ordered and unordered lists, and modifying indentations.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Increase indent	Ctrl + ]	⌘ + ]
Decrease indent	Ctrl + [	⌘ + [
Create an ordered list	Ctrl + Shift + O	⌘ + ⇧ + O
Create an unordered list	Ctrl + Alt + O	⌘ + ⌥ + O

Clipboard operations

These shortcuts streamline copying, cutting, pasting, and pasting content as plain text.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Copy the selected content	Ctrl + C	⌘ + C
Cut the selected content	Ctrl + X	⌘ + X
Paste the copied or cut content	Ctrl + V	⌘ + V
Paste content as plain text	Ctrl + Shift + V	⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + V

Undo & redo

These shortcuts allow you to quickly undo and redo changes to your content.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Undo	Ctrl + Z	⌘ + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y	⌘ + Y

Other actions

These miscellaneous shortcuts help with actions like toggling fullscreen, clearing formatting, and accessing the HTML source.

Actions	PC	Mac
View HTML source	Ctrl + Shift + H	⌘ + ⇧ + H
Toggle full screen mode	Ctrl + Shift + F	⌘ + ⇧ + F
Exit Full screen	Esc	Esc
Clear all formatting	Ctrl + Shift + R	⌘ + ⇧ + R

Markdown editor shortcut keys

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when the Rich Text Editor is set to EditorMode as Markdown.

Toolbar

These shortcuts provide quick access to toolbar functions for managing menus and dialogs.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Focus on toolbar	Alt + F10	⌥ + F10
Close dropdowns/menu and dialogs	Esc	Esc

Content editing and formatting

These shortcuts help in efficiently editing and formatting text content.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Select all content	Ctrl + A	⌘ + A
Insert a hard line break (a new paragraph)	Enter	Enter
Make text bold	Ctrl + B	⌘ + B
Italicize text	Ctrl + I	⌘ + I
Apply strikethrough	Ctrl + Shift + S	⌘ + ⇧ + S

Inserting

These shortcuts allow for the quick insertion of tables, links, and images.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Open the insert table dialog	Ctrl + Shift + E	⌘ + ⇧ + E
Create link	Ctrl + K	⌘ + K
Open the insert image dialog	Ctrl + Shift + I	⌘ + ⇧ + I

Text manipulation

These shortcuts help in modifying text case and applying superscript or subscript.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Convert text to uppercase	Ctrl + Shift + U	⌘ + ⇧ + U
Convert text to lowercase	Ctrl + Shift + L	⌘ + ⇧ + L
Apply superscript	Ctrl + Shift + =	⌘ + ⇧ + =
Apply subscript	Ctrl + =	⌘ + =

Lists

These shortcuts enable the creation of ordered and unordered lists.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Create an ordered list	Ctrl + Shift + O	⌘ + ⇧ + O
Create an unordered list	Ctrl + Alt + O	⌘ + ⌥ + O

Clipboard operations

These shortcuts facilitate copying, cutting, and pasting content.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Copy the selected content	Ctrl + C	⌘ + C
Cut the selected content	Ctrl + X	⌘ + X
Paste the copied or cut content	Ctrl + V	⌘ + V

Undo & redo

These shortcuts allow for undoing and redoing recent changes.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Undo	Ctrl + Z	⌘ + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y	⌘ + Y

Other actions

These shortcuts provide additional functionalities like fullscreen mode.

Actions	Windows	Mac
Toggle full screen mode	Ctrl + Shift + F	⌘ + ⇧ + F

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor

<SfRichTextEditor EditorMode="EditorMode.Markdown">
    <p>The Rich Text Editor component is WYSIWYG ('what you see is what you get') editor that provides the best user experience to create and update the content. Users can format their content using standard toolbar commands.</p>
    <p><b> Key features:</b></p>
    <ul>
    <li><p> Provides <b>IFRAME</b> and <b>DIV</b> modes </p></li>
    <li><p> Capable of handling markdown editing.</p></li>
    <li><p> Contains a modular library to load the necessary functionality on demand.</p></li>
    <li><p> Provides a fully customizable toolbar.</p></li><li><p> Provides HTML view to edit the source directly for developers.</p></li>
    <li><p> Supports third - party library integration.</p></li>
    <li><p> Allows preview of modified content before saving it.</p></li>
    </ul>
</SfRichTextEditor>

Custom key config

Customize the key config for the keyboard interaction of Rich Text Editor, using the KeyConfigure property.

In the following code block, customize the bold and italic, toolbar actions with ctrl+1, ctrl+2 respectively.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor

<SfRichTextEditor KeyConfigure="@KeyConfig">
    <p>The Rich Text Editor component is WYSIWYG ('what you see is what you get') editor that provides the best user experience to create and update the content. Users can format their content using standard toolbar commands.</p>
    <p><b> Key features:</b></p>
    <ul>
    <li><p> Provides <b>IFRAME</b> and <b>DIV</b> modes </p></li>
    <li><p> Capable of handling markdown editing.</p></li>
    <li><p> Contains a modular library to load the necessary functionality on demand.</p></li>
    <li><p> Provides a fully customizable toolbar.</p></li>
    <li><p> Provides HTML view to edit the source directly for developers.</p></li>
    <li><p> Supports third - party library integration.</p></li>
    <li><p> Allows preview of modified content before saving it.</p></li>
    </ul>
</SfRichTextEditor>

@code {
    private ShortcutKeys KeyConfig = new ShortcutKeys()
    {
        Bold = "ctrl+1",
        Italic = "ctrl+2"
    };
}

NOTE

You can refer to our Blazor Rich Text Editor feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our Blazor Rich Text Editor example to know how to render and configure the rich text editor tools.

See also

• Globalization
• Accessibility