The following table lists some of the most common Moodle editing shortcut keys you can use in the Moodle HTML editor in WYSIWYG view. (WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get; it’s the default view in the Moodle modules).
Note: Not all browsers support all the keys listed. The keys in bold font are universal shortcuts.
| Key |
Action |
Key |
Action |
| CTRL-C |
Copy |
CTRL-V |
Paste |
| CTRL-X |
Cut |
CTRL-F |
Find text |
| CTRL-, |
Subscript |
CTRL-S |
Strikethrough text |
| CTRL-. |
Superscript |
CTRL-0 |
Clean word format |
| CTRL-Z |
Undo |
CTRL-H |
Change text format heading |
| CTRL-B |
Make text bold |
CTRL-1 |
To Ctrl-6 changes heading levels |
| CTRL-U |
Underline text |
CTRL-O |
Change the font |
| CTRL-I |
Make text italic |
CTRL-E |
Center |
| CTRL-L |
Justify left |
CTRL-K |
Change background color |
| CTRL-J |
Justify full |
CTRL-! |
Text runs right to left |
| CTRL-ALT-O |
Insert ordered list |
CTRL-ALT-A |
Create Anchor |
| CTRL-ALT-R |
Insert horizontal rule |
CTRL-ALT-C |
Insert special character |
| CTRL-ALT-L |
Create link |
CTRL-ALT-D |
Unlink |
| CTRL-ALT-N |
Turn off auto linking |
CTRL-ALT-S |
Insert emoticon (smiley) |
| CTRL-ALT-T |
Insert table |
CTRL-ALT-I |
Inset image |
| CTRL-ALT-C |
Insert special character |
CTRL-ALT-M |
Toggle full screen editor mode |
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