[Help](https://revise.io/help)›Keyboard Shortcuts

# Keyboard Shortcuts

Last updated September 26, 2026

This page lists every keyboard shortcut in Revise, grouped by task. The keys shown match your operating system: ⌘ on a Mac, Ctrl on Windows and Linux.

Note: On a Mac keyboard, Backspace is the Delete key and Delete is Fn Delete. Page Up, Page Down, Home, and End are Fn with the arrow keys.

## Text formatting

With text selected, a formatting shortcut applies to the selection. Without a selection, it turns the style on or off for the next text you type. Press the shortcut again to remove the style. The same styles are on the Edit tab; see [text styles](https://revise.io/articles/editing-basics#text-styles).

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘B | Bold |
| ⌘I | Italic |
| ⌘U | Underline |
| ⌘⇧X | Strikethrough |
| ⌘⇧. | Superscript |
| ⌘⇧, | Subscript |
| ⌘K | Turn the selected text into a link and open its address field. Does nothing without a selection. See [links](https://revise.io/articles/editing-basics#links). |

## Editing and clipboard

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⌘⇧Z or ⌘Y | Redo |
| ⌘X | Cut |
| ⌘C | Copy with formatting |
| ⌘V | Paste with formatting |
| ⌘⇧V | Paste Text Only: paste without formatting |
| ⌘A | Select the whole document |
| ⌥Backspace | Delete the previous word |
| ⌥Delete | Delete the next word |
| ⌘Backspace | Delete to the start of the line |

Undo and redo also work after you click a toolbar button, without clicking back into the document. How undo groups edits is covered in [undo and redo](https://revise.io/articles/editing-basics#undo-and-redo). Paste options are covered in [copy and paste](https://revise.io/articles/editing-basics#copy-and-paste) and [paste content](https://revise.io/articles/import-export#paste-content).

## Paragraphs, lists, and page breaks

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| Enter | New paragraph. On an empty list item, ends the list. |
| ⇧Enter | Line break inside the same paragraph |
| ⌘Enter | [Page break](https://revise.io/articles/page-layout#page-breaks). With the cursor inside a suggestion, accepts the suggestion instead (see [Review suggestions](#review-suggestions)). |
| Tab at the start of a paragraph, or with paragraphs selected | Indent. The first press indents the first line. Each press after that indents the whole paragraph one step. |
| ⇧Tab in a paragraph | Remove one indent step |
| Tab anywhere else in a paragraph | Insert a tab character |
| Tab in a list | Nest the item one level deeper |
| ⇧Tab in a list | Move the item one level out. At the top level, turns the item into a normal paragraph. |
| Tab / ⇧Tab in a table | Move to the next or previous cell. Tab in the last cell adds a row. See [tables](https://revise.io/articles/inserting-content#tables). |
| Esc in a table | Clear a selection of several cells |
| Tab in a code block | Insert a tab character |
| Tab in a header or footer | Move to the next zone. See [headers and footers](https://revise.io/articles/page-layout#edit-on-the-page). |

## Formatting shortcuts you type

Some character sequences format text as you type. Type the list markers at the start of an empty paragraph. Details are in [formatting as you type](https://revise.io/articles/editing-basics#autoformat).

| You type | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `-` or `*`, then Space | Bulleted list |
| `1.`, then Space | Numbered list, starting at the number you typed |
| `[]`, then Space | Checklist |
| `---`, `___`, `===`, or `***` alone in a paragraph, then Enter | A [horizontal line](https://revise.io/articles/inserting-content#horizontal-lines) |
| `--` between words | An em dash |
| Straight quotes | Curly quotes |
| A web address, then a space | A link |

## Move the cursor and select text

Add Shift to any cursor movement below to select the text it passes over.

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Move one character or one line |
| ⌥← / ⌥→ | Move one word |
| ⌘← / ⌘→ | Move to the start or end of the line |
| ⌘↑ / ⌘↓ | Move to the start or end of the document |
| Control A / Control E (Mac only) | Move to the start or end of the paragraph |
| Page Up / Page Down | Scroll one screen up or down. The cursor stays where it is. |
| Home / End | Scroll to the top or bottom of the document. The cursor stays where it is. |
| Double-click | Select a word |
| Triple-click | Select a sentence |
| Four clicks | Select a paragraph |
| Shift-click | Extend the selection to the click |

Note: On Windows and Linux, Ctrl ← and Ctrl → move to the start or end of the line. Alt ← and Alt → move by word. Most Windows programs use Ctrl to move by word.

## Find and replace

⌘F opens the Revise search panel, not the browser's find bar. If the panel is already open, it selects the search text. See [find and replace](https://revise.io/articles/editing-basics#find-and-replace).

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘F | Open the search panel |
| Enter in the search field | Next match |
| ⇧Enter in the search field | Previous match |
| Enter in the replace field | Replace the current match |
| ⇧Enter in the replace field | Replace all matches |
| Esc | Close the search panel |

## Agent chat

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘L | Put the cursor in the [chat input](https://revise.io/articles/ai-agent#open-the-chat-panel). With text selected, also attaches the selection to your next message (see [selected text](https://revise.io/articles/ai-context#selected-text)). |
| Enter | Send the message |
| ⇧Enter | New line in the message |

⌘L works from the document and the toolbar. While the chat input has focus, ⌘F and ⌘P go to the browser instead of opening the Revise search panel or print.

## Review suggestions

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘Enter with the cursor inside a suggestion | Accept that suggestion |
| Esc on the Review tab | Leave the Review tab and return to the Edit tab |

There is no shortcut to reject a suggestion. Use Reject on its card or the right-click menu, as described in [accept or reject one change](https://revise.io/articles/ai-reviewing-changes#accept-or-reject-one-change). The accept shortcut also works on suggestions made in [suggesting mode](https://revise.io/articles/suggesting-mode).

## Revision history

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| Esc | Close revision history and return to editing, like Back to Editing |
| Shift-click the timeline | Select a range of versions to [compare](https://revise.io/articles/revision-history#compare-two-versions) |
| ⌘A, ⌘C | Select and copy text from an earlier version, to [restore it](https://revise.io/articles/revision-history#restore-an-earlier-version) |

## Comments

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| Enter | Post the comment or reply |
| ⇧Enter | New line in the comment |
| `@`, then ↑ ↓ and Enter or Tab | Mention a person from the list |
| Esc in a comment box | Close the mention list, or cancel the comment |
| Esc elsewhere | Close the comments panel and return to the chat |

## Printing, saving, and dialogs

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘P | [Print](https://revise.io/articles/import-export#print) the document. Revise builds a PDF and opens the browser's print dialog. |
| ⌘S | Nothing. Revise saves as you type. In the document, the shortcut is blocked so the browser's Save Page dialog doesn't open. |
| Enter in the document title | Save the title and return to the document |
| Enter in a link's address field | Save the address |
| Esc in a link's address field | Discard the change |
| Esc | Close the open menu or dialog. During [dictation](https://revise.io/articles/dictation), stop dictating. |

## Documents list

These work on the [documents list](https://revise.io/articles/intro-to-revise#documents-list), outside any text field.

| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| ⌘ A (Mac only) | Select every document in the list |
| Shift-click | Add a document to the selection, or remove it |
| Delete | Move the selected documents to Trash, after a confirmation. In Trash, recovers them. |
| ⌘Z | Undo the last move or deletion |
| ⌘⇧Z or ⌘Y | Redo it |
| F2 on a folder in the sidebar | Rename the folder. Enter saves the name and Esc cancels. |

## Shortcut hints in the app

Hover over a toolbar button to see its shortcut in the tooltip, for example Bold (⌘B). The right-click menu and the Paste and Copy menus on the Edit tab show shortcuts next to their commands.

![Right-click menu with Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All, Edit with Agent, Undo, and Redo, each followed by its shortcut](https://revise.io/articles/keyboard-shortcuts/context-menu-light.png)

The right-click menu on a Mac, with shortcuts next to the commands.

On a Mac, hints use symbols (⌘B, ⌘⇧Z). On Windows and Linux, tooltips spell out the keys (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+Shift+Z). A few hints differ from that:

- The More Formatting menu (the three dots on the Edit tab) shows ⌘⇧X, ⌘⇧., and ⌘⇧, on every system. On Windows and Linux, press Ctrl in place of ⌘.
- On Windows and Linux, the right-click menu shows Redo as Ctrl+⇧Z. It means Ctrl Shift + Z.
- Redo hints show only ⌘⇧Z. ⌘Y works too.