Keyboard commands

Navigating the page tree using a keyboard

It is possible to navigate the page tree using only a keyboard and it adheres to the guidelines set out in WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1.

• Home moves the focus to the first item in the page tree.

• End moves the focus to the last item in the page tree.

• Enter either expands the item or selects it.

• Up and Down arrow keys will move the focus up and down the page tree.

• Right arrow key will expand the focus if possible.

• Left arrow key will close the focus if possible.

Editing text in the Rich Text Editor (RTE)

Below is a list of common keyboard commands that can be used when editing text in TYPO3's RTE.

Windows / LinuxmacOs

• ctrl + a = Select all text

• ctrl + c = Copy

• ctrl + v = Paste

• ctrl + x = Cut

• ctrl + z = Undo

• ctrl + i = Italic

• ctrl + b = Bold

Reloading pages and clearing browser cache

Windows / LinuxmacOS

• F5 = Reload

• ctrl + F5 = Reload page and clear browser cache

Opening the backend search modal

New in version 12.0.

Windows / LinuxmacOS

• ctrl + k

Multiselect in content elements

New in version 12.3.

The keyboard commands can be used on a select element:

A multiselect element

Or a folder element:

A folder element

Or a group element:

A group element

Selecting and deselecting options with the keyboard:

• enter = Add options, either from right to left or left to right

• delete or backspace = Remove an option for Windows and Mac users

• alt + arrow up = Move the option one up

• alt + arrow down = Move the option one down

• alt + shift + arrow up = Move the option to the top

• alt + shift + arrow down = Move the option to the bottom

More combinations:

• shift + arrow up = Include the upper option

• shift + arrow down = Include the lower option

• home = Move the cursor to the top

• end = Move the cursor to the bottom