Canvas keyboard shortcuts for students
To view keyboard shortcuts list, use Shift + ?. Press Esc when finished.
Discussion board
- e: Edit Current Message
- d: Delete Current Message
- r: Reply to Current Message
- n: Reply to Topic
- x: Expand/Collapse replies
- l: Like the Current Message
Rich content editor keyboard shortcuts
- ALT+F8: Open keyboard shortcuts dialog
- Shift+Arrow keys: Highlight an element to activate the element options toolbar
- Ctrl+F9: Focus element options toolbar
- ALT+F9: Go to the editor's menubar
- ALT+F10: Go to the editor's toolbar
- ESC: Close a menu or dialog. Also returns you to the editor area
- TAB/Arrows: Navigate through the menu or toolbar
- Additional shortcuts: TinyMCE keyboard shortcuts
Assignments index page
- j: Focus on the next assignment or group
- k: Focus on the previous assignment or group
- e: Edit the current assignment or group
- d: Delete the current assignment or group
- a: Add an assignment to selected group
- f: Show full preview of the selected assignment
- Space: Play/Pause media
- Up Arrow: Raise Volume by 5% increment
- Down Arrow: Lower Volume by 5% increment
- Left Arrow: Jump backwards by 5% increment
- Right Arrow: Skip forwards by 5% increment
- f: Activate/deactivate Fullscreen
- m: Mute/Unmute playback audio
Modules index page keyboard shortcuts:
- Up Arrow: Select next module or module item
- Down Arrow: Select previous module or module item
- j: Next module or module item
- k: Previous module or module item
- Enter: Open module item
- Tab: Select module item or open Alternative formats menu