Navigating Brightspace Editor with a keyboard

The Brightspace editor has comprehensive screen reader and keyboard navigation support. You can move through toolbar items with the Arrow keys; use Tab and Shift + Tab to quickly switch between the toolbars and content area.

• Use the Tab key to switch focus down to the content area, and Shift + Tab to shift back up to the toolbar
• If a context toolbar is visible, it is positioned between the main toolbar and content area
• Use the Arrow keys to move between toolbar items
• Use the Control + Arrow keys (⌘ + Arrow keys on Mac) to move between toolbar groups
• Use the Return key to select and toggle toolbar items, or open drop-down menus

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
⌘+Shift+F (Mac) Ctrl+Shift+F (Windows)	Enter / exit full screen
Esc	Exit full screen Close dialog Close menu
⌘+Alt+Shift+A (Mac) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A (Windows)	Accessibility checker
⌘+Alt+Shift+C (Mac) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C (Windows)	Word count
⌘+Alt+Shift+H (Mac) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H (Windows)	Code editor
⌘+Alt+Shift+P (Mac) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P (Windows)	Preview