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How do I use the editor toolbar and menus?

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Where: Stories → All stories → The story editor

Open this page: admin.<your-site>/articles (replace <your-site> with your site address). Then open the one you want.

Steps

  1. Menu bar (tablet and laptop): use File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Table and Help. Press Alt+F9 to jump to it.
  2. Toolbar: tap the icons for Undo, Redo, text style, Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, Link, Image, Table, lists, quote and more. Icons that do not fit move into a More tools menu.
  3. Slash menu: on a new line type / to open "Insert block". Pick a block such as Heading, Image, Table or Summary box.
  4. Text bubble: select text to get quick formatting.
  5. Block actions: use the block handle ("Drag to move · click for actions") for Move up, Move down, Duplicate, Turn into and Delete block.
  6. Customise: open View then Customize toolbar…. Tick the groups you want, and switch the Menu bar on or off. Your choice is saved in this browser.

Good to know

  • Common shortcuts: Ctrl+B bold, Ctrl+I italic, Ctrl+K link, Ctrl+Z undo. On a Mac use Cmd. Open Help then Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+/) for the full list.
  • Full screen and Focus mode are in the View menu.
  • Phones show a compact bar with a tools menu.
  • The AI assistant item shows "Add-on" if your site does not have AI helpers. Included in some plans: see your plan on keynate.com.
  • Comments and suggest changes (track changes) are not available yet.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Where is Find and replace?

Open Edit then Find and replace (Ctrl+F).

Is there a shortcut to open the menu bar?

Yes. Press Alt+F9 to jump to it.

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