Every keyboard shortcut available in the Continu Article editor — the comprehensive reference.
The Article editor supports a deep library of keyboard shortcuts. Most authors use a handful (bold, italic, headings, save). For heavy authoring, learning a dozen more saves real time — especially the navigation shortcuts that let you move between toolbar elements without leaving the keyboard.
For the basics of authoring an Article, see Add an Article to Continu. For the advanced editor capabilities beyond shortcuts, see Continu Articles: Using the Advanced Editor Tools.
The Shortcuts You'll Use Most
The single biggest authoring time-saver: ⌘+S to save on a regular cadence so the 4-hour idle timeout doesn't strand you. After that, the heading shortcuts (⌃⌥1 through ⌃⌥6) and the standard text formatting shortcuts (⌘B, ⌘I, ⌘U) cover most of what authors reach for.
Below is the full reference. Browser keyboard shortcuts may override some Continu shortcuts depending on your browser and OS — if a shortcut doesn't fire, try it in a different browser to isolate the conflict.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bold | ⌘B |
| Italic | ⌘I |
| Underline | ⌘U |
| Select all | ⌘A |
| Redo | ⌘Y or ⌘⇧Z |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Heading 1 | ⌃⌥1 |
| Heading 2 | ⌃⌥2 |
| Heading 3 | ⌃⌥3 |
| Heading 4 | ⌃⌥4 |
| Heading 5 | ⌃⌥5 |
| Heading 6 | ⌃⌥6 |
| Paragraph | ⌃⌥7 |
| Div | ⌃⌥8 |
| Address | ⌃⌥9 |
| Open help dialog | ⌥0 |
| Focus to menubar | ⌥F9 |
| Focus to toolbar | ⌥F10 |
| Focus to element path | ⌥F11 |
| Focus to notification | ⌥F12 |
| Focus to contextual toolbar | ⌃F9 |
| Open popup menu for split buttons | ⇧Enter |
| Insert link (if link plugin activated) | ⌘K |
| Save (if save plugin activated) | ⌘S |
| Find (if searchreplace plugin activated) | ⌘F |
| Switch to or from fullscreen mode | ⌘⇧F |
Where This Fits
You're here because you're authoring Articles and want to move faster. For the Article creation flow itself, see Add an Article to Continu. For non-shortcut editor capabilities (emoji, color, tables, embeds), see Continu Articles: Using the Advanced Editor Tools.
See Also
- Add an Article to Continu — the Article creation flow.
- Continu Articles: Using the Advanced Editor Tools — color, emoji, embeds, tables, text-wrap.
- Add Anchors to Articles — in-Article navigation.
Save with ⌘+S often. Headings with ⌃⌥1-6. Browser shortcuts can shadow editor shortcuts — switch browsers if one doesn't fire.