Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Loop
Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Here are some common keyboard shortcuts for navigating Microsoft Loop. Additionally, Microsoft Loop supports Markdown syntax.
Notes:
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The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
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A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys at the same time.
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A comma sign (,) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys in order.
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Action |
Windows shortcut |
Mac shortcut |
|---|---|---|
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Tag and notify a person |
@ |
@ |
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Open the Discover Menu with component options |
/ |
/ |
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Open the Commanding Surface with formatting options |
Shift + F10 |
Shift + F10 |
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Open the six dot menu in the margin |
Alt + Shift + F10 |
Alt + Shift + F10 |
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Add an in-line comment with your name |
Ctrl + Alt + M |
Ctrl + Alt + M |
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Insert an emoji |
Windows logo key + . (period) |
^ + ⌘ + Space |
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Undo typing |
Ctrl + Z |
⌘ + Z |
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Redo typing |
Ctrl + Y |
⌘ + Y |
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Bold |
Ctrl + B or ** text ** |
⌘ + B or ** text ** |
|
Italic |
Ctrl + I or * text * |
⌘ + I or * text * |
|
Underline |
Ctrl + U |
⌘ + U |
|
Strikethrough |
~~ text ~~ |
~~ text ~~ |
|
Heading 1 |
Ctrl + Alt + 1 or # + Spacebar |
Option + ⌘ + 1 or # + Spacebar |
|
Heading 2 |
Ctrl + Alt + 2 or ## + Spacebar |
Option + ⌘ + 2 or ## + Spacebar |
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Heading 3 |
Ctrl + Alt + 3 or ### + Spacebar |
Option + ⌘ + 3 or ### + Spacebar |
|
Divider |
--- + Spacebar |
--- + Spacebar |
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Checklist commands:
|
Ctrl + 1 |
⌘ + 1 |
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Create unchecked checklist |
[ ] + Spacebar |
[ ] + Spacebar |
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Create checked checklist |
[x] + Spacebar |
[x] + Spacebar |
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Create a bulleted List |
Ctrl + . (period) |
⌘ + . (period) |
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Insert hyperlink |
Ctrl + K |
⌘ + K |
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Insert inline code |
`text` |
`text` |
|
Insert code block |
``` + Spacebar |
``` + Spacebar |
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Insert quote |
> + Spacebar |
> + Spacebar |
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Delete backward (word) |
Ctrl + Backspace |
⌘ + Delete |
|
Delete forward (word) |
Ctrl + Delete |
Option + Delete |
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Set text alignment to LTR (left to right) |
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + L |
⌘ + Shift + Alt + L |
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Set text alignment to RTL (right to left) |
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R |
⌘ + Shift + Alt + R |
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Increase image size |
Ctrl + Shift + > |
⌘ + Shift + > |
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Decrease image size |
Ctrl + Shift + < |
⌘ + Shift + < |
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Insert a row (only applies to table when in the last cell) |
Tab |
Tab |
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Move IP left by word |
Ctrl + Left Arrow |
Option + Left Arrow |
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Move IP right by word |
Ctrl + Right Arrow |
Option + Right Arrow |
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Move IP up by paragraph |
Ctrl + Up Arrow |
⌘ + Left Arrow |
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Move IP down by paragraph |
Ctrl + Down Arrow |
⌘ + Right Arrow |
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Move IP to beginning of line |
Home |
Function + Up Arrow |
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Move IP to end of line |
End |
Function + Down Arrow |
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Increase indent |
Tab |
Tab |
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Decrease indent |
Shift + Tab |
Shift + Tab |
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Navigate the main regions of apps (canvas, left nav, top bar) |
Ctrl + F6 |
⌘ + F6 |
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Paste as plain text |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
⌘ + Shift + V |
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Paste markdown syntax and convert to rich text |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
⌘ + Shift + V |
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