Canvas Keyboard Shortcuts
This document lists keyboard shortcuts that are available in certain areas of Canvas.
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Assignments Index Page |
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j |
Focus on the next assignment or group |
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k |
Focus on the previous assignment or group |
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e |
Edit the current assignment or group |
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d |
Delete the current assignment or group |
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a |
Add an assignment to selected group |
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f |
Show full preview of the selected assignment |
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Shift+? |
View list of keyboard navigation shortcuts |
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Course Settings: Navigation Tab |
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Up Arrow |
Select next navigation link |
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Down Arrow |
Select previous navigation link |
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Space |
Select link to being dragging, or drop previously selected link |
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Discussion Threads# |
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j |
Next message |
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k |
Previous message |
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e |
Edit current message |
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d |
Delete current message |
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r |
Reply to current message |
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n |
Reply to topic |
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Alt+F8 or Option+F8 |
View list of keyboard navigation shortcuts |
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Gradebook# |
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Right Arrow |
Move one cell to the right |
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Left Arrow |
Move one cell to the left |
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Up Arrow |
Move one cell up |
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Down Arrow |
Move one cell down |
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Enter or Return |
Edit cell contents |
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s |
Sort the grid on the current active column |
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m |
Open the menu for active column’s assignment |
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Esc |
Close the currently active assignment menu |
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g |
Go to the current assignment’s detail page |
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c |
Comment on the active submission |
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Shift+? |
View list of keyboard navigation shortcuts |
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Modules Index Page# |
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Up Arrow |
Select next module or module item |
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Down Arrow |
Select previous module or module item |
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Space |
Select item to begin dragging, or drop previously selected item |
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j |
Next module or module item |
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k |
Previous module or module item |
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e |
Edit module or module item |
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d |
Delete current module or module item |
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i |
Increase indent |
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o |
Decrease indent |
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n |
New module |
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Shift+? |
View list of keyboard navigation shortcuts |
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Media Player |
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Space |
Play/Pause media |
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Up Arrow |
Raise Volume by 10% increment |
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Down Arrow |
Lower Volume by 10% increment |
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Left Arrow |
Jump backwards by 5% increment |
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Right Arrow |
Skip forwards by 5% increment |
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f |
Activate/deactivate fullscreen |
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m |
Mute/Unmute playback audio |
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Rich Content Editor* ^ |
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Alt+F9 |
Open editor menubar |
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Alt+F10 |
Open editor toolbar |
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Esc |
Close menu/dialog or return to editor area |
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Tab/Arrows |
Navigate left/right through menu/toolbar |
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Alt+F8 or Option+F8 |
Open keyboard shortcut help dialog |
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Ctrl+F9 |
Focus element options toolbar |
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SpeedGrader# |
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j |
Next student Submission page Note: Focus must be on the Submission page. |
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k |
Previous student Submission page Note: Focus must be on the Submission page. |
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c |
Leave comment |
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g |
Change grade |
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r |
Use rubric |
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home |
Directs to the first student in the menu |
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end |
Directs to the last student in the menu |
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Shift+? |
View list of keyboard navigation shortcuts |
* - View additional editor shortcuts
# - Keyboard shortcuts for this area can be disabled from the Feature Settings section in User Settings.
^ - New Quizzes uses the Rich Content Editor to format and add content to certain quiz questions.
Last update: 2023-06-27
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