Atlassian Confluence Keyboard Shortcuts: The Complete Guide
A complete guide to keyboard shortcuts for Atlassian Confluence. Master slash commands, text & block formatting, macro insertion, and global search to boost team documentation productivity.
Posted at: 2026.8.27
Content Actions
Start by mastering the fundamental shortcuts for creating, editing, saving, and collaborating on pages in Confluence.
Heavy Confluence users rely most on pressing E in view mode to instantly jump into editing, and saving immediately with Ctrl/Cmd + Enter. This alone significantly reduces mouse usage.
Additionally, typing / (slash) while editing opens a quick popup to search and insert macros, tables, status badges, and more—eliminating the need to browse the top plus menu and speeding up your editing workflow.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create a new page (Windows) | AltWINC |
| Create a new page (Mac) | CtrlOption (⌥)C |
| Create a new Live Doc | CtrlShiftD |
| Create a new blog post (Windows) | CtrlShiftAltB |
| Create a new blog post (Mac) | ShiftOption (⌥)Cmd (⌘)B |
| Edit the current page or blog post | E |
| Open autocomplete slash command menu | / |
| Focus on commenting field (Windows) | CtrlAltC |
| Focus on commenting field (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)C |
| Move focus to the next comment | Ctrl. |
| Move focus to the previous comment | Ctrl, |
| Move to the next unread inline comment (Windows) | CtrlShiftU |
| Move to the next unread inline comment (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)U |
| Toggle show/hide inline comments panel | Ctrl] |
| Toggle watch status of the current page/blog (Windows) | CtrlAltW |
| Toggle watch status of the current page/blog (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)W |
| Open Share / Invite dialog (Windows) | CtrlAltS |
| Open Share / Invite dialog (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)S |
| Open Edit Labels dialog (Windows) | CtrlAltA |
| Open Edit Labels dialog (Mac) | CtrlOption (⌥)A |
| Open Attachments list (Windows) | AltWINT |
| Open Attachments list (Mac) | CtrlOption (⌥)T |
| Add/Remove page to/from Favorites (Windows) | CtrlAltF |
| Add/Remove page to/from Favorites (Mac) | CtrlOption (⌥)F |
| Enter full-screen Presenter Mode (Windows) | CtrlAltP |
| Enter full-screen Presenter Mode (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)R |
| Publish/Save current page or document changes (Windows) | CtrlEnter |
| Publish/Save current page or document changes (Mac) | Cmd (⌘)Enter |
| Open Find & Replace modal within the editor (Windows) | CtrlF |
| Open Find & Replace modal within the editor (Mac) | Cmd (⌘)F |
| Open the page/document details panel on the right (Windows) | CtrlShiftI |
| Open the page/document details panel on the right (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)I |
Text Formatting
A deceptively important part of working in Confluence is inline text formatting shortcuts.
Beyond standard styling like bold (Ctrl/Cmd + B) and italic (Ctrl/Cmd + I), you can apply inline code (Ctrl/Shift + Shift/Option + M) and strikethrough (Ctrl/Shift + Shift/Option + S) without taking your hands off the keyboard—especially useful when writing technical specs and documentation.
While Markdown formatting (such as `code` or **bold**) converts automatically, these shortcuts are invaluable when selecting and styling existing text.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Format selected text as bold (Windows) | CtrlB |
| Format selected text as bold (Mac) | Option (⌥)B |
| Format selected text as italic (Windows) | CtrlI |
| Format selected text as italic (Mac) | Option (⌥)I |
| Format selected text with underline (Windows) | CtrlU |
| Format selected text with underline (Mac) | Option (⌥)U |
| Format selected text with strikethrough (Windows) | CtrlShiftS |
| Format selected text with strikethrough (Mac) | ShiftOption (⌥)S |
| Format selected text as inline code snippet (Windows) | CtrlShiftM |
| Format selected text as inline code snippet (Mac) | ShiftOption (⌥)M |
Block Formatting
Next to master are shortcuts for organizing overall paragraph structure, heading levels, lists, and quotes.
Document readability depends on a clean heading structure. Heading levels Ctrl/Option + Alt/Cmd + 1–6 let you instantly switch the current line into heading styles (H1–H6).
Quickly toggling bulleted lists (Ctrl/Shift + Shift/Cmd + 8), numbered lists (Ctrl/Shift + Shift/Cmd + 7), or blockquotes (Ctrl/Shift + Shift/Cmd + 9) right from your keyboard will dramatically boost your speed when writing meeting minutes and specs.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Set block format to standard Paragraph text (Windows) | CtrlAlt0 |
| Set block format to standard Paragraph text (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)0 |
| Set block format to Heading 1 style (Windows) | CtrlAlt1 |
| Set block format to Heading 1 style (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)1 |
| Insert or toggle a numbered sequential list (Windows) | CtrlShift7 |
| Insert or toggle a numbered sequential list (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)7 |
| Insert or toggle a bulleted item list (Windows) | CtrlShift8 |
| Insert or toggle a bulleted item list (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)8 |
| Convert block to Blockquote style (Windows) | CtrlShift9 |
| Convert block to Blockquote style (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)9 |
| Align current text block to the left (Windows) | CtrlShiftL |
| Align current text block to the left (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)L |
| Center-align current text block (Windows) | CtrlAltE |
| Center-align current text block (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)E |
| Right-align current text block (Windows) | CtrlAltT |
| Right-align current text block (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)T |
Content Formatting
While used less frequently, embedding rich content like links, tables, uploaded images, and macros is essential to know.
Ctrl/Cmd + K for inserting links is a must-have: you can paste external URLs or search internal Confluence pages to embed them seamlessly as Smart Links.
Mastering instant table insertion (Ctrl/Shift + Shift/Cmd + I) and raw Markdown/Wiki markup pasting (Ctrl/Shift + Shift/Cmd + D) also enables you to build structured documents at high speed.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Highlight selected text with yellow background (Windows) | CtrlAltY |
| Highlight selected text with yellow background (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)Y |
| Open dialog to insert or upload files and images (Windows) | CtrlM |
| Open dialog to insert or upload files and images (Mac) | Cmd (⌘)M |
| Insert hyper-link or smart link to the selected text (Windows) | CtrlK |
| Insert hyper-link or smart link to the selected text (Mac) | Cmd (⌘)K |
| Open the Markdown or Wiki markup insertion panel (Windows) | CtrlShiftD |
| Open the Markdown or Wiki markup insertion panel (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)D |
| Open Macro browser dialog directly to search and insert (Windows) | CtrlShiftA |
| Open Macro browser dialog directly to search and insert (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)A |
| Insert a new customizable table directly (Windows) | CtrlShiftI |
| Insert a new customizable table directly (Mac) | ShiftCmd (⌘)I |
Global Actions
Finally, global shortcuts allow you to navigate smoothly across Confluence and reach your desired content in no time. Since these include Confluence-specific keybindings alongside standard OS shortcuts, start by learning the ones you use most often.
The top two recommendations are Quick Search (Shift + Alt + Z / Ctrl + Option + Z) to locate pages across large documentation bases, and Ctrl + [ to quickly collapse the left sidebar for maximum workspace.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open Notifications panel (Windows) | CtrlAltO |
| Open Notifications panel (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)O |
| Open Quick Search dialog (Windows) | ShiftAltZ |
| Open Quick Search dialog (Mac) | CtrlOption (⌥)Z |
| Navigate to Confluence Home (Windows) | CtrlAltH |
| Navigate to Confluence Home (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)H |
| Open Recent pages dropdown (Windows) | CtrlAltG |
| Open Recent pages dropdown (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)G |
| Open Starred pages dropdown (Windows) | CtrlAlt8 |
| Open Starred pages dropdown (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)8 |
| Navigate to Space Overview (Windows) | CtrlAltV |
| Navigate to Space Overview (Mac) | Option (⌥)Cmd (⌘)V |
| Open keyboard shortcut help dialog | CtrlQUESTION |
| Toggle the visibility of the sidebar | Ctrl[ |
| Open Rovo AI chat interface (Windows) | CtrlWIN. |
| Open Rovo AI chat interface (Mac) | Cmd (⌘). |
| Undo last operation (Windows) | CtrlZ |
| Undo last operation (Mac) | Cmd (⌘)Z |
| Redo last undone operation (Windows) | CtrlY |
| Redo last undone operation (Mac) | Cmd (⌘)Y |