Atlassian Confluence Keyboard Shortcuts: The Complete Guide
Posted at: 2026.8.27
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.
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 | Ctrl? |
| 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 |