Keyboard Shortcuts

A complete reference for keyboard shortcuts available in NavSlides Editor.

Editing shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Ctrl+C	Copy selected element(s)
Ctrl+X	Cut selected element(s)
Ctrl+V	Paste element(s)
Ctrl+D	Duplicate selected element(s)
Ctrl+F	Find & replace
Ctrl+S	Save now
Delete / Backspace	Delete selected element(s)
Escape	Deselect element / stop editing text / close panel

View shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+0	Fit slide to the workspace
Ctrl++ / Ctrl+=	Zoom in
Ctrl+-	Zoom out

Positioning & resizing

Shortcut	Action
Arrow keys	Nudge selected element by 1 px
Shift+Arrow keys	Nudge selected element by 10 px
Shift+drag	Maintain aspect ratio while resizing
Shift+rotate	Snap rotation to 15° increments

Presentation mode

Shortcut	Action
F5	Start presentation from the first slide
Shift+F5	Start presentation from the current slide
← / →	Previous / next slide
↑ / ↓	Navigate vertical slide stacks
Escape	Exit presentation mode
S	Open speaker notes window
B	Pause / blackout screen
?	Show reveal.js shortcut help overlay

Text editing (inside a text element)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+B	Bold
Ctrl+I	Italic
Ctrl+U	Underline
Ctrl+Shift+X	Strikethrough
Ctrl+Shift+H	Highlight
Ctrl+A	Select all text in element
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y	Undo / redo within text

TIP

Press Escape once to finish editing text while keeping the element selected. Press Escape again to fully deselect.

Keyboard-accessible teaching flows

Use Tab to reach the Insert ribbon controls, then press Enter or Space to open Mermaid, STEM simulation, LaTeX / TikZ, technical symbols, or Games. In teaching modals, Escape closes the dialog and validation messages are announced when required fields block insertion.