Keyboard-only Navigation

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Keyboard shortcuts for student use of Canvas tools.
Keyboard shortcuts for course creators/instructors.

When there are keyboard commands for a Canvas page, you can view the list of available commands by pressing shift+? Or the comma key. Press the esc key to close the popup window. The following Canvas Keyboard Shortcuts Links to an external site. are also available as a PDF document.

Assignments Index Page

Hotkey	Description
j	Focus on the next assignment or group
k	Focus on the previous assignment or group
e	Edit the current assignment or group
d	Delete the current assignment or group
a	Add an assignment to selected group
f	Show full preview of the selected assignment

Course Settings: Navigation Tab

Hotkey	Description
Up Arrow	Select next navigation link
Down Arrow	Select previous navigation link
Space	Select link to being dragging, or drop previously selected link

Discussion Threads

Hotkey	Description
j	Next message
k	Previous message
e	Edit current message
d	Delete current message
r	Reply to current message
n	Reply to topic

SpeedGrader

Hotkey	Description
J	Next student
k	Previous student
c	Leave comment
g	Change grade
r	Use rubric

Gradebook

Hotkey	Description
Right Arrow	Move one cell to the right
Left Arrow	Move one cell to the left
Up Arrow	Move one cell up
Down Arrow	Move one cell down
Enter or Return	Edit cell contents
s	Sort the grid on the current active column
m	Open the menu for active column’s assignment
Esc	Close the currently active assignment menu
g	Go to the current assignment’s detail page
c	Comment on the active submission

Modules Index Page

Hotkey	Description
Up Arrow	Select next module or module item
Down Arrow	Select previous module or module item
Space	Select item to begin dragging, or drop previously selected item
j	Next module or module item
k	Previous module or module item
e	Edit module or module item
d	Delete current module or module item
I	Increase indent
O	Decrease indent
N	New module

Rich Content Editor

Hotkey	Description
Alt+F9	Open editor menubar
Alt+F10 (ALT + FN + F10 for Mac)	Open editor toolbar
Esc	Return to editing area
Left/Right Arrow	Navigate left/right through menu/toolbar
Tab	Cycle through dialog fields
ctrl + k	Insert a link
Alt+F8	Open keyboard shortcut help dialog
Alt + 0	Open Help Dialog

Media Player

Hotkey	Description
Space	Play/Pause media
Up Arrow	Raise Volume by 10% increment
Down Arrow	Lower Volume by 10% increment
Left Arrow	Jump backwards by 5% increment
Right Arrow	Skip forwards by 5% increment
F	Activate/deactivate fullscreen
M	Mute/Unmute playback audio