What are the built in shortcut keys for a RichTextBox

Jeff Gaines 271 Reputation points
2024-06-23T14:30:38.6266667+00:00

I am writing a very simple RTF editor to keep formatted notes.

It seems some shortcuts are built in like Ctrl+C, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+Z but others I need to handle myself - essentially formatting like Ctrl+I, Ctrl+B etc.

Is there a definitive list available of the built in codes please so I don't duplicate things?

I am intrigued to know what Ctrl+I does, it's built in and seems to make the word under the cursor disappear which is interesting!

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  1. Pinaki Ghatak 2,795 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2024-06-24T05:49:32.3733333+00:00

    Hello @Jeff Gaines

    Please know, the RichTextBox control in .NET has several built-in shortcut keys for formatting and navigation. Here are some common ones:

    1. Ctrl+C: Copy selected text.
    2. Ctrl+X: Cut selected text.
    3. Ctrl+V: Paste clipboard content.
    4. Ctrl+Z: Undo the last action.
    5. Ctrl+B: Toggle bold formatting.
    6. Ctrl+I: Toggle italic formatting.
    7. Ctrl+U: Toggle underline formatting.
    8. Ctrl+L: Align text left.
    9. Ctrl+E: Align text center.
    10. Ctrl+R: Align text right.

    For a comprehensive list, you can refer to the official documentation on Rich Edit shortcut keys. As for Ctrl+I specifically, it’s indeed used for toggling italic formatting. If it appears to make the word under the cursor disappear, it might be related to the context or other custom handling in your application, or even depending on how the font rendering is happening.

    Feel free to explore further! 😊👍

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  1. Viorel 114.1K Reputation points
    2024-06-23T17:19:41.99+00:00

    If it is a Forms application, then check a list:

    Several shortcuts probably do not work in some versions of Rich Edit.

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