Google Wave Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet

This was posted into a Wave, credited to an unknown source in the Sandbox.. either way, it's a very good start if you're still getting used to Wave.

 

Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet

 

This is a quick guide to the current keyboard shortcuts supported by Wave. Currently the best way to print this is to copy and paste it into an app that will print.

 

Wave Navigation

Up/Down arrowsuse to navigate messages.

Tab/Shift-tabsame as Up/Down arrows (outside edit mode)

Home/End - focus first/last message

Spacego to next unread message (doesn't have to be within the same wave).

Left/Right arrowsto switch focus between digest panel and wave panel.

Page Up/Downgo to the next page in the [does not currently work, known bugs]

Ctrl-Spacemark all messages read (focus must be on wave panel though)

 

Messages

Enterreplies to messages: the new message will appear just below theselected message (it will be the same indentation level if it is thefirst reply, but indented moreif a non-first reply).

Shift-Enterreplies to messages at the end of thread: the new message will appearat the same indentation level, and at the BOTTOM most position.

Highlight text + Enterinline reply: the new message will appear indented and INSIDE the current message.

Ctrl-R - same as enter

Ctrl-Eedit message

Ctrl-Enter(while editing) insert inline reply at caret

 

Text Editing

Ctrl-Btoggles bold attributes for selected text

Ctrl-Itoggles italics attributes for selected text

Ctrl-GColor

Ctrl-LLinks to another Wave (highlight text, hit CTRL-L and put in a URL or aWave ID (see Debug menu for ID's) [NOTE: we will soon change the keycombo]

 

Copy/Paste

Ctrl-Ccopy the selected text.

Ctrl-Xcut the selected text.

Ctrl-Vpaste the text from the text buffer.

 

Structural Formatting

Ctrl-<n>Make the current line a heading, where n = 1..4 for different sized headings.

Ctrl-5Bullets

Ctrl-6Normal (removes heading/bullet style, but not bold/italic etc. current visualglitch in some browsers where text stays big - but this is notpersistent.)

Ctrl-7 LTR + Left align

Ctrl-8RTL + Right align

 

Slide Show

Space / Right - Next Slide

Shift-Space/ Left - Previous Slide

Down / Page DownNext set of thumbnails

Up / Page Up - Previous set of thumbnails

HomeFirst Slide

EndLast Slide

 

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