Accessibility
Keyboard shortcuts
The following Alt+key and Option+key shortcuts can only be used when the content area of the editor has focus.
| Task | PC (Non-macOS users) | macOS |
|---|---|---|
Focus/jump to menu bar |
Alt+F9 |
Option+F9 |
Focus/jump to toolbar |
Alt+F10 |
Option+F10 |
Focus/jump to element path |
Alt+F11 |
Option+F11 |
Close menu/submenu/dialog |
Esc |
Esc |
Return to the editor content area |
Esc |
Esc |
Navigate left/right through menu/toolbar |
Tab and the Arrow Keys |
Tab and the Arrow Keys |
For additional navigation keyboard shortcuts and shortcuts for applying some commonly-used formats, see: Keyboard shortcuts.
How to work with the editor
When navigating to a TinyMCE editor, the keyboard focus (caret) will be in the content area. The up and down arrow keys navigate between the lines of the editor, such as within and between paragraphs, headings and other items such as links.
Navigating the menu bar
To focus on the editor menu bar, press Alt+F9. The Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys navigate through the top menu items. The Enter, Return, Spacebar, or Down Arrow keys open the highlighted menu and moves focus to the first menu item. To activate or select the highlighted menu item, use the Enter, Return, or Spacebar keys. Press the Esc key to collapse the menu. The Right Arrow key opens submenus and the Esc key collapses submenus. To return focus to the content area from the menu bar, use the Esc key.
Navigating the toolbar
General toolbar navigation
To focus on the editor toolbars, press Alt+F10; which moves the keyboard focus to the first toolbar button on the first toolbar. To move between toolbar buttons within toolbar groups (visual groups of toolbar buttons), use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys. To move the focus between toolbar groups, use the Tab or Shift+Tab keys. When you reach the end of a toolbar group the Right Arrow key will return the focus to the start of the toolbar group. To activate or select the highlighted toolbar button, use the Enter, Return, or Spacebar keys. To return focus to the content area from the toolbar, use the Esc key.
Navigating toolbar buttons that contain menus or grids
To open submenus or grid selections on toolbar buttons, use the Enter, Return, Spacebar, or Down Arrow keys. To close submenus or grids, use the Esc key. Some toolbar buttons with menus will present a grid of options rather than a menu, such as the background color selector. These grids can be navigated with the arrow keys and closed using the Esc key.
Navigating dialogs
Dialogs such as Insert/Edit Image are opened from either a menu item or a toolbar button. Some dialogs contain multiple tabs or pages of options. To change tabs or pages, use the arrow keys; the highlighted tab will become active immediately. Use the Tab key to navigate between the dialog options on the selected dialog tab. The Save dialog button stores the changes, and the Cancel dialog button or the Esc key discards changes.
Accessibility options
TinyMCE has accessibility options that can be set when initializing the editor, see: Accessibility options.