Google Wave: Save Time By Using Keyboard Shortcuts

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By eliminating the need to leave your keyboard, you can perform a number of actions so much quicker. These include navigation, message formatting, message management, and editing.

Navigation:

  • Space Bar – takes you to the next unread message


  • Home Button - takes you to the first message


  • End Button – takes you to the last message


  • Up and Down arrows – Navigate up and down the message list


  • Left and Right arrows – Switch from digest panel and wave panel


  • Ctrl+Space Bar While focus is on Wave Panel – mark all messages as read


    • Message Formatting:

  • Ctrl+G – Color selected text (bring up a popup window for inputing desired color)


  • Ctrl+B – Toggles bolding on selected text


  • Ctrl+I - Toggles bolding on selected text


  • Ctrl+5 – Toggles Bullets


  • Ctrl+7 – Left align


  • Ctrl+8 – Right align


  • Ctrl+C – Copy selected text


  • Ctrl+V - Pasted copied text


  • Ctrl+X – Cut selected text


    • Message Management:

  • Enter – Replies to selected message


  • Ctrl+R – Replies to selected message


  • Ctrl+E – Edit message


  • Ctrl+Enter - Insert inline reply while editing


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