Sway keyboard shortcuts

You can use Sway with keyboard shortcuts to tell your story. Sway works across your devices—you can view and edit your content in a web browser on a PC, Mac, or other device with a keyboard and web access.

Notes

• These keyboard shortcuts refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys on other keyboard layouts may not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.

• For keyboard shortcuts that require two or more keys to be pressed simultaneously, the keys are separated by a plus sign (+).

In this topic

• Sway keyboard shortcuts for Windows

• Sway keyboard shortcuts for Mac

Sway keyboard shortcuts for Windows

Using a web browser such as Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox on your Windows PC, you can view, edit, and share your Sway content. See also the Sway app for Windows 10.

Note: This topic assumes that JAWS users have the Virtual Ribbon Menu feature turned off.

Frequently used shortcuts for Sway in Windows PCs

To do this	Press this
Move from the top navigation bar to the secondary navigation bar to Storyline or Design to the task pane	Ctrl+F6
Cancel the current action, remove the current selection, or exit Play mode	Esc
Copy text	Ctrl+C
Cut text	Ctrl+X
Paste text	Ctrl+V
Delete the selected Card and all of its contents	Del
Undo the last action	Ctrl+Z
Redo the last action	Ctrl+Y
Switch to Accessibility view	Alt+Shift+V
Turn on Play mode	Alt+Shift+P
Share the current Sway	Alt+Shift+S
Zoom In/Out	Ctrl +/-

Navigate in Sway on a Windows PC

To do this	Press this
Move from the top navigation bar to the secondary navigation bar to Storyline or Design to the task pane	Ctrl+F6
Move from the task pane to Storyline or Design to the secondary navigation bar to the top navigation bar	Shift+Ctrl+F6
Open the Insert pane	Alt+Shift+I
Open the Styles pane	Alt+Shift+G

Format text and cards in Sway on a Windows PC

To do this	Press this
Apply emphasis to text	Ctrl+B
Apply accentuation to text	Ctrl+I
Apply a heading style to text	Ctrl+Alt+1
Start or continue a bulleted list	Ctrl+period
Start or continue a numbered list	Ctrl+slash
Add or edit a hyperlink	Ctrl+K
Follow a hyperlink	Ctrl+click
Group all cards in a Card selection	Ctrl+G
Ungroup all cards in a Card selection	Ctrl+Shift+G
Copy all cards in a Card selection	Ctrl+C
Cut all cards in a Card selection	Ctrl+X
Paste all cards in a Card selection	Ctrl+V

Select and navigate in text in Sway on a Windows PC

To do this	Press this
Select a character to the left	Shift+Left Arrow
Select a character to the right	Shift+Right Arrow
Select left, one word at a time	Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Select right, one word at a time	Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Select up, one line at a time	Shift+Up Arrow
Select down, on line at a time	Shift+Down Arrow
Select up, one paragraph at a time	Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow
Select down, one paragraph at a time	Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Go to the previous word	Ctrl+Left Arrow
Go to the next word	Ctrl+Right Arrow
Go to the start of the paragraph	Ctrl+Up Arrow
Go to the start of the next paragraph	Ctrl+Down Arrow

Interact with Cards in Sway on a Windows PC

To do this	Press this
Select the current Card	Spacebar
Move focus to the next Card	Down Arrow
Move focus to the previous Card	Up Arrow
Expand the selected Group or Section	Right Arrow
Collapse the selected Group or Section	Left Arrow
Move the current Card up in the Storyline	Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Move the current Card down in the Storyline	Alt+Shift+Down Arrow

Play a Sway on a Windows PC

When you preview or play your Sway creation, use these commands to navigate.

To do this	Press this
Go to the previous image	Left Arrow
Go to the next image	Right Arrow
Exit	Esc or Alt+Left Arrow

View a comparison in Sway on a Windows PC

When playing a Sway, use these commands to control the divider inside of a comparison.

To do this	Press this
Move the focus to the divider line	Tab
Slide left by chunk	Left Arrow
Slide right by chunk	Right Arrow
Slide left by pixel	Alt+Left Arrow
Slide right by pixel	Alt+Right Arrow
Snap left	Ctrl+Left Arrow
Snap right	Ctrl+Right Arrow

Sway keyboard shortcuts for Mac

Using a web browser such as Safari, Chrome, or Firefox on your Mac, you can view, edit, and share your Sway content. Sway makes sure it looks great.

Notes

• On a Mac keyboard, the Command key is denoted with the symbol.

• This topic assumes that function keys work in the standard way. If you changed this system preference, to use the Sway shortcut, do not press the Fn key with function keys.

Mac frequently used shortcuts

To do this	Press this
Move from the top navigation bar to the secondary navigation bar to Storyline or Design to the task pane	Control+Fn+F6
Cancel the current action, remove the current selection, or exit Play mode	Esc
Copy text	Command+C
Cut text	Command+X
Paste text	Command+V
Delete the selected Card and all of its contents	Del
Undo the last action	Command+Z
Redo the last action	Command+Y
Switch to Accessibility view	Option+Shift+V
Turn on Play mode	Option+Shift+P
Share the current Sway	Option+Shift+S

Navigate on a Mac

To do this	Press this
Move from the top navigation bar to the secondary navigation bar to Storyline or Design to the task pane	Control+Fn+F6
Move from the task pane to Storyline or Design to the secondary navigation bar to the top navigation bar	Control+Shift+Fn+F6
Close a help tip or Sway dialog	Esc
Open and close the Insert pane	Option+Shift+I
Open and close the Styles pane	Option+Shift+G
From Play, return to Storyline; from Storyline, return to Sway home page	Alt+Left Arrow

Format text and cards on a Mac

To do this	Press this
Apply emphasis to text	Command+B or Control+B
Apply accentuation to text	Command+I or Control+I
Apply a heading style to text	Control+Option+1
Create a bulleted list	Control+period
Create a numbered list	Control+slash
Add or edit a hyperlink	Control+K
Follow a hyperlink	Control+left-click mouse
Group all cards in a Card selection	Control+G
Ungroup all cards in a Card selection	Control+Shift+G
Copy all cards in a Card selection	Control+C
Cut all cards in a Card selection	Control+X
Paste all cards in a Card selection	Control+V

Select and navigate in text on a Mac

To do this	Press this
Select a character to the left	Shift+Left Arrow
Select a character to the right	Shift+Right Arrow
Select left, one word at a time	Shift+Option+Left Arrow
Select right, one word at a time	Shift+Option+Right Arrow
Select up, one line at a time	Shift+Up Arrow
Select down, one line at a time	Shift+Down Arrow
Select up, one paragraph at a time	Shift+Option+Up Arrow
Select down, one paragraph at a time	Shift+Option+Down Arrow
Go to the previous word	Option+Left Arrow
Go to the next word	Option+Right Arrow
Go to the start of the previous paragraph	Option+Up Arrow
Go to the end of the next paragraph	Option+Down Arrow

Interact with Cards on a Mac

To do this	Press this
Select the current Card	Spacebar
Move focus to the next Card	Down Arrow
Move focus to the previous Card	Up Arrow
Expand the selected Group or Section	Right Arrow
Collapse the selected Group or Section	Left Arrow
Move the current Card up in the Storyline	Option+Shift+Up Arrow
Move the current Card down in the Storyline	Option+Shift+Down Arrow

Play a Sway on a Mac

When you press the Play button, use these commands to navigate.

To do this	Press this
Go to the previous image	Left Arrow
Go to the next image	Right Arrow
Exit slideshow	Esc or Option+Left Arrow

View a comparison on a Mac

When you play a Sway that includes a comparison, use these commands to control the divider line.

To do this	Press this
Move the focus to the divider line	Tab
Slide left by chunk	Left Arrow
Slide right by chunk	Right Arrow
Slide left by pixel	Option+Left Arrow
Slide right by pixel	Option+Right Arrow
Snap left	Command+Left Arrow
Snap right	Command+Right Arrow