# New feature found in upgrade: Ctrl keys work in editor! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 6, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feature-found-in-upgrade-ctrl-keys-work-in-editor/462383 "2008-09-06T20:38:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feature-found-in-upgrade-ctrl-keys-work-in-editor/462383/1 "2008-09-06T20:38:18Z")
I use the Control keys all the time in Word and Paint and other programs that allow them. They now work in our editor at least with IE7 on Win XP2. Woo Hoo! Ctrl-B = **Bold** Ctrl-I = _Italics_ Ctrl-U = Underline Ctrl-Z = **Undo last** Ctrl-A = Select All **These already did work** Ctrl-V = Paste Ctrl-X = Cut Ctrl-C = Copy Don’t try **Ctrl-R** though, it does a reload, not a redo to reverse the Ctrl-Z ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feature-found-in-upgrade-ctrl-keys-work-in-editor/462383/2 "2008-09-06T20:43:07Z")
CTRL-Y is the standard redo sequence. The keys work for me in Firefox 3.0 as well. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feature-found-in-upgrade-ctrl-keys-work-in-editor/462383/3 "2008-09-06T20:50:12Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > CTRL-Y is the standard redo sequence. The keys work for me in Firefox 3.0 as well. Cool, let me try that. Yes, it works for me. Thanks, Jim