MakeCode keyboard controls (text guide)

A list of keyboard controls for Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit. Suitable for use with a screen reader or for printing with a braille embosser. Ensure you maintain the indentation from the Word document as this communicates the structure of the program.

Note: Mac users should use Command instead of Control and Option instead of Alt.

Global

Show/hide shortcut help: Control + /

Move between menus, simulator, and the workspace: Tab and Shift + Tab

Area menu: Control + B, then Tab to select an area, then Enter

Blocks workspace

Screen reader mode: Alt + Shift + A

Navigate blocks: arrow keys

Next block stack: N

Previous block stack: B

Select workspace: W

Context menu: Control + Enter

Format code: F

Undo / redo: Control + Z / Control + Y

Download code: L

Toolbox: T

Start or stop simulator: S

Toolbox

Move in and out of categories: left and right arrow keys

Navigate categories or blocks: up and down arrow keys

Insert block: Enter or Space

Next / previous heading: H, Shift + H

Selected block

Move in and out of a block: right and left arrow keys

Edit or confirm: Enter or Space

Cancel or exit: Escape

Move mode: M

Move mode for a stack: Shift + M

Copy / paste: Control + C / Control + V

Cut: Control + X

Duplicate: D

Disconnect block: X

Delete: Delete or Backspace

More block info: I

Container block info: Shift + I

Move mode

Move to positions: arrow keys

Move anywhere: Hold Control and press arrow keys

Confirm: Enter or Space

Cancel: Escape

Some keyboard controls for the above can also be found in the MakeCode keyboard controls (visual guide).