Use keyboard shortcuts

Updated 04 Aug 2023

When you answer questions in a player, you can cut, copy, and paste using the keyboard. You also can use keyboard shortcuts to enter special characters and symbols. For example, if you enter:

\sqrt

the square root symbol appears:

Math questions also include a palette of symbols where you can enter the special characters by selecting a palette icon. See Use the math palette for details on entering special characters and symbols from the palette.