# Change hyperlink keyboard shortcut to Ctrl+k
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** keyboard, markdown-it-review, keyboard-shortcuts
**Created:** [09.Октябрь.2015 19:58:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325 "2015-10-09T19:58:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@hammer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hammer)
#### Post date: [09.Октябрь.2015 19:58:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325/1 "2015-10-09T19:58:34Z")
`Ctrl+k` currently will apply the preformatted text style to selected text. Every other application I use will open the edit hyperlink dialog. It would be nice to bring Discourse in line with other applications.
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### Author:  [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)
#### Post date: [09.Октябрь.2015 20:15:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325/2 "2015-10-09T20:15:47Z")
I really have to agree with this. I keep trying to link with ctrl-k as well.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [09.Октябрь.2015 22:49:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325/3 "2015-10-09T22:49:55Z")
@eviltrout probably worth reviewing the shortcuts while redoing composer
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [20.Июль.2017 09:37:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325/5 "2017-07-20T09:37:44Z")
This was completed a while ago, ctrl+k it is now.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [20.Июль.2017 09:37:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325/6 "2017-07-20T09:37:47Z")