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Send the element to the back

Cmd[

Mac Web app Confluence Cloud

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Left bracket to send the element to the back in Confluence. On a Mac, press Cmd + Left bracket instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Whiteboard

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`Cmd[`
Windows	Web app	`Ctrl[`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts and autocomplete - Confluence Cloud - Atlassian Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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Send the object to the back LibreOffice Impress Shift + Cmd + -
Lower the selection to the bottom Inkscape End
Send the object to the back Keynote Shift + Cmd + B
Send the item to the back Miro Page Down
Send the object to the back Pages Shift + Cmd + B
Send the layer to the back Adobe Premiere Pro Shift + Cmd + [
Send to the back Sketch Option + Cmd + [
Send the shape to the back Microsoft Visio Ctrl + Shift + B

More Confluence shortcuts

Open your notifications Cmd + Option + O
Open quick search Ctrl + Option + Z
Go to the home page Cmd + Option + H
Open recent items Cmd + Option + G
Open starred items Cmd + Option + 8
Go to the space overview Cmd + Option + V
Open the shortcut help Ctrl + ?
Show or hide the sidebar Ctrl + [

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