What's the keyboard shortcut to adding tex or itex tags?

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The discussion centers on the lack of a keyboard shortcut for adding tex and itex tags in the forum's text editor. Users can currently use the symbols $$ for tex and ## for itex as a workaround. The suggestion is made to implement a dedicated shortcut to streamline the process, especially for lengthy posts and multiple replies. The existing shortcut for italics (Ctrl+I) highlights the need for similar functionality for tex and itex. Implementing such a feature would enhance user experience significantly.
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When typing in the text editor, if i press Ctrl+I then italics BBC are automatically inserted into the post. But what is the shortcut for adding tex and itex tags?

If for some odd reason, there isn't such a thing yet, it would be a really really excellent idea to implement this into the forum software, as it gets very tiring to type out these tags, especially in long posts, or when replying/helping several people.
 
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No keyboard shortcut, but you can use $$ which is easy to type.
 
$$ for tex and ## for itex.
 
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