Visual Editor keyboard shortcuts

Speed up your workflow when using Builder Content's Visual Editor by learning the following keyboard shortcuts.

Overview

Press Cmd + k (Mac) or Ctrl + k (Windows) to open the Command Palette for the Visual Editor, which contains a list of several tools. If you have text selected in a text block, the same shortcut opens the link dialog instead.

The following shortcuts do not require any block within the Visual Editor to be selected.

The video below demonstrates a few editor-level shortcuts.

Action	Mac	Windows
Save a checkpoint	`Cmd + s`	`Ctrl + s`
Select all blocks within the content entry	`Cmd + a`	`Ctrl + a`
Display Command Palette	`Cmd + k`	`Ctrl + k`
Toggle developer options	`Ctrl + y`, `Cmd + Ctrl + a`	`Ctrl + y`, `Cmd + Ctrl + a`
Toggle JSON view (requires the Edit code permission)	`Cmd + e`	`Ctrl + e`
Toggle the context menu	`Cmd + /`	`Ctrl + /`
Toggle inline preview	`Cmd + \`	`Ctrl + \`
Zoom in	`Cmd + =`	`Ctrl + =`
Zoom out	`Cmd + -`	`Ctrl + -`
Reset zoom	`Cmd + 0`	`Ctrl + 0`
Toggle the code panel (requires code access)	`Cmd + j`	`Ctrl + j`
Open in Builder Code (requires the Edit code permission)	`Cmd + Shift + j`	`Ctrl + Shift + j`
Clear the selection and exit group editing	`Esc`	`Esc`

Most of the following shortcuts act on the blocks you've selected in the Visual Editor.

The video below demonstrates a few block-level shortcuts.

Action	Mac	Windows
Copy	`Cmd + c`	`Ctrl + c`
Paste	`Cmd + v`	`Ctrl + v`
Cut	`Cmd + x`	`Ctrl + x`
Undo	`Cmd + z`	`Ctrl + z`
Redo	`Cmd + Shift + z`	`Ctrl + Shift + z`
Duplicate	`Cmd + d`	`Ctrl + d`
Group a selection	`Cmd + g`	`Ctrl + g`
Ungroup	`Cmd + Shift + g`	`Ctrl + Shift + g`
Copy style	`Cmd + Opt + c`	`Ctrl + Alt + c`
Paste style	`Cmd + Opt + v`	`Ctrl + Alt + v`
Lock or unlock group	`Cmd + Opt + g`	`Ctrl + Alt + g`
Deselect all	`Cmd + Shift + a`	`Ctrl + Shift + a`
Adjust top margin	`Shift + Up Arrow`, `Shift + Down Arrow`	`Shift + Up Arrow`, `Shift + Down Arrow`
Adjust left margin	`Shift + Left Arrow`, `Shift + Right Arrow`	`Shift + Left Arrow`, `Shift + Right Arrow`
Delete	`Backspace`, `Delete`	`Backspace`, `Delete`
Bold	`Cmd + b`	`Ctrl + b`
Italic	`Cmd + i`	`Ctrl + i`
Underline	`Cmd + u`	`Ctrl + u`
Adjust top margin by 1 px	`Up Arrow`, `Down Arrow`	`Up Arrow`, `Down Arrow`
Adjust left margin by 1 px	`Left Arrow`, `Right Arrow`	`Left Arrow`, `Right Arrow`
Adjust bottom margin	`Opt + Up Arrow`, `Opt + Down Arrow`	`Alt + Up Arrow`, `Alt + Down Arrow`
Adjust right margin	`Opt + Left Arrow`, `Opt + Right Arrow`	`Alt + Left Arrow`, `Alt + Right Arrow`
Display content JSON	`Cmd + e`	`Ctrl + e`

Learn more about the Command Palette or consider reading an Overview of the Visual Editor.

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