Page editor keyboard shortcuts

Select a block in the central canvas of the page editor, then use the shortcuts below. For block actions, keyboard focus must be on the canvas, rather than in a sidebar field or text you are editing.

On Mac, ⌘ means Command and ⌥ Option corresponds to Alt. A + means you hold the keys together.

Copy, paste and undo

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac
Undo the last change	Ctrl + Z	⌘ + Z
Redo an undone change	Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y	⌘ + Shift + Z
Copy selected blocks	Ctrl + C	⌘ + C
Paste copied blocks into the selected container	Ctrl + V	⌘ + V
Paste text or an image from the clipboard into the page	Ctrl + V	⌘ + V
Delete selected, unlocked blocks	Delete or Backspace	⌫ Delete or Forward Delete

Before pasting blocks, select their destination section or container. Pasting external text creates a text block. Changes are saved automatically, so you do not need a save shortcut.

Select and move

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac
Add a block to the selection within the same container	Shift + click	Shift + click
Add several blocks to the selection	Shift + drag from an empty area	Shift + drag from an empty area
Move selected blocks by one grid cell	↑, ↓, ← or →	↑, ↓, ← or →
Move selected blocks by five grid cells	Shift + ↑, ↓, ← or →	Shift + ↑, ↓, ← or →
Move a block only horizontally or vertically	Hold Shift while dragging	Hold Shift while dragging
Duplicate a block and drag the copy	Hold Alt before starting to drag	Hold ⌥ Option before starting to drag

Arrow keys move blocks within their container boundaries. They do not move locked blocks. A cell is one unit of the grid, rather than a screen pixel.

When dragging with Shift, the dominant direction determines the horizontal or vertical axis. Release Shift to move freely again. To duplicate, hold Alt or ⌥ Option from the start of the gesture: clicking without dragging does not create a copy.

See also the rectangle selection and moving blocks guides.

Resize and rotate

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac
Resize freely from a corner without preserving proportions	Hold Shift while dragging a corner handle	Hold Shift while dragging a corner handle
Resize from the center	Hold Alt while dragging a resize handle	Hold ⌥ Option while dragging a resize handle
Resize freely from the center	Hold Alt + Shift while dragging a corner	Hold ⌥ Option + Shift while dragging a corner
Rotate in 15° increments	Hold Shift while dragging the rotation handle	Hold Shift while dragging the rotation handle

Without Shift, corner handles preserve proportions. Side handles change a single dimension. You can press or release the keys during resizing or rotation. Releasing Shift during rotation restores one-degree adjustments.

The resizing and rotation guides explain where to find the handles.

Zoom

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac
Zoom in or out around the pointer on the canvas	Ctrl + mouse wheel	Ctrl + mouse wheel

Use Ctrl for this gesture, including on Mac. You can also choose a zoom level from the bottom bar.

While editing text

Start editing a text block before using these shortcuts. They apply to the text content rather than the page's blocks.

Action	Windows / Linux	Mac
Select all text in the active text editor	Ctrl + A	⌘ + A
Copy selected text	Ctrl + C	⌘ + C
Cut selected text	Ctrl + X	⌘ + X
Paste text	Ctrl + V	⌘ + V
Create a paragraph or list item	Enter	Return

Use the text toolbar for bold, italic, underline and other formatting settings.