Various keyboard shortcuts are available throughout AEM. Some apply when editing pages, others to the use of consoles, and some in particular to the Content Fragments console.
The modifier keys required for AEM keyboard shortcuts vary depending on operating system.
Location | Shortcut | Description |
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Any edit window mode | Ctrl-Shift-m |
Toggle between Preview and the currently selected mode (for example, Edit, Layout, etc)* |
Edit mode | Ctrl-z |
Undo last change |
Ctrl-y |
Redo last change | |
Ctrl-Click |
Select multiple paragraphs | |
Ctrl-c |
Copy selected paragraphs | |
Ctrl-x |
Cut selected paragraphs, (cut paragraphs do not disappear in the user interface until it is pasted) | |
Ctrl-v |
Paste paragraph(s) previously cut or copied | |
Ctrl-Backspace |
Delete selected paragraph(s) | |
Edit mode - Rich Text Editor | Ctrl-b |
Bold |
Ctrl-I |
Italic | |
Ctrl-u |
Underline |
Once the user starts to interact with the page in Preview Mode, the Ctrl-Shift-m
shortcut is no longer available. The user must click on the top editor bar or go back to the Edit mode for the shortcut to once again become available.
Various keyboard shortcuts are also available for desktop users when using the consoles, and some in particular to the Content Fragments console.
Editor keyboard shortcuts are always active regardless if the console shortcuts have been deactivated.
The modifier keys used for the keyboard shortcuts vary depending on the operating system used by the client.
Windows and Linux | macOS |
---|---|
Ctrl |
Command |
Alt |
Option |