DocumentationAEM 6.4Classic UI Authoring Guide

Keyboard Shortcuts when Editing Pages keyboard-shortcuts-when-editing-pages

Last update: Wed May 03 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Various keyboard shortcuts are available throughout AEM. Some apply when editing pages, others to the use of consoles.

NOTE
In the following tables, for the key combinations in the Shortcut column, both Ctrl and Command keys work on macOS.
NOTE
Multi-select on a desktop device:
  • Windows: Ctrl+click on required components.
  • Mac: Cmd+click on required components.

Editing Keyboard Shortcuts editing-keyboard-shortcuts

Location
Shortcut
Description
Edit Mode
Ctrl-z
Undo last change.
Ctrl-y
Redo last change.
Shift-Click
Select multiple paragraphs.
Ctrl-Click
Select multiple paragraphs.
Ctrl-C
Copy selected paragraph(s).
Ctrl-X
Cut selected paragraph(s).Note: The cut paragraph will not disappear until it has been pasted to the new location.
Ctrl-V
Paste paragraph(s) from clipboard.
Alt-Ctrl-V
Paste as reference.
Super-Del (fn-delete)
Delete selected paragraph(s).
Cmd-Backspace
Delete selected paragraph(s).
Alt-right-click
Force default (browser) context menu.
Note: AEM context menus only occur in the classic UI.
Ctrl-Alt-c
Shows the client context.
Rich Text Editor
Ctrl-B
Bold
Ctrl-I
Italic
Ctrl-U
Underline
Content Finder - Search box
down-arrow
Trigger a suggestions list. Needed when too few characters have been entered to trigger the list automatically (this happens when 2 or more characters have been entered).
right-arrow
(on a suggested path)
Select item and trigger suggestions for the selected path.
left-arrow
(on a suggested path)
Select item and trigger suggestions for its ancestors (as in siblings of parent).
Enter
(on a suggested path)
Select item and trigger search.
Esc
Close suggestions layer.
Content Finder
Alt+drag

Drag assets, drop on destination.

The drop action produces a new paragraph; instead of replacing the asset in the destination.

Various keyboard shortcuts are also available for desktop users when using the consoles.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Development keyboard-shortcuts-for-development

Additional keyboard shortcuts are available for desktop developers when using the page editor.

Location
Shortcut
Description
Edit mode
Set the following suffix in the URL:
?debugClientLibs=true
Then use:
Ctrl-Shift-U
To see timing statistics for page loading.
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