AEM Forms Keyboard Shortcuts

Last update: March 5, 2025

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Adobe recommends using the modern and extensible data capture Core Components for creating new Adaptive Forms or adding Adaptive Forms to AEM Sites pages. These components represent a significant advancement in Adaptive Forms creation, ensuring impressive user experiences. This article describes an older approach to authoring Adaptive Forms using foundation components.

This article lists the keyboard shortcuts that can be used with Adaptive Form Editor, Theme Editor, Content Browser, and Correspondence Management for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Adaptive Form Editor

ActionShortcut on WindowsShortcut on macOS
Open the Properties browser for the selected adaptive form componentAlt+EnterAlt+Return
Close the Properties browser for the selected adaptive form componentCtrl+Alt+WCommand+Alt+W
Save changes in the Properties browser for the selected adaptive form componentCtrl+SCommand+S
Edit rule for the selected adaptive form componentCtrl+Alt+EnterCommand+Alt+Return
Toggle between Preview and the currently selected mode (for example, Edit and Scaffolding)Ctrl+Shift+MCtrl+Shift+M*
Undo last changeCtrl+ZCtrl+Z*
Redo last changeCtrl+YCtrl+Y*
Select multiple componentsShift+ClickShift+Click
Copy selected componentCtrl-CCtrl-C*
Cut selected components. The cut component does not disappear until it is pasted to the new location.Ctrl-XCtrl-X*
Paste componentsCtrl+VCtrl+V
Delete selected componentsCtrl+DelCtrl+Del*
Delete selected componentsCtrl+BackspaceCtrl+Backspace*
Make text bold while using the Rich Text Editor component in Preview modeCtrl+BCtrl+B*
Italicize text while using the Rich Text Editor component in Preview modeCtrl+ICtrl+I*
Make text bold while using the Rich Text Editor component in Preview modeCtrl+UCtrl+U*
NOTE
Shortcuts marked with a ‘*’ work both with the Ctrl and Command keys on macOS.
NOTE
Multi-select on a desktop device:
  • Windows: Ctrl+Click on required components.
  • macOS: Command+Click on required components.

Theme Editor

ActionShortcut on WindowsShortcut on macOS
Open the Properties browser for the selected component in a themeAlt+EnterAlt+Return
Close the Properties browser for the selected component in a themeCtrl+Alt+WCommand+Alt+W
Undo last changeCtrl+ZCtrl+Z*
Redo last changeCtrl+YCtrl+Y*
Save changes in the Properties browser for the selected component in a themeCtrl+SCtrl+S*
NOTE
Shortcuts marked with a ‘*’ work both with the Ctrl and Command keys on macOS.

Content Browser

ActionShortcut on WindowsShortcut on macOS
Expand all accordions in the Form Objects tree of the Content browser when in focusCtrl+A to select all accordions followed by Right Arrow to expandCommand+A to select all accordions followed by Right Arrow to expand
Collapse all accordions in the Form Objects tree of the Content browser when in focusCtrl+A to select all accordions followed by Left Arrow to collapseCommand+A to select all accordions followed by Left Arrow to collapse
Expand the selected accordion in the Form Objects treeRight ArrowRight Arrow
Collapse selected accordion in the Form Objects treeLeft ArrowLeft Arrow
Select the next item in the Forms Objects treeDown ArrowDown Arrow
Select the previous item in the Forms Objects treeUp ArrowUp Arrow

[1] Replaces Ctrl + Right Arrow for Windows and Command + Right Arrow for macOS.
[2] Replaces Ctrl + Left Arrow for Windows and Command + Left Arrow for macOS.