Keyboard Shortcuts when Editing Pages

Last update: April 17, 2024

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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:

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 paragraphs.
	`Ctrl-X`	Cut selected paragraphs. Note: The cut paragraph will not disappear until it has been pasted to the new location.
	`Ctrl-V`	Paste paragraphs from clipboard.
	`Alt-Ctrl-V`	Paste as reference.
	`Super-Del (fn-delete)`	Delete selected paragraphs.
	`Cmd-Backspace`	Delete selected paragraphs.
	`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.

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.