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Various keyboard shortcuts are available throughout AEM. Some apply when editing pages, others to the use of consoles.
Note:
For the Shortcut * both Ctrl and Command keys work on Mac OS.
Note:
Multi-select on a desktop device:
- Windows: Ctrl+click on required components.
- MAC: Cmd+click on required components.
Location | Shortcut * | Description |
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Ctrl-Shift-m | Toggle between Preview and the currently selected mode (e.g. Edit, Scaffolding, etc). | |
Edit mode | Ctrl-z | Undo last change. |
Ctrl-y | Redo last change. | |
Shift-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. |
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Ctrl-Del | Delete selected paragraph(s). | |
Ctrl-Backspace | Delete selected paragraph(s). | |
Edit mode - Rich Text Editor |
Ctrl-B |
Bold |
Ctrl-I |
Italic |
|
Ctrl-U |
Underline |
Various keyboard shortcuts are also available for desktop users when using the consoles of the touch-optimized UI:
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. |
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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 of the classic UI: