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Studio Editor: Keyboard Shortcuts

2 min
In this article
  • Basic actions
  • Interaction with different elements
  • View options
  • Text formatting
While building your client’s site on the Studio Editor, you can use keyboard shortcuts to work quickly and efficiently. 
Working on a Mac?
Use the Cmd key instead of the Ctrl key, and Option instead of Alt.

Basic actions

Shortcut
What it does
Ctrl + Z
Undo
Ctrl + Y
(or Cmd + Shift + Z)
Redo
Ctrl + Alt + P
Enter and exit Preview mode
Ctrl + S
Save
Ctrl + Shift + P
Publish

Interaction with different elements

Shortcut
What it does
Ctrl + X
Cut 
Ctrl + C 
Copy 
Ctrl + V 
Paste 
Ctrl + D 
or
Alt + Drag
Duplicate an element
Delete / Backspace 
Delete an element 
 Ctrl + Click
Select a child element
Alt + C
Place selected elements in a container
Alt + Shift + C
Remove the container around the elements
Alt + S
Stack the selected elements
Ctrl + ↑
Bring an element to the front
Ctrl +  ↓
Send an element to the back
Ctrl +  ↓
Move an element backward
Ctrl +  ↑
Move an element forward 
↓ 
Move an element by 1px (i.e. Nudge) in a specific direction
Shift + ←
Shift + →
Shift + ↑
Shift + ↓
Move an element by 10px in a specific direction
Esc
Deselect an element
Ctrl + Drag / Resize
Disable the auto-docking while resizing or moving an element
Shift + Resize
Resize an element while maintaining its original proportions
Alt + Resize
Resize an element from its center point
Shift + Drag
Drag an element in a straight line, along a horizontal or vertical axis

View options

Shortcut
What it does
Ctrl + (+)
Zoom in
Ctrl + (-) 
Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 
Reset your view to actual size (100%)
Ctrl + .
Open and close side panels
Ctrl + I
Show or hide the Inspector panel
Ctrl + L
Show or hide the Layers panel
Ctrl + Alt + Z
Open the code side panel
Ctrl + / 
Show or hide the Keyboard Shortcuts panel

Text formatting

Action
Description
Ctrl + B
Bold
Ctrl + I
Italic
Ctrl + U
Underline