# Visual editor keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard **arrows** can be used to navigate between cells. Hold **Shift** and use **arrows** to select cells.

**Ctrl + Alt + P**  / **⌘ + Alt + P** - preview mode;

**Ctrl + Alt + E**  / **⌘ + Alt + E** - edit mode (for selected component);

**Shift + Delete** / **Ctrl + Delete** / **⌘ + Delete** - delete (unlink) cells data;

**Insert / Ctrl + Insert** / **⌘ + Insert** - insert a column and a row before selected cell;

**Shift + Insert** - add a row;

**Ctrl + Shift + Insert / ⌘ + Shift + Insert**  - add a column;

**Ctrl + M** / **⌘ + M** - merge selected cells;

**Ctrl + Alt + M** / **⌘ + Alt + M** - split selected cells;

**Ctrl + Alt + C**  / **⌘ + Alt + C** - copy cell content (including styling options and actions);

**Ctrl + Alt + V** / **⌘ + Alt + V** - paste copied cell content;

**Ctrl + Alt + Z** / **⌘ + Alt + Z -** undo edits;

**Ctrl + Alt + Y** / **⌘ + Alt + Y** - redo edits;

**Ctrl + Space** / **⌘ + Space** - open dimensions and measures popup menu;

**Ctrl + B** / **⌘ + B** - set bold font style;

**Ctrl + I** / **⌘ + I** - set italic font style;

**Ctrl + U** / **⌘ + U** - set underline font style;

**Ctrl + L** / **⌘ + L** - left horizontal text alignment;

**Ctrl + R** / **⌘ + R** - right horizontal text alignment;

**Ctrl + J** / **⌘ + J** - center horizontal text alignment;

**Ctrl + Alt + L** / **⌘ + Alt + L** - top vertical text alignment;

**Ctrl + Alt + R** / **⌘ + Alt + R** - bottom vertical text alignment;

**Ctrl + Alt + J** / **⌘ + Alt + J** - middle vertical text alignment;

**Ctrl + Alt + F** / **⌘ + Alt + F** - fit text inside a cell (autosize text mode);

**Ctrl + Shift + U** / **⌘ + Shift + U** - delete (unlink) cells data;

**Ctrl + Shift + L** / **⌘ + Shift + L** - open/close "Dimensions / Measures" panel;

**Ctrl + Shift + A** / **⌘ + Shift + A** - open/close "Actions" panel;

**Ctrl + Shift + S** / **⌘ + Shift + S** -  open/close tags panel.


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