# Keyboard shortcuts

The handful of keys that make the editor quicker, from undo to selecting a part with Alt+Click.

For: Everyone editing a page

## The keys that matter

Most editing in CubeSites is pointer work: click to select, type to change. The keyboard adds speed for the repetitive moves, and one habit, Alt+Click, that changes what you are editing without reaching for menus.

Press ? anywhere in the editor for the same list, and the Help menu in the toolbar has it too, along with the welcome guide and the getting-started checklist.

Walkthrough: The shortcuts that get used most (The keyboard shortcuts dialog)

1. **Undo and redo**: Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z, working the same as everywhere else in your day.
2. **Duplicate and paste**: Ctrl+D duplicates a section; Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V copy and paste below the selection.
3. **Alt+Click**: The one habit that changes everything: it selects a part of a section rather than the whole thing.
4. **Press / to add**: Quick add with the search ready: type "prices" or "opening hours" rather than remembering where they live.

| Keys | What they do |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo the last change |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo |
| Ctrl+S | Save now |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate the selected section |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V | Copy a section and paste it below the selection |
| Right-click | Quick actions for the section or part |
| Alt+Click | Select a part inside a section |
| Del | Delete the selected section |
| Esc | Deselect, or leave a field |
| / | Quick add: search for a section to add |
| P | Toggle Click through |
| ? | Open this list |

## Two habits worth keeping

Alt+Click before reaching for the inspector: half of the small changes are to a part, not a section, and the menu then offers exactly the right actions.

And press / when you know what you want but not where it lives. Typing "prices" or "opening hours" is faster than remembering which category holds it.

Picture: The keyboard shortcuts dialog. The same list the editor shows when you press ?. On a Mac, use Cmd instead of Ctrl.

## Do shortcuts work while typing text?

The editing keys do, which is why undo also works mid-sentence. / and ? wait until you are not in a text field.

## Related guides

- [Work with sections](/help/editor/work-with-sections)
- [Add a section](/help/blocks/add-a-section)
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