Keyboard Shortcuts
Use Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows/Linux; Option corresponds to Alt. Outside inputs, Ctrl/Cmd + / opens help; click outside to close.
Elements
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/Cmd + A | Open Add elements |
| Ctrl/Cmd + B | Open the design library |
| Ctrl/Cmd + S | Save |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Ctrl/Cmd + C | Copy the active element |
| Ctrl/Cmd + V | Paste copied elements |
| Ctrl/Cmd + D | Duplicate the active element |
| Backspace or Delete | Delete the active element |
| Esc | Close a supported popout, leave Preview, or deselect the active element, depending on context |
| Shift + Esc | Select the active element’s parent |
| Ctrl/Cmd + E | Open the rich-text editor for a selected Rich Text element |
Text-editing shortcuts take precedence inside inputs.
Controls and Preview
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + R | Cycle to the next breakpoint |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S | Toggle scale-to-fit and actual-size canvas |
| Alt/Option + P | Toggle Preview |
| Ctrl/Cmd + / or Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + / | Open shortcut help |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + E | Open Element Studio |
| F | Focus the properties search box |
| Shift + F | Focus search and include advanced settings |
| Ctrl/Cmd + I | Toggle Modified in the properties search |
| C, then S, then S | Open the active element’s Advanced > Custom CSS control |
| C, then L, then A | Open the active element’s Advanced > Classes control |
Letter sequences run consecutively, not simultaneously. Breakdance does not register Oxygen's panel-toggle shortcuts; use the top bar menu.