Squarespace keyboard shortcuts and tips

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Squarespace keyboard shortcuts and tips

Last updated January 08, 2024 20:16

Tips and tricks to navigate Squarespace and accomplish common tasks using a keyboard instead of a mouse.

Use these shortcuts to navigate and manage your Squarespace site. These tips and tricks are useful when you'd rather not click through menus to accomplish common tasks.

Site navigation and search

Use these shortcuts to log in and get around when editing your Squarespace site. These won't work in certain products or panels where you aren't directly editing or viewing site content, such as Profiles, Email Campaigns, and Scheduling.

	Mac	Windows
Open/close the full preview	`⌘` + `Shift` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`
Hide/show the Home menu	`Esc`	`Esc`
Return to the Home menu	Double-click the arrow at the top of any panel or click the Squarespace icon in the top-left.	Double-click the arrow at the top of any panel or click the Squarespace icon in the top-left.
Search for a panel	`/` or `?` Search for a panel, like domains or connected accounts. If your browser uses the same shortcut, your cursor may default to your browser's search field.	`/` or `?` Search for a panel, like domains or connected accounts. If your browser uses the same shortcut, your cursor may default to your browser's search field.

Navigate panels and site content

Use these shortcuts to navigate and select elements on your site or in panels on the left side of the screen:

Press Tab to highlight an element.
Press Shift + Tab to move back to a previously highlighted element.
Press Space to select the element or content that's highlighted.
Press Enter/Return while a block is selected to open its menu.
Press Esc to close a block's menu.

A focus outline or Skip to Content message may also appear. To learn more, visit Making your Squarespace site more accessible.

Fluid Engine

Use these shortcuts when moving and editing content in Fluid Engine.

	Mac	Windows
Select a block	`Tab`	`Tab`
Select previous block	`Shift + Tab`	`Shift + Tab`
Select all blocks in a section	`⌘` + `A`	`Ctrl` + `A`
Delete selected block(s)	`Delete`	`Delete`
Move block	`Arrow keys`	`Arrow keys`
Resize block	`⌘` + `arrow keys`	`Ctrl` + `arrow keys`
Symmetrically resize block	`⌘` + `Shift` + `arrow keys`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `arrow keys`
Move block forward or backward	`Shift` + `up/down arrow key`	`Shift` + `up/down arrow key`
Move block up or down (mobile view)	`Option` + `up/down arrow key`	`Alt` + `up/down arrow key`
Duplicate block	`⌘` + `D`	`Ctrl` + `D`
Copy block	`⌘` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `C`
Paste block	`⌘` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `V`
Show grid	`G`	`G`

Text formatting

Use these shortcuts to format text in text blocks, image blocks, or an email campaign:

	Mac	Windows
Add a link	`⌘` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Paragraph 3 (version 7.1 only)	`⌘` + `Option` + `0`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`
Paragraph 2/Normal	`⌘` + `Option` + `1`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `1`
Paragraph 1 (version 7.1 only)	`⌘` + `Option` + `2`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `2`
Heading 4 (version 7.1 only)	`⌘` + `Option` + `3`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `3`
Heading 3	`⌘` + `Option` + `4`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `4`
Heading 2	`⌘` + `Option` + `5`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `5`
Heading 1	`⌘` + `Option` + `6`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `6`
Bold	`⌘` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italic	`⌘` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Underline	`⌘` + `U`	`Ctrl` + `U`
Left Align	`Shift` + `⌘` + `L`	`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `L`
Center Align	`Shift` + `⌘` + `E`	`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `E`
Right Align	`Shift` + `⌘` + `R`	`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `R`
Undo	`⌘` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Redo	`⌘ + Y ⌘` + `Shift` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Y Ctrl + Shift + Z`
Paste as plain text	`⌘` + `Shift` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`
Increase text indent	`⌘` + `]`	`Ctrl` + `]`
Decrease text indent	`⌘` + `[`	`Ctrl` + `[`
Increase list bullet indent	`Tab`	`Tab`
Decrease list bullet indent	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`

Page editing

Use these shortcuts when adding content in the Pages panel.

	Mac and Windows
Add a blog post, product, event, or another collection item	When a collection page is open: `Space`
Find a block	When adding a block, search at the top of the Block Menu instead of scrolling. For example, try image, audio, or summary.
Resize an image incrementally	Press and hold `Shift` while dragging an image block cropping handle to resize the image in 20-pixel increments for more precise resizing.

Site style changes

Use these shortcuts when styling your site in the Design panel.

Find a color	When changing colors, use HTML color names in addition to HEX, RBG/RBGa, or HSL/HSLA codes.
Find a style tweak (version 7.0)	On version 7.0, at the top of site styles, you can search for style settings, like padding ornavigation.

Acuity Scheduling

Use these shortcuts to navigate Acuity.

	Mac and Windows
Hide/show the left menu	`Shift` + `M`
Block off time	`Shift` + `B`
Schedule a new appointment	`Shift` + `N`
Open the client scheduling page	`Shift` + `S`

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Squarespace keyboard shortcuts and tips

Tips and tricks to navigate Squarespace and accomplish common tasks using a keyboard instead of a mouse.

Site navigation and search

Navigate panels and site content

Fluid Engine

Text formatting

Page editing

Site style changes

Acuity Scheduling

Report malware

Report phishing or pharming

Report spam

Report Whois contact inaccuracy

Tips and tricks to navigate Squarespace and accomplish common tasks using a keyboard instead of a mouse.

Site navigation and search

Navigate panels and site content

Fluid Engine

Text formatting

Page editing

Site style changes

Acuity Scheduling

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