Keyboard Shortcuts for the Block Editor

Use keyboard shortcuts to insert resources, format text, and edit blocks in the Block Editor.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience

Available in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions with the Einstein for Platform, or Einstein or Agentforce for Sales or Service add-on, or Agentforce Foundations

Open the Keyboard Shortcuts Panel

Note If a browser extension or another application overrides a keyboard shortcut, or if you configured that shortcut for a different action, the shortcut might not work in Prompt Builder.

Action	Windows	macOS
Open the shortcuts panel	Ctrl+/	Command+/
Open the shortcuts panel from the Prompt Builder header	—	—

Insert a Resource

Action	Windows	macOS
Insert a merge field, related list, or other resource. Start typing to filter the list.	`/`	`/`
Insert a merge field from your grounded data	`@`	`@`

Format Text

Note To convert a block to a heading, list, or divider, type the shortcut at the start of the block. If you type the shortcut anywhere else in the block, the characters are inserted as text and the block doesn’t convert.

Action	Windows	macOS
Bold selected text	Ctrl+B	Command+B
Italicize selected text	Ctrl+I	Command+I
Underline selected text	Ctrl+U	Command+U
Bold as you type	`bold`	`bold`
Italicize as you type	`italic`	`italic`
Underline as you type	`__underline__`	`__underline__`
Convert a block to a Big heading	`#`	`#`
Convert a block to a Medium heading	`##`	`##`
Convert a block to a Small heading	`###`	`###`
Create a bulleted list	`-`	`-`
Insert a horizontal divider	`---`	`---`

Select Text

Action	Windows	macOS
Select all text in the current block (first press)	Ctrl+A	Command+A
Select the entire block (second press)	Ctrl+A	Command+A

Edit a Block

Action	Windows	macOS
Duplicate block	Ctrl+D	Command+D
Delete block	Shift+Backspace	Shift+Backspace