Squarespace keyboard shortcuts

Squarespace's official guide covers site navigation, Fluid Engine block editing, text formatting, and Acuity actions. These entries describe the current Mac and Windows editing shortcuts.

Windows, macOS · 33 shortcuts

Site navigation shortcuts open preview, search panels, and the accessible focus order used while editing a Squarespace site.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Open or close the full previewEscEsc
Search for a panelThe source also lists question mark. Browser search behavior can intercept this key.//
Highlight the next elementTabTab
Move to the previous highlighted elementShiftTabShiftTab
Select highlighted contentSpaceSpace
Open the menu for a selected blockEnterReturn

Fluid Engine

Fluid Engine shortcuts select, move, resize, duplicate, copy, paste, hide, and arrange blocks in the current browser width.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Select all blocks in a sectionCtrlACmdA
Delete selected blocksDeleteDelete
Move a blockArrow keysArrow keys
Resize a blockCtrlArrow keysCmdArrow keys
Resize a block symmetricallyCtrlShiftArrow keysCmdShiftArrow keys
Move a block forward or backwardShiftUp/DownShiftUp/Down
Duplicate a blockCtrlDCmdD
Copy a blockCtrlCCmdC
Paste a blockCtrlVCmdV
Hide a selected block at the current browser widthCtrlShiftHCmdShiftH
Show the gridGG

Text formatting

Text formatting shortcuts add links, set heading levels, align text, change indentation, and undo or redo edits.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Set Paragraph 2 or Normal textCtrlAlt1CmdOption1
Set Heading 1CtrlAlt6CmdOption6
Set Heading 2CtrlAlt5CmdOption5
Set Heading 3CtrlAlt4CmdOption4
BoldCtrlBCmdB
ItalicCtrlICmdI
UnderlineCtrlUCmdU
Align leftShiftCtrlLShiftCmdL
Align centerShiftCtrlEShiftCmdE
Align rightShiftCtrlRShiftCmdR
UndoCtrlZCmdZ
RedoCtrlYCmdY
Paste as plain textCtrlShiftVCmdShiftV
Increase text indentCtrl]Cmd]
Decrease text indentCtrl[Cmd[

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