Tally Forms keyboard shortcuts

Tally's official keyboard shortcut guide covers form editing, block movement, formatting, command menus, and Markdown-style input. The shared web shortcuts are paired across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Windows, macOS, Linux · 26 shortcuts

Editing and block movement

Editing shortcuts select, open, move, duplicate, copy, paste, and delete blocks while a form is being built.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Select the current blockEscEscEsc
Edit the selected blockEnterReturnEnter
Select the block aboveUpUpUp
Select the block belowDownDownDown
Move a block upCtrlShiftUpCmdShiftUpCtrlShiftUp
Move a block downCtrlShiftDownCmdShiftDownCtrlShiftDown
Delete a block or selectionBackspaceBackspaceBackspace
Copy a blockCtrlCCmdCCtrlC
Paste a blockCtrlVCmdVCtrlV
Duplicate a blockCtrlDCmdDCtrlD
UndoCtrlZCmdZCtrlZ
RedoCtrlShiftZCmdShiftZCtrlShiftZ

Text and commands

Text shortcuts insert lines and formatting, open the block menu or command menu, and apply common Markdown-style constructs.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Insert a line breakShiftEnterShiftReturnShiftEnter
Bold selected textCtrlBCmdBCtrlB
Italicize selected textCtrlICmdICtrlI
Underline selected textCtrlUCmdUCtrlU
Open the block menu///
Open the command menuCtrlKCmdKCtrlK
Create a heading 1 with Markdown input#Space#Space#Space
Create a heading 2 with Markdown input##Space##Space##Space
Create a checklist with Markdown input[]Space[]Space[]Space
Open the mention picker@@@

Block options

Block option shortcuts open the required, hidden, and logic controls documented for Tally's editor workflow.

ActionWindowsmacOSLinux
Toggle the required optionCtrlShiftRCmdShiftRCtrlShiftR
Toggle the hidden optionCtrlShiftHCmdShiftHCtrlShiftH
Open logic settingsCtrlShiftLCmdShiftLCtrlShiftL

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