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How to use keyboard shortcuts

Use supported post editor shortcuts for formatting, structure, Save, and navigation.

Use keyboard shortcuts in the post editor when you want to format text, change block structure, save dirty edits, or move around the editor without leaving the keyboard.

Shortcuts work while focus is inside the post editor. To see the current list in BaseBuddy, click the keyboard icon in the editor toolbar or press Cmd+/ on Mac or Ctrl+/ on Windows.

Mapped post editor with Save, Archive, and Publish actions visible

Before you start

Open a mapped post first. The shortcuts below apply to the post editor area, not to project settings, mapping screens, or your browser.

BaseBuddy follows the same editing rules whether you use the keyboard or the toolbar:

Action	What happens
`Cmd+S` or `Ctrl+S`	Saves dirty mapped fields only
Formatting shortcut	Changes the selected editable content in the editor
Structure shortcut	Changes the current text block or list when supported
Publish, Unpublish, or Archive	Only runs when you click the explicit workflow action

Save does not publish, unpublish, or archive content as a side effect. Workflow actions stay separate from ordinary saves.

Shortcut reference

Group	Action	Mac	Windows
Text	Bold	`Cmd+B`	`Ctrl+B`
Text	Italic	`Cmd+I`	`Ctrl+I`
Text	Underline	`Cmd+U`	`Ctrl+U`
Text	Strikethrough	`Option+Shift+5`	`Alt+Shift+5`
Text	Insert or edit link	`Cmd+K`	`Ctrl+K`
Text	Clear formatting	`Cmd+\`	`Ctrl+\`
Structure	Paragraph	`Cmd+Option+0`	`Alt+Shift+0`
Structure	Heading 1	`Cmd+Option+1`	`Alt+Shift+1`
Structure	Heading 2	`Cmd+Option+2`	`Alt+Shift+2`
Structure	Heading 3	`Cmd+Option+3`	`Alt+Shift+3`
Structure	Bulleted list	`Cmd+Shift+8`	`Ctrl+Shift+8`
Structure	Numbered list	`Cmd+Shift+7`	`Ctrl+Shift+7`
Editor	Save	`Cmd+S`	`Ctrl+S`
Editor	Undo	`Cmd+Z`	`Ctrl+Z`
Editor	Redo	`Cmd+Shift+Z`	`Ctrl+Y`
Editor	Select all	`Cmd+A`	`Ctrl+A`
Editor	Show shortcuts	`Cmd+/`	`Ctrl+/`
Editor	Focus toolbar	`Option+F10`	`Alt+F10`
Editor	New paragraph	`Enter`	`Enter`
Editor	Soft line break	`Shift+Enter`	`Shift+Enter`
Editor	Indent list item (inside lists)	`Tab`	`Tab`
Editor	Outdent list item (inside lists)	`Shift+Tab`	`Shift+Tab`

Save from the keyboard

Use Cmd+S on Mac or Ctrl+S on Windows after you change an editable mapped field.

BaseBuddy saves only fields that became dirty in the current editing session. If you changed body text, the save should write that mapped body storage. It should not rewrite unrelated fields, reshape your table, or change workflow state unless you intentionally edited a mapped workflow field that is editable.

If the post has no dirty fields, the shortcut should not create a new content update just because you pressed Save.

Use formatting and structure shortcuts

Select text before using text formatting shortcuts such as Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, or Insert or edit link.

Use structure shortcuts with the cursor in the block you want to change. For example, Cmd+Option+2 on Mac or Alt+Shift+2 on Windows changes the current block to Heading 2 when that block is editable.

List shortcuts work in editable content fields. Tab and Shift+Tab indent or outdent list items only when the cursor is inside a list.

Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog

To review shortcuts without leaving the editor:

Open a post.
Put focus inside the editor.
Click the keyboard icon in the toolbar, or press Cmd+/ on Mac or Ctrl+/ on Windows.
Review the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog.
Close the dialog and continue editing.

The dialog uses the shortcut labels for your keyboard platform.

Verify a keyboard save

Test keyboard saving the same way you would test the Save button:

Choose one safe post.
Change one harmless editable field.
Press Cmd+S or Ctrl+S.
Reopen the post and confirm the edit remains.
Check the database row if this is your first production test.

Only the dirty mapped field should change. Publish, Unpublish, and Archive should remain separate actions that run only when you click those workflow buttons.

If a shortcut does not work

Symptom	What to check
Shortcut opens a browser feature	Make sure focus is inside the post editor
Formatting does not apply	Confirm the field is editable and the text is selected when needed
Heading or list shortcut does nothing	Confirm the cursor is in an editable rich text or markdown content field
`Tab` moves focus instead of indenting	Confirm the cursor is inside a list item
Save shortcut does not write anything	Confirm you changed a mapped editable field and the post has dirty changes
Workflow state did not change	Use the explicit Publish, Unpublish, or Archive action instead of Save

If a field is read-only or unsupported, keyboard shortcuts should not force it to become editable. Fix the mapping or leave the field read-only until there is a safe write path.