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Would you like to be able to save, preview, or embed your forms by pressing a few keys on your keyboard? With WPForms keyboard shortcuts, you can build forms faster than ever.
In this article, we’ll share the keyboard shortcuts available in the WPForms form builder.
First, make sure WPForms is installed and activated on your WordPress site and that you’ve verified your license. Then you can create a new form or edit an existing one to access the form builder.
In the form builder, click the Menu icon to open additional options.
Then, select the Keyboard Shortcuts option to open the list of available hot keys.
Alternatively, you can press Ctrl + / on your keyboard to open this list.
The shortcuts are as follows:
- Ctrl + S: Save the form.
- Ctrl + P: Open the form preview in a new browser tab.
- Ctrl + B: Open the form builder Embed tool.
- Ctrl + F: Search available fields for the form builder.
- Ctrl + H: Open the Help screen.
- Ctrl + T: Toggle the form builder sidebar on macOS.
- Alt + S: Toggle the form builder sidebar on Windows and Linux.
- Ctrl + E: View entries for the form in a new browser tab.
- Ctrl + Q: Exit the form builder.
- Ctrl / Command + C: Copy the selected field(s).
- Ctrl / Command + V: Paste the copied field(s).
- Ctrl / Command + Z: Undo your last change.
- Ctrl / Command + Shift + Z: Redo your last undone change.
- D: Duplicate the selected field.
- Delete: Delete the selected field(s).
To close the keyboard shortcuts (hot key) list, click the Close button or press Ctrl + / again.
You can also use the Undo and Redo icons from the bottom-left corner of the form builder when they’re available.
Selecting Multiple Fields
You can also select more than one field at a time in the preview area. This is helpful if you want to move, duplicate, or delete multiple fields at once.
To select multiple fields, click a field in the preview area, then hold the appropriate key and click additional fields:
- Windows: Hold Ctrl or Shift and click fields to select multiple
- Mac: Hold Command and click fields
After selecting multiple fields, drag them to move them together, or use the available actions (such as Duplicate Fields or Delete Fields) to duplicate or remove them in bulk.
That’s it! Now you know how to view the keyboard shortcuts available in the WPForms form builder.
Next, would you like to test out your forms before you publish them? Our complete form testing checklist will walk you through the process step by step.