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# Keyboard Shortcuts

All keyboard shortcuts for faster canvas editing, navigation, and board management.

## Goal

Speed up your Protoboard workflow with keyboard shortcuts for common actions.

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## All shortcuts

| Action                       | Windows / Linux    | macOS              |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------ |
| **Save Board**               | Ctrl+S             | Cmd+S              |
| **Undo**                     | Ctrl+Z             | Cmd+Z              |
| **Redo**                     | Ctrl+Shift+Z       | Cmd+Shift+Z        |
| **Redo** (alternate)         | Ctrl+Y             | N/A                |
| **Delete selected**          | Delete / Backspace | Delete / Backspace |
| **Copy**                     | Ctrl+C             | Cmd+C              |
| **Paste**                    | Ctrl+V             | Cmd+V              |
| **Navigate concept images**  | Arrow keys         | Arrow keys         |
| **Close image viewer**       | Escape             | Escape             |
| **Delete image** (in viewer) | Delete             | Delete             |

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## Shortcut categories

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Board management" %}

| Action     | Windows / Linux | macOS |
| ---------- | --------------- | ----- |
| Save Board | Ctrl+S          | Cmd+S |

Save frequently to protect your work. An asterisk (\*) in the title bar indicates unsaved changes.
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Editing" %}

| Action           | Windows / Linux    | macOS              |
| ---------------- | ------------------ | ------------------ |
| Undo             | Ctrl+Z             | Cmd+Z              |
| Redo             | Ctrl+Shift+Z       | Cmd+Shift+Z        |
| Redo (alternate) | Ctrl+Y             | N/A                |
| Copy             | Ctrl+C             | Cmd+C              |
| Paste            | Ctrl+V             | Cmd+V              |
| Delete selected  | Delete / Backspace | Delete / Backspace |

Undo and redo work for **all operations** including part placement, connection changes, and property edits.
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Concept images" %}

| Action          | Windows / Linux | macOS      |
| --------------- | --------------- | ---------- |
| Navigate images | Arrow keys      | Arrow keys |
| Close viewer    | Escape          | Escape     |
| Delete image    | Delete          | Delete     |

These shortcuts are active when the **concept image viewer** is open in the Board Identity tab.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

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## Tips

{% hint style="info" %}
**Shortcuts are disabled when typing.** When your cursor is in a text input, textarea, or any editable field, keyboard shortcuts are automatically disabled so they do not interfere with your typing. Click outside the text field to re-enable shortcuts.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
**Build the Ctrl+S habit.** Quick Save is the single most important shortcut. Use it after every meaningful change: placing a part, configuring a harness, or completing a fix.
{% endhint %}

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## Related pages

* [Canvas Basics](/user-guide/canvas-basics.md): canvas navigation and editing actions
* [Projects](/user-guide/projects.md): saving and board management
* [Planning](/user-guide/planning.md): concept image viewer navigation


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