Keyboard shortcuts in the playbook canvas

The playbook canvas supports keyboard shortcuts for selecting, editing, and navigating nodes, letting you build and iterate on automations without switching to your mouse. A built-in shortcuts reference menu is available directly on the canvas.

In-canvas reference

Select the shortcuts menu icon on the canvas to display the full shortcut list without leaving the editor.

Navigation

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Zoom in	Ctrl + +	⌘ + +
Zoom out	Ctrl + -	⌘ + -
Zoom in / out	Ctrl + Mouse Wheel	Ctrl + Mouse Wheel
Pan the canvas	Space + Drag	Space + Drag

Node selection

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Select all nodes	Ctrl + A	⌘ + A
Select multiple nodes (lasso)	Ctrl + Drag	⌘ + Drag
Add a node to the selection	Ctrl + Click	⌘ + Click

Node operations

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Cut	Ctrl + X	⌘ + X
Copy	Ctrl + C	⌘ + C
Paste	Ctrl + V	⌘ + V
Duplicate	Ctrl + D	⌘ + D
Delete	Delete	⌫

Playbook editing

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Undo	Ctrl + Z	⌘ + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y	⌘ + Shift + Z or ⌘ + Y
Save	Ctrl + S	⌘ + S

Related articles

• Build a playbook: How to create and configure nodes in the playbook canvas.
• Navigate playbooks: Learn how to navigate playbooks interface.