Postcards Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts in Postcards streamline your workflow, making it faster to edit, format, and manage email templates. These shortcuts enhance productivity in the editor, allowing you to perform actions like undoing changes, formatting text, or switching views efficiently. The shortcuts listed below are for macOS, but they work identically on Windows by replacing Cmd with Ctrl . Use these shortcuts to optimize your email design process in Postcards.

Editor Shortcuts

These shortcuts apply when working with elements or project settings.

Cmd + Z (Ctrl + Z on Windows): Undo the last action in the editor (e.g., reverting a text edit or module move).
Shift + Cmd + Z (Shift + Ctrl + Z on Windows): Redo the last undone action in the editor.
Cmd + Shift + H (Ctrl + Shift + H on Windows): Hide the selected element in the editor.
Cmd + D (Ctrl + D on Windows): Duplicate the selected element in the layers panel (left sidebar).
Cmd + G (Ctrl + G on Windows): Group selected elements in the layers panel for easier organization.
Cmd + P (Ctrl + P on Windows): Create a new project in the Postcards dashboard.

Text Formatting Shortcuts

These shortcuts apply when working within the Postcards editor to manipulate text.

Cmd + B (Ctrl + B on Windows): Toggle bold formatting for the selected text in the editor.
Cmd + I (Ctrl + I on Windows): Toggle italic formatting for the selected text in the editor.
Cmd + U (Ctrl + U on Windows): Toggle underline for the selected text in the editor.
Cmd + S (Ctrl + S on Windows): Toggle strikethrough for the selected text in the editor.
Cmd + A (Ctrl + A on Windows): Select all text in the editor’s active text field.

Clipboard and Pasting

Cmd + V (Ctrl + V on Windows): Paste text from the clipboard; paste an image from the clipboard into an active Image element.
Cmd + Shift + V (Ctrl + Shift + V on Windows): Paste plain text from the clipboard, stripping any formatting.

Selection and Navigation Shortcuts

These shortcuts help you select and manage elements or modules in the editor.

Cmd + Left Mouse (Ctrl + Left Mouse on Windows): Select an element or module in the editor canvas.
Shift + Left Mouse : Multi-select elements in the editor canvas or layers panel for bulk actions.
Enter : Insert a newline in text fields; confirm actions in popups (e.g., saving settings); set values in input fields (e.g., table width or border size).
Backspace : Delete selected text, list items (bullet or numbered), selected modules or elements, or preset items in the editor.
Delete : Same as "Backspace ", delete selected text, list items, modules, elements, or preset items.
Escape : Clear text selection, close popups, or clear selected elements in the editor.

Input Field Adjustments

These shortcuts adjust numeric values in input fields, such as font size, padding, or table widths.

Arrow Up / Arrow Down : Increase or decrease the value in an input field by 1 (e.g., adjust border size from 1px to 2px).
Shift + Arrow Up : Increase the numeric value in an input field by 10 (e.g., change table width from 100px to 110px).
Shift + Arrow Down : Decrease the numeric value in an input field by 10 (e.g., change font size from 20px to 10px).

Preview Shortcuts

This shortcut helps you test your design across devices.

M : Toggle between mobile and desktop view to check responsiveness.

How To Use Shortcuts Effectively

Keyboard shortcuts in Postcards enhance efficiency when creating email templates. Use Cmd + Z to undo mistakes, Cmd + B /I /U /S to format text in tables or content blocks, and Cmd + D to duplicate modules like headers or footers. Select and group elements with Cmd + Left Mouse or Cmd + G for organized editing, and adjust input fields (e.g., table widths) with Arrow Up/Down or Shift + Arrow Up/Down . Toggle mobile and desktop views with M to ensure responsive designs, and test final templates with "Email Preview" across clients. By mastering these shortcuts, you can streamline your workflow and create professional, responsive email campaigns in the Postcards Email Builder.