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Builder's keyboard shortcuts and mechanics! πŸ—

Hajar Updated by Hajar

If you love creating with Landbot, you are going to love the new Builder's mechanics and Shortcuts! 😍

Keyboard Shortcuts are a key or combination of keys providing quick access to a particular function. πŸš€

They are going to help you work quicker and increase your productivity!

In the right-bottom corner of the canvas, you'll find a little Shortcuts button: if you click on it, a modal with the full summary will appear.

Here you have the full list with gifs that describe what they do:

Group Selection

Click and drag on the canvas

Create a Brick out of a group of Selected blocks

Note: Bricks cannot be built when a Welcome Message is selected

Select blocks one by one

Mac: Shift + click on blocks

Windows: Shift + click on blocks

Sort Buttons and bricks' Outputs

Mac: Alt + Up / Down (When a button is selected)

Windows: Alt + Up / Down (When a button is selected)

Sort messages / Buttons / Brick's outputs

Click and drag

Add a new button

Mac: Shift + Enter (When a Button is selected)

Windows: Shift + Enter (When a Button is selected)

Arrows

Mouse hover on the arrow: you will see these options:

  • Add a new block or button (trash)
  • Remove the block or button (sum symbol)
Add

When hovering the mouse in the arrow you will see the symbol + and you'll be able to add a block or button:

Remove

When hovering the mouse in the arrow you will see the trash and you'll be able to remove the arrow:

Move arrow around

You can also grab the head of the arrow and drag it to the desired block to connect. If a block has multiple connections the last one will be the arrow to be grabbed by the users.

The Welcome Block will not have this feature in its starting point as it cannot be connected with any block.

Scroll / Navigate through the canvas

With this new option, you'll be able to choose between the 2 available modes; Trackpad mode or Mouse mode:

Zoom In/Out

With this new option, you'll be able to choose between the 2 available modes; Trackpad mode or Mouse mode:

Undo / Redo

Mac: Cmd (⌘) + Z / Cmd (⌘) + Shift + Z

Windows: Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z

Warning: Only available if not moved in and out of bricks. Limited history of changes

Copy / Paste

Mac: Select and Cmd (⌘) + C / Cmd (⌘) + V

Windows: Select and Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V

Delete

Mac: Select block + Del

Windows: Select block + Del

Select/Unselect All

Mac: Cmd (⌘) + A ; Cmd (⌘) + D

Windows: Ctrl + A / Ctrl + D

Open blocks creation menu

Mac: Opt (βŒ₯) + Space

Windows: Not available

Block's & Buttons Shortcuts

Buttons won't have a hover menu anymore, additional options will be used from the side menu, such as delete, edit, etc.

  1. Copy block
  2. Duplicate block
  3. Replace block
  4. Copy block id
  5. Delete Block

Duplicating buttons are no longer available:

Copy block

This option allows you to copy the Buttons block (not the button) and past it in a different part of the flow or in a Brick:

Duplicate

This option will help you to duplicate the current Buttons Block (not the button) that you are using:

Replace

This option allows you to replace the Buttons block (not the button) with a different one:

When you click on this option you'll see the features displayed and once you select the button or block it will change automatically:

Delete

This option will help you to delete the current button or block that you are using:

When you click on this option you'll be able to delete the block or button automatically:

You're going to learn by using them, so if you want to fasten your workflow, get into it and start building! πŸ—

Tip: For more information, please check our Academy Builder Basics course here!

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