Padlet shortcuts
Updated 5 days ago
by
Rana Wilds
Padlet accommodates a variety of shortcuts that will help you make padlets faster and easier. Level up your padlet skills with the following tips and tricks.
Boards
Mouse shortcuts
Drag and drop a file: Opens the post composer with content inside.
Drag and drop multiple files: Opens multiple post composers, each with one of the files. Click the icon on the right to publish all drafts. Check out this article for more info.
Double-click on padlet: Opens the post composer.
Double-click on post: Edit the post.
Double-click on padlet title: Edit the padlet settings.
Mac computers: Cmd + left click on the mouse
Windows computers: Ctrl + left click on the mouse
Keyboard shortcuts
Windows users will use Control ^ and Mac users will use Command ⌘.
C: Creates a new post.
F: Goes fullscreen while using Slideshow.
Esc: Closes the post composer.
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter: Publishes the current post.
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Publishes the current post and starts a new post.
Cmd/Ctrl + V: Pastes clipboard content to a post.
Cmd/Ctrl + /: Opens the search panel in the dashboard
Keyboard shortcuts / hotkeys (for formatting) text
Windows users will use Control ^ and Mac users will use Command ⌘.
Bold text: Cmd/Ctrl + B | Italic text: Cmd/Ctrl + I |
Strikethrough text: Cmd/Ctrl + S | Highlight: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + H |
Link: Cmd/Ctrl + K | Superscript: Cmd/Ctrl + period (.) |
Subscript: Cmd/Ctrl + comma (,) | Quote: Cmd/Ctrl + > |
Code block: Cmd/Ctrl + \ | Math: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M |
Bulleted list: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Numbered list: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Decrease indentation on bulleted/numbered lists: Shift + Tab | Increase indentation on bulleted/numbered lists: Tab |
Markdown syntax
For bold, italic, s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶, and highlighted text, place your text in between the symbols shown below. For example, to type Favorite Books in bold, you would type **Favorite Books** To highlight the text, you would type ==Favorite Books==
Bold text: **bold** | Italic text: *italic* |
Strikethrough text: ~~strikethrough~~ | Highlight: ==highlight== |
Bulleted list: Select either a -, +, or * and then a Space | Numbered list: 1. and then a Space |
Quote: > and then a Space | Code block: ``` and then Enter |
Other shortcuts
padlet.new: When you navigate directly to padlet.new, we will automatically create a new padlet for you to work on. This will default to the Wall format. If you want to start a padlet with a different format, try one of these URLs:
Sandbox
Keyboard shortcuts
Windows users will use Control ^ and Mac users will use Command ⌘.
Cards
C: Create a new, blank card within your Sandbox.
Objects/Tool selection | ||
V: Select tool | P: Pointer tool | D: Draw tool |
E: Eraser tool | T: Text tool | N: Note tool |
R: Rectangle tool | 0: Circle tool | X: Connector tool |
Object modifiers | ||
[ - Send objects to the front | ] - Send objects to the back | cmd/ctrl + G: Group multiple objects together |
shift + L: Add a link | cmd/ctrl + X: Cut | cmd/ctrl + C: Copy |
cmd/ctrl + V: Paste | cmd/ctrl + D: Duplicate | shift + F: Freeze |
del: Delete | shift + A: Select all |
Special shortcuts
- Hold cmd/ctrl to temporarily enable object snapping
- Hold shift while drawing to make a straight line
- Alt/option + drag creates a duplicate of an object
- Shift + drag moves an object in a fixed line (this can be combined with alt/option to create objects in neat rows and columns)
Other shortcuts
- sandbox.new/first: Use this link to create your first Sandbox using a template! If you'd like to make more Sandboxes after that, simply use sandbox.new.
