Using keyboard shortcuts on Padlet

Keyboard shortcuts allow you to efficiently navigate and perform tasks on a Padlet board directly from your keyboard. Below are the shortcuts supported by Padlet to help you manage and interact with your boards seamlessly.

Create new post:

With an open post composer, you can use the following shortcuts:

What to do

Mac

Windows

Create a new post

C

C

Close post composer

Esc

Esc

Go Fullscreen for Slideshow

F

F

Publish post

Enter

Enter

Publish the post and open a new post

Cmd + Shift + Enter

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Adding content within the post composer:

What to do

Mac

Windows

Paste clipboard content

Cmd + V

Ctrl + V

When pasting multi-line text (text with line breaks), the pasted content will automatically populate the subject and post body fields accordingly, maintaining the original formatting.

If you're using a screen reader or keyboard navigation, ensure that the focus is correctly positioned on the desired input field before pasting the content. This helps to prevent any confusion or errors in the placement of your text.
Formatting within the Post Body:

Note: To use the shortcut, first highlight the desired text, then apply the shortcut.

What to do

Mac

Windows

Bold

Cmd + b

Ctrl + b

Italicize

Cmd + I

Ctrl + I

Underline

Cmd + U

Ctrl + U

Strikethrough

Cmd + S

Ctrl + S

Highlight

Cmd + H

Ctrl + shift + H

Link

Cmd + K

Ctrl + K

Superscript

Cmd + .

Ctrl + .

Subscript

Cmd + ,

Cmd + ,

Quote

Cmd + >

Ctrl + >

Code block

Cmd + \

Ctrl + \

Math block

Cmd + Shift + M

Ctrl + Shift + M

Bulleted list

Cmd + Shift + 8

Ctrl + Shift + 8

Numbered list

Cmd + Shift + 7

Ctrl + Shift + 7

Adding Attachments to Posts

What to do

Mac

Windows

Upload a file

Cmd + Shift + 1

Ctrl + Shift + 1

Link

Cmd + Shift + 2

Ctrl + Shift + 2

Open device camera

Cmd + Shift + 3

Ctrl + Shift + 3

Search web image

Cmd + Shift + 4

Ctrl + Shift + 4

Open more attachment options

Cmd + Shift + 5

Ctrl + Shift + 5

Learn how to turn off keyboard shortcuts here.


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