n8n-docs/docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md

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Keyboard shortcuts and controls

n8n provides keyboard shortcuts for some actions.

General

• Ctrl + Alt + n: create new workflow
• Ctrl + o: open workflow
• Ctrl + s: save the current workflow
• Ctrl + z: undo
• Ctrl + shift + z: redo

Canvas

Move the canvas

• Ctrl + Left Mouse Button: move node view
• Ctrl + Middle mouse button: move node view
• Two fingers on a touch screen: move node view

Canvas zoom

• + or =: zoom in
• - or _: zoom out
• 0: reset zoom level
• 1: zoom to fit workflow
• Ctrl + Mouse wheel: zoom in/out

Nodes on the canvas

• Ctrl + a: select all nodes
• Ctrl + v: paste nodes

With nodes selected in canvas

• ArrowDown: select sibling node below the current one
• ArrowLeft: select node left of the current one
• ArrowRight: select node right of the current one
• ArrowUp: select sibling node above the current one
• Ctrl + c: copy nodes
• Ctrl + x: cut nodes
• d: deactivate nodes
• Delete: delete nodes
• F2: rename node
• Shift + ArrowLeft: select all nodes left of the current one
• Shift + ArrowRight: select all nodes right of the current one

Node panel

• Tab: open the Node Panel
• Enter: insert selected node into workflow
• Escape: close Node panel

Node panel categories

• Enter: insert node into workflow, collapse/expand category, open subcategory
• ArrowRight: expand category, open subcategory
• ArrowLeft: collapse category, close subcategory view

Within nodes

• =: in an empty parameter input, this switches to expressions mode.