# Keyboard Shortcuts for the Story Editor

Source: https://support.exposure.co/en/articles/13395494-keyboard-shortcuts-for-the-story-editor/

Speed up your workflow with keyboard shortcuts in the Exposure story editor. These shortcuts work on both Mac and Windows/Linux.

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## Available Shortcuts

Most shortcuts only work when you’re in **edit mode**. The Edit shortcut works from preview mode to quickly jump into editing.

### Core Actions

<table role="presentation" style="border: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-radius: 6px; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Action</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Mac</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Windows/Linux</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Save</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + S</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + S</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Save</b> (alternate)</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + S</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + S</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Preview</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + P</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + P</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Publish</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + Enter</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + Enter</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Edit</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + E</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + E</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Panels & Tools

<table role="presentation" style="border: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-radius: 6px; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Action</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Mac</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Windows/Linux</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Categories</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + C</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + C</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Story Options</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + O</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + O</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Upload Overlay</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + U</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + U</p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin"><b>Close Overlays</b></p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">⌘ + Shift + F</p></td><td style="border-left: 1px solid #c6c9c0; border-top: 1px solid #c6c9c0; padding: 8px;"><p class="no-margin">Ctrl + Shift + F</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Shortcut Details

### Save (⌘/Ctrl + S)

Saves your story draft immediately. This overrides the browser’s default “Save Page” behavior when you’re in the editor.

### Preview (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + P)

Toggles between edit mode and preview mode. Use this to quickly see how your story will look to readers without leaving the editor.

**Note:** We use Shift+P instead of just P to avoid conflicting with the browser’s print dialog.

### Edit (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + E)

Enters edit mode from preview. This is the only shortcut that works outside of edit mode, making it easy to jump back into editing.

### Publish (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Enter)

Opens the publish dialog if your story is ready to publish. The story must have a title and content before publishing.

### Categories (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + C)

Opens the categories picker to organize your story into personal or community categories.

### Story Options (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + O)

Opens the story options panel where you can configure SEO settings, privacy, and other story-level options.

### Upload Overlay (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + U)

Toggles the drag-and-drop upload overlay, making it easy to add new photos or videos without scrolling.

### Close Overlays (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + F)

Closes any open overlay or modal, including the upload overlay, video helper, and other dialogs.

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## Tips

-   Shortcuts are disabled when you’re typing in a text field to avoid accidental triggers
    
-   If a shortcut doesn’t seem to work, make sure you’re in edit mode
    
-   These shortcuts work in all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
    

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## Need help?

Use the [Exposure contact form](<https://exposure.co/contact>).