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title: "Keyboard Shortcuts and Time-saving Tips"
description: Think Crew includes a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts designed to help you work faster and more efficiently. Learning these shortcuts can significantly speed up your workflow, especially when dealing with complex schedules and scripts. You can also see these…
url: "https://help.thinkcrew.com/knowledgebase/keyboard-shortcuts-and-time-saving-tips/"
updated: "2026-10-11"
category: Overview
tags:
  - Getting Started
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
---

# Keyboard Shortcuts and Time-saving Tips

Think Crew includes a comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts designed to help you work faster and more efficiently. Learning these shortcuts can significantly speed up your workflow, especially when dealing with complex schedules and scripts.

You can also see these shortcuts on the [Keyboard Reference](https://thinkcrew.com/user/keyboardreference) page in Think Crew.

## Common Shortcuts

These shortcuts work throughout the application:

- **Ctrl/Cmd + Z:** Undo your last action
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + Z:** Redo an undone action
- **Ctrl/Cmd + A:** Select all items in the current view
- **Ctrl/Cmd + F:** Open find and replace
- **Ctrl/Cmd + C:** Copy selected items
- **Ctrl/Cmd + X:** Cut selected items
- **Ctrl/Cmd + V:** Paste items

## Schedule-Specific Shortcuts

- **Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + E:** Create a new breakdown
- **Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + A:** Add a day break
- **Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + S:** Add a banner
- **Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + F:** Duplicate selected strips
- **Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + C:** Split selected strips
- **Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + V:** Merge selected strips
- **Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + Z:** Group selected strips

## Manage Shortcuts

- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + E:** Manage Elements
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + C:** Manage Categories
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + S:** Manage Scenarios
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + A:** Manage Calendars
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + L:** Manage Schedule
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + K:** Manage Users
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + D:** Manage Designs

## File Operations

- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + I:** Import
- **Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + X:** Export
- **Ctrl/Cmd + P:** Print

## Time-saving Tips

- **Multi-select:** Hold Shift to select consecutive items or Ctrl/Cmd for non-consecutive items