The AdWords Editor is an indispensable tool to for anyone working in AdWords and, like with any tool, speed and efficiency are key to getting anything done.
Below are handy keyboard shortcuts that you can use in the AdWords Editor. Of course there are differences between Macs and Windows computers, so we’ve included both shortcut lists. If you’re a MAC user, just click here and it will bring you down to the MAC section.
We hope that these “sacred” keybindings will help improve the daily efficiency of your AdWords management!
AdWords Editor Shortcuts – Windows
| Type of action | Action | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Download, post, or check changes |
Open account | Ctrl+O |
| Add new account | Ctrl+N | |
| Get recent changes – basic (faster) | Ctrl+T | |
| Get recent changes – more data (slower) | Ctrl+Shift+T | |
| Check changes | Ctrl+K | |
| Post changes | Ctrl+P | |
| Import | Ctrl+I | |
| Import from text | Ctrl+Shift+I | |
| Search or edit | Search | Ctrl+F |
| Clear filters | Ctrl+L | |
| Select all items in data view | Ctrl+A | |
| Make multiple changes | Ctrl+Shift+B | |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | |
| Revert selected changes (Turn this shortcut on or off in Tools > Settings.) |
Ctrl+Shift+R | |
| Remove selected items | Delete key | |
| Accept proposals | Ctrl+[ | |
| Reject proposals | Ctrl+] | |
| Pause selected items | Ctrl+Shift+P | |
| Activate selected items | Ctrl+Shift+A | |
| Copy selected items | Ctrl+C | |
| Copy just keyword text or placement URLs | Ctrl+Shift+C | |
| Cut selected items | Ctrl+X | |
| Paste items | Ctrl+V | |
| Replace text in selected items | Ctrl+H | |
| Append text to selected items | Ctrl+Shift+H | |
| Change text capitalization | Ctrl+Alt+H | |
| Change URLs | Ctrl+U | |
| Change bids | Ctrl+B | |
| Navigate | Move one cell to the right in the data view | Tab |
| Move one cell to the left in the data view | Shift+Tab | |
| Move one cell up/down in the data view | Up/Down arrow | |
| Move between tree view and data view | Alt+Right/Left arrow | |
| Jump to views | Ctrl+number (Ctrl+1 for Campaigns, Ctrl+2 for Type list, Ctrl+3 for Shared library, Ctrl+4 for Data view, Ctrl+5 for Edit panel) |
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| Make first cell editable | F2 | |
| Close window | Ctrl+W |
AdWords Editor Shortcuts – MAC
| Type of action | Action | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Download, post, or check changes |
Open account | Cmd+O |
| Add new account | Cmd+N | |
| Get recent changes – basic (faster) | Cmd+T | |
| Get recent changes – more data (slower) | Cmd+Alt+T | |
| Check changes | Cmd+K | |
| Post changes | Cmd+P | |
| Import | Cmd+I | |
| Import from text | Cmd+Shift+I | |
| Search or edit | Search | Cmd+F |
| Clear filters | Cmd+L | |
| Select all items in data view | Cmd+A | |
| Make multiple changes | Cmd+Shift+B | |
| Undo | Cmd+Z | |
| Redo | Cmd+Shift+Z | |
| Revert selected changes (Turn this shortcut on or off in AdWords Editor > Preferences.) |
Cmd+R | |
| Remove selected items | Delete key | |
| Accept proposals | Cmd+[ | |
| Reject proposals | Cmd+] | |
| Pause selected items | Cmd+Shift+P | |
| Activate selected items | Cmd+Shift+A | |
| Copy selected items | Cmd+C | |
| Copy just keyword text or placement URLs | Cmd+Shift+C | |
| Cut selected items | Cmd+X | |
| Paste items | Cmd+V | |
| Replace text in selected items | Cmd+Alt+F | |
| Append text to selected items | Cmd+Shift+H | |
| Change text capitalization | Cmd+Alt+H | |
| Change URLs | Cmd+U | |
| Change bids | Cmd+B | |
| Navigate | Move one cell to the right in the data view | Tab |
| Move one cell to the left in the data view | Shift+Tab | |
| Move one cell up/down in the data view | Up/Down arrow | |
| Move between tree view and data view | Alt+Right/Left arrow | |
| Jump to views | Cmd+number (Cmd+1 for Campaigns, Cmd+2 for Type list, Cmd+3 for Shared library, Cmd+4 for Data view, Cmd+5 for Edit panel) |
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| Make first cell in selected row editable | F2 | |
| Close window | Cmd+W | |
| Open AdWords Editor settings | Cmd+, | |
| Hide AdWords Editor | Cmd+H | |
| Hide other applications | Cmd+Alt+H |
Hope this helps!