Hotkeys
To be even more productive, many tasks can be performed using the keyboard.
👇 NOTE
For Mac users, replace the Alt key with the Option / ⌥ key.
Keyboard shortcuts
These are universal commands that you can assign through the browser’s interface:
- Chrome – go to
chrome://extensions/shortcuts - Edge – go to
edge://extensions/shortcuts - Firefox – go to Manage Extension Shortcuts
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Activate the extension | Opens the infobar |
| Execute the active profile | Executes all rules in the current profile |
| Open options | Opens the Lightning Autofill Options page |
| Toggle manual mode | Toggles manual mode on (blue bolt icon) and off (gold bolt icon) |
Global
These keyboard combos can be used in Lightning Autofill Options or from any website.
| Operation | Key |
|---|---|
| Close dialog or infobar | Esc |
| Execute profile | Set in Options / Hotkey field |
Rules table
These keyboard combos only apply when the caret is inside a text box of the rules table in Lightning Autofill Options / Form Fields tab.
| Operation | Key |
|---|---|
| Add new rule below | Alt + + |
| Navigate rules | ↑ and ↓ |
| Move rule up | Alt + ↑ |
| Move rule down | Alt + ↓ |
| Open code editor | Alt + Enter |
Autocomplete
These keyboard combos only apply to the Lightning Autofill autocomplete widget.
| Operation | Key |
|---|---|
| Cycle through autocomplete entries | ↑ and ↓ |
| Search for autocomplete entry | Type any part of the shortcode or full text |
| Select autocomplete entry to expand | Enter or Tab |
| Exit autocomplete mode | Esc |