AEM/ Adobe CQ5 Keyboard Shortcuts and Quick References, Bookmarks

While working with Adobe AEM there are a lot of AEM shortcuts or AEM tricks available that can ease the life of an AEM Developer or AEM Content Authors, If they make use of them in their day to day activities.

I have tried to cover a list of all available AEM URLs, interfaces and shortcuts in this tutorial. Explore each of them to understand available out of the box functionality AEM provides.

·       AEM Shortcuts.

·       AEM Useful Links.

·       Most frequently used aem urls.

·       List of Classic UI interfaces.

·       List of Touch UI interfaces.

·       List of ACS AEM Commons Links

AEM Shortcuts:-

Below is the list or AEM 6.1 Quick reference guide that I use daily:

AEM Shortcuts	Description
Remove #cf/	Tired of page loading, Don’t want to see/wait for the content-finder while refreshing pages, just remove #cf/ in your URL.
Replace cf# with editor.html	Quick switch between Touch UI and Classic UI.
?debug=(layout | mdev | mdevc )	Shows you complete details of all the components used on your page
?debugConsole=true	Runs Firebug Lite inside your browser for debugging of code.
?debugClientLibs=true	Writes out all Clientlib categories as separate files. Press F12 for debugging (check your HTML-source).
?wcmmode=(edit|preview|design|disabled)	Sets WcmMode of the current page in the specified mode makes it easy for a tester to switch between modes.
CTRL+SHIFT+U In combination with ?debugClientLibs=true set in URL	View time is taken by a page for loading and other Timing information for tracking Performance.

Click Here To view separate keyboard short cuts for Touch UI and Classic UI

AEM Useful Links:- 

Below is a list of most frequently used AEM links to improve the performance of aem developer.

Name	AEM Useful Links	Description
Clientlibs	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/ui/content/dumplibs.html	Shows detailed information of all clientlibs used in  AEM environment.(where category is defined on folder)
Error Logs	http://localhost:4502/bin/crxde/logs	View logs in browser
QueryBuilder Debugger	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/search/content/querydebug.html	Opens QueryBuilder Debugger
Tag Administration Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/tagging/content/debug.html	Open Tag Administrator for Tag Management in AEM.
i18n Translator	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/i18n/translator.html	Manage Internationalization in AEM
Dependency Finder	http://localhost:4502/system/console/depfinder	Manage Dependencies of a bundle in AEM
Dialog Conversion Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/dialogconversion/content/console.html	Covert classic ui dialog to Touch UI
ContentSync Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/contentsync/content/console.html	Manage content syncing in AEM
Jar file to OSGI Bundle	Click Here	Convert a normal jar file to OSGi Bundle.

Most frequently Used AEM URLS:-

Below List contains Most frequently Used AEM URLS.

Name	URL
CRXDE Lite	http://localhost:4502/crx/de/index.jsp
CRX Explorer	http://localhost:4502/crx/explorer/index.jsp
Package Manager	http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr.html
Package Share Explorer	http://localhost:4502/crx/packageshare/
Backup Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/backup/content/admin.html
Web Console	http://localhost:4502/system/console/configMgr
OSGi Bundles Console/Felix console	http://localhost:4502/system/console/bundles
Query Debugger Tool	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/search/content/querydebug.html
Search UI	http://localhost:4502/crx/explorer/ui/search.jsp?Path=&Query=
Display Client Libraries in use by Component	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/ui/content/dumplibs.html
JVM Memory Usage	http://localhost:4502/system/console/memoryusage
JVM Runtime Properties	http://localhost:4502/system/console/jmx/java.lang%3Atype%3DRuntime
Performance profiler	http://localhost:4502/system/console/profiler
Disk Performance Benchmarking	http://localhost:4502/system/console/diskbenchmark
Product Version and License Information	http://localhost:4502/system/console/productinfo
Node Type Administration Console	http://localhost:4502/crx/explorer/nodetypes/index.jsp
Maintenance Tools	http://localhost:4502/system/console/jmx/com.adobe.granite%3Atype%3DRepository
Dialog Conversion Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/dialogconversion/content/console.html

List of Classic UI Interfaces:

Below List contains all available Classic UI interfaces.

Name	URL
Classic UI Home Page	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/core/content/welcome.html
Siteadmin Console	http://localhost:4502/siteadmin
DAM Console	http://localhost:4502/damadmin
MCM Console [Marketing Campaign Console]	http://localhost:4502/mcmadmin#/content/dashboard
User Notifications Inbox	http://localhost:4502/inbox
Useradmin Console	http://localhost:4502/useradmin
Tools Console [Configuration]	http://localhost:4502/miscadmin
Tagging Console	http://localhost:4502/tagging
Workflows Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/workflow/content/console.html
Launches Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/launches/content/admin.html
Replication Console	http://localhost:4502/etc/replication.html
Reports Console	http://localhost:4502/miscadmin#/etc/reports
User Reports	http://localhost:4502/etc/reports/userreport.html
Author Activity Audit	http://localhost:4502/etc/reports/auditreport.html
Task management Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/taskmanagement/content/taskmanager.html#/tasks
Digital Publications Console	http://localhost:4502/publishingadmin
Client Context Window [Alt+Ctrl+C in a page]	http://localhost:4502/etc/clientcontext/default/content.html
MSM Rollout Configs Console	http://localhost:4502/miscadmin#/etc/msm/rolloutconfigs
Translator Settings	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/i18n/translator.html
Bulk Editor	http://localhost:4502/etc/importers/bulkeditor.html
Feed Import Management	http://localhost:4502/miscadmin#/etc/importers

List of Touch UI Interfaces:

Below List contains all available Touch UI interfaces.

Name	URL
Touch UI Home Page	http://localhost:4502/projects.html
Siteadmin Console	http://localhost:4502/sites.html/content
DAM Console	http://localhost:4502/assets.html/content/dam
Useradmin Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/security/content/useradmin.html
Groupadmin Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/security/content/groupadmin.html
Offloading Admin Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/offloading/content/view.html
Topology Admin Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/topology/content/view.html
Health Reports Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/operations/content/healthreports.html
Diagnosis Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/operations/content/diagnosis.html
Maintenance Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/operations/content/maintenance.html
Cloud Services Console [To Connect to Adobe Marketing Cloud]	http://localhost:4502/etc/cloudservices.html
Distribution Console	http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/distribution/content/distribution.html
AEM Forms	http://localhost:4502/aem/forms.html/content/dam/formsanddocuments
AEM Apps	http://localhost:4502/aem/apps.html/content/phonegap
AEM Publications	http://localhost:4502/aem/publications.html/content/publications
Search Forms Window	http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/core/content/tools/customsearch/searchfacetformlister.html

ACS AEM Commons Links:

Below List contains commonly used acs aem common links.

Name	URL
JCR Compare	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/jcr-compare.html
Oak Index Manager	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/oak-index-manager.html
Version Compare	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/version-compare.html
Workflow Remover	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/workflow-remover.html

If you know more AEM Shortcuts , Tricks or AEM Links , let me know and I will add them to the list.

Below List contains commonly used acs aem common links:-

Name	URL
JCR Compare	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/jcr-compare.html
Oak Index Manager	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/oak-index-manager.html
Version Compare	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/version-compare.html
Workflow Remover	http://localhost:4502/etc/acs-commons/workflow-remover.html

Sling Properties useful during overlay:-

Name	Description
sling:hideProperties (String or String[])	Specifies the property, or list of properties, to hide. The wildcard * hides all.
sling:hideResource (Boolean)	Indicates whether the resources should be completely hidden, including its children.
sling:hideChildren (String or String[])	Contains the child node, or list of child nodes, to hide. The properties of the node will be maintained. The wildcard * hides all.
sling:orderBefore (String)	Contains the name of the sibling node that the current node should be positioned in front of.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Authoring

Location	Shortcut *	Description
Websites Console	Shift-Double-Click (on required page)	Open page in new window. Note: this is operational if the User Properties are set to Single Window; if Multiple Windows then this is the default behavior.
Content Window (Edit Mode) - Paragraphs	Shift-Click	Select multiple paragraphs.
	Ctrl-Click	Select multiple paragraphs.
	Ctrl-C	Copy selected paragraph(s).
	Ctrl-X	Cut selected paragraph(s).Note: The cut paragraph will not disappear until it has been pasted to the new location.
	Ctrl-V	Paste paragraphs from clipboard.
	Alt-Ctrl-V	Paste as reference.
	Del	Delete selected paragraph(s).
	Backspace	Delete selected paragraph(s).
	Alt-right-click	Force default (browser) context menu.
Rich Text Editor	Ctrl-B	Bold
	Ctrl-I	Italic
	Ctrl-U	Underline
Page with a teaser component.	Ctrl-Alt-c	Shows the client context.
Content Finder - Search box	down-arrow	Trigger a suggestions list. Needed when too few characters have been entered to trigger the list automatically (this happens when 2 or more characters have been entered).
	right-arrow (on a suggested path)	Select item and trigger suggestions for the selected path.
	left-arrow (on a suggested path)	Select item and trigger suggestions for its ancestors (as in siblings of parent).
	Enter (on a suggested path)	Select item and trigger search.
	Esc	Close suggestions layer.
Drag assets, drop on destination	Alt+drag	The drop action produces a new paragraph; instead of replacing the asset in the destination.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Development

Location	Shortcut *	Description
Page	Ctrl-Shift-U with     ?debugClientLibs=true set in the URL.	To see timing statistics for page loading.

Few more userfull Keyboard shortcuts in CRXDE Lite

Ctrl-G - Go to path/Search
Ctrl-Shift-R - Reload selected node
Ctrl-O - Open selected file
Ctrl-N - Create a node
Ctrl-Alt-N - Create a node
Ctrl-Shift-N - Create a file
Ctrl-M - Move a node
Ctrl-Shift-C - Copy node to clipboard
Ctrl-Shift-V - Paste node from clipboard
Shift-Del - Delete node ( When focus is on Repository Tree)
Shift-Del - Delete property (When focus is on Property Editor)