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Undo / Redo Actions

Undo or redo record edits, deletions and bulk changes with the Undo button or Ctrl + Z, Shift + Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y (Cmd on a Mac). (133)

Written by Emma Montgomery

Undo reverses your last action on records, from one cell edit to a bulk paste. Redo puts it back.

Here is the test: did you change records by mistake a moment ago? Undo. Was it a while ago and the message is gone? Use the Recycle Bin for a deletion; otherwise edit the records back.

Example: a Procurement member pastes a renewal schedule into the wrong rows of Contracts and selects UNDO in the message. The Security lead mistypes a finding's Severity in the grid and presses Cmd + Z. A vendor record deleted by mistake comes back the same way.

The Paste complete message with its UNDO button in the lower left of the Contracts grid.

The Paste complete message with its UNDO button in the lower left of the Contracts grid.

Plan Availability

All plan types.

Permissions

Any member, for their own actions on records they can edit.

Platform

Web

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What can be undone

  • An inline edit in the grid, such as a title or a number typed into a cell.

  • Cells cleared with the Delete key.

  • A paste, including the records and the field the paste added.

  • A record you deleted, alone or from the bulk toolbar.

  • A bulk update or a bulk duplication from the bulk toolbar.

  • A field added from the + column.

Each undo steps back one action, so four presses reach four actions back.


The Undo message

After a paste, a bulk action, a deletion or a cleared block of cells, a message appears in the lower left of the grid with an UNDO button. The text names the action: "Paste complete", "3 cells deleted", "Record moved to Recycle Bin", "3 records moved to Recycle Bin", "Field created". Select UNDO and the action is reversed.

Tip: Select UNDO before you move on. Once the message is gone, a deleted record comes back from the Recycle Bin, and an edit is typed back by hand.


The keyboard

For a single action, such as an inline edit, no message appears. Use the keys:

  • Undo: Ctrl + Z on Windows, Cmd + Z on a Mac. A message reads Action undone.

  • Redo: Shift + Ctrl + Z or Ctrl + Y on Windows, Shift + Cmd + Z or Cmd + Y on a Mac. A message reads Action redone.

The keys also work after a bulk action, with or without the message. The toolbar has no undo button.

The Action undone message after Cmd + Z and the Action redone message after Shift + Cmd + Z, side by side in the lower left of the grid.

The Action undone message after Cmd + Z and the Action redone message after Shift + Cmd + Z, side by side in the lower left of the grid.

Note: Undo takes your last real change, even when your last click or drag changed nothing. Check the Action undone message to see what went back.


The action window

Undo keeps a limited number of your recent actions.

Note: Older actions cannot be undone or redone. A deleted record outside the window comes back from the Recycle Bin, for your plan's retention period. See Recycle Bin.


Permissions

Undo and Redo act on your own actions, on records you can edit. Another member's change cannot be undone from your keyboard.


Frequently asked questions

Can I undo a deleted record?

Yes. Select UNDO in the "Record moved to Recycle Bin" message, or press Ctrl + Z (Cmd + Z) right away. Later, restore it from the Recycle Bin.

Can I undo another member's change?

No. Undo covers your own actions. Open the record and change the value back.

I undid too much. How do I get it back?

Press Shift + Ctrl + Z or Ctrl + Y on Windows, or Shift + Cmd + Z or Cmd + Y on a Mac. Each press reapplies one undone action.

Last verified 30 Oct 2026.

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