<p>There's a related feature request for this: <a href="http://feedback.buildwithcraft.com/forums/285221-feature-requests/suggestions/7425151--expand-collapse-all-ui-for-matrix-fields" rel="nofollow">"Expand/collapse all" UI for Matrix fields</a></p>

<p>In that feature request, Brandon Kelly explains how this is already supported (it works very well):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>There is a way to achieve this: Check one of the blocks, then hit
  <code>Command + A</code> to select all blocks. Then click the option button on any
  of the expanded blocks and click "Collapse" to collapse all blocks,
  and vise-versa to expand all blocks.</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>I did a brief search and didn't pull anything up. Is there a native or easy way to "check/uncheck" all matrix blocks? We have a considerable number of them and this would be extremely helpful. Thanks.</p>

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Plugin to "check/uncheck" all matrix blocks while editing entries?
# Plugin to "check/uncheck" all matrix blocks while editing entries?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-09)

I did a brief search and didn't pull anything up. Is there a native or easy way to "check/uncheck" all matrix blocks? We have a considerable number of them and this would be extremely helpful. Thanks.

**Tags:** entries, matrix, control-panel

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-09. Score: 5

There's a related feature request for this: ["Expand/collapse all" UI for Matrix fields](http://feedback.buildwithcraft.com/forums/285221-feature-requests/suggestions/7425151--expand-collapse-all-ui-for-matrix-fields)

In that feature request, Brandon Kelly explains how this is already supported (it works very well):

> There is a way to achieve this: Check one of the blocks, then hit
> `Command + A` to select all blocks. Then click the option button on any
> of the expanded blocks and click "Collapse" to collapse all blocks,
> and vise-versa to expand all blocks.


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