Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can be changed in Settings.

Text Editing

Shortcut	Description
Enter	Add a new row
Shift+Enter	Edit the selected row's note
Backspace	Delete a character (merges with the previous row when at the start of a row)
Fn+Backspace	Delete the character to the right of the cursor
Cmd+Backspace	Delete to the beginning of the line
Cmd+Shift+Backspace	Delete the row and all its children
Option+Backspace	Delete the previous word
Option+Fn+Backspace	Delete the next word
Cmd+← / Ctrl+A	Move to the start of the line
Cmd+→ / Ctrl+E	Move to the end of the line
Ctrl+H	Delete backward
Ctrl+D	Delete forward
Ctrl+T	Transpose the characters around the cursor
Ctrl+K	Delete to the end of the line
Cmd+A	Select all
Cmd+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo
Cmd+C	Copy
Cmd+X	Cut
Cmd+V	Paste
Cmd+Option+Shift+V	Paste as plain text
Cmd+K	Insert a link

Cursor Movement and Selection

Shortcut	Description
← / →	Move left / right
↑ / ↓	Move up / down while editing
Ctrl+B / Ctrl+F	Move left / right
Ctrl+P / Ctrl+N	Move up / down while editing
Option+← / Option+→	Move one word left / right
Cmd+Shift+← / Cmd+Shift+→	Select to the start / end of the line
Option+Shift+← / Option+Shift+→	Select the previous / next word

Formatting

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+B	Toggle bold
Cmd+I	Toggle italic
Cmd+Shift+X	Toggle strikethrough
Cmd+Shift+C	Toggle inline code
Cmd+Shift+P	Toggle Prose Mode

Outline Operations

Shortcut	Description
Tab	Indent
Shift+Tab	Unindent
Cmd+Enter	Toggle checkbox
Ctrl+Enter	Open Context Actions
Cmd+↑	Collapse children, or jump to the parent row at the top of a section
Cmd+↓	Expand children
Ctrl+Cmd+↑ or Cmd+Shift+↑	Move row up (with children)
Ctrl+Cmd+↓ or Cmd+Shift+↓	Move row down (with children)
Cmd+D	Toggle bookmark
Cmd+Shift+D	Duplicate row

Navigation

Shortcut	Description
↑ / ↓	Move between rows
Cmd+Shift+H	Go to Home (document root)
Cmd+Option+↑	Move to the parent row
Ctrl+Cmd+[	Move to the previous pane
Ctrl+Cmd+]	Move to the next pane
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Switch to the previous Workspace
Ctrl+Tab	Switch to the next Workspace
Ctrl+Cmd+W	Open the Workspace palette
Cmd+1	Move focus to the sidebar
Cmd+2	Move focus to the editor
Cmd+3–Cmd+9	Move focus to pane 3–9
Ctrl+Cmd+S	Toggle the sidebar
Cmd+Shift+M	Open the Move to palette
Cmd+Shift+F	Open the Find palette
Cmd+Shift+B	Open the Bookmarks palette
Cmd+Shift+A	Open the Find Action palette
Cmd+F	Open Search (the search panel)
Cmd+Option+F	Open text Find
Cmd+G	Next match
Cmd+Shift+G	Previous match
Escape	Close the find panel / exit editing mode

If you remove the existing assignments from Cmd+↑/↓ or Cmd+Shift+↑/↓, those keys fall back to moving or selecting to the start or end of the document. You can also assign the Move to Document Start/End and Select to Document Start/End commands directly.

Find in Document and Replace in Document have no default shortcut. Open them from the search panel's mode menu or from Find Action.

Zoom

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+.	Zoom into the selected row
Cmd+Shift+. (Cmd+>)	Zoom out
Cmd+[ or Cmd+Option+←	Go back
Cmd+] or Cmd+Option+→	Go forward

Export

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+Shift+E	Show or hide Preview
Cmd+P	Print (macOS)

Scrolling

Shortcut	Description
Home	Scroll to the top
End	Scroll to the bottom
Page Up	Scroll up one page
Page Down	Scroll down one page

Windows on macOS

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+N	Open a new window
Cmd+Enter	Open the selected palette result in a new window

Customizing Shortcuts

Open Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts to reassign shortcuts for navigation, editing, formatting, and app commands. Assignments sync across devices through iCloud.

Combinations other than Command are supported (for example, Ctrl+key).

Default shortcuts are listed on this page; your assignments may differ. See Find Action for searching and running commands, and Palettes for Move to, Find, and Bookmarks.

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+= or Cmd++	Increase font size
Cmd+-	Decrease font size
Cmd+0	Reset font size