Keyboard Shortcuts

Text Editing

Shortcut	Description
Enter	Add a new row
Backspace	Delete a character (merges with the previous row when at the start of a row)
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+A	Select all
Cmd+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z	Redo
Cmd+C	Copy
Cmd+X	Cut
Cmd+V	Paste

Formatting

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+B	Toggle bold
Cmd+I	Toggle italic

Highlight has no default shortcut. You can assign one in Settings.

Outline Operations

Shortcut	Description
Tab	Indent
Shift+Tab	Unindent
Cmd+Enter	Toggle checkbox
Cmd+↑	Collapse children, or jump to the parent row at the top of a section
Cmd+↓	Expand children
Cmd+Shift+↑	Move row up (with children)
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+Shift+M	Open the Move to palette
Cmd+Shift+F	Open the Find palette
Cmd+Shift+A	Open the Find Action palette
Cmd+F	Find
Cmd+Option+F	Find and Replace
Cmd+G	Next match
Cmd+Shift+G	Previous match
Escape	Close the find panel / exit editing mode

Zoom

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

Export

Shortcut	Description
Cmd+Shift+E	Toggle export preview

Customizing Shortcuts

Open the Shortcuts tab in Settings 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 Palettes for Move to, Find, and Find Action.

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