Keyboard Shortcuts
macOS uses ⌘ (Command); on Windows use Ctrl in its place. ⇧ is Shift, ⌥ is Alt/Option.
Documents
| Action | Shortcut |
| New note | ⌘N |
| Open… | ⌘O |
| Save | ⌘S |
| Save As… | ⌘⇧S |
| Close tab | ⌘W |
Editing
| Action | Shortcut |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Redo | ⌘⇧Z or ⌘Y |
| Cut / Copy / Paste | ⌘X / ⌘C / ⌘V |
| Copy as Markdown | ⌘⇧C |
| Insert a choice chip (To do / Doing / Done) | ⌥⌘C |
| Indent / outdent list item | Tab / ⇧Tab |
| New line in a code block (Enter on a blank last line exits) | ⇧Enter |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Bold | ⌘B |
| Italic | ⌘I |
| Underline | ⌘U |
| Strikethrough | ⌘⇧X |
| Inline code | ⌘E |
| Link | ⌘K |
| Background color (toggle armed swatch) | ⌘⇧H |
| Clear formatting | ⌘\ |
Tables
| Action | Shortcut |
| Extend the cell selection | ⇧Arrows or ⇧Click |
| Select all cells | ⌘A |
| Add / remove a row or column (on a grip) | ⌘Click |
| Span of rows or columns (on a grip) | ⇧Click |
| Copy selection as a table | ⌘C |
| Clear selection contents | Backspace / Delete |
| Fill selection down / right | ⌘D / ⌘R |
| Step selection out, then leave the table | Esc |
Drawing
| Action | Shortcut |
| Back to typing (drop the tool) | Esc |
| Cancel an in-flight stroke | Esc |
| Add/remove one item from a selection | ⇧Click |
| Select several (rubber band) | Drag on empty canvas |
| Delete the selected annotation(s) | Delete / Backspace |
| Pan pages while a tool is armed (PDF tab) | hold Space |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Submit the comment | Enter |
| New line in a comment | ⇧Enter |
| Close the thread card | Esc |
Video (while a video is active)
| Action | Shortcut |
| Rewind (hold) | A or J |
| Fast-forward (hold) | D or L |
| Cycle review speed (0.5×–2×) | R |
| Reset speed to 1× | ⇧R |
In the Document (markdown-style)
Typed at the start of a block — see Editing:
| Type | Becomes |
# … ###### | Heading 1–6 |
> | Quote |
- / * / + | Bullet list |
1. | Numbered list |
- [ ] / - [/] / - [x] | Task: to-do / doing / done |
``` + Enter | Code block |
--- + Enter | Divider |