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- Editing and formatting/Keyboard shortcuts for editing
Learn how to use keyboard shortcuts to navigate and edit text in your notes. You can also define [[Hotkeys|custom hotkeys]].
Windows and Linux shortcuts
Common actions
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y |
| Copy paragraph | Ctrl+C (with no selected text) |
| Cut paragraph | Ctrl+X (with no selected text) |
Text editing
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Insert new line | Enter |
| Delete the previous character | Backspace |
| Delete the next character | Delete |
| Delete the previous word | Ctrl+Backspace |
| Delete the next word | Ctrl+Delete |
| Delete the current line | Ctrl+Shift+K (with no selected text) |
Text navigation
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move the cursor one character | Left/right arrow |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word | Ctrl+Left arrow |
| Move the cursor to the end of the next word | Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line | Home |
| Move the cursor to the end of the current line | End |
| Move the cursor to the previous line | Up arrow |
| Move the cursor to the next line | Down arrow |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the note | Ctrl+Home |
| Move the cursor to the end of the note | Ctrl+End |
| Move the cursor up one page | Page up |
| Move the cursor down one page | Page down |
Text selection
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Simplify selection | Escape |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Extend selection one character | Shift+Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the previous word | Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the next word | Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the current line | Shift+Home |
| Extend selection to the end of the current line | Shift+End |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the note | Ctrl+Shift+Home |
| Extend selection to the end of the note | Ctrl+Shift+End |
| Extend selection one page up | Shift+Page up |
| Extend selection one page down | Shift+Page down |
macOS shortcuts
Common actions
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy | Cmd+C |
| Cut | Cmd+X |
| Paste | Cmd+V |
| Paste without formatting | Cmd+Shift+V |
| Undo | Cmd+Z |
| Redo | Cmd+Shift+Z |
| Copy paragraph | Cmd+C (with no selected text) |
| Cut paragraph | Cmd+X (with no selected text) |
Text formatting
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bold text | Cmd+B |
| Italic text | Cmd+I |
Text editing
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Insert new line | Enter |
| Delete the previous character | Backspace |
| Delete the next character | Delete |
| Delete the previous word | Option+Backspace |
| Delete the next word | Option+Delete |
| Delete to the beginning of the current line | Cmd+Backspace |
| Delete to the end of the current line | Cmd+Delete |
| Delete the current line | Cmd+Shift+K (with no selected text) |
Text navigation
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move the cursor one character | Left/right arrow |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word | Option+Left arrow |
| Move the cursor to the end of the next word | Option+Right arrow |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line | Cmd+Left arrow |
| Move the cursor to the end of the current line | Cmd+Right arrow |
| Move the cursor to the previous line | Up arrow |
| Move the cursor to the next line | Down arrow |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the note | Cmd+Up arrow |
| Move the cursor to the end of the note | Cmd+Down arrow |
| Move the cursor up one page | Ctrl+Up arrow |
| Move the cursor down one page | Ctrl+Down arrow |
Text selection
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Simplify selection | Escape |
| Select all | Cmd+A |
| Extend selection one character | Shift+Left/right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the previous word | Option+Shift+Left arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the next word | Option+Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the current line | Cmd+Shift+Left arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the current line | Cmd+Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the note | Cmd+Shift+Up arrow |
| Extend selection to the end of the note | Cmd+Shift+Down arrow |
| Extend selection one page up | Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow |
| Extend selection one page down | Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow |