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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shown for Windows and Linux. On macOS, use ⌘ Cmd in place of Ctrl and ⌥ Option in place of Alt.

In the app, Help → Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+/) shows this list any time.

File

File shortcuts
Ctrl+N New Document
Ctrl+Shift+N New Project
Ctrl+Shift+D New Chapter Folder
Ctrl+O Open Project
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+Shift+S Save Snapshot
Ctrl+Shift+E Compile / Export
Ctrl+P Print

Edit

Edit shortcuts
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste and Match Style
Ctrl+A Select All
Ctrl+F Find in Document
Ctrl+G Find Next
Ctrl+Shift+G Find Previous
Ctrl+H Find & Replace
Ctrl+Shift+F Find in Project
Esc Close Find Bar

Character Formatting

Character Formatting shortcuts
Ctrl+B Bold
Ctrl+I Italic
Ctrl+U Underline
Ctrl+Shift+X Strikethrough
Ctrl+Shift+= Superscript
Ctrl+Shift+- Subscript
Ctrl+\ Clear Formatting

Paragraph Formatting

Paragraph Formatting shortcuts
Ctrl+Shift+L Align Left
Ctrl+Shift+C Align Centre
Ctrl+Shift+R Align Right
Ctrl+Shift+J Justify
Ctrl+Shift+8 Bullet List
Ctrl+Shift+7 Numbered List
Tab Increase Indent
Shift+Tab Decrease Indent
Ctrl+Alt+1 Heading 1
Ctrl+Alt+2 Heading 2
Ctrl+Alt+3 Heading 3

Insert

Insert shortcuts
Ctrl+Shift+K Inline Comment / Note
Ctrl+Shift+B Resume Note (pick up here)
Ctrl+Alt+F Footnote

View

View shortcuts
Ctrl+= Zoom In
Ctrl+- Zoom Out
Ctrl+0 Reset Zoom (100%)
Ctrl+1 Single Document View
Ctrl+2 Split View
Ctrl+3 Corkboard
Ctrl+4 Outline
Ctrl+Shift+[ Open / Close Navigator
Ctrl+Shift+] Open / Close Inspector
F11 Fullscreen

Navigation

Navigation shortcuts
Ctrl+[ Previous Document
Ctrl+] Next Document
Alt+← Back (History)
Alt+→ Forward (History)
Ctrl+Shift+M Jump to Manuscript
Ctrl+D Add Bookmark

Tools

Tools shortcuts
Ctrl+, Preferences
Ctrl+Shift+/ Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+Alt+T Project Targets