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Keyboard Shortcuts

Using keyboard shortcuts to quickly navigate Essay

Updated over 11 months ago

To open this keyboard shortcuts document from anywhere - Cmd/Ctrl + Opt/Alt + /

Home Shortcuts

Create a new essay - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + N

Search essays - /

Notes Listing

Create a new note - Option/Alt + Shift + N

Workspace Shortcuts

General

Undo - Cmd/Ctrl + Z

Redo - Cmd/Ctrl + Y OR Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z

Navigation

Left toolbar

Produce: Ctrl + Option/Alt + P

Outline: Ctrl + Option/Alt + L

Rewrite: Ctrl + Option/Alt + W

Reorder: Ctrl + Option/Alt + R

Right Toolbar

Workspace Settings - Ctrl + Option/Alt + S

Export - Ctrl + Option/Alt + E

Notes - Ctrl + Option/Alt + N

Versions - Ctrl + Option/Alt + V

Support - Ctrl + Option/Alt + H

Produce

Open Menu on a new line - /

Move Block Up / Down OR Delete Block OR Convert block - Ctrl/Cmd + /

Open Convert / Styling Menu on current block - Ctrl/Cmd + A or select text

Select all text - Ctrl/Cmd + A x 2

When text is selected

Bold - Cmd/Ctrl + b

Italic - Cmd/Ctrl + i

Underline - Cmd/Ctrl + u

Save for Later - Option/Alt + Shift + L

Create / Convert to:

Title - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + T

Outline Topic - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + O

H1 - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 1

H2 - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 2

H3 - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + 3

Unordered List - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + U

Ordered List - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + R

Select any text to open the bubble menu to modify its block type, or add/remove styling.

Outline

Cancel a drag - Esc

Expand All Sections - Option / Alt + Shift + E

Create new outline topic - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + O

To select a section / paragraph - Click

When something is selected

Save for later - Option/Alt + Shift + L

Add a note - Option/Alt + Shift + N

Rewrite

While sentence is active

Create new sentence variant - Enter

Focus the next sentence variant - Shift + Enter

Focus the previous sentence variant - Option/Alt + Shift + Enter

Select currently editing sentence variant (if it's not empty) - Option/Alt + Enter

Move to the next sentence - Cmd/Ctrl + Enter

Move to the previous sentence - Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Remove sentence variant (when the variant is empty) - Backspace

Toolbar (options depend on whether a sentence is active)

Mark sentence for review - Option/Alt + Shift + M

View sentence in Reorder - Option/Alt + Shift + R

Delete sentence - Option/Alt + Shift + D

Accept selected sentence - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + A

Accept all sentences - Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + Shift + A

Save for later - Option/Alt + Shift + L

Add a note - Option/Alt + Shift + N

Reorder

Switch between Paragraph and Sentence View - Option/Alt + Shift + S

Cancel a drag - Esc

To select a sentence - Click

To select multiple sentences - Cmd/Ctrl + Click

To select group of sentences - Shift + Click on range

With selected item(s)

Unselect all - Esc

Mark sentence for review - Option/Alt + Shift + M

Rewrite selected sentence - Option/Alt + Shift + R

Delete selected item(s) - Option/Alt + Shift + D

Save for later - Option/Alt + Shift + L

Add a note - Option/Alt + Shift + N

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