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/→` |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word | `Ctrl+←` |
| Move the cursor to the end of the next word | `Ctrl+→` |
| 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 | `↑` |
| Move the cursor to the next line | `↓` |
| 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/→` |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the previous word | `Ctrl+Shift+←` |
| Extend selection to the end of the next word | `Ctrl+Shift+→` |
| 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/→` |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word | `Option+←` |
| Move the cursor to the end of the next word | `Option+→` |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line | `Cmd+←` |
| Move the cursor to the end of the current line | `Cmd+→` |
| Move the cursor to the previous line | `↑` |
| Move the cursor to the next line | `↓` |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the note | `Cmd+↑` |
| Move the cursor to the end of the note | `Cmd+↓` |
| Move the cursor up one page | `Fn+↑` |
| Move the cursor down one page | `Fn+↓` |
### Text selection
| Action | Shortcut |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------- |
| Simplify selection | `Escape` |
| Select all | `Cmd+A` |
| Extend selection one character | `Shift+Left/→` |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the previous word | `Option+Shift+←` |
| Extend selection to the end of the next word | `Option+Shift+→` |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the current line | `Cmd+Shift+←` |
| Extend selection to the end of the current line | `Cmd+Shift+→` |
| Extend selection to the beginning of the note | `Cmd+Shift+↑` |
| Extend selection to the end of the note | `Cmd+Shift+↓` |
| Extend selection one page up | `Ctrl+Shift+↑` |
| Extend selection one page down | `Ctrl+Shift+↓` |