Editing shortcuts

Learn how to use keyboard shortcuts to navigate and edit text in your notes. You can also define 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 Fn+Up arrow
Move the cursor down one page Fn+Down arrow
Editing shortcuts
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