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Keyboard Shortcuts

General

ShortcutAction
/Bring up a menu of many core functions
Ctrl USearch the database
Ctrl EnterJump back to page after search
Ctrl FSearch on the current page
Shift EnterOpen a new page created in search in the sidebar
Ctrl Shift DJump to the Daily Notes page
Shift (click)Open link in sidebar
Ctrl BToggle brackets

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Lists and Blocks {.row-span-2}

ShortcutAction
TabIndent block
Shift TabUn-indent block
Ctrl Shift UpMove block up
Ctrl Shift DownMove block down
EnterCreate a new block, bullet point
Ctrl EnterCreate a TODO checkbox
Shift EnterCreate a new line inside of a block
Ctrl ZUndo
Ctrl Shift ZRedo
Ctrl .Zoom in, show only the current block enlarged
Ctrl ,Zoom out, restores the normal view
Ctrl OFollow link under cursor, when editing a block
Ctrl Shift OOpen a link under cursor in the sidebar
Ctrl UpCollapse all child blocks under the current block
Ctrl DownExpand all child blocks under the current block
Shift UpSelect the block above where the cursor is placed
Shift DownSelect the block below where the cursor is placed
Ctrl Shift ASelect all blocks
Ctrl AJump to the beginning of the current block
Ctrl EJump to the end of the current block
Ctrl FMove one character to the right
Ctrl BMove one character to the left
Ctrl TSwap all characters on either side of the cursor
Ctrl C Ctrl XShow avatar of the last user to edit the block

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Version Control

ShortcutAction
Ctrl ,Add a version
Ctrl Shift .Cycle versions to the right
Ctrl Shift ,Cycle versions to the left
Ctrl .Expand all versions, all versions will appear in their own blocks

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Formatting

ShortcutAction
Ctrl Alt 1-3Toggle between heading styles
Ctrl Alt 0Reset heading, or set to paragraph
Ctrl EnterToggle TODO or DONE
Ctrl BBold
Ctrl IItalic
Ctrl KCreate an HTML link
Ctrl YStrike-through
Ctrl HHighlight
`Create an inline block of code

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