Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
These are the keyboard shortcuts you can use in note bodies and in the Description field of workboard items.
On Windows press Ctrl; on mac press ⌘ (Command). For example, bold is Ctrl+B on Windows and ⌘+B on mac. On mac, Alt is the Option key.
In the tables, Note means the note body and Description means the Description field in a workboard item window. ○ means the shortcut works; — means nothing happens when you press it.
💡 Tip: Hover over a toolbar button to see its shortcut in light text next to its name. Items in the slash (/) menu show their shortcuts the same way.
Text formatting
|
Key (Windows) |
Key (mac) |
Action |
Note |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ctrl+B |
⌘+B |
Bold |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+I |
⌘+I |
Italic |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+U |
⌘+U |
Underline |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+S |
⌘+Shift+S |
Strikethrough |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+E |
⌘+E |
Inline code on/off |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+H |
⌘+Shift+H |
Highlight (last used color) on/off |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+K |
⌘+K |
Add a link (to the selected text) |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+E |
⌘+Shift+E |
Insert an inline equation (selected text becomes the formula) |
○ |
○ |
You can also turn inline code on or off with the <> button in the toolbar. If text you copied from somewhere else still has a gray box (inline code) style, select it and press the <> button or Ctrl+E to remove it.
✋ Note: The highlight and link shortcuts work while the formatting toolbar is visible.
Change block type
Changes the line with the cursor (or all selected lines) into another block type.
|
Key (Windows) |
Key (mac) |
Action |
Note |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ctrl+Shift+0 |
⌘+Shift+0 |
Text |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+1 |
⌘+Shift+1 |
Heading 1 |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+2 |
⌘+Shift+2 |
Heading 2 |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+3 |
⌘+Shift+3 |
Heading 3 |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Alt+4 |
⌘+Alt+4 |
Heading 4 |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+4 |
⌘+Shift+4 |
Check list |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+5 |
⌘+Shift+5 |
Bulleted list |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+6 |
⌘+Shift+6 |
Numbered list |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+7 |
⌘+Shift+7 |
Toggle list (on a heading: toggle heading) |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+8 |
⌘+Shift+8 |
Code block |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Alt+Q |
⌘+Alt+Q |
Quote |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+9 |
⌘+Shift+9 |
Turn this line into a sub-page |
○ |
— |
✋ Note: The Description field has no sub-pages, so Ctrl+Shift+9 does nothing there.
Indent and move blocks
|
Key (Windows) |
Key (mac) |
Action |
Note |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tab |
Tab |
Indent |
○ |
○ |
|
Shift+Tab |
Shift+Tab |
Outdent |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+↑ |
⌘+Shift+↑ |
Move block up |
○ |
○ |
|
Ctrl+Shift+↓ |
⌘+Shift+↓ |
Move block down |
○ |
○ |
✋ Note: In a note, if you select several blocks and press Ctrl+Shift+↑/↓, the selected blocks move together.
Note-only shortcuts
The following shortcuts work only in note bodies. In the Description field nothing happens, and browser features such as adding a bookmark, saving the page, or printing do not open either.
|
Key (Windows) |
Key (mac) |
Action |
Note |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ctrl+D |
⌘+D |
Duplicate block |
○ |
— |
|
Ctrl+Shift+U |
⌘+Shift+U |
Go to parent page |
○ |
— |
|
Ctrl+S |
⌘+S |
Save now (notes also save automatically) |
○ |
— |
|
Ctrl+P |
⌘+P |
Print note |
○ |
— |
-
If you open a workboard item window on top of a note and press
Ctrl+S, the note behind it is not saved. The description saves automatically. -
While a dialog is open,
Ctrl+SandCtrl+Pdo not apply to the note.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Ctrl+Shift+number shortcuts do not respond.
If the Windows input language switching hotkey uses the same keys, the keys never reach the browser. Turn off or change that hotkey in Windows Settings › Time & language › Typing › Advanced keyboard settings › Input language hot keys.
Can I use these on a phone or tablet?
Only when a hardware keyboard is connected. With the on-screen keyboard, use the toolbar buttons and the slash (/) menu instead.
The old Ctrl+Alt+1–3 no longer change headings.
Heading shortcuts are now Ctrl+Shift+1–3. The old keys do nothing.