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Editor

  • ⌥⌘1 , ⌥⌘2, … ⌥⌘6 - Headings
  • ⌥⌘S - Line separator
  • ⌘B - Bold
  • ⌘I - Italic
  • ⌘U - Underline
  • ⇧⌘U - Strikethrough
  • ⌘K - Link
  • ⌥⌘D - Wiki Link
  • ⌥⌘L - Unordered list
  • ⌥⇧⌘L - Ordered list
  • ⌥⇧⌘T - Quote
  • ⌥⌘C - Inline code
  • ^⌘C - Code block
  • ⇧⌘M - Highlighter/Marker
  • ⌥⇧⌘E - Footnote
  • ⇧⌘V - Insert file

Tables

  • ⌥⌘T - Create Table
  • ⌥⇧⌘↑ - Add Row Above
  • ⌥⇧⌘↓ - Add Row Below
  • ⌥⇧⌘← - Add Column Before
  • ⌥⇧⌘→ - Add Column After
  • ⌥⌘⌫ - Delete Row
  • ⌥⇧⌘⌫ - Delete Column

Todos

  • ^⌘T - Todo
  • ⌘. - Toggle Todo

Structure

  • ⌥⌘↑ - Move line up
  • ⌥⌘↓ - Move line down

Lists

  • - Shift the list element right
  • ⇧⇥ - Shift the list element left
  • ⇧⏎ - End the list

Dates

  • ⇧⌘7 - Long Form Date with time (11 Jul 2017, 10:43)
  • ⇧⌘8 - Long Form Date (11 Jul 2017)
  • ⇧⌘9 - Short Form Date (11/07/2017)
  • ⇧⌘0 - Hours (11:43)
  • ⇧⌘N - Create a new note
  • ⇧⌥⌘N - Create a new note in a new window
  • ↑ and ↓ keys - Move the selection in the note and tags lists
  • ← and → keys - Move the selection between the sidebar, the note list and the editor; open/close nested tags
  • ↩︎ - Edit the selected note
  • ⌘⌫ - Delete selected note
  • ⇧⌘F - Search inside the note list
  • ⇧⌘R - Restore selected note
  • ⇧⌘P - Pin/unpin selected note
  • ⌘A - Select all the notes in the list
  • ⇧⌘⌫ - Empty Trash
  • ⌥⇧⌘1 - Select Notes in the sidebar
  • ⌥⇧⌘2 - Select Untagged in the sidebar
  • ⌥⇧⌘3 - Select ToDo in the sidebar
  • ⌥⇧⌘4 - Select Today in the sidebar
  • ⌥⇧⌘5 - Select Locked in the sidebar
  • ⌥⇧⌘0 - Select Trash in the sidebar
  • ⌥⇧⌘9 - Select Archive in the sidebar
  • ⌘[ - Navigate back in visualized notes history*
  • ⌘] - Navigate forward in visualized notes history*

Views

  • ^1 - Show editor only
  • ^2 - Show note list and editor
  • ^3 - Show sidebar, note list and editor

Editor

  • Alt Ctrl 1 , Alt Ctrl 2, … Alt Ctrl 6 - Headings
  • Alt Ctrl S - Line separator
  • Ctrl B - Bold
  • Ctrl I - Italic
  • Ctrl U - Underline
  • ⇧ Ctrl U - Strikethrough
  • Ctrl K - Link
  • Alt Ctrl D - Wiki Link
  • Alt Ctrl L - Unordered list
  • ⇧ Ctrl L - Ordered list
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl T - Quote
  • Alt Ctrl C - Inline code
  • ⇧ Alt C - Code block
  • ⇧ Ctrl M - Highlighter/Marker
  • ⇧ Ctrl E - Footnote
  • ⇧ Ctrl V - Insert file

Tables

  • Alt Ctrl T - Create Table
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl ↑ - Add Row Above
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl ↓ - Add Row Below
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl ← - Add Column Before
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl → - Add Column After
  • Alt Ctrl ⌫ - Delete Row
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl ⌫ - Delete Column

Todos

  • ⇧ Alt T - Todo
  • Ctrl . - Toggle Todo

Structure

  • Alt Ctrl ↑ - Move line up
  • Alt Ctrl ↓ - Move line down

Lists

  • - Shift the list element right
  • ⇧⇥ - Shift the list element left
  • ⇧⏎ - End the list

Dates

  • ⇧ Ctrl 7 - Long Form Date with time (11 Jul 2017, 10:43)
  • ⇧ Ctrl 8 - Long Form Date (11 Jul 2017)
  • ⇧ Ctrl 9 - Short Form Date (11/07/2017)
  • ⇧ Ctrl 0 - Hours (11:43)
  • ⇧ Ctrl N - Create a new note
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl N - Create a new note in a new window
  • ↑ and ↓ keys - Move the selection in the note and tags lists
  • ← and → keys - Move the selection between the sidebar, the note list and the editor; open/close nested tags
  • ↩︎ - Edit the selected note
  • Ctrl ⌫ - Delete selected note
  • ⇧ Ctrl F - Search inside the note list
  • ⇧ Ctrl R - Restore selected note
  • ⇧ Ctrl P - Pin/unpin selected note
  • Ctrl A - Select all the notes in the list
  • ⇧ Ctrl ⌫ - Empty Trash
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl 1 - Select Notes in the sidebar
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl 2 - Select Untagged in the sidebar
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl 3 - Select ToDo in the sidebar
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl 4 - Select Today in the sidebar
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl 5 - Select Locked in the sidebar
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl 0 - Select Trash in the sidebar
  • ⇧ Alt Ctrl 9 - Select Archive in the sidebar
  • Ctrl [ - Navigate back in visualized notes history*
  • Ctrl ] - Navigate forward in visualized notes history*

Views

  • Alt 1 - Show editor only
  • Alt 2 - Show note list and editor
  • Alt 3 - Show sidebar, note list and editor
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