Formatting and shortcuts
Write Markdown and it styles itself, or use a shortcut. All of these appear in the keyboard sheet.
Inline
Section titled “Inline”| Format | Keys |
|---|---|
| Bold | ⌘B |
| Italic | ⌘I |
| Underline | ⌘U |
| Inline code | ⌃` |
| Strikethrough | ⇧⌘X |
| Highlight | ⇧⌘H |
| Link | ⌥⌘K |
Select text with the mouse and the selection toolbar appears with bold, italic, strikethrough, code, link, highlight and colour. Rest on a link to see where it goes, with Open, Copy, Edit and Remove.
Paragraphs
Section titled “Paragraphs”| Format | Keys |
|---|---|
| Heading 1 to 6 | ⌘1 to ⌘6 |
| Quote | ⌥⌘Q |
| Bulleted list | ⌥⌘U |
| Numbered list | ⌥⌘O |
| Task list | ⌥⌘X |
| Check or uncheck a task | ⌘⏎ |
| Code block | ⇧⌘K |
| Front matter | ⇧⌘. |
The slash menu
Section titled “The slash menu”Type / alone on a line to insert a block: headings, lists, tasks, quotes, callouts, code, tables, math, dividers, images, drawings, columns, page breaks and a table of contents. Keep typing to narrow the list.
Move and fold blocks
Section titled “Move and fold blocks”- ⌥↑ and ⌥↓ move the block at the caret.
- Drag the grip that shows beside a block to move it with the mouse.
- ⌥⌘/ opens the block menu at the caret.
- ⌘. folds or unfolds a section, ⌥⌘. all of them.
Writing aids
Section titled “Writing aids”Under View and in ⌘K: Focus mode (F8, by sentence or paragraph), Typewriter scrolling (F9), Full width (⇧⌘W), Word goal…, Vim mode, and zoom with ⌘=, ⌘- and ⌘0. Settings → Writing has Justify text, Hyphenate, Smart quotes and dashes (the file keeps plain text) and spell checking.
Settings → Editor has Editor font, Interface font, Text size and Column width.