Keyboard shortcuts
Anywhere
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| ⌘N, ⌥⌘N | New page |
| ⇧⌥⌘N | New subpage |
| ⇧⌘N | New notebook |
| ⌥⌘G | New section group |
| ⌘S | Save now |
| ⌘O | Open / import |
| ⇧⌘E | Export a notebook backup |
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z, ⌘Y | Redo |
| ⌘B, ⌘I, ⌘U | Bold, italic, underline |
| ⇧⌘X | Strikethrough |
| ⌘K | Insert a link |
| ⇧⌘K | Insert a link to a page |
| ⌘P | Command palette |
| ⇧⌘T | All to-dos |
| ⇧⌘H | Page timeline (← → step, Esc closes) |
| ⌘F | Search |
| ⌥⌘F | Replace |
| ⌘=, ⌘+ | Zoom in |
| ⌘− | Zoom out |
| ⌘0 | Actual size (100%) |
| ⇧⌘F | Full page view |
| ⌥⌘S | Show or hide the notebook pane |
| F6 | Move to the page list |
| ⌘/ | Get Started |
| Esc | Close a menu, the File view, a dialog or the search pane |
| ⌘Q | Quit |
On the page
With the page focused and no text being edited:
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| Return | Edit the selected note |
| ⌫, Delete | Delete the selected note |
| ⌘C, ⌘X, ⌘V | Copy, cut, paste the selected note container |
| Esc | Cancel a drag, then deselect |
Editing text
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Move by character or line |
| ⌥← ⌥→ | Move by word |
| ⌘← ⌘→, Home, End, ⌃A, ⌃E | Start or end of the line |
| ⌘↑ ⌘↓ | Start or end of the text |
| Shift with any of the above | Extend the selection |
| ⌘A | Select all |
| ⌫, ⌥⌫, ⌘⌫, Delete | Delete a character, a word, to the start of the line, forward |
| ⌘C, ⌘X, ⌘V | Copy, cut, paste text |
| ⌘Z, ⇧⌘Z | Undo and redo typing in this note |
| Tab | Four spaces (in a note); after a sum's =, write in its answer |
| Esc | Finish editing |
| Return | In a page title: finish. In a note: a new line. |
[[ |
Link to a page: a list opens; ↑ ↓ choose, Return or Tab links, Esc closes it |
In a table cell
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| Tab, Shift-Tab | Next, previous cell |
| Return | Next row (adds one after the last) |
| Shift-Return | A line break in the cell |
| Esc | Finish editing |
In the page list
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ | Previous, next page |
| ← | Fold the page's subpages, or go to its parent |
| → | Unfold, or go to the first subpage |
| F2 | Rename |
| ⌫, Delete | Delete (after asking) |
In dialogs
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| Return | OK, or the dialog's main button |
| Esc | Cancel |
| ↑ ↓ | Move through a list; double-click chooses |
Pointer
| Gesture | Effect |
|---|---|
| Double-click empty paper | New text container |
| Double-click a note | Edit it (a table cell, or save a picture or attachment) |
| Double-click the page title | Rename the page |
| ⌘-click a link | Follow it: a page link opens the page, a web or mail link the browser or mail app |
| Drag a container's top grip | Move it |
| Drag a container's bottom-right corner | Resize it |
| Click a to-do's check box | Tick or untick it |
| Scroll | Move around the page (Shift: sideways) |
| ⌘-scroll, ⌃-scroll | Zoom around the pointer |
| Space-drag, middle-drag | Pan |
| Shift while drawing a shape | Square, circle, 45° line |
| Right-click | Commands for a notebook, group, section, page or note |
| Drag a page's grip | Move the page and its subpages |