Formatting toolbar & keyboard shortcuts
Bold, italic, links, lists, and quotes with one click, plus every keyboard shortcut, including find & replace.
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The formatting toolbar
The toolbar sits above the editor pane. One click wraps your selection:
- B: bold, I: italic, S: strikethrough
- Link: wraps the selection and asks for the URL
- Lists: bulleted or numbered
- Quote: blockquote
You can hide the toolbar in Settings → Writing tools if you prefer a bare editor.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ B | Bold |
| ⌘ I | Italic |
| ⌘ K | Insert link |
| ⌘ F | Find & replace |
| ⌘ S | Save |
| ⌘ / | Markdown cheatsheet |
On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl instead of ⌘.
Find & replace
- Press ⌘ + F.
- Type your search. Matches are counted as you type, with an optional match case toggle.
- Jump between matches with the arrows, then replace one or replace all.
Lists that just work
- Press Enter in a list and the next bullet or number continues automatically.
- Press Tab to indent a list item, Shift + Tab to outdent.
The outline panel
Long document? Open the outline from the header. Every heading becomes a link, so you can jump anywhere in one click.