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Keyboard shortcuts

All of Charta's keyboard shortcuts for Mac, by menu, and the ones that work on iPad with a keyboard.

The standard macOS shortcuts also work: ⌘ N, ⌘ O, ⌘ S, ⌘ Z, ⌘ F, ⌘ , and so on. On iPad with a keyboard, the ones listed at the end work.

File

Command	Shortcut
New Note in Folder	`⌥` `⌘` `N`
Go to Note…	`⌘` `T`
Note Graph	`⌥` `⌘` `G`
Open Folder…	`⇧` `⌘` `O`
Print…	`⌘` `P`

Format

Command	Shortcut
Bold · Italic	`⌘` `B` · `⌘` `I`
Strikethrough	`⇧` `⌘` `X`
Code	`⌥` `⌘` `C`
Highlight	`⇧` `⌘` `H`
Body Text	`⌘` `0`
Heading 1 … Heading 6	`⌘` `1` to `⌘` `6`
Bulleted List · Numbered List	`⌥` `⌘` `U` · `⌥` `⌘` `O`
Checklist	`⌥` `⌘` `X`
Quote	`⌘` `‘`
Increase Indent · Decrease Indent	`⌘` `]` · `⌘` `[`
Format Table	`⌥` `⌘` `F`
Move Row Up · Down	`⌥` `⌘` `↑` · `⌥` `⌘` `↓`
Move Column Left · Right	`⌥` `⌘` `←` · `⌥` `⌘` `→`

Insert

Command	Shortcut
Link	`⌘` `K`
Link to a Note	`⇧` `⌘` `K`
Image	`⇧` `⌘` `I`
Table	`⌥` `⌘` `T`
Code Block	`⌥` `⇧` `⌘` `C`
Formula	`⌥` `⌘` `M`
Footnote	`⌥` `⇧` `⌘` `N`

Mermaid Diagram and Divider have no shortcut.

View

Command	Shortcut
Switch to WYSIWYG · to Code Editor	`⌘` `E`
Show · Hide Side-by-Side Preview	`⌥` `⌘` `P`
Preview Only	`⌥` `⇧` `⌘` `P`
Show · Hide Outline	`⇧` `⌘` `L`
Backlinks	`⇧` `⌘` `B`
Focus Mode	`⌃` `⇧` `⌘` `F`
Typewriter Mode	`⌃` `⇧` `⌘` `T`
Bigger Text · Smaller Text	`⌘` `+` · `⌘` `-`
Actual Size	`⌥` `⌘` `0`

In the text

Key	Effect
Return	in a list or a quote, continues the mark; on an empty item, leaves the list; in a table, moves to the row below
Tab · `⇧` Tab	in tables, next and previous cell; in lists, indentation

iPad with a keyboard

Command	Shortcut
Bold · Italic · Link	`⌘` `B` · `⌘` `I` · `⌘` `K`
WYSIWYG or Code	`⌘` `E`
Go to Note (in folders)	`⌘` `T`
Backlinks (in folders)	`⇧` `⌘` `B`