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iA Writer shortcuts for Mac

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for iA Writer

Files

  • New in Library in current window⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • New⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • New in Library⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • Save active file⌘ (command) + S Add →
  • Duplicate active file⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + S Add →
  • Save active file as⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command)Add →

Library Navigation

  • Show iCloud in Library⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + I Add →

Document History

  • Go to previous document⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • Go to next document⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + → Add →

Interface

  • Dark or light appearance⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • Show or hide Library⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + S Add →
  • Show or hide Preview⌘ (command) + R Add →
  • Enter or exit full screen⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + F Add →
  • Close active window⌘ (command) + W Add →
  • Close all windows⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + W Add →

Structure

  • Heading 1–6⌘ (command)1-6
  • Task list⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + L Add →
  • Ordered list⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + L Add →
  • Ordered task list⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + L Add →
  • Mark task as completed⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + X Add →
  • Indent⇥ Add →
  • Outdent⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add →
  • Move selected line up⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Move selected line down⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →

Formatting

  • Bold⌘ (command) + B Add →
  • Italic⌘ (command) + I Add →
  • Strikethrough⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + U Add →
  • Highlight⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + U Add →
  • Link⌘ (command) + K Add →
  • Image link⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + K Add →
  • Wikilink⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + K Add →
  • Footnote⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + K Add →
  • Code⌘ (command) + J Add →
  • Code block⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + J Add →

Focus

  • Enable or disable Focus Mode⌘ (command) + D Add →
  • Enable or disable Syntax Highlight⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + D Add →
  • Enable or disable Style Checking⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + D Add →

Copy and Paste

  • Copy selected text⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Copy formatted selected text⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Copy selected text as HTML⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Copy selected text as Markdown (includes Content Blocks)⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Paste⌘ (command) + V Add →

Find

  • Find⌘ (command) + F Add →
  • Find and replace⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + F Add →
  • Use selection for find⌘ (command) + E Add →
  • Find next⌘ (command) + G Add →
  • Find previous⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + G Add →

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Text Size

  • Make text larger⌘ (command) + + Add →
  • Make text smaller⌘ (command) + - Add →
  • Default text size⌘ (command) + 0 Add →

Export

  • Export⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + E Add →
  • Print⌘ (command) + P Add →
  • Print plain text⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + P Add →
  • Page setup for printing and PDF export⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + P Add →

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