
Roam Research is a note-taking and organization tool that allows users to create bidirectional links between notes, making it easy to connect related ideas and information. Download Roam Research
Queries | |
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| Find blocks on page 'mistakes' mentioning date between January 1st, 2020 and December 31st 2020 | Â +Â {{query: {and: [[mistakes]] {between: [[January 1st, 2020]] [[December 31st, 2020]] }}}} |
| Find blocks on daily pages and blocks mentioning a date between two days | Â +Â between |
| Exclude blocks matching a condition from query results | Â +Â not |
| Find blocks matching multiple conditions | Â +Â and |
Slash Commands | |
| Add this to the URL when starting Roam to disable roam/css | Â +Â ?diblcss |
| Add this to the URL when starting Roam to disable roam/js | Â +Â ?diblejs |
| Insert query | Â +Â /Query |
| Insert word count for page | Â +Â /W |
| Insert mentions of a Block or Page | Â +Â /Mentions |
| Embed a YouTube video | Â +Â /YouTube |
| Insert a kanban board | Â +Â /Kanban |
| Insert a table | Â +Â /Table |
| Insert a diagram | Â +Â /Diagram |
| Encrypts a block of text with a passphrase | Â +Â /Encrypt |
| Creates a slider from 0 to 10 | Â +Â /Slider |
| Upload an image or file | Â +Â /Upload |
| Inline calculator | Â +Â /Calc |
| Allows LaTeX stylized text inline of the block | Â +Â /Latex |
| Creates a code block allowing snippets code | Â +Â /CodBlock |
| Creates a monospaced code inline of the block | Â +Â /Codenline |
| Cross out text | Â +Â /Strikethrough |
| Highlight text | Â +Â /Highlight |
| Text in italics | Â +Â /Italics |
| Bold text | Â +Â /Bold |
| Yesterday's date | Â +Â /Yesterday |
| Tomorrow's date | Â +Â /Tom |
| Today's date | Â +Â /Today |
| PickerAllows you to choose a date from a calendar | Â +Â /Date |
| Creates a 25 min Pomodortimer | Â +Â /POMO |
| TimeCreates a time-stamp of the current time in 24h format | Â +Â /Crent |
Other | |
| Move character under cursor forward | ⌃ (control) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Redo | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Undo | ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Toggle help popup visibility | ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + h Add to Pie Menu |
Sidebar | |
| Open link in sidebar (when editing) | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Create page in sidebar (from search) | ⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Toggle right sidebar visibility | ⌘ (command) + / Add to Pie Menu |
| Toggle left sidebar visibility | ⌘ (command) + \ Add to Pie Menu |
Blocks | |
| Select text in current block | ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Open block search | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + 9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Cycle TODO state of current / selected blocks | ⌘ (command) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Copy block reference(s) of selected block(s) | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + c Add to Pie Menu |
| Select all blocks on page | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Select block below (when block selected) | ⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select block above (when block selected) | ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select current block and children | ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select current block | ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Collapse block | ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Expand block | ⌘ (command) + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| New line within block | ⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move block down | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move block up | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
Navigating | |
| Move cursor backward | ⌃ (control) + b Add to Pie Menu |
| Move cursor forward | ⌃ (control) + f Add to Pie Menu |
| Jump to end of block | ⌃ (control) + e Add to Pie Menu |
| Jump to start of block | ⌃ (control) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Open link under cursor in sidebar | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Follow link under cursor | ⌃ (control) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to last block on page (when nothing is selected) | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to first block on page (when nothing is selected) | ⌘ (command) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to previous day (when on daily page) | ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + p Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to next day (when on daily page) | ⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + n Add to Pie Menu |
| Zoom out to parent block | ⌘ (command) + , Add to Pie Menu |
| Zoom in to current block | ⌘ (command) + . Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to Daily Notes page | ⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + d Add to Pie Menu |
| Move cursor to previous block | ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move cursor to next block | ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
Formatting | |
| Heading level 3 (Shortcut) | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Heading level 3 (Markdown) | Â +Â ### |
| Heading level 2 (Shortcut) | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Heading level 2 (Markdown) | Â +Â ## |
| Heading level 1 (Shortcut) | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Heading level 1 (Markdown) | Â +Â # |
| Surrounds LaTeX code | Â +Â $$ |
| Create Link | ⌘ (command) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Link to /#/app/help with text 'Link' | Â +Â [Link](/#/app/help) |
| Highlight text | ⌘ (command) + h Add to Pie Menu |
| Surrounds highlighted text | Â +Â ^^ |
| Cross out text | ⌘ (command) + y Add to Pie Menu |
| Surrounds crossed out text (strikethrough) | Â +Â ~~ |
| Make text italic | ⌘ (command) + i Add to Pie Menu |
| Surrounds italic text | Â +Â _ |
| Make text bold | ⌘ (command) + b Add to Pie Menu |
| Surrounds bold text | Â +Â ** |
The Basics | |
| Move up in autocomplete and search dropdowns | ⌃ (control) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Move down in autocomplete and search dropdowns | ⌃ (control) + j Add to Pie Menu |
| Unindent block | ⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Indent block | ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| New block | ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert Roam function | Â +Â {{ |
| Reference a block | Â +Â (( |
| Reference or create new page | Â +Â [[ |
| Bring up quick commands | Â +Â / |
| Find or create new page | ⌘ (command) + u Add to Pie Menu |
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