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Roam Research shortcuts for Mac

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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

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Roam Research

Queries

  • Find blocks on page 'mistakes' mentioning date between January 1st, 2020 and December 31st 2020{{query: {and: [[mistakes]] {between: [[January 1st, 2020]] [[December 31st, 2020]] }}}}
  • Find blocks on daily pages and blocks mentioning a date between two daysbetween
  • Exclude blocks matching a condition from query resultsnot
  • Find blocks matching multiple conditionsand

Slash Commands

  • Add this to the URL when starting Roam to disable roam/css?diblcss
  • Add this to the URL when starting Roam to disable roam/js?diblejs
  • Insert query/Query
  • Insert word count for page/W
  • Insert mentions of a Block or Page/Mentions
  • Embed a YouTube video/YouTube
  • Insert a kanban board/Kanban
  • Insert a table/Table
  • Insert a diagram/Diagram
  • Encrypts a block of text with a passphrase/Encrypt
  • Creates a slider from 0 to 10/Slider
  • Upload an image or file/Upload
  • Inline calculator/Calc
  • Allows LaTeX stylized text inline of the block/Latex
  • Creates a code block allowing snippets code/CodBlock
  • Creates a monospaced code inline of the block/Codenline
  • Cross out text/Strikethrough
  • Highlight text/Highlight
  • Text in italics/Italics
  • Bold text/Bold
  • Yesterday's date/Yesterday
  • Tomorrow's date/Tom
  • Today's date/Today
  • PickerAllows you to choose a date from a calendar/Date
  • Creates a 25 min Pomodortimer/POMO
  • TimeCreates a time-stamp of the current time in 24h format/Crent

Other

Sidebar

  • Open link in sidebar (when editing)⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add →
  • Create page in sidebar (from search)⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add →
  • Toggle right sidebar visibility⌘ (command) + / Add →
  • Toggle left sidebar visibility⌘ (command) + \ Add →

Blocks

  • Select text in current block⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Open block search⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + 9 Add →
  • Cycle TODO state of current / selected blocks⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Copy block reference(s) of selected block(s)⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Select all blocks on page⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Select block below (when block selected)⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add →
  • Select block above (when block selected)⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Select current block and children⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Select current block⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Collapse block⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Expand block⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →
  • New line within block⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add →
  • Move block down⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →
  • Move block up⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →

Navigating

  • Move cursor backward⌃ (control) + b Add →
  • Move cursor forward⌃ (control) + f Add →
  • Jump to end of block⌃ (control) + e Add →
  • Jump to start of block⌃ (control) + a Add →
  • Open link under cursor in sidebar⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add →
  • Follow link under cursor⌃ (control) + o Add →
  • Go to last block on page (when nothing is selected)⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Go to first block on page (when nothing is selected)⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Go to previous day (when on daily page)⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + p Add →
  • Go to next day (when on daily page)⌃ (control) + ⌥ (option) + n Add →
  • Zoom out to parent block⌘ (command) + , Add →
  • Zoom in to current block⌘ (command) + . Add →
  • Go to Daily Notes page⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + d Add →
  • Move cursor to previous block↑ Add →
  • Move cursor to next block↓ Add →

Formatting

  • Heading level 3 (Shortcut)⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • Heading level 3 (Markdown)###
  • Heading level 2 (Shortcut)⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • Heading level 2 (Markdown)##
  • Heading level 1 (Shortcut)⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • Heading level 1 (Markdown)#
  • Surrounds LaTeX code$$
  • Create Link⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Link to /#/app/help with text 'Link'[Link](/#/app/help)
  • Highlight text⌘ (command) + h Add →
  • Surrounds highlighted text^^
  • Cross out text⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Surrounds crossed out text (strikethrough)~~
  • Make text italic⌘ (command) + i Add →
  • Surrounds italic text_
  • Make text bold⌘ (command) + b Add →
  • Surrounds bold text**

The Basics

  • Move up in autocomplete and search dropdowns⌃ (control) + k Add →
  • Move down in autocomplete and search dropdowns⌃ (control) + j Add →
  • Unindent block⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add →
  • Indent block⇥ Add →
  • New block↵ Add →
  • Insert Roam function{{
  • Reference a block((
  • Reference or create new page[[
  • Bring up quick commands/
  • Find or create new page⌘ (command) + u Add →

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