note/docs/how-to/use-keyboard-shortcuts-for-editing.md

Use Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing

Here are some keyboard shortcuts you'll love when editing your notes.

If you are not on mac or are using non-default shortcuts you can check the shortcut-list for each shortcut used in this note!

This works best if you can see the result in the preview panel, run the Markdown: Open Preview to the Side command.

• alt+c changes state to a TODO item. Try it while the cursor is on this line.

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• cmd+b makes the selection bold. Select me and make me bold.

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• cmd+i makes the selection italic. Select me and make me italic.

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• alt+shift+f formats a table. Place the cursor in the table below and format the table.

column 1	column 2
one element	another element
second row	last cell

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• Paste link on selected text
  1. copy the following text: https://google.com
  2. select me and paste

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• Search in your repo with cmd+shift+f: type "search"
  • (go back to the file explorer with cmd+shift+e)

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• Paste an image
  1. copy an image
  2. move your cursor to the next line, then press cmd+alt+v and confirm the name of the file
  3. .
  4. the image file has been created in /attachments and a reference to it has been added here