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title: "Shortcuts"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/DOCSGUIDE/113290871/Shortcuts"
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In order to work more with the keyboard, here are few common shortcuts:



| **Mac** | **Win** | **Result** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| e | e | Open the editor |
| c | c | Create new page |
| // | // | Opens the date picker |
| <span style="color: #212122">shift + enter</span> | <span style="color: #212122">shift + enter</span> | Insert a hard break (`<br>`) |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + b</span> | ctrl + b | Bold |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + i</span> | ctrl + i | Italics |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + u</span> | ctrl + u | Underline |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + s</span> | <span style="color: #212122">ctrl + shift + s</span> | Strikethrough |
| cmd + <span style="color: #212122">shift + m</span> | ctrl + <span style="color: #212122">shift</span> + m | Monospace |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + x</span> | <span style="color: #212122">ctrl + x</span> | Cut |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + c</span> | ctrl + c | Copy |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + v</span> | ctrl + v | Paste |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + z</span> | <span style="color: #212122">ctrl + z</span> | Undo |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + z</span> | <span style="color: #212122">ctrl + y</span> | Redo |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + 7</span> | ctrl + shift<span style="color: #212122"> </span>+ 7 | Numbered list |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + 8</span> | ctrl + shift<span style="color: #212122"> </span>+ 8 | Bulleted list |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + </span>option + <span style="color: #212122">0</span> | ctrl + Left Alt<span style="color: #212122"> </span>+ 0 | Set paragraph style |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + </span>option + <span style="color: #212122">1-6</span> | ctrl + Left Alt<span style="color: #212122"> </span>+ 1-6 | Set as heading 1-6 |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + 9</span> | <span style="color: #212122">ctrl + shift + 9</span> | Quote |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + enter</span> | ctrl + enter | Publish |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + e</span> | ctrl + <span style="color: #212122">shift</span> + e | Preview |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + m</span> | ctrl + m | Insert files & images |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + k</span> | ctrl + k | Insert link |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + d</span> | ctrl + <span style="color: #212122">shift</span> + d | Insert markup |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + a</span> | ctrl + <span style="color: #212122">shift</span> + a | Insert macro |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + I</span> | ctrl + <span style="color: #212122">shift</span> + I | Insert a 3x3 table |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + minus</span> | ctrl + <span style="color: #212122">shift + minus</span> | Insert a horizontal rule |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + shift + h</span> | ctrl + h | Find / Replace |
| <span style="color: #303030">⌃ + option + ↑</span> | Alt + <span style="color: #212122">shift + </span><span style="color: #303030">↑</span> | Insert table row before |
| <span style="color: #303030">⌃ + option + ↓</span> | Alt + <span style="color: #212122">shift + </span><span style="color: #303030">↓</span> | Insert table row after |
| <span style="color: #303030">⌃ + option + →</span> | Alt + <span style="color: #212122">shift + </span><span style="color: #303030">→</span> | Insert column after |
| <span style="color: #303030">⌃ + option + ←</span> | Alt + <span style="color: #212122">shift + </span><span style="color: #303030">←</span> | Insert column before |
| tab | tab | - Indent item when in a list
- Move cursor to next cell in the table |
| <span style="color: #212122">shift + tab</span> | <span style="color: #212122">shift + tab</span> | - Outdent item when in a list
- Move cursor to previous cell in the table |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + \</span> | ctrl + \ | Clear all formatting |
| <span style="color: #212122">cmd + enter</span> | ctrl + enter | Publish page |
|  | [ | Toggles the page tree |


## Markdown

Use markdown shortcuts to format text from the comfort of your keyboard. 


|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Syntax** | **Where to place markdown** | **Result** |
| `*italics*` | Around the text | *italics* |
| `_italics_` | Around the text | *italics* |
| `**bold**` | Around the text | **bold** |
| `__bold__` | Around the text | **bold** |
| `~~strikethrough~~` | Around the text | ~~strikethrough~~ |
| ``monospace`` | Around the text | `monospace` |
| `# ` | Around the text | # h1 |
| `## ` | Around the text | ## h2 |
| `### ` | Around the text | ### h3 |
| `#### ` | Around the text | #### h4 |
| `##### ` | Around the text | ##### h5 |
| `###### ` | Around the text | ###### H6 |
| `* ` | At the beginning of each list item | - Unordered list |
| `- ` | At the beginning of each list item | - Unordered list |
| `1. ` | At the beginning of each list item | 1. Ordered list |
| `2) ` | At the beginning of each list item | 1. Ordered list |
| `> ` | At the start of the block quote | > Block quote |
| `----` | On a new line | Horizontal rule<br>--- |
| `***` | On a new line | Horizontal rule<br>--- |
| `(awthanks)` | Around the emoji shortcut text | Emoji awthanks |
| ````` | At the start of the code block | `Code block` |