Calmly Writer
Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut of the app, for Windows and Linux and for a Mac, grouped by what it does.
The shortcuts follow the conventions of each system: Ctrl+S⌘S saves, Ctrl+B⌘B makes bold, and so on. Where a Mac does things differently, the Mac column says so: Ctrl+Tab⌘Tab is the system’s app switcher there, so the tabs are on Ctrl+Tab⌥⌘→, and the spell-check languages are the system’s, so there is no shortcut for them.
On Android with a keyboard attached, the Windows and Linux shortcuts apply.
Hold Ctrl⌘ on its own for a moment and the app shows a reminder of the formatting shortcuts; see The toolbar and the shortcuts reminder.
Files
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| New document, in a new tab | Ctrl+N | ⌘N |
| Open a document | Ctrl+O | ⌘O |
| Save | Ctrl+S | ⌘S |
| Ctrl+P | ⌘P | |
| Open Settings | Ctrl+, | ⌘, |
| Close the tab | No shortcut | ⌘W |
Tabs, window and view
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Next tab | Ctrl+Tab | ⌥⌘→ |
| Previous tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | ⌥⌘← |
| Full screen on or off | F11 | ⌃⌘F |
| Focus Mode on or off | Ctrl+M | ⇧⌘M |
| Show or hide the word counter | Ctrl+Shift+C | ⇧⌘C |
| Table of contents | Ctrl+Alt+A | ⌥⌘A |
| Larger text | Ctrl++ | ⌘+ |
| Smaller text | Ctrl+- | ⌘- |
| Spell-check languages (Windows and Linux) | Ctrl+L | No shortcut |
| Hold for a moment: a reminder of the formatting shortcuts | Ctrl | ⌘ |
| Move the keyboard focus from the text to the menu | F6 | F6 |
| Leave full screen; close the search, the table of contents or the menu | Esc | Esc |
Editing
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | ⌘Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y | ⇧⌘Z |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl+Shift+V | ⌥⇧⌘V |
| Find and replace | Ctrl+F | ⌘F |
| Next match (Enter in the search box works everywhere) | F3 | No shortcut |
| In a list, one level deeper; elsewhere, an em space | Tab | Tab |
| In a list, one level up | Shift+Tab | ⇧Tab |
| Open the link under the cursor | Ctrl+Enter | ⌘Enter |
| Zero-width non-joiner (when that setting is on) | Shift+Space | ⇧Space |
Formatting
| Action | Windows and Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | Ctrl+B | ⌘B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I | ⌘I |
| Underline | Ctrl+U | ⌘U |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl+D | ⌘D |
| Link | Ctrl+K | ⌘K |
| Inline code | Ctrl+Shift+K | ⇧⌘K |
| Heading, levels 1 to 6 | Ctrl+1…6 | ⌘1…6 |
| Quote | Ctrl+Shift+B | ⇧⌘B |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl+Shift+8 | ⇧⌘8 |
| Numbered list | Ctrl+Shift+7 | ⇧⌘7 |
| Checklist | Ctrl+Shift+9 | ⇧⌘9 |
| Comment on the selected text | Ctrl+Alt+C | ⌥⌘C |
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