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iA Writer 5.0 Keyboard Commands
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iA Writer 5.0 has added/changed a few of the keyboard commands. Here is the new list:
| Function | Command |
|---|---|
| File Menu | |
| New in iCloud | ⌘N |
| New in Library | ⌥⌘N |
| New in Library in Window | ⇧⌘N |
| Open… | ⌘O |
| Close Window | ⇧⌘W |
| Close Tab | ⌘W |
| Save | ⌘S |
| Save as… | ⇧⌘S |
| Export | ⇧⌘E |
| ⌘P | |
| Print Plain Text | ⌥⌘P |
| Page Setup… | ⇧⌘P |
| Edit Menu | |
| Undo Typing | ⌘Z |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
| Cut | ⌘X |
| Copy Formatted | ⌥⌘C |
| Copy HTML | ⇧⌘C |
| Paste | ⌘V |
| Delete | ⌫ |
| Select All | ⌘A |
| Find | ⌘F |
| Find Next | ⌘G |
| Find Previous | ⇧⌘G |
| Find and Replace | ⌥⌘F |
| Search Library | ⇧⌘F |
| Show Spelling and Grammar | ⌘: |
| Check Document Now | ⌘; |
| Format Menu | |
| Headings 1-6 | ⌘1-6 |
| Unordered List | ⌘L |
| Unordered Task List | ⌥⌘L |
| Ordered List | ⇧⌘L |
| Ordered Task List | ⌥⇧⌘L |
| Mark Task Complete | ⌘. |
| Blockquote | ⌘> |
| Body | ⌘0 |
| Shift Right | ⇥ |
| Shift Left | ⇧⇥ |
| Shift Up | ⌥⌘↑ |
| Shift Down | ⌥⌘↓ |
| Strong | ⌘B |
| Emphasis | ⌘I |
| Add Link | ⌘K |
| Add Footnote | ⌃⌘K |
| Clear Styles | ⌥⌘⌫ |
| View Menu | |
| Day Mode | ⌃⌘N |
| Show Library | ⌘E |
| Hide Organizer | ⌥⌘E |
| Show Preview | ⌘R |
| Reload Preview | ⇧⌘R |
| Text Size Zoom In | ⌘+ |
| Text Size Zoom Out | ⌘- |
| Show All Tabs | ⇧⌘ |
| Enter Full Screen | ⌃⌘F |
| Focus Menu | |
| Enable/Disable Focus Mode | ⌘D |
| Enable/Disable Syntax Highlight | ⇧⌘D |
| Go Menu | |
| iCloud | ⇧⌘I |
| Quick Search | ⇧⌘O |
| Window Menu | |
| Minimize | ⌘M |
| Zoom | ⌃⌥⌘F |
| Show Previous Tab | ⌃⌘⇥ |
| Show Next Tab | ⌃⇥ |
| Commands Without Menu Equivalents | |
| Next Sentence | ⌥⌘→ |
| Previous Sentence | ⌥⌘← |
| Apple Dictionary | ⌃⌘D |
Selection Commands
Hold down Shift with any of these to create/extend a selection.
Previous/next word: ⌥← and ⌥→
Start/end of the line: ⌘← and ⌘→ (Also with ⌃)
Start/end of the document: ⌘↑ and ⌘↓ (Also with ⌃)
Focus Commands
Use ⌃⇥ and ⌃⇧⇥ to switch between Organizer, File Browser, and Editor without taking your hands off keyboard.
In the Organizer, you can ⇧-click to select contiguous files or ⌘-Click to select multiple arbitrary files.
Emacs keyboard commands which work in iA Writer
This is a selection of Emacs commands which also work in iA Writer.
| Command | Behavior |
|---|---|
| ⌃K | Deletes from the cursor to the end of the current line |
| ⌃O | Inserts a new line after the cursor. The cursor stays in the current line |
| ⌃B | Moves the cursor one character to the left |
| ⌃F | Moves the cursor one character to the right |
| ⌃N | Moves the cursor down one line |
| ⌃P | Moves the cursor up one line |
| ⌃E | Moves the cursor to the end of the current line. If you use word wrap, the cursor moves to the physical, not the displayed, end of the current line |
| ⌃A | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line. If you use word wrap, the cursor moves to the physical, not the displayed, beginning of the current line |
| ⌃V | Scrolls down within the document |
Additions Made Through KeyboardMaestro
There were some menu items which I thought would be improved by adding keyboard commands to them. I used KeyboardMaestro to add them to iA Writer.
Table of Contents
| Additions Made Through KeyboardMaestro | |
|---|---|
| Add Table of Contents | ⌃C |
| Add Page Break | ⌃P |
| Add Horizontal Rule | ⌃R |
| Add Table | ⌃T |
These are the keyboard commands I know of. If I get to know any more, will add them to the list.
macosxguru at the gmail thingie.