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Keyboard shortcuts

Whiteboard shortcuts

Tool

  • Press C to create a new card.
  • Press T to add text to whiteboard.
  • Press R to add rectangle.
  • Press D to add rectangle.
  • Press O to add ellipse.
  • Press A to add arrow.
  • Press L to add line.
  • Press P to add pen drawing.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+P to add highlighter.
  • Press E to erase drawings.
  • Press F to create a new frame.
  • Press L to use laser pointer in the presentation.
  • Press I to pick colors from board.
  • Press S to collapse or expand sidebar.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl +K to add/update a link.

View

  • Press Cmd/Ctrl++/-to zoom in and out.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+0 to reset zoom.
  • Press 1 to zoom to fit all elements.
  • Press 2 to zoom to selection.
  • Press shift +/ to open/close the left sidebar.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+S to open/close the TOC of project.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+3 to open/close the right sidebar - Library.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+4 to open/close the left right sidebar - Journal.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+5 to open/close the right sidebar - Annotations.
  • Press Alt + / Cmd + ] to go forward.
  • Press Alt + / Cmd + [ to go back.

Edit

  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+D to duplicate.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+A to select all elements.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+click to deep select.
  • Press shift+alt+C to copy to clipboard as PNG.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+alt+C to copy styles.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+alt+V to paste styles.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+alt+[/] to send element to back/bring to front.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+[/] to send element backward/bring forward.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+shift+L to lock/unlock elemets.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl +G to group all selection.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl +shift+G to ungroup selection.

Card shortcuts

/ command

Pressing / in cards shows a menu where you can choose content to insert.

  • /heading1 creates a large heading.
  • /heading2 creates a medium-sized heading.
  • /heading3 creates a small heading.
  • /todo creates a to-do list with checkboxes.
  • /image to upload image.
  • /link creates a link to website.
  • /bullet list creates a bulleted list.
  • /number list creates a numbered list.
  • /quote creates a quote.
  • /divider creates a divider.

Markdown style

While typing:

  • Type ** on both sides of your text to bold.
  • Type * on both sides of your text to italicize.
  • Type ~~ on both sides of your text to strike through.

At the beginning of any new line:

  • Type *-, or + followed by space to create a bulleted list.
  • Type [] to create a to-do checkbox, followed by space. (There's no space in between.)
  • Type 1. followed by space to create a numbered list.
  • Type # followed by space to create an H1 heading.
  • Type ## followed by space to create an H2 sub-heading.
  • Type ### followed by space to create an H3 sub-heading.
  • Type > followed by space to create a quote.
  • Type --- to create a divider.

Text style

  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+B to bold text.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+I to italicize text.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+U to underline text.
  • Press Cmd/Ctrl+S to strike through text.