# Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete reference of all keyboard shortcuts in DumbNote.

> **Note**: `Cmd` is for macOS, `Ctrl` is for Windows/Linux

## Essential Shortcuts

| Shortcut           | Action         | Description                     |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ------------------------------- |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+N`       | New Note       | Create a new note               |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+S`       | Save           | Save current note (manual save) |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+F`       | Find           | Context-aware search            |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V` | Toggle Preview | Switch between edit and preview |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+\`       | Toggle Sidebar | Show/hide sidebar               |
| `Escape`           | Close/Cancel   | Close dialogs, reset states     |

## Text Formatting

| Shortcut           | Action        | Markdown      |
| ------------------ | ------------- | ------------- |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+B`       | Bold          | `**text**`    |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+I`       | Italic        | `*text*`      |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X` | Strikethrough | `~~text~~`    |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H` | Highlight     | `==text==`    |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+K`       | Insert Link   | `[text](url)` |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+C` | Inline Code   | `` `code` ``  |

## Headings

| Shortcut     | Action    | Markdown         |
| ------------ | --------- | ---------------- |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+1` | Heading 1 | `# Heading`      |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+2` | Heading 2 | `## Heading`     |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+3` | Heading 3 | `### Heading`    |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+4` | Heading 4 | `#### Heading`   |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+5` | Heading 5 | `##### Heading`  |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+6` | Heading 6 | `###### Heading` |

## File Operations

| Shortcut           | Action     | Description         |
| ------------------ | ---------- | ------------------- |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+N`       | New Note   | Create a new note   |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+S`       | Save       | Save current note   |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+N` | New Window | Open new app window |

## Editor Navigation

| Shortcut        | Action         | Description                  |
| --------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------- |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+↑/↓`  | Scroll Up/Down | Scroll without moving cursor |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Home` | Go to Start    | Jump to document start       |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+End`  | Go to End      | Jump to document end         |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+←/→`  | Word Jump      | Jump by word                 |
| `Alt+←/→`       | Word Jump      | Jump by word (alternative)   |

## Text Selection

| Shortcut             | Action                   | Description                   |
| -------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+A`         | Select All               | Select entire document        |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+L`         | Select Line              | Select current line           |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+D`         | Select Word              | Select word (repeat for next) |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L`   | Select All Occurrences   | Select all of same word       |
| `Shift+↑/↓/←/→`      | Extend Selection         | Extend selection by character |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+←/→` | Select Word              | Extend selection by word      |
| `Shift+Home/End`     | Select to Line Start/End | Select to line boundary       |

## Multi-cursor Editing

| Shortcut                 | Action                 | Description                  |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| `Alt+Click`              | Add Cursor             | Add cursor at click position |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+↑/↓`       | Add Cursor Above/Below | Add cursor vertically        |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+D`             | Add Next Occurrence    | Add cursor at next match     |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+K, Cmd/Ctrl+D` | Skip Occurrence        | Skip and add next            |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L`       | Select All Occurrences | Cursor at all matches        |
| `Escape`                 | Single Cursor          | Back to single cursor        |

## Line Operations

| Shortcut               | Action            | Description            |
| ---------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- |
| `Alt+↑/↓`              | Move Line         | Move line up/down      |
| `Alt+Shift+↑/↓`        | Copy Line         | Copy line up/down      |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+K`     | Delete Line       | Delete current line    |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Enter`       | Insert Line Below | New line below         |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Enter` | Insert Line Above | New line above         |
| `Cmd/Ctrl+/`           | Toggle Comment    | Comment/uncomment line |

## Text Shortcuts (Type to Expand)

| Type This | Expands To            | Description            |
| --------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `@today`  | `2024-01-09 14:30:45` | Current date and time  |
| `@date`   | `2024-01-09`          | Current date           |
| `@time`   | `14:30:45`            | Current time           |
| `::`      | Emoji picker          | Opens emoji selector   |
| `[[`      | Note picker           | Wiki-style link picker |
| `->`      | `→`                   | Right arrow            |
| `<-`      | `←`                   | Left arrow             |
| `=>`      | `⇒`                   | Double arrow           |
| `...`     | `…`                   | Ellipsis               |

## Context-Specific Shortcuts

### In Lists

| Shortcut      | Action            |
| ------------- | ----------------- |
| `Tab`         | Indent item       |
| `Shift+Tab`   | Outdent item      |
| `Enter`       | Continue list     |
| `Shift+Enter` | Break out of list |

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