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Key Bindings for Windows#
MarkText key bindings for Windows. Please see general key bindings for information how to use custom key bindings.
Redo uses Ctrl+Y. The previous default, Ctrl+Shift+Z, is no longer a default application shortcut. Explicit custom key bindings are preserved.
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
file.new-window | Ctrl+N | New window |
file.new-tab | Ctrl+T | New tab |
file.open-file | Ctrl+O | Open markdown file |
file.open-folder | Ctrl+Shift+O | Open folder |
file.save | Ctrl+S | Save |
file.save-as | Ctrl+Shift+S | Save as... |
file.export-file.pdf | Ctrl+Alt+E | Export file as PDF |
file.move-file | - | Move current file to another location |
file.rename-file | - | Rename current file |
file.print | - | Print current tab |
file.preferences | Ctrl+, | Open settings window |
file.close-tab | Ctrl+W | Close tab |
file.close-window | Ctrl+Shift+W | Close window |
file.quit | Ctrl+Q | Quit MarkText |
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
edit.undo | Ctrl+Z | Undo last operation |
edit.redo | Ctrl+Y | Redo last operation |
edit.cut | Ctrl+X | Cut selected text |
edit.copy | Ctrl+C | Copy selected text |
edit.paste | Ctrl+V | Paste text |
edit.copy-as-rich | Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy selected text as rich text |
edit.copy-as-html | - | Copy selected text as html |
edit.paste-as-plaintext | Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste clipboard contents as plain text |
edit.select-all | Ctrl+A | Select all text of the document |
edit.duplicate | Ctrl+Alt+D | Duplicate the current paragraph |
edit.create-paragraph | Ctrl+Shift+N | Create a new paragraph after the current one |
edit.delete-paragraph | Ctrl+Shift+D | Delete current paragraph |
edit.find | Ctrl+F | Find information in the document |
edit.find-next | F3 | Continue the search and find the next match |
edit.find-previous | Shift+F3 | Continue the search and find the previous match |
edit.replace | Ctrl+R | Replace the information with a replacement |
edit.find-in-folder | Ctrl+Shift+F | Find files contain the keyword in opend folder |
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
paragraph.heading-1 | - | Set line as heading 1 |
paragraph.heading-2 | - | Set line as heading 2 |
paragraph.heading-3 | - | Set line as heading 3 |
paragraph.heading-4 | - | Set line as heading 4 |
paragraph.heading-5 | - | Set line as heading 5 |
paragraph.heading-6 | - | Set line as heading 6 |
paragraph.upgrade-heading | Ctrl+Plus | Upgrade a heading |
paragraph.degrade-heading | Ctrl+- | Degrade a heading |
paragraph.table | Ctrl+Shift+T | Insert a table |
paragraph.code-fence | Ctrl+Shift+K | Insert a code block |
paragraph.quote-block | Ctrl+Shift+Q | Insert a quote block |
paragraph.math-formula | Ctrl+Alt+N | Insert a math block |
paragraph.html-block | Ctrl+Alt+H | Insert a HTML block |
paragraph.order-list | Ctrl+G | Insert a ordered list |
paragraph.bullet-list | Ctrl+H | Insert a unordered list |
paragraph.task-list | Ctrl+Alt+X | Insert a task list |
paragraph.loose-list-item | Ctrl+Alt+L | Convert a list item to a loose list item |
paragraph.paragraph | Ctrl+Shift+0 | Convert a heading to a paragraph |
paragraph.horizontal-line | Ctrl+Shift+U | Add a horizontal line |
paragraph.front-matter | Ctrl+Alt+Y | Insert a YAML frontmatter block |
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
format.strong | Ctrl+B | Set the font of the selected text to bold |
format.emphasis | Ctrl+I | Set the font of the selected text to italic |
format.underline | Ctrl+U | Change the selected text to underline |
format.superscript | - | Set the selected text as superscript |
format.subscript | - | Set the selected text as subscript |
format.highlight | Ctrl+Shift+H | Highlight the selected text by tag |
format.inline-code | Ctrl+` | Change the selected text to inline code |
format.inline-math | Ctrl+Shift+M | Change the selected text to inline math |
format.strike | Ctrl+D | Strike through the selected text |
format.hyperlink | Ctrl+L | Insert a hyperlink |
format.image | Ctrl+Shift+I | Insert a image |
format.clear-format | Ctrl+Shift+R | Clear the formatting of the selected text |
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
window.minimize | Ctrl+M | Minimize the window |
window.toggle-always-on-top | - | Toggle always on top mode |
window.zoomIn | - | Zoom in |
window.resetZoom | - | Reset zoom |
window.zoomOut | - | Zoom out |
window.toggle-full-screen | F11 | Toggle fullscreen mode |
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
view.command-palette | Ctrl+Shift+P | Toggle command palette |
view.read-only-mode | Ctrl+Alt+R | Toggle Reading Mode for the current tab |
view.source-code-mode | Ctrl+E | Switch to source code mode |
view.typewriter-mode | Ctrl+Shift+G | Enable typewriter mode |
view.focus-mode | Ctrl+Shift+J | Enable focus mode |
view.toggle-sidebar | Ctrl+J | Toggle sidebar |
view.toggle-tabbar | Ctrl+Shift+B | Toggle tabbar |
view.toggle-toc | Ctrl+K | Toggle table of contents |
view.toggle-dev-tools | Ctrl+Alt+I | Toggle developer tools (debug mode only) |
view.dev-reload | Ctrl+F5 | Reload window (debug mode only) |
view.reload-images | F5 | Reload images |
Available key bindings#
Tabs#
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
tabs.cycleForward | Ctrl+Tab | Next tab |
tabs.cycleBackward | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Previous tab |
tabs.switchToLeft | Ctrl+PageUp | Tab to the left |
tabs.switchToRight | Ctrl+PageDown | Tab to the right |
tabs.switchToFirst | Ctrl+1 | Switch to tab 1 |
tabs.switchToSecond | Ctrl+2 | Switch to tab 2 |
tabs.switchToThird | Ctrl+3 | Switch to tab 3 |
tabs.switchToFourth | Ctrl+4 | Switch to tab 4 |
tabs.switchToFifth | Ctrl+5 | Switch to tab 5 |
tabs.switchToSixth | Ctrl+6 | Switch to tab 6 |
tabs.switchToSeventh | Ctrl+7 | Switch to tab 7 |
tabs.switchToEighth | Ctrl+8 | Switch to tab 8 |
tabs.switchToNinth | Ctrl+9 | Switch to tab 9 |
tabs.switchToTenth | Ctrl+0 | Switch to tab 10 |
Misc#
| Id | Default | Description |
|---|
file.quick-open | Ctrl+P | Open quick open dialog |
file.quick-open-recent | - | Open recent files and folders |
