Shortcuts

1. All the keys without special notice are case insensitive
2. On macOS, Ctrl corresponds to Command except in Vi mode
3. The key sequence Ctrl+G, I means that first press both Ctrl and G simultaneously, release them, then press I and release
4. For a complete latest shortcuts list or modifying default shortcuts, please view the vnotex.json configuration file

General

• Ctrl+G, E
  Toggle expanding the content area.
• Ctrl+Alt+N
  Create a note in current folder.
• Ctrl+F
  Find/Replace in current note.
• Ctrl+Alt+F
  Advanced find.
• Ctrl+J/Ctrl+K
  VNote supports Ctrl+J and Ctrl+K for navigation in many widgets.
• Ctrl+Left Mouse
  Scroll in all directions.
• Ctrl+Shift+T
  Recover last closed file.
• Ctrl+Alt+L
  Open Flash Page.
• Ctrl+Alt+I
  Open Quick Access.
• Ctrl+G, X
  Close current tab.
• Ctrl+G, D
  Locate to the folder of current note.
• Ctrl+G, O
  Open the Outline popup.

Text Editor

• Ctrl+S
  Save current changes.
• Ctrl+Wheel
  Zoom in/out the page through the mouse scroll.
• Ctrl+J/K
  Scroll page down/up without changing cursor.
• Ctrl+N/P
  Activate auto-completion.
  • Ctrl+N/P
    Navigate through the completion list and insert current completion.
  • Ctrl+E
    Cancel completion.
  • Enter
    Insert current completion.
  • Ctrl+[ or Escape
    Finish completion.

Text Editing

• Shift+Left, Shift+Right, Shift+Up, Shift+Down
  Expand the selection one character left or right, or one line up or down.
• Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right
  Expand the selection to the beginning or end of current word.
• Ctrl+Shift+Up, Ctrl+Sfhit+Down
  Expand the selection to the beginning or end of current paragraph.
• Shift+Home, Shift+End
  Expand the selection to the beginning or end of current line.
• Ctrl+Shift+Home, Ctrl+Shift+End
  Expand the selection to the beginning or end of current note.
• Ctrl+Shift+G
  Go to line.
• Ctrl+C/X Copy/Cut line if there is no selection.
• Ctrl+L
  Select line.
• Alt+Up/Down
  Move line up/down.
• Shift+Alt+Up/Down Copy line up/down.
• Ctrl+Shift+K
  Delete line.

Markdown Editor

Read Mode

• H/J/K/L
  Navigation, corresponding to Left/Down/Up/Right arrow keys.
• Ctrl+U
  Scroll up half screen.
• Ctrl+D
  Scroll down half screen.
• gg/G
  Jump to the beginning or end of the note. (Case Sensitive).
• Ctrl+=/-
  Zoom in/out the page.
• Ctrl+Wheel
  Zoom in/out the page through the mouse scroll.
• Ctrl+0
  Recover the page zoom factor to 100%.
• Jump between titles
  • <N>[[: jump to previous N title
  • <N>]]: jump to next N title
  • <N>[]: jump to previous N title at the same level
  • <N>][: jump to next N title at the same level
  • <N>[{: jump to previous N title at a higher level
  • <N>]}: jump to next N title at a higher level

Edit Mode

Shares the same shortcuts with Text Editor.

• Ctrl+T
  Edit current note or save changes and exit edit mode.
• Ctrl+G, Q
  Discard current changes and exit edit mode.

Text Editing

• Ctrl+B
  Insert bold. Press Ctrl+B again to exit. Current selected text will be changed to bold if exists.
• Ctrl+I
  Insert italic. Press Ctrl+I again to exit. Current selected text will be changed to italic if exists.
• Ctrl+;
  Insert inline code. Press Ctrl+; again to exit. Current selected text will be changed to inline code if exists.
• Ctrl+'
  Insert fenced code block. Press Ctrl+' again to exit. Current selected text will be wrapped into a code block if exists.
• Ctrl+.
  Insert inline math. Press Ctrl+. again to exit. Current selected text will be changed to inline math if exists.
• Ctrl+G, .
  Insert math block. Press Ctrl+G, . again to exit. Current selected text will be changed to math block if exists.
• Ctrl+/
  Insert table.
• Ctrl+<Num>
  Insert title at level <Num>. <Num> should be 1 to 6. Current selected text will be changed to title if exists.
• Ctrl+7
  Delete the title mark of current line or selected text.
• Tab/Shift+Tab
  Increase or decrease the indentation. If any text is selected, the indentation will operate on all these selected lines.
• Shift+Enter
  Insert two spaces followed by a new line, namely a soft linebreak in Markdown.

Navigation Mode

Ctrl+G, W will turn VNote into Navigation Mode. In this mode, VNote will display at most two characters on some major widgets, and then pressing corresponding characters will jump to that widget.