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Keyboard shortcuts

One page, everything. Every shortcut works with on Mac and with Ctrl on Windows and Linux; both are listed below.

The one to learn first

MacWindows / LinuxAction
⌘KCtrl+KOpen the command menu: search and run any command in the app

Inside the command menu: type to filter, up and down arrows to move, Enter to run, Escape to close.

Global commands

These work from anywhere in the writer, and take over from the browser's own shortcuts:

MacWindows / LinuxAction
⌘KCtrl+KOpen the command menu
⌘SCtrl+SSave INTX (download the project file)
⌘FCtrl+FFind in Script
⌘⇧TCtrl+Shift+TOpen the Title Page
⌘⇧DCtrl+Shift+DSave a Draft Version

Element types

Change the current block while writing, no menus:

MacWindows / LinuxElement
⌘1Ctrl+1Action
⌘2Ctrl+2Scene Heading
⌘3Ctrl+3Character
⌘4Ctrl+4Dialogue
⌘5Ctrl+5Parenthetical
⌘6Ctrl+6Transition

Writing flow

These keys are the same on every platform:

KeysAction
ReturnFinish the block; start the natural next element
TabCycle the block's type and show the element picker
/ Move through the picker or cue suggestions
EnterAccept the highlighted suggestion; cue suggestions move straight into dialogue
EscClose the element picker or cue suggestions
int / ext / i/eAt a block start, convert to a scene heading with the prefix completed

Editing

MacWindows / LinuxAction
⌘ZCtrl+ZUndo
⌘⇧Z or ⌘YCtrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+YRedo
⌘BackspaceCtrl+BackspaceCut the current block to the Cut Bin
BackspaceBackspaceIn an empty block, remove it
BackspaceBackspaceAt the start of a block, merge into the block above

Everything else

Every other action is one ⌘K (Ctrl+K) away: imports, exports, drafts, The Table, Revisions, Focus Mode. Open the command menu and type the first few letters of what you want.