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Basics

Keyboard shortcuts

In the app: Search and commands (⌘K)

General

Keys Action
⌘K Search and commands
⌘? Help
⌘0 … ⌘4 Library, Writing, Planning, Editing, Publishing
⌘[ or [ Left panel
⌘] or ] Right panel
⌥⌘F Focus mode
⌘N New book
⌘O Import EPUB
⌘S Save now (usually not needed)
⌥⌘S Save a named version
⇧⌘E Export the book (EPUB, PDF, DOCX, Markdown)

Structure

Keys Action
⇧⌘N New scene
⌥⌘N New chapter
⇧⌥⌘N New part
⌥⌘D Split scene at cursor
⌥⌘↑ / ⌥⌘↓ Move scene
⌫ Delete the selected scene (cursor not in the text)
⌥⌘Z Undo a structural change
⌘Z Undo a text edit

Text

Keys Action
⌘I / ⌘B Italic / bold
⌘+ / ⌘− Larger / smaller
⌥⌘0 Default text size
⌘F / ⌘G Find in scene / next match
⌘, Text and font settings

A single [, ] or ⌫ only acts as a shortcut when the cursor is not in the text — while typing, they insert and delete characters as usual.