# iA Writer Keyboard Commands

I didn't find a comprehensive list of keyboard commands for iA Writer. So, I made one.

| Menu Item                 | Keyboard Command |
| :------------------------ | :--------------: |
| **File Menu**             |                  |
| New                       |        ⌘N        |
| New in Library            |       ⌥⌘N        |
| New in Library in Window  |       ⇧⌘N        |
| Open                      |        ⌘O        |
| Open Quickly              |       ⇧⌘O        |
| Close                     |        ⌘W        |
| Save                      |        ⌘S        |
| Save As…                  |       ⇧⌘S        |
| Export…                   |       ⇧⌘E        |
| Print                     |        ⌘P        |
| Print Plain Text…         |       ⌥⌘P        |
| Page Setup…               |       ⇧⌘P        |
| **Edit Menu**             |                  |
| Undo Typing               |        ⌘Z        |
| Redo                      |       ⇧⌘Z        |
| Cut                       |        ⌘X        |
| Copy                      |        ⌘C        |
| Copy Formatted            |       ⌥⌘C        |
| Copy HTML                 |       ⇧⌘C        |
| Paste                     |        ⌘V        |
| Delete                    |        ⌫         |
| Select All                |        ⌘A        |
| Find…                     |        ⌘F        |
| Find Again                |        ⌘G        |
| Find Previous             |       ⇧⌘G        |
| Find and Replace…         |       ⌥⌘F        |
| Search Library            |       ⇧⌘F        |
| Show Spelling and Grammar |        ⌘:        |
| Check Document Now        |        ⌘;        |
| Start Dictation…          |      ⌃⌥⇧⌘D       |
| Emoji & Symbols           |     ⌃⌘Space      |
| **Format Menu**           |                  |
| Heading 1                 |        ⌘1        |
| Heading 2                 |        ⌘2        |
| Heading 3                 |        ⌘3        |
| Heading 4                 |        ⌘4        |
| Heading 5                 |        ⌘5        |
| Heading 6                 |        ⌘6        |
| Unordered List            |        ⌘L        |
| Unordered Task List       |       ⌥⌘L        |
| Ordered List              |       ⇧⌘L        |
| Ordered Task List         |       ⌥⇧⌘L       |
| Mark Task as Completed    |        ⌘.        |
| Structure>Shift Right     |        ⇥         |
| Structure>Shift Left      |        ⇧⇤        |
| Structure>Move Line Up    |       ⌥⌘↑        |
| Structure>Move Line Down  |       ⌥⌘↓        |
| Body Text                 |        ⌘0        |
| Strong                    |        ⌘B        |
| Emphasis                  |        ⌘I        |
| Add Link                  |        ⌘K        |
| Add Footnote              |       ⌃⌘K        |
| Clear Styles              |       ⌥⌘⌫        |
| **View Menu**             |                  |
| Focus Mode                |        ⌘D        |
| Typewriter Mode           |        ⌘T        |
| Syntax>Enable Last Used   |       ⇧⌘D        |
| Night Mode                |       ⌃⌘N        |
| Show Library              |        ⌘E        |
| Show Preview              |        ⌘R        |
| Increase Text Size        |        ⌘+        |
| Decrease Text Size        |        ⌘-        |
| Enter Full Screen         |       ⌃⌘F        |
| **Window**                |                  |
| Minimize                  |        ⌘M        |
| Zoom                      |       ⌃⌥⌘F       |

## Emacs keyboard commands which work in iA Writer

| Command | Behavior                                 |
| :------ | :--------------------------------------- |
| **⌃K**  | Deletes from the cursor to the end of the current line |
| **⌃O**  | Inserts a new line after the cursor. The cursor stays in the current line |
| **⌃B**  | Moves the cursor one character to the left |
| **⌃F**  | Moves the cursor one character to the right |
| **⌃N**  | Moves the cursor down one line           |
| **⌃P**  | Moves the cursor up one line             |
| **⌃E**  | Moves the cursor to the end of the current line. If you use word wrap, the cursor moves to the physical, not the displayed, end of the current line |
| **⌃A**  | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line. If you use word wrap, the cursor moves to the physical, not the displayed, beginning of the current line |
| **⌃V**  | Scrolls down within the document         |

## Additions Made Through KeyboardMaestro

There were some menu items which I thought would be improved by adding keyboard commands to them. I used KeyboardMaestro to add them to iA Writer.

| Additions Made Through KeyboardMaestro |      |
| :------------------------------------- | :--: |
| Add Table of Contents                  |  ⌃C  |
| Add Page Break                         |  ⌃P  |
| Add Horizontal Rule                    |  ⌃R  |
| Add Table                              |  ⌃T  |

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