New Text Editor- Shortcuts & Tips

Improved navigation, keyboard short-cuts, markdown input support and new features including code block, task lists and global image upload support.

Writing and Formatting Syntax

Headings

To create a heading, add one to six # symbols and a space when on a new line. The number of # you use will determine the hierarchy level and typeface size of the heading. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to achieve the same result:

	Markdown Shortcuts	Windows/Linux	Mac
Heading 1	`#`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `1`	`Cmd` `Alt` `1`
Heading 2	`##`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `2`	`Cmd` `Alt` `2`
Heading 3	`###`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `3`	`Cmd` `Alt` `3`
Heading 4	`####`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `4`	`Cmd` `Alt` `4`
Heading 5	`#####`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `5`	`Cmd` `Alt` `5`
Heading 6	`######`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `6`	`Cmd` `Alt` `6`

Text Styling

You can indicate emphasis with bold, italic, strikethrough, underline, inline code as well as text and highlight colour.

	Markdown Shortcuts	Windows/Linux	Mac
Bold	`two asterisks` or `__two underlines__`	`Ctrl` `B`	`Cmd` `B`
Italic	`one asterisks` or `_one underlines_`	`Ctrl` `I`	`Cmd` `I`
Underline		`Ctrl` `U`	`Cmd` `U`
Strikethrough	`∼∼text between tildes∼∼`	`Ctrl` `Shift` `X`	`Cmd` `Shift` `X`
`Inline Code`	`back-ticks around`	`Ctrl` `E`	`Cmd` `E`

Lists

You can make a bulleted list by preceding one or more lines with -, *, or +.

Item
Item

Type 1. (or any other number followed by a dot) at the beginning of a new line and it will transform into a numbered list.

First Item
Second Item

To create a task list, preface list items with a hyphen and space followed by [ ]. To mark a task as complete, use [x].

You can indent or dedent one or more lines of text by first highlighting the desired lines and then using Tab or Shift+Tab respectively.

	Markdown Shortcuts	Windows/Linux	Mac
Unordered List	`-` , `*` , or `+`	`Ctrl` `Shift` `8`	`Cmd` `Shift` `8`
Ordered List	`1.`	`Ctrl` `Shift` `7`	`Cmd` `Shift` `7`
Task List	`[ ]` or `[x]`	`Ctrl` `Shift` `9`	`Cmd` `Shift` `9`

Block Quote & Code Block

Type > at the beginning of a new line and it will magically transform into a block quote.

Block Quote

Type ``` (three backticks and a space) or ∼∼∼ (three tildes and a space) and a code block is instantly added for you.

Code Block

	Markdown Shortcuts	Windows/Linux	Mac
Block Quote	`>`	`Ctrl` `Shift` `B`	`Cmd` `Shift` `B`
Code Block	``` or `~~~`	`Ctrl` `Alt` `C`	`Cmd` `Alt` `C`

Alignment

While left text alignment is the default, you can center, right align and justify your text.

	Windows/Linux	Mac
Left Align	`Ctrl` `Shift` `L`	`Cmd` `Shift` `L`
Centered	`Ctrl` `Shift` `E`	`Cmd` `Shift` `E`
Right Align	`Ctrl` `Shift` `R`	`Cmd` `Shift` `R`
Justify	`Ctrl` `Shift` `J`	`Cmd` `Shift` `J`

Horizontal Rule

Type three dashes (---) or three underscores and a space (___ ) at the beginning of a new line and it will magically transform into a horizontal rule.

Links

Pasted URLs will be transformed into links automatically. You can also use the link icon button in the editor toolbar to add a link and customize the linked text shown.

There are no keyboard shortcuts for this at the moment.

Images

Local images can be uploaded either by drag and drop, paste from clipboard or by selecting files from your device. A placement indicator will be show when drag and dropping images, otherwise the images will be added where the cursor is placed. Images can have a maximum size of 10 mb.

Images can be resized by clicking on them and then by dragging the corners.