Blocks Shortcuts

(Note: on MacOS, Cmd replaces Ctrl.) Screenreader users: Make sure to either increase your screenreader's verbosity, or character over the shortcut column in the tables below. Some shortcuts use punctuation keys that may not always be spoken.

Navigation

Command Shortcut
Previous Block Up
Next Block Down
Collapse Block Left
Expand Block Right
Expand All Shift-Right
Collapse All Shift-Left
First Visible Block Home
Last Visible Block End
Read Ancestors \
Read Block and Children Shift-\

Editing

Command Shortcut
Edit a Literal Enter or Return
Edit any Block Ctrl-Enter
Cancel Editing ESC or Shift-ESC
Insert Before Ctrl-[
Insert After Ctrl-]
Start New Expression (
Delete Selected Blocks Delete

Selection and Cut/Copy/Paste

Command Shortcut
Toggle selection Space
Navigate and keep selectionCtrl+Navigate (Cmd on Mac)
Cut / Copy / Paste Ctrl-X / Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V
Paste before active node Shift-Ctrl-V

Search

Command Shortcut
Enter Search Mode / (forward slash)
Exit Search Mode ESC or Shift-ESC
Find next Enter
Find previous Shift-Enter