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