⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Write and format faster without reaching for the mouse. Talesmyth's editor supports a full set of keyboard shortcuts for formatting, navigation, and editor actions.

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On Mac, replace Ctrl with ⌘ Cmd for all shortcuts below.

⚡ Smart Triggers

Talesmyth tools specific shortcuts.

Trigger What happens
Type @name Opens the entity search to link or create a character, location, or story element
Type #title Opens the tale search to link another Tale in your world
Matching entity name Automatically linked to the entity as you finish typing (autolink) - also works with aliases
Escape after autolink Undoes the most recent automatic link (within 3 seconds)

✏️ Text Formatting

Apply inline formatting to selected text, or toggle it on at the cursor for new typing.

Action Shortcut
Bold Ctrl + B
Italic Ctrl + I
Underline Ctrl + U

🔡 Font Size

Increase or decrease the font size of selected text, or at the cursor if nothing is selected. Sizes are clamped between 6pt and 96pt.

Action Shortcut
Increase font size (+1pt) Ctrl + +
Decrease font size (-1pt) Ctrl + -

Applying a font size to a heading block will automatically convert it to a paragraph so the explicit size is preserved.

🔤 Headings & Blocks

Toggle block types for the current paragraph. Press the same shortcut again to revert back to a paragraph.

Action Shortcut
Heading 1 Ctrl + Alt + 1
Heading 2 Ctrl + Alt + 2
Heading 3 Ctrl + Alt + 3
Info block Ctrl + Shift + 9
Horizontal rule Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Indent paragraph Tab
Unindent paragraph Shift + Tab

📋 Lists

Toggle list types for the current block using keyboard shortcuts.

Action Shortcut
Bulleted list Ctrl + Alt + 5
Numbered list Ctrl + Alt + 6
Checklist Ctrl + Alt + 7
Exit list item (to paragraph) Backspace at line start

📝 Markdown Triggers

Type any of these at the start of an empty line and press Space to instantly transform the block (or just type the full trigger for ---):

Type… Creates
- or * or + or + Space Bulleted list
1. + Space Numbered list
[] + Space Unchecked task list
--- Horizontal rule

💾 Editor Actions

Action Shortcut
Save Ctrl + S
Select all Ctrl + A
Close editor / undo last autolink Escape
Exit to new paragraph (at block end) Enter
Exit empty block Enter on empty line

🎨 Board

Shortcuts for the visual board/canvas editor where you place entities and draw relationships.

Action Shortcut
Save board Ctrl + S
Undo Ctrl + Z
Redo Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z
Copy selected objects Ctrl + C
Paste object Ctrl + V
Delete selected objects Delete
Cancel action / revert to Select tool Escape