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Text Style
Enter the shortcut before typing in the new text style, or change an existing text style with
highlight
+ shortcut
. These styles can be used in text blocks, plain tables, and inside database text properties.** ... **
→ Bold- Shortcut alternative |
cmd/ctrl
+B
*
...
*
→ Italicize- Shortcut alternative |
cmd/ctrl
+I
`` ... ``
→inline code
- Shortcut alternative |
cmd/ctrl
+E
$$ ... $$
→- Shortcut alternative |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+E
~
... ~
→strikethrough- Shortcut alternative |
cmd/ctrl
+S
orX
- Underline text
- Shortcut |
cmd/ctrl
+U
- link
- Shortcut |
cmd/ctrl
+K
Block Style
#
+space
→ Heading 1
##
+space
→ Heading 2
###
+space
→ Heading 3
*
,-
, or+
+space
→ Bullet point
1.
,a.
, ori.
+space
→ New list
[]
+space
→ New checkbox
[[
or@
or+
+space
→ New page
>
+space
→ New toggle
|
+space
→ New quote- Alternative |
"
+space
```
→ New code block
---
→ New divider
Pages and Windows
Pages & Navigation
- Create a new page (desktop app) |
cmd/ctrl
+N
- Create inline linked page or mention existing page |
[[
or@
+space
- Create new page inside chosen database/page |
[[
+"New page in ..."
- Create a sub page |
+page title
- Convert block into a page |
/into page
- Navigate to previous visited page |
cmd/ctrl
+[
- Navigate to next visited page |
cmd/ctrl
+]
- Navigate to parent page |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+U
- Quick page switcher |
cmd/ctrl
+P
- Find text in page |
cmd/ctrl
+F
- Refresh current page |
cmd/ctrl
+R
Hint: helpful for pages that are stuck or running slow
- Force Save current page |
cmd/ctrl
+S
Move/Share Pages
- Move current page elsewhere |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+P
- Share current page to public |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+I
- Copy current page link to clipboard |
cmd/ctrl
+L
Window & Sidebar
- Create new window (desktop app) |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+N
- Open page link in new window |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+ENTER
- Close current window (desktop app) |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+W
- Open and close left sidebar |
cmd/ctrl
+\
- Open and close right sidebar |
cmd/ctrl
+/
- View all teamspaces in sidebar |
cmd/ctrl
+opt/alt
+A
- Navigate to different workspace |
ctrl
+shift
+1
or2
or3
etc.
- Pin page to sidebar |
cmd
+ctrl
+shift
+F
- Zoom in |
cmd/ctrl
++
- Zoom out |
cmd/ctrl
+-
Tabs & Navigation
- Create new tab (desktop app) |
cmd/ctrl
+T
- Close current tab (desktop app) |
cmd/ctrl
+W
- Navigate through tabs |
cmd/ctrl
+1
or2
or3
etc.
- Open link as new tab |
cmd/ctrl
+click
Databases
Pages & Navigation
- Create new page inside database with template applied |
[[
+"New page in ..."
+ search template page name
- Open database preview page as full page |
cmd
+ENTER
- Navigate previous page in database (in page preview) |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+K
- Navigate next page in database (in page preview) |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+J
- Highlight current table cell, listed page or card | click to edit +
ESC
- Navigate between table cells, listed page or cards| click to edit +
ESC
+↓/↑/←/→
- Highlight current table row | click to edit +
ESC x 2
- Highlight multiple table rows | click to edit +
ESC x 2
+shift
+↓/↑
- Rename and add icon to timeline card in view |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+shift
+R
- Edit any property in database page views |
right click
+ edit property
Hint: you can edit any properties or title showing on a page in Board or Gallery or List view via the
✏️
edit button.Tips and Tricks
- Duplicate cell information in database column |
click
cell +drag ↓
from dot in lower right corner of cell
- Copy + paste column data into another |
click
first cell +hold
+drag ↓
+copy
→click
first cell of next column +paste
- Quickly add multiple empty table rows | Add new empty row + click row +
ESC x 2
+cmd/ctrl
+D
- Add an inline date that shows date of template duplication | Inside template type
@today
+ choose date when duplicated
Block Layouts
Block Commands
- Delete block |
cmd/ctrl
+X
- Copy block |
cmd/ctrl
+C
- Duplicate block |
cmd/ctrl
+D
- Add new block below |
ENTER
- Add new block above |
opt/alt
+click +
next to any block
- Highlight block |
ESC
- Highlight block and navigate |
ESC
orhighlight
+↓/↑
- Highlight parent and all sub-blocks |
ESC
orhighlight
+←
- Highlight multiple blocks |
ESC
orhighlight
+shift
+↓/↑
- Indent block in |
TAB
- Indent block out |
shift
+TAB
- Move block up and down |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+shift
+↓/↑
- Go to block menu |
cmd/ctrl
+/
- Change block type |
/into
+ search for block - Alternative |
cmd/ctrl
+/
+ search for block
- Copy current block link to clipboard |
opt/alt
+shift
+L
- Move block elsewhere |
highlight
+cmd
+shift
+P
Mentions/Dates
- Mention person in workspace |
@
+ person
- Add new inline date |
@today
+ click on date to configure
Hint: inside a database template or inline template, you have the option to auto-populate date of duplication.
- Add new timestamp |
@now
- Add new reminder |
@remind
+ tomorrow, next thursday, etc.
Hint: you can also add a time to dates. For example,
@tomorrow 5pm
gives date and time.By Block Type
See Block Style for more options
Text, Table, Columns
/text
→ Plain text- Change color of text block |
/color
or/blue
- Change highlight color of text |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+shift
+H
- Add link to text |
highlight
+cmd
+K
or paste link over text - Edit text with 🪄 AI feature |
highlight
+cmd
+J
- Add comment to text |
highlight
+cmd
+shift
+M
- Enable spell check |
highlight
any text +right click
+ Enable spell check - Paste text from clipboard as plain text (no links, etc) |
cmd/ctrl
+opt/alt
+shift
+V
- Turn text into inline KaTeX |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+.shift
+E
Hint: you can change text in KaTeX box to
\text{text here}
or \textsf{text here}
/emoji
→ New inline emoji- Enable emoji picker |
:
+ search emoji
/table
→ New plain table
/column
→ Pick new column layout between 2-5
TOC, Breadcrumbs
/bread
→ New breadcrumbs
/toc
→ New table of contents
Page, Linked page
/page
→ New page- Rename page block |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+shift
+R
- Open page link in new window |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+ENTER
- Create inline linked page or mention existing page |
[[
or@
+space
/link to page
→ New page mention- Create inline linked page or mention existing page |
[[
or@
+space
Lists, Toggle, To do
/list
→ New bullet or numbered list- Indent block in |
TAB
- Indent block out |
shift
+TAB
- Move block up and down |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+shift
+↓/↑
- Highlight parent and all sub-blocks |
highlight
then←
/toggle
→ New toggle- Hide/show all toggles in page |
cmd/ctrl
+opt/alt
+T
- Convert toggle to header toggle | add
#
or##
or###
after toggle symbol
/todo
→ New checkbox- Check/uncheck multiple todo blocks |
highlight
blocks +cmd
+ENTER
Quote, Divider, Callout
/quote
→ New quote
/divider
→ New divider
/callout
→ New callout- Change color of callout |
/color
or/blue
in callout title
Image, Bookmark
/image
→ New image- Trigger full screen view |
highlight
+space
- Write a caption |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+opt/alt
+M
/bookmark
→ New web link bookmark
Audio, Video, File
/audio
→ Embed Spotify, Soundcloud or audio file
/video
→ New video embed- Trigger full screen view |
highlight
+space
Hint: you can toggle a picture-in-picture mode to keep viewing a video while navigating other pages. (only uploaded videos)
/file
→ New file- Rename file block |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+shift
+R
- Write a caption |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+opt/alt
+M
Code, Inline Equation, Math
/code
→ New code block- Write a caption |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+opt/alt
+M
Note: Most text styles apply to code blocks
/inline equation
→ New inline KaTeX- Shortcut |
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+E
/mermaid
→ New code block for mermaid diagrams
/math
→ New math block
Template, Synced Block
/template
→ New inline template
/synced block
→ New synced block- Copy current block link to clipboard |
opt/alt
+shift
+L
- Unsync all blocks from original |
highlight
+cmd/ctrl
+shift
+G
Mention, Inline Date
/mention
→ Mention person- Mention person in workspace |
@
+ person
/date
→ New inline date- Add new inline date |
@today
+ click on date to configure - Add new timestamp |
@now
- Add new reminder |
@remind
+ tomorrow, next thursday, etc.
Hint: inside a database template or inline template, you have the option to auto-populate date of duplication.
Hint: you can also add a time to dates. For example,
@tomorrow 5pm
gives date and time.Embed, PDF, Drive
/embed
→ New embed
Hint: you are only limited to linked embeds from urls. There is no iframe compatibility.
/pdf
→ New pdf embed
Hint: you cannot annotate pdfs, however, you can still copy and paste text from the embedded document.
/drive
→ New Google drive file or OneDrive file
Hint: these drive files are web bookmarks with a large preview window.
Google Maps, Tweet
/map
→ New google map embed- Trigger full screen view |
highlight
+space
/tweet
→ New tweet embed