# Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut keys allow easy and quick methods for navigating or editing content.

## In published documentation

<table><thead><tr><th width="270.3294270833333">Description</th><th>Mac</th><th>Windows</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Open the <strong>Ask or search</strong> panel</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Open the <strong>GitBook Assistant</strong> chat window</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Close the <strong>Ask or search</strong> or <strong>GitBook Assistant</strong> panels</td><td><kbd>Esc</kbd></td><td><kbd>Esc</kbd></td></tr></tbody></table>

## In the GitBook app <a href="#editing" id="editing"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="270.1458333333333">Description</th><th>Mac</th><th>Windows</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Copy</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Paste</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Paste as text, without formatting</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Undo</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>Z</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Z</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Redo</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Z</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Z</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Duplicate selected block(s)</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>D</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>D</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Exit from content block (code, tabs, table, quote ...)</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Open block-insert palette.</td><td><kbd>/</kbd></td><td><kbd>/</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Open block-modifier palette.</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>/</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>/</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Toggle bold</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>B</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>B</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Toggle italic</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Toggle strikethrough</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Toggle inline code</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>E</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>E</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Insert or toggle link</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd> (in the editor)</td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd> (in the editor)</td></tr><tr><td>Select the entire block</td><td><kbd>Esc</kbd></td><td><kbd>Esc</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Close a dialog or the search panel</td><td><kbd>Esc</kbd> (navigation)</td><td><kbd>Esc</kbd> (navigation)</td></tr><tr><td>Open the Ask or search panel</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd> (outside the editor)</td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd> (outside the editor)</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Block-specific shortcuts

#### Paragraph & heading blocks

<table><thead><tr><th width="269.7669270833333">Description</th><th>Mac</th><th>Windows</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Turn into a paragraph</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>0</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>0</kbd> </td></tr><tr><td>Turn into a heading 1</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>1</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>1</kbd> </td></tr><tr><td>Turn into a heading 2</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>2</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>2</kbd> </td></tr><tr><td>Turn into a heading 3</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>3</kbd></td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>3</kbd> </td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Table blocks

<table><thead><tr><th width="269.7669270833333">Description</th><th>Mac</th><th>Windows</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Insert a row below</td><td><kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td><kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Enter</kbd> </td></tr><tr><td>Insert a row above</td><td><kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td><kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Enter</kbd> </td></tr><tr><td>Move to next row</td><td><kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td><kbd>Enter</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Insert new line within a text cell</td><td><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Enter</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Delete row</td><td><kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>-</kbd> </td><td><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>-</kbd> </td></tr></tbody></table>

#### List & Code blocks

<table><thead><tr><th width="269.7669270833333">Description</th><th>Mac</th><th>Windows</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Increase indentation level</td><td><kbd>Tab</kbd></td><td><kbd>Tab</kbd></td></tr><tr><td>Decrease indentation level</td><td><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Tab</kbd></td><td><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Tab</kbd></td></tr></tbody></table>
