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Keyboard shortcuts

Every shortcut in Plot, for macOS and for Windows and Linux, grouped by what it does.

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Settings → Keyboard shortcuts shows the same list inside the app, searchable, for your platform.

Navigation

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Open command palette⌘KCtrl+KAnywhere in the app
Open settings⌘,Ctrl+,Anywhere in the app
Search help⌘⇧/Ctrl+Shift+/Anywhere in the app
Search projects//Anywhere in the app

Saving

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Save document⌘SCtrl+SIn the editor
Save point with label⌘⇧SCtrl+Shift+SIn the editor

Writing and elements

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Duplicate block⌘⇧DCtrl+Shift+DIn Plot scripts
Wrap selection in quotes⌘⇧QCtrl+Shift+QIn the editor
Stash selection at document end⌘⇧MCtrl+Shift+MIn the editor
Toggle dual dialogue⌘DCtrl+DIn Plot scripts
Browse writing suggestions⌃␣Ctrl+SpaceIn Plot scripts
Look up in dictionary / thesaurus⌘'Ctrl+'In the editor
Open editor context menu⇧F10orContextmenuShift+F10orContextmenuIn the editor
Convert to scene heading⌘⌥1Ctrl+Alt+1In Plot scripts
Convert to action⌘⌥2Ctrl+Alt+2In Plot scripts
Convert to character cue⌘⌥3Ctrl+Alt+3In Plot scripts
Convert to dialogue⌘⌥4Ctrl+Alt+4In Plot scripts
Convert to parenthetical⌘⌥5Ctrl+Alt+5In Plot scripts
Convert to transition⌘⌥6Ctrl+Alt+6In Plot scripts
Convert to centered⌘⌥7Ctrl+Alt+7In Plot scripts
Convert to section⌘⌥8Ctrl+Alt+8In Plot scripts
Bold⌘BCtrl+BIn Canvas documents
Italic⌘ICtrl+IIn Canvas documents
Underline⌘UCtrl+UIn Canvas documents
Inline code⌘ECtrl+EIn Canvas documents
Turn into text⌘⌥0Ctrl+Alt+0In Canvas documents
Turn into heading 1⌘⌥1Ctrl+Alt+1In Canvas documents
Turn into heading 2⌘⌥2Ctrl+Alt+2In Canvas documents
Turn into heading 3⌘⌥3Ctrl+Alt+3In Canvas documents
Turn into numbered list⌘⇧7Ctrl+Shift+7In Canvas documents
Turn into bulleted list⌘⇧8Ctrl+Shift+8In Canvas documents
Turn into to-do list⌘⇧9Ctrl+Shift+9In Canvas documents
Move block up⌘⇧↑Ctrl+Shift+↑In Canvas documents
Move block down⌘⇧↓Ctrl+Shift+↓In Canvas documents
Duplicate block⌘⇧DCtrl+Shift+DIn Canvas documents
Check off a to-do, or open / close a toggle⌘↩Ctrl+EnterIn Canvas documents
Undo⌘ZCtrl+ZIn the editor
Redo⌘⇧Zor⌘YCtrl+Shift+ZorCtrl+YIn the editor

AI

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Inline AI edit (selection required)⌘KCtrl+KIn Plot scripts
Accept inline edit⌘↩Ctrl+EnterIn Plot scripts
Cancel inline edit⎋EscIn Plot scripts
Open command menu⌘/Ctrl+/In the editor
Accept next word of ghost text⌘→Ctrl+→In Plot scripts

Find

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Find in document⌘FCtrl+FIn Plot scripts
Find & replace⌘⌥FCtrl+Alt+ForCtrl+HIn Plot scripts

Reading changes

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Next change⌃⇧NCtrl+Shift+NIn Plot scripts
Previous change⌃⇧PCtrl+Shift+PIn Plot scripts

Layout and panels

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Toggle outline sidebar⌘\Ctrl+\In the editor
Toggle AI companion sidebar⌘⇧\Ctrl+Shift+\In the editor
Toggle focus mode⌘⇧.Ctrl+Shift+.In the editor

Everywhere

ActionmacOSWindows and LinuxWhere
Dismiss / cancel⎋EscAnywhere in the app

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