Keyboard shortcuts - GitBook

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

In published documentation

Description	Mac	Windows
Open the Ask or search panel	`⌘` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`
Open the GitBook Assistant chat window	`⌘` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Close the Ask or search or GitBook Assistant panels	`Esc`	`Esc`

In the GitBook app

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

Block-specific shortcuts

Paragraph & heading blocks

Description	Mac	Windows
Turn into a paragraph	`⌘` + `⌥` + `0`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`
Turn into a heading 1	`⌘` + `⌥` + `1`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `1`
Turn into a heading 2	`⌘` + `⌥` + `2`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `2`
Turn into a heading 3	`⌘` + `⌥` + `3`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `3`

Table blocks

Description	Mac	Windows
Insert a row below	`⌥` + `Shift` + `Enter`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `Enter`
Insert a row above	`⌥` + `Enter`	`Alt` + `Enter`
Move to next row	`Enter`	`Enter`
Insert new line within a text cell	`Shift` + `Enter`	`Shift` + `Enter`
Delete row	`⌘` + `-`	`Ctrl` + `-`

List & code blocks

Description	Mac	Windows
Increase indentation level	`Tab`	`Tab`
Decrease indentation level	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`

Use the / command to quickly insert blocks and content while editing in GitBook.