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Obsidian Keyboard Shortcuts

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Vault / File

Ctrl + N: New Note — Create a new note
Ctrl + O: Quick Switch — Open Quick Switcher to jump to any note
Ctrl + P: Cmd Palette — Open Command Palette
Ctrl + S: Save — Force-save the current file
Ctrl + W: Close Pane — Close the current pane / tab

Formatting

Ctrl + B: Bold — Wrap selection in **bold** markdown
Ctrl + I: Italic — Wrap selection in *italic* markdown
Ctrl + K: Insert Link — Insert or wrap selection as a link
Tab: Indent — Indent a list item; Shift+Tab to unindent

Editing

Ctrl + Z: Undo
Ctrl + Y: Redo — Also Ctrl+Shift+Z
Ctrl + X: Cut — Cuts the whole paragraph if nothing selected
Ctrl + C: Copy — Copies the whole paragraph if nothing selected
Ctrl + V: Paste
Ctrl + F: Find — Find in current file
Ctrl + H: Replace — Find and replace in current file
Enter: New Line — Insert a new line
Backspace: Del Back — Delete previous character; Ctrl+Bksp = word
Del: Del Fwd — Delete next character; Ctrl+Del = word

Navigation

Home: Line Start — Move cursor to beginning of line
End: Line End — Move cursor to end of line
PgUp: Page Up — Scroll up one page
PgDn: Page Down — Scroll down one page
Alt + ←: Nav Back — Navigate back in history (Alt+Left)
Alt + →: Nav Fwd — Navigate forward in history (Alt+Right)

Selection

Ctrl + A: Select All
Esc: Clear Select — Simplify or clear the current selection

View / Panels

Ctrl + E: Reading View — Toggle between editing and reading mode