Editor: Keyboard Behavior


The text editor has been expanded to include many functions that simplify or automate many work steps in order to write more efficiently. The various functions of the editor are explained below.

Indents

The editor offers the option of indenting / unindenting selected text.


Note: On Non-US systems, the keyboard shortcuts are automatically mapped by newer macOS systems to keys that correspond to the position of the American characters..

Moving text

In the editor, it is possible to move entire (selected) text sections in the text using keyboard shortcuts.

Copy text

Just as text can be moved in the document, text can also be duplicated in all directions instead:

Move cursor

Various shortcuts are also available to move the cursor:

General markup shortcuts

The most important formatting for all markup languages supported by the app are also available as keyboard shortcuts, including


Further keyboard shortcuts for markup formatting can be found under the menu item Markup.

List generation

Lists can be continued automatically. To use this function, a list must be started in the markup language-specific form. A new list item is then automatically created when performing a line break.

Table creation

For the markup languages MultiMarkdown and MarkdownExtra, there is special support for creating tables. In these languages, tables start with the | symbol, which must be at the beginning of a line. If this condition is met, subsequent table cells (columns) can be created using the Tab key and another | symbol is then automatically inserted. If there is a line break, a new table row is automatically created.

Convert numbers into words

The editor can easily convert numbers into written words. All you have to do is type in the corresponding number and press the tab key to convert it. For example, if 100 is written and the tab key is pressed, the number 100 is converted to "one hundred".

Tab actions

Custom actions activated by the tab key can be defined via the Textclips Manager. With the help of tab actions, frequently used text structures can be inserted quickly and efficiently into the text using short keywords. You can read more about tab actions on the Textclips page.