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.
- Indents: Tab key / (⌘]) (Menu > Edit > Move right)
- Indent: (⌘[) (Menu > Edit > Move left)
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.
- Move up one line: ⌥⌘↑
- Move down one line: ⌥⌘↓
- Move to the left: ⌥⌘←
- Move to the right: ⌥⌘→
Copy text
Just as text can be moved in the document, text can also be duplicated in all directions instead:
- Copy/paste before: ⌃⌘↑
- Copy/paste after: ⌃⌘↓
- Copy/paste to the left: ⌃⌘←
- Copy/paste to the right: ⌃⌘→
Move cursor
Various shortcuts are also available to move the cursor:
- Move cursor to the end of the paragraph: ^⌥→
- Move cursor to the beginning of the paragraph: ^⌥←
- Move the cursor to the previous empty line: ^⌥↑
- Move the cursor to the next empty line: ^⌥↓
- Move cursor to the end of the paragraph, with line break: ⌘︎
General markup shortcuts
The most important formatting for all markup languages supported by the app are also available as keyboard shortcuts, including
- Bold: ⌘B
- Italics: ⌘I
- Strikethrough: ⌘D
- Link: ⌘⇧L
- Headings: ⌘1-6
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.