Boost Your Productivity: Essential Shortcuts in Outline for Streamlined Note-Taking
Welcome to a world of productivity and efficiency!
In this article, we unveil the power of shortcuts in Outline, a note-taking app designed to elevate your organization game and simplify your workflow. Whether you're a seasoned user or new to the Outline community, these essential shortcuts will unlock a whole new level of note-taking magic.
Get to know all the keyboard shortcuts in Outline to save time, simplify note-taking, and take full control of your digital workspace below 👇
Action |
Shortcut |
| Open notebook | ⌘ + O |
| Create new section | ⌘ + T |
| Open previous section | ⌘ + OPTION + LEFT ARROW |
| Open next section | ⌘ + OPTION + RIGHT ARROW |
| Create new page | ⌘ + N |
| Open previous page | CTRL + < |
| Open next page | CTRL + > |
| Print page | ⌘ + P |
| Sync current notebook | ⇧ + F9 |
| Sync all notebooks | F9 |
| Undo last action | ⌘ + Z |
| Redo last action | ⌘ + ⇧ + Z |
| Add a link | ⌘ + K |
| Select all | ⌘ + A |
| Cut selected text or item | ⌘ + X |
| Copy selected text or item | ⌘ + C |
| Paste selected text or item | ⌘ + V |
| Add today's date | ⌘ + D |
| Open Settings | ⌘ + COMMA (,) |
| Lock all password-protected sections | ⌘ + OPTION + L |
| Move to the beginning of the line | HOME |
| Move to the end of the line | END |
| Move one character to the left | LEFT ARROW |
| Move one character to the right | RIGHT ARROW |
| Move to the beginning of previous word/Add column to the left (in a Table) | OPTION + LEFT ARROW |
| Move to the end of next word/Add column to the right (in a Table) | OPTION + RIGHT ARROW |
| Apply/remove bold | ⌘ + B |
| Apply/remove italics | ⌘ + I |
| Apply/remove underline | ⌘ + U |
| Highlight selected text | ⌘ + ⇧ + H |
| Apply/remove bullets from list | ⌘ + . |
| Apply/remove numbers from list | ⌘ + / |
| Apply Heading 1 style | ⌘ + OPTION + 1 |
| Apply Heading 2 style | ⌘ + OPTION + 2 |
| Apply Heading 3 style | ⌘ + OPTION + 3 |
| Apply Heading 4 style | ⌘ + OPTION + 4 |
| Apply Heading 5 style | ⌘ + OPTION + 5 |
| Apply Heading 6 style | ⌘ + OPTION + 6 |
| Align left | ⌘ + L |
| Align right | ⌘ + R |
| Apply, mark, or clear To-do tag | ⌘ + 1 |
| Apply or clear Star tag | ⌘ + 2 |
| Apply or clear Question tag | ⌘ + 3 |
| Apply or clear Message tag | ⌘ + 4 |
| Increase indentation level | TAB |
| Decrease indentation level | ⇧ + TAB |
| Scroll up | PAGE UP |
| Scroll down | PAGE DOWN |
| Save changes | ⌘ + S |
| Focus on search field | ⌘ + F |
| Next search result | DOWN ARROW |
| Go to selected search result and dismiss search | ENTER |
| Dismiss search and return to page | ESC |
| Add column to the right | ⌘ + CTRL + R |
| Add column on the left | ⌘ + CTRL + L |
| Add row to the above | OPTION + UP ARROW |
| Add row to the below | OPTION + DOWN ARROW |
| Add row to the below | ⌘ + ENTER |
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document | ⌘ + UP ARROW |
| Move the insertion point to the end of the document | ⌘ + DOWN ARROW |
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line | ⌘ + LEFT ARROW |
| Move the insertion point to the end of the current line | ⌘ + RIGHT ARROW |
| Select previous word | ⇧ + OPTION + LEFT ARROW |
| Select next word | ⇧ + OPTION + RIGHT ARROW |
| Select text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line | ⇧ + ⌘ + LEFT ARROW |
| Select text between the insertion point and the end of the current line | ⇧ + ⌘ + RIGHT ARROW |
| Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above | ⇧ + UP ARROW |
| Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below | ⇧ + DOWN ARROW |
| Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph, if pressed again | OPTION + ⇧ + UP ARROW |
| Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph, if pressed again | OPTION + ⇧ + DOWN ARROW |
| Delete text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph | CTRL + K |
| Delete word backward | OPTION + Backspace |
| Delete word forward | Fn + OPTION + Backspace |
| Delete one character forward | CTRL + B |
| Delete one character forward | CTRL + Backspace |