Keyboard reference
Every key, by mode. The backslash \ is the leader key, which starts many functions (\c, \l, \g, \f and more) and can be changed in the configuration. Ctrl-x means holding Control. A number before a key repeats it (5j). The same list is always one key away in the program. Type \c and a menu with the keys of the mode you are in appears.
Reading (NORMAL)#
Moving
| Key | Action |
|---|
j k h l, arrows | scroll |
Ctrl-d / Ctrl-u | half a screen down / up |
Ctrl-f / Ctrl-b, Space | a screen down / up |
J / K | next / previous page |
gg / G | first / last page |
42G, 42gg | page 42 |
View
| Key | Action |
|---|
+ / - | zoom in / out |
= | fit width |
z | fit page |
d | two pages side by side |
r / R | turn the view 90° clockwise / counter-clockwise |
i | dark mode |
t | show / hide tabs |
Search and links
| Key | Action |
|---|
/ | search this PDF |
n / N | next / previous match |
Esc | clear the search |
]c / [c | next / previous change (after :diff) |
f | follow a link (type its letters) |
F | preview a link's target in place |
Highlights, marks and jumps
| Key | Action |
|---|
v | text cursor |
Ctrl-v | free cursor |
u / Ctrl-r | undo / redo |
\ma … \mz | set a mark |
ma … mz | jump to a mark |
mm | back to where you were |
Ctrl-o / Ctrl-i | older / newer place in the jump history |
Files, windows, panels
| Key | Action |
|---|
: | command line |
\l | the panel, with tabs, summary, marks and highlights |
\g | page grid |
\o | recent files |
\f | find a PDF in your folders |
\/ | search the text of all your PDFs |
\n | search the comments and highlights of all your PDFs |
\T | choose a theme |
\c | help |
\a | about |
F5 | present |
Ctrl-s | save |
Ctrl-p | print |
Ctrl-, / Ctrl-. | previous / next tab |
Ctrl-n | new window on the same PDF |
Ctrl-j / Ctrl-k | next / previous form field |
q | close the window |
Split view
| Key | Action |
|---|
Ctrl-w v / Ctrl-w s | split side by side / one above the other |
Ctrl-w w, Ctrl-w Ctrl-w | the other pane |
Ctrl-w h j k l | the pane in that direction |
Ctrl-w x | swap the panes |
Ctrl-w q, Ctrl-w c | close this pane |
Ctrl-w o | keep only this pane |
Mouse
| Action | Effect |
|---|
| wheel | scroll (Ctrl + wheel zooms) |
| click on a link | follow it |
| drag over text | select it and copy it (then C V B N M, c, Y work on it) |
| click on a form field | fill it |
double click, Ctrl + click | open that spot in the LaTeX source |
| click on a pane | focus it |
| click on a picture, or the edge of a framed area | select it, then move, resize or turn it |
Text cursor (CURSOR / VISUAL)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
h j k l | move |
w / b | next / previous word |
e | end of the word |
0 / $ | start / end of the line |
v | start / stop selecting |
C V B N M | highlight in yellow, red, green, pink or blue |
c | highlight with a comment, or edit the comment under the cursor |
y | copy the selected text |
Y | copy it as a quotation with the page |
x | delete the highlight under the cursor |
t | put the highlight under the cursor on the task list, or take it off |
d | mark the task under the cursor as done, or as to do again |
r | reply to the comment under the cursor (a reviewer's), or change the reply |
Enter | open this spot in the LaTeX editor |
Ctrl-v | switch to the free cursor |
Esc | cancel the selection, then leave |
Scrolling, marks, jumps, undo, \l and \c work here too.
Free cursor (AREA / VISUAL)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
h j k l | move |
w b J K, Ctrl-h Ctrl-j Ctrl-k Ctrl-l | move faster |
v | start / stop a rectangle |
C V B N M | highlight the area in that colour |
c | highlight with a comment, or edit the comment under the cross |
y / Y | copy the rectangle as an image / save it as a PNG |
I | put an image file here |
P | paste an image from the clipboard here |
e | move / resize the image, text or area under the cross |
T | write text here, at the cross or with the width marked by v |
x | delete the highlight under the cross |
t | put the highlight under the cross on the task list, or take it off |
d | mark the task under the cross as done, or as to do again |
r | reply to the comment under the cross, or change the reply |
Enter | open this spot in the LaTeX editor |
Ctrl-v | back to the text cursor |
Esc | cancel / leave |
Writing text (TEXT)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
| (type) | write; the box grows with the text |
Enter | new line |
Ctrl-= / Ctrl-- | bigger / smaller letters |
arrows, Home, End | move in the text |
Backspace, Delete, Ctrl-w | erase a letter, the next one, the word before |
Ctrl-v | paste |
Esc | done |
Afterwards e on the box moves it (H L change the width and + - the letters) and i writes in it again.
Moving and resizing (MOVE / IMAGE)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
h j k l (Ctrl for faster) | move |
+ / - | bigger / smaller, keeping the proportions |
H / L | narrower / wider |
K / J | shorter / taller |
= | an image back to its own proportions |
i | write in a text box again |
r / R | turn an image 90° |
o | turn an image to any angle (below) |
f / F | mirror an image left-right / top-bottom |
c | crop an image |
x | delete it |
Enter | done |
Esc | put it back where it was |
With the mouse, drag the picture to move it, a corner to resize it (Shift resizes it freely), a side to stretch it (past the opposite side it mirrors) and the round knob above it to turn it.
Turning freely (ROTATE)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
h / l | 1° counter-clockwise / clockwise (a count multiplies, as in 45l) |
H / L | 15° |
Ctrl-h / Ctrl-l | 5° |
u | upright again |
r / R | turn 90° |
f / F | mirror left-right / top-bottom |
| mouse | drag anywhere and it turns around its centre (Shift gives steps of 15°) |
Enter | back to moving and resizing |
Esc | cancel this turning |
Cropping (CROP)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
h j k l (Ctrl for faster) | cut the left / bottom / top / right side |
H J K L | give that side back |
u | the whole picture again |
Enter | back to moving and resizing |
Esc | cancel this cropping |
| Key | Action |
|---|
Enter | save |
Shift-Enter | new line |
Esc | cancel |
arrows, Home, End | move |
Backspace, Del | delete a character |
Ctrl-w / Ctrl-u | delete the word before / everything |
Ctrl-v | paste |
Link letters and preview (FOLLOW / PREVIEW)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
| letters | choose the link |
Backspace | undo a letter |
Esc | cancel |
j k, Ctrl-d Ctrl-u | scroll the preview |
Enter | go there (Ctrl-o returns) |
Esc, q | close the preview |
Panel (PANEL)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
Tab Shift-Tab, h l, 1–5 | change tab |
j k, gg G | move |
Enter | go there |
r | rename the mark / edit the comment |
d | in Highlights, delete only the comment, and in Tasks, done / to do |
x | delete the highlight or mark (in Tabs, close the file) |
C V B N M | in Highlights, show / hide a colour |
c / a | in Highlights, only commented / all |
t | in Highlights and Tasks, on / off the task list |
Space | in Tasks, done / to do |
D | in Tasks, hide / show the done ones |
e | in Highlights, export what is shown |
Esc, q | close |
Page grid (PAGES)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
h j k l | choose a page |
J K, Ctrl-d Ctrl-u | a screen down / up |
gg / G | first / last page |
+ / - | bigger / smaller thumbnails |
Enter | go to the page |
Space | choose / unchoose this page (pages apart too) |
v | choose a run of pages |
x, d | delete them |
r / R | turn them in the file |
← →, < > | move them earlier / later (side by side only) |
↑ ↓ | move them a row up / down |
y | save them as a new PDF |
i | insert a PDF after this page |
u / Ctrl-r | undo / redo |
Esc, q, \g | close |
Presentation#
| Key | Action |
|---|
j l Space → ↓ Enter PageDown, click | next slide |
k h ← ↑ Backspace PageUp, right click | previous slide |
gg G 12G | first / last / slide 12 |
., b | black screen |
Esc, q, F5 | stop |
Lists of recent files, the finder and the library (OPEN / LIBRARY)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
typing, Backspace | filter / search |
Ctrl-u | clear |
Ctrl-j Ctrl-k, Ctrl-n Ctrl-p, ↓ ↑ | move |
Tab | in the recent files and the finder, move; in the library, switch between text and comments |
Ctrl-t | in the library, switch between every comment and the tasks to do |
Enter | open |
Esc | close |
Themes (THEME)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
j k | move (each theme is applied at once) |
i | the other mode |
Enter | keep it |
Esc, q | back to the previous theme |
| Key | Action |
|---|
Ctrl-j Ctrl-k, Tab | next / previous field |
| typing | fill |
Space | tick a checkbox |
Ctrl-a Ctrl-z Ctrl-v | select all, undo, paste |
Esc | leave |
Command and search lines (COMMAND / SEARCH)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
Tab / Shift-Tab | complete a command or path; cycle through the options |
Enter | run |
Esc | cancel |
Ctrl-t | in search, match case exactly |
Backspace | delete a character |
Ctrl-u | delete everything |
Help (HELP)#
| Key | Action |
|---|
Tab, h l, 1–9 | change tab |
j k, Ctrl-d Ctrl-u, gg G | move |
/ | search every key |
Esc, q, \c | close |
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