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Docs: Features, Tips, and Best Practices

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Docs Keyboard Shortcuts

Common Actions
Common actions
Keyboard shortcut
Copy
⌘/Ctrl + c
Cut
⌘/Ctrl + x
Paste
⌘/Ctrl + v
Paste without formatting
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + v
Undo
⌘/Ctrl + z
Redo
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + z
Insert or edit link
⌘/Ctrl + k
Find
⌘/Ctrl + f
Add comments and footnotes
Add Comments & Footnotes
Keyboard shortcut
Insert comment
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + m
Open discussion thread
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
Insert footnote
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + f
Format text
Format Text
Keyboard shortcut
Bold
⌘/Ctrl + b
Italicize
⌘/Ctrl + i
Underline
⌘/Ctrl + u
Strikethrough
Option/Alt + Shift + 5
Superscript
⌘/Ctrl + .
Copy text formatting
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + c
Format paragraphs
Common actions
Keyboard shortcut
Increase paragraph indentation
⌘/Ctrl + ]
Decrease paragraph indentation
⌘/Ctrl + [
Numbered list
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7
Right align
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + r
Left align
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + l
Bulleted list
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8
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