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1.4 Keyboard Shortcuts

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This document lists all keyboard shortcuts available in ClioDeck.

Note: On macOS, use Cmd instead of Ctrl.

File

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+N New file Creates a new blank Markdown file
Ctrl+O Open file Opens an existing Markdown file
Ctrl+S Save Saves the current file
Ctrl+Shift+N New project Creates a new project
Ctrl+Shift+O Open project Opens an existing project
Ctrl+E Export PDF Opens the PDF export dialog
Ctrl+, Settings Opens the configuration panel

Editing

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+Z Undo Undoes the last modification
Ctrl+Y (Win/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+Z (macOS) Redo Redoes the last undone modification
Ctrl+X Cut Cuts selected text
Ctrl+C Copy Copies selected text
Ctrl+V Paste Pastes text from clipboard
Ctrl+A Select all Selects all content

Markdown Formatting

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+B Bold Inserts or formats text as bold
Ctrl+I Italic Inserts or formats text as italic
Ctrl+L Insert link Inserts a Markdown link [text](url)
Ctrl+' Insert citation Inserts a BibTeX citation [@key]
Ctrl+Shift+T Insert table Inserts a Markdown table
Ctrl+Shift+Q Insert blockquote Inserts a blockquote block

Advanced Editing

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+Shift+S Document Stats Shows document statistics (words, characters, etc.)
Ctrl+Shift+L Citation Suggestions Shows citation suggestions for selected text
Ctrl+Shift+C Check Citations Validates citations in the document

View

Shortcut Action Description
Alt+1 Projects panel Activates project management panel
Alt+2 Bibliography panel Activates bibliography panel
Alt+3 Chat panel Activates RAG chat panel
Alt+4 Corpus panel Activates corpus exploration panel
Ctrl+0 Reset zoom Restores default zoom
Ctrl++ Zoom in Increases zoom level
Ctrl+- Zoom out Decreases zoom level
F11 Full screen Toggles full screen mode
F12 DevTools Opens developer tools

Bibliography

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+Shift+B Import BibTeX Opens BibTeX import dialog
Ctrl+F Search citations Focuses on citation search bar

Research Tools

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+Shift+F Insert Footnote Inserts a footnote at cursor position

Window

Shortcut Action Description
Ctrl+W (Win/Linux) / Cmd+W (macOS) Close window Closes current window
Cmd+M (macOS only) Minimize Minimizes window to dock
Ctrl+Q (Win/Linux) / Cmd+Q (macOS) Quit Quits the application

Tips

Quick Navigation Between Panels

Use Alt+1 through Alt+4 shortcuts to quickly navigate between different panels without using the mouse.

Optimal Editing Workflow

  1. Ctrl+N - New file
  2. Write your content
  3. Ctrl+B / Ctrl+I - Quick formatting
  4. Ctrl+' - Insert citations
  5. Ctrl+S - Save regularly
  6. Ctrl+E - Export to PDF when done

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Ctrl+Shift+B - Import your BibTeX file
  2. Alt+2 - Switch to Bibliography panel
  3. Ctrl+F - Search for a citation
  4. Click "Insert" or use Ctrl+' in editor

RAG Chat

  • Alt+3 - Quickly access Chat panel
  • Type your question in the input field
  • Press Enter to send, Shift+Enter for a line break
  • Escape - Cancel an ongoing generation

Customization

Keyboard shortcuts are defined in the src/main/menu.ts file. To modify them:

  1. Open src/main/menu.ts
  2. Modify the accelerator property of the desired menu item
  3. Rebuild the application with npm run build
  4. Restart the application

Shortcut Format

Shortcuts use Electron Accelerator format:

  • CmdOrCtrl - Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows/Linux
  • Shift - Shift key
  • Alt - Alt key (Option on macOS)
  • Combine with +: CmdOrCtrl+Shift+B

Available Keys

You can use:

  • Letters: A-Z
  • Numbers: 0-9
  • Function keys: F1-F24
  • Special keys: Space, Tab, Enter, Escape, Backspace, Delete
  • Symbols: +, -, =, [, ], etc.

References

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