GLOBAL & APPLICATION
SHORTCUTS
Ctrl + 1 : Switch to Pantser Drafting Workspace
Ctrl + 2 : Switch to Editor Studio Workspace
Ctrl + 3 : Switch to Screenwriter Workspace
Ctrl + 4 : Switch to Grid Studio Workspace
Ctrl + ` (Backtick) : Toggle Floating Retro Scratchpad (Underdeck)
Ctrl + Alt + R : Rescan Manuscript Diagnostics
Ctrl + Shift + D or Alt + G : Toggle Game Deck Side Panel
Ctrl + Shift + S : Start / Stop Timed Writing Sprint
Ctrl + Alt + P : Toggle Teleprompter Reading / Auto-Scroll HUD
F11 : Toggle Browser Fullscreen Distraction-Free Mode
Ctrl + S : Manual Save Snapshot / Force Cloud Sync
Ctrl + F : Find in Page / Browser Search
Esc : Close active popovers, dialogs, and panels
EDITOR TEXT FORMATTING
Ctrl + Alt + 1 or Alt + 1 : Heading 1 (H1)
Ctrl + Alt + 2 or Alt + 2 : Heading 2 (H2)
Ctrl + Alt + 3 or Alt + 3 : Heading 3 (H3)
Ctrl + Alt + 0 or Alt + 0 : Paragraph / Normal Text (P)
Ctrl + B : Bold text selection
Ctrl + I : Italicize text selection
Ctrl + U : Underline text selection
Ctrl + Z : Undo last text modification
Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z : Redo undone edit
Tab : Insert tab indentation space
-- : Automatically converts to Em-Dash (—) if enabled
... : Automatically converts to Ellipsis (…) if enabled
GRID STUDIO SPREADSHEET & STORY MATRIX (WORKSPACE 4)
Ctrl + 4 : Switch to Grid Studio Workspace (Story Matrix)
Click Cell / Double-Click : Direct in-cell editing (or click active cell)
F2 or Enter on Cell : Begin in-cell editing (cursor at end)
Type printable char : Overwrite cell and begin inline editing immediately
Enter / Tab (while editing) : Commit edit & step down 1 row / right 1 column
Shift + Enter / Shift + Tab : Commit edit & step up 1 row / left 1 column
Esc (while editing) : Cancel inline edit and restore previous value
Ctrl + Enter or Alt + Enter : Open Floating Prose Scratchpad Popover
▾ (Cell Corner Glyph) : Open Floating Prose Scratchpad Popover
Shift + Arrow Keys / Drag : Select rectangular cell range
Drag Selection Border : Move cell range with smart formula coordinate remapping
Ctrl + B / Ctrl + I : Toggle Bold / Italic styling on selected cells
Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y : Undo / Redo cell edits, formatting, and structural changes
Ctrl + F : Open Dedicated Find & Go-To Navigation Palette
Ctrl + F3 : Open Story Constants & Defined Values (Name Manager)
F11 or Ctrl + Shift + Z : Toggle Distraction-Free Zen Mode
Right-Click Cell : Context menu (Edit, Clear format, Scratchpad, Insert/Delete Rows & Cols)
Right-Click Header : Insert, delete, or clear entire row or column
VIM NAVIGATION MODE (Hold
Alt)
Enable "Vim Navigation" in Tools to
navigate without reaching for the mouse:
Alt + H : Move left 1 character
Alt + L : Move right 1 character
Alt + J : Move down 1 line
Alt + K : Move up 1 line
Alt + W : Jump forward to next word
Alt + B : Jump backward to previous word
Alt + 0 : Jump to line start
Alt + $ or Alt + 4 : Jump to line end
Alt + G : Jump to bottom of document
Alt + U : Undo last change
WORDSTAR DIAMOND MODE (Hold
Alt)
Classic 1980s cursor diamond keeping
fingers anchored on the home row:
Alt + E : Cursor Up 1 line
Alt + X : Cursor Down 1 line
Alt + S : Cursor Left 1 character
Alt + D : Cursor Right 1 character
Alt + A : Word Left (backward)
Alt + F : Word Right (forward)
Alt + R : Paragraph Up
Alt + C : Paragraph Down
READLINE / EMACS SHORTCUTS
(Hold Alt)
Alt + A : Move to line start
Alt + E : Move to line end
Alt + K : Kill (delete) to end of line
Alt + U : Undo
LIVE LINTER NAVIGATION
Alt + [ : Jump to previous linter highlight
Alt + ] : Jump to next linter highlight
SCREENWRITER SMART HOTKEYS (WORKSPACE 3)
Context-aware screenplay formatting state machine (optional toggle via the "SMART HOTKEYS" checkbox in Screenwriter topbar or Settings):
Tab (on empty line) : Transition to Character Cue (ALL-CAPS, centered)
Enter (after Character Cue) : Transition to Dialogue block
Tab (inside Dialogue) : Insert Parenthetical (wryly)
Enter (after Parenthetical) : Return to Dialogue block
Enter (twice on Dialogue / empty line) : Return to Action description
Enter (after Transition) : Start next Scene Heading (INT. )
Typing INT / EXT / Character : Autocomplete popup suggestions