Formatting tips for your notes

Learn keyboard shortcuts and markdown to quickly format your notes while you type:

Bold

• Ctrl/Command + B
• **text** or __text__

Italics

• Ctrl/Command + I
• *text* or _text_

Underline

• Ctrl/Command + U

Strikethrough

• Ctrl/Command + Shift + S
• ~~text~~

Highlight

• Use the toolbar button to select a highlight color. Using keyboard shortcuts to highlight will use the last selected color.
• Highlight the desired text, then use the toolbar button to highlight the text in your selected color.
• Highlight the desired text, then select Ctrl/Command + Shift + H
• == text ==

Link

• First, copy the URL you’d like to link.
• Highlight the desired text and use the toolbar button to add the copied URL.
• Highlight the desired text, then select Ctrl/Cmmd + V

Quote block

• Ctrl/Command + Shift + B
• "> text" at the beginning of a new line

Code highlight

• `text`

Code block

• ``` text ``` or ~~~ text ~~~

Headings

• Heading 1: Ctrl/Command + Alt + 1
• Heading 1: “# “ at the beginning of a new line (e.g. "# Heading 1 Here")
• Heading 2: Ctrl/Command + Alt + 2
• Heading 2: “## “ at the beginning of a new line (e.g. "## Heading 2 Here")
• Heading 3: Ctrl/Command + Alt +3
• Heading 3: “### “ at the beginning of a new line (e.g. "### Heading 3 Here")

Bullet list

• Ctrl/Command + Shift + 8
• “ -”, “ *” or “ +” at the beginning of a new line

Ordered list

• Ctrl/Command + Shift + 7
• “1.” at the beginning of a new line

Horizontal rule

• --- or ___ (3 hyphens or underscores) at the beginning of a new line

Additional helpful tips to know:

• Start a new paragraph by selecting “Enter” or start a new line break by selecting “Shift + Enter”. Line breaks will have less space compared to a new paragraph.
• Paste text without formatting to avoid adding unintentional formatting to a note. To paste without formatting, right click and choose “Paste as plain text” or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl/Command + Shift + V
• Undo accidental changes by selecting Ctrl/Command + Z
• Redo changes that you’ve accidentally undone by selecting Shift + Ctrl/Command + Z