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Messages - Keyboard Shortcuts

Our new text editor comes with sensible keyboard shortcut defaults. Check out this guide on all the keyboard shortcuts!

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Written by Elan Maynez
Updated over a week ago

Essentials

Command

Windows/Linux

macOS

Copy

Control + C

Cmd + C

Cut

Control + X

Cmd + X

Paste

Control + V

Cmd + V

Paste without formatting

Control + Shift + V

Cmd + Shift + V

Undo

Control + Z

Cmd + Z

Redo

Control + Shift + Z

Cmd + Shift + Z

Add a line break

Shift + Enter
Control + Enter

Shift + Enter
Cmd + Enter

Text Formatting

Command

Windows/Linux

macOS

Bold

Control + B

Cmd + B

Italicize

Control + I

Cmd + I

Underline

Control + U

Cmd + U

Strikethrough

Control + Shift + S

Cmd + Shift + S

Highlight

Control + Shift + H

Cmd + Shift + H

Code

Control + E

Cmd + E

Hyperlink Text

Highlight the Text + Control + V

Highlight the Text + Cmd + V

Paragraph Formatting

Command

Windows/Linux

macOS

Apply normal text style

Control + Alt + 0

Cmd + Option + 0

Apply heading style 1

Control + Alt + 1

Cmd + Option + 1

Apply heading style 2

Control + Alt + 2

Cmd + Option + 2

Apply heading style 3

Control + Alt + 3

Cmd + Option + 3

Apply heading style 4

Control + Alt + 4

Cmd + Option + 4

Apply heading style 5

Control + Alt + 5

Cmd + Option + 5

Apply heading style 6

Control + Alt + 6

Cmd + Option + 6

Ordered list

Control + Shift + 7

Cmd + Shift + 7

Bullet list

Control + Shift + 8

Cmd + Shift + 8

Text Selection

Command

Windows/Linux

macOS

Select all

Control + A

Cmd + A

Extend selection one character to left

Shift + ←

Shift + ←

Extend selection one character to right

Shift + →

Shift + →

Extend selection one line up

Shift + ↑

Shift + ↑

Extend selection one line down

Shift + ↓

Shift + ↓

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