Keyboard Shortcuts for Ulysses on macOS There's a lot to learn in Ulysses and it's tough to know where to begin. But don’t worry. You’ll find your way around in Ulysses in no time with this keyboard shortcut cheat sheet. Many of the following shortcuts work in the Ulysses app on iPad and iPhone too. Hold down the Cmd key to discover the best ones. Sheets, Groups, and Views Cmd + N Create new sheet Shift + Cmd + N Create new group Control + Cmd + N Create new filter Cmd + 6 Show Quick Export panel Cmd + 7 Show Statistics panel Control + Cmd + Up Arrow Move current/selected line up Cmd + 8 Show Navigation panel Control + Cmd + Down Arrow Move current/selected line down Cmd + 9 Show Markup panel Option + Delete Delete current word Cmd + F Show Find panel Cmd + Delete Delete current line Option + Cmd + F Show Find and Replace panel ⁸Cmd + E Search for selection Cmd + B Emphasize following/selected text Cmd + G Find next match in search results Cmd + I Italicize following/selected text Cmd + K Create link Shift + Cmd + G Find previous match in search results Cmd + L Remove markup for current line or for selected text ⁹Shift + Cmd + F Show Sheet List search box Tab Increase indentation ¹⁰Esc Hide Find panel OR Hide Find and Replace panel OR Hide Sheet List search panel Shift + Tab Decrease indentation \ (Back Slash) [text] Don’t apply markup to following text Control + Cmd + Space Open Emoji & Symbols panel or Character Viewer Cmd + Z Undo typing Toggle Dark Theme Shift + Cmd + Z Redo typing Option + Cmd + N Open new window Option + Cmd + X Cmd + T Open new tab Option + Cmd + L Toggle Dark Mode Cmd + X Cut selected text Cmd + O Show Quick Open panel to open from Library Option + Cmd + T Toggle Typewriter Mode Cmd + C Copy selected text Control + Cmd + F Toggle Full Screen Mode Cmd + V Paste selected text Shift + Cmd + O Show Quick Open panel to open from current group Cmd + M Minimize Window Cmd + A Select all text in Editor Option + Cmd + O Show Quick Open panel to open from current selection Control + Cmd + Z Zoom Window Option + Cmd + C Copy selected text as Markdown Option + Cmd + 3 ¹Cmd + Return (Enter) Reveal selected sheet in group ¹¹Toggle second editor in Split View Option + Cmd + V Paste from Markdown Control + Tab Switch to next tab Option + Scroll Scroll simultaneously in both editors in Split View Shift + Control + Tab Switch to previous tab Cmd + D Add sheet to Favorites OR Remove sheet from Favorites Cmd + Left Arrow Switch focus from Sheet List to Library Cmd + S Save current version of sheet and create new version Cmd + J Glue selected sheets Shift + Cmd + B Split sheet at selection ²Shift + Cmd + P Open Export preview for selected sheet/group ³Cmd + R Cmd + Right Arrow Option + Shift + Cmd + V Paste as Plain Text (img) Open panel to insert image (fn) Open panel to insert footnote Switch focus from Library to Sheet List OR Switch focus from Sheet List to Editor Cmd + + (Plus) Increase zoom Cmd + - (Minus) Decrease zoom Cmd + 0 Revert to default zoom Open selected group in Library Cmd + ; (Semicolon) Spellcheck document Option + Cmd + Up Arrow Select previous sheet Shift + Cmd + ; (Semicolon) Show Spelling and Grammar panel Refresh preview window Option + Cmd + Down Arrow Select next sheet Space OR Right Arrow Jump to next page in preview Option + Cmd + Right Arrow Move through panes from left to right Shift + Space OR Left Arrow Jump to previous page in preview Option + Cmd + Left Arrow Move through panes from right to left Down Arrow Scroll down in preview Cmd + Drag Force copy sheet/group Up Arrow Scroll up in preview Option + Drag Force move sheet/group Cmd + P Print current sheet Cmd + Delete Move sheet to Trash ⁴Option + Cmd + Delete Erase sheet Text Editing Cmd + W Close current tab Cmd + \ (Back Slash) Increase heading level Shift + Cmd + W Close current window Shift + Cmd + \ (Back Slash) Decrease heading level ⁵Shift + Cmd + K Open panel to attach keyword(s) to selected sheet Cmd + Left Arrow Jump to start of line Cmd + , (Comma) Open Ulysses Preferences Cmd + Right Arrow Jump to end of line ⁶Cmd + 1 Switch focus to Library OR Toggle Library view Cmd + Up Arrow Jump to start of sheet Cmd + Down Arrow Jump to end of sheet Option + Left Arrow Jump to previous word ¹⁰Shortcut works only when panel is in focus. Option + Right Arrow Jump to next word Option + Up Arrow Jump to start of paragraph Option + Down Arrow Jump to end of paragraph ¹¹Refers to Split View in Ulysses and not system-wide Split View option on macOS. However, shortcut works with both options. ⁶Cmd + 2 Switch focus to Sheets OR Toggle Sheet List view ⁶Cmd + 3 Switch focus to Editor OR Switch to Editor Only view Cmd + 4 Toggle Attachments view ⁷Cmd + 5 Switch to Favorites group Right Arrow ¹Use in Quick Open panel. ²Preview window shows PDF by default. Select relevant export format from dropdown menu in title bar for corresponding preview. ³Shortcut is available only when preview window is open. ⁴Shortcut deletes sheet immediately without sending it to Trash. ⁵If focus is in Sheet List, popover panel appears and if focus is in Editor, sidebar panel appears. ⁶Shortcut cycles through available actions when used multiple times. ⁷Favorites group appears in Library only when there are one or more favorited sheets. ⁸Use shortcut after opening Find panel or Find and Replace panel. ⁹Search looks for keywords in Sheet List and Editor. Copyright © 2019 MakeUseOf. For more cheat sheets, head over to www.makeuseof.com
