Keyboard shortcuts [/ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈʃɔrtˌkəts/] n - This lexicon borrows a few keystrokes from GNU nano, the small terminal editor many of us inhabit on a jump box at 3 a.m. If you can drive nano, you can drive these pages. Every key acts upon the page currently in view.
The cheat sheet
| Keys | nano name | What it does here |
|---|---|---|
Ctrl+V | Next Page | Scroll down one screen |
Ctrl+Y | Prev Page | Scroll up one screen |
Shift+W | Where Is | Open search |
Ctrl+G | Get Help | Open this shortcuts page |
Alt+\ | First Line | Jump to the top of the note |
Alt+/ | Last Line | Jump to the bottom of the note |
Alt+U | Theme | Toggle light / dark theme |
Notes and gotchas
- The shortcuts fall silent while you type in a text box (the search bar, for one), so they never quarrel with what you are entering.
- They act on the page as it lies open before you; scroll to a passage and the keys move that passage.
Shift+Wopens search and shuns the browser’sCtrl+W“close tab”. If it fails you, use the search icon in the left sidebar (orCtrl+K) instead.- On phones and narrow windows the two columns fold into one, and these reading keys simply step aside.
For how these pages are arranged and why, see About these pages.