Creating and structuring content
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl + N (or Cmd) |
New page |
/ |
Open the block menu (text, heading, table, image…) |
Ctrl + Shift + U |
Go up one level (parent page) |
Tab |
Indent a block (make it a child of the previous one) |
Shift + Tab |
Un-indent a block |
Text formatting
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl + B / I / U |
Bold / Italic / Underline |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Strikethrough |
Ctrl + E |
Inline code |
## then space |
Create a level-2 heading (Markdown) |
[] then space |
Create a checkbox |
Navigation
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl + P (or Cmd) |
Quick search across the whole workspace |
Ctrl + \ |
Toggle the sidebar |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
Toggle light/dark theme |
Alt + ← / → |
Previous / next page (history) |
Notion accepts a large part of Markdown syntax directly as you type (**bold**, # heading, - list, `code`) — it converts automatically to formatting, no need to go through the / menu.
Databases
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl + Enter (in a database) |
Open the record full-screen |
Space (on a selected cell) |
Open the cell editor |
#Shortcuts
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