Commands & shortcuts

The command palette

Press ⌘+⇧+P (or ⌘+P) to open the command palette. It fuzzy‑finds every action in the app — start typing, use ↑/↓ to move, ↵ to run, and Esc to dismiss. Each command shows its category and keyboard shortcut.

The command palette lists every action, with its keyboard shortcut on the right.

Type to filter to exactly what you want:

Filtering the palette — typing “theme” narrows to the theme toggle.

If you can’t recall a shortcut, the palette is the fastest way to find and run any command.

Global shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Command palette	⌘+⇧+P (or ⌘+P)
Toggle Structure panel	⌘+1
Toggle Preview panel	⌘+2
Toggle Structured / LaTeX view	⌘+⇧+L
Toggle light / dark theme	⌘+⇧+T
Open PageSetting inspector (Settings)	⌘+,
Rebuild (recompile)	⌘+↵
Export… (KDP preflight)	⌘+E
Import manuscript…	⌘+⇧+I

Editor: block styles

Apply at the start of a block (or pick from the slash menu with /):

Block	Shortcut
Chapter Title	⌘+⌥+1
Block Quote	⌘+⌥+Q
Verse	⌘+⌥+V
Pull Quote	⌘+⌥+P
Scene Break	⌘+⌥+0
Raw LaTeX	⌘+⌥+R

Editor: inline marks

Mark	Shortcut
Bold	⌘+B
Italic	⌘+I
Small caps	⌘+⇧+K

On other platforms

Shortcuts are shown with the macOS ⌘ (Command) and ⌥ (Option) keys. On Windows/Linux, use Ctrl in place of ⌘ and Alt in place of ⌥.