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Keyboard Shortcuts

Article Metadata
Category Start Here
Difficulty Beginner
Target OS Windows · macOS (coming soon)
Summary Every Cicero shortcut, with Windows and macOS keys side by side.

macOS keys are listed for the upcoming Mac version.

These work in the Workspace editor and in a Lorebook element’s Notes tab.

Action Windows macOS (coming soon)
Bold Ctrl + B Cmd + B
Italic Ctrl + I Cmd + I
Underline Ctrl + U Cmd + U
Strikethrough Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Shift + S
Heading 1 / 2 / 3 Ctrl + Alt + 1 / 2 / 3 Cmd + Option + 1 / 2 / 3
Back to normal paragraph Ctrl + Alt + 0 Cmd + Option + 0
Align left Ctrl + Shift + L Cmd + Shift + L
Align center Ctrl + Shift + E Cmd + Shift + E
Align right Ctrl + Shift + R Cmd + Shift + R
Justify Ctrl + Shift + J Cmd + Shift + J
Line break (without a new paragraph) Shift + Enter Shift + Enter
Undo Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y Cmd + Shift + Z
Cut / Copy / Paste Ctrl + X / C / V Cmd + X / C / V

Zoom resizes the whole app and is remembered between sessions.

Action Windows macOS (coming soon)
Zoom in Ctrl + = (or Ctrl + +) Cmd + =
Zoom out Ctrl + − Cmd + −
Reset to 100% Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0
Action Windows macOS (coming soon)
Go back to the previous sheet, element, or view Alt + ← or the mouse Back button Cmd + [
Go forward Alt + → or the mouse Forward button Cmd + ]
Show or hide the menu bar Alt Always visible at the top of the screen

Back and forward only work inside an open project, and not while a dialog or search box is open.

When a search box pops up (for example, when you add a link or swap the Quickview sheet):

Action Key
Move through results ↑ / ↓
Jump to first / last result Home / End
Choose the highlighted result Enter
Close without choosing Esc
Action Key
Confirm a new name Enter
Cancel Esc