Keyboard shortcuts

iA Writer Pro for Mac is designed to be used without a mouse. Here are iA Writer Pro’s default keyboard shortcuts by menu. If you also use iA Writer Pro for iPad and iPhone together with a Bluetooth keyboard, some of these (including Syntax and Workflow) also work there.

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iA Writer Pro
  • Command-H Hide iA Writer Pro
  • Option-Command-H Hide Others
  • Command-Q Quit iA Writer Pro
File
  • Command-N New
  • Command-O Open…
  • Command-W Close
  • Option-Command-W Close All
  • Command-S Save (Mac OS X 10.7+)
  • Shift-Command-S Duplicate (Mac OS X 10.8+), or Save as… (Mac OS X 10.7)
  • Option-Shift-Command-S Save as… (Mac OS X 10.8+)
  • Shift-Command-I Import
  • Shift-Command-E Export
  • Command-P Print
  • Option-Command-P Print Formatted
Edit
  • Command-Z Undo
  • Shift-Command-Z Redo
  • Command-X Cut
  • Command-C Copy
  • Option-Command-C Copy HTML
  • Command-V Paste
  • Command-A Select All
  • Find
    • Command-F Find…
    • Command-G Find Next
    • Shift-Command-G Find Previous
    • Command-E Use Selection For Find
    • Option-Command-F Find and Replace…
  • Spelling and Grammar
    • Command-: Show Spelling and Grammar
    • Command-; Check Document Now
  • Option-Command-→ Next Sentence
  • Option-Command-← Previous Sentence
  • fn fn Start Dictation (Mac OS X 10.8+)
  • Option-Command-T Special Characters…
Format
  • Command-0 Body Text
  • Command-1 Heading 1
  • Command-2 Heading 2
  • Command-3 Heading 3
  • Command-4 Heading 4
  • Command-5 Heading 5
  • Command-6 Heading 6
  • Command-L Unordered List
  • Shift-Command-L Ordered List
  • Command-B Strong
  • Command-I Emphasis
  • Command-- Strikethrough
  • Option-Command-Delete Clear Styles
  • Command-K Add Link
Syntax
  • Command-D Syntax Control
  • Shift-Command-D Next
  • Option-Shift-Command-D Previous
Workflow
  • Control-Command-1 Note
  • Control-Command-2 Write
  • Control-Command-3 Edit
  • Control-Command-4 Read
View
  • Control-Command-F Full Screen
  • Option-Command-T Sidebar
  • Command-R Preview
  • Control-Command-N Night Mode
Window
  • Command-M Minimize
  • Option-Command-M Minimize All
Help
  • Command-? iA Writer Pro Help

Word Completion: Show a completion menu for the current partially typed word using Esc.

Apple’s Dictionary: select a word then use Control-Command-D to show a pop-up definition.

You can assign keyboard shortcuts to menu items which lack them (or modify existing ones) via System Preferences ➤ Keyboard ➤ Shortcuts ➤ Application Shortcuts.

You can turn on a keyboard shortcut to create a new email from selected text in System Preferences ➤ Keyboard ➤ Shortcuts ➤ Services ➤ Messaging (by default it is Control-Option-Command-A).