# iA Writer for Mac
Keep your hands on the keyboard and your mind in the text.

# What’s New in 2.0
- Runs beautifully on Yosemite
- Improved text view
- Integrated MultiMarkdown
- Improved Auto Markdown
- Support for Japanese and Chinese
- Double-byte spaces in Markdown syntax
- Supports 10.7 and later
- And many other improvements…

# Shortcuts
Focus Mode: Command-D
Full Screen Mode: Control-Command-F
Preview: Command-R
Sentence navigation: Option-Command-← and Option-Command-→
Format bar: Option-Command-T
Emphasis: Select text, Command-I
Strong: Select text, Command-B
Find: Command-F
Replace: Option-Command-F
Copy All as HTML: Option-Command-C

# Structure and formatting
## Header
“# Title” = First level
“## Title” = Second level
“### Title” = Third level
… (up to 6 levels)

## Emphasis, Strong, and Strikethrough
Emphasis: *example* or _example_ (Command-I)
Strong: **example** or __example__ (Command-B)
Strikethrough: ~~example~~ (Command--)

## Lists
### Bulleted lists: type “*” (or “-” or “+”) + space (Command-L)
* Bulleted list item
* Bulleted list item
* Bulleted list item

### Numbered lists: type “1.” + space (Shift-Command-L)
1. Ordered list item
2. Ordered list item
3. Ordered list item

### Nesting lists
* First level
** Second level

1. First level
1.1. Second level

## Blockquotes
Type “>” + space + any text

> This is an example of a quoted paragraph. It stays indented over multiple lines until you hit Return.
>> This is an example of a quoted quoted paragraph. It stays double indented over multiple lines until you hit Return.

## Horizontal lines
Type “* * *”

## iA Writer’s syntax guide
→ http://support.iawriter.com/help/kb/general-questions/markdown-syntax-reference-guide

# File support
- iA Writer uses plain text files, such as .txt and .md, in “UTF-8” encoding.
- iA Writer can import .docx files, and export .html, .rtf, .docx, and .pdf files.

# iA Writer For iPad and iPhone
A universal iPad and iPhone version is also available. Look for “iA Writer” in the iTunes App Store.

# Questions? Problems?
- Visit www.iawriter.com for more information
- Visit support.iawriter.com for articles, support and discussion
- Let us know what you think on Twitter @iAWriter


We look forward to hearing from you!
— Information Architects Inc.
