Keyboard shortcuts

iA Writer for Mac is designed to be used without a mouse. iA Writer’s default keyboard shortcuts in each menu are below.

Open iA Writer

File
  • Command-N New
  • Command-O Open…
  • Command-W Close
  • Option-Command-W Close All
  • Command-S Save (OS X 10.6+)
  • Shift-Command-S Save as… (OS X 10.7) or Duplicate (OS X 10.8+)
  • Shift-Option-Command-S Save as… (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… (OS X 10.8+)
Format
  • 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 Item
  • Shift-Command-L Ordered Item
  • Command-0 Body Text
  • Command-B Strong
  • Command-I Emphasis
  • Command-- Strikethrough
  • Command-K Add Link
  • Option-Command-Delete Clear Styles
View
  • Control-Command-F Full Screen
  • Command-D Focus Mode
  • Option-Command-T Format Bar
  • Command-R Preview
Window
  • Command-M Minimize
  • Control-Option-Command-F Zoom

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 without them via System Preferences ➤ Keyboard ➤ Keyboard Shortcuts ➤ Application Shortcuts.

You can set a keyboard shortcut to create a new email from selected text in Keyboard Shortcuts ➤ Services ➤ Messaging too.