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Superliner

Menus

Every item in the menu bar, menu by menu, in the order the menus show them, with its shortcut where it has one. The menus, the palette and the Help window all come from one list of commands.

Full list in the app
Help ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts, which filters by name or shortcut
No shortcut
Many items have none. The palette finds them by name, and some are reached from a page's menu.
Changed shortcuts
Settings ▸ Keyboard. The menus update when you change one.

Superliner menu

ItemShortcutWhat it does
About SuperlinerThe standard About panel.
Settings…⌘,Settings, pane by pane. See Settings.
ServicesThe standard Services submenu.
Hide Superliner⌘HHides the app's windows.
Hide Others⌥⌘HHides the other apps.
Show AllShows hidden apps.
Quit Superliner⌘QQuits the app.

File menu

ItemShortcutWhat it does
New Note⌘NA draft row after the current note. See Outline basics.
New Workspace…⇧⌘NCreates a workspace in a folder you choose. See Workspaces.
Quick Capture…⇧⌘JAdds one note per line to Today or the Inbox. See Quick Capture.
New Window⌥⌘NAnother window on the same workspace. See Panes and windows.
Open Workspace…⌘OOpens a workspace folder, or asks about a backup folder.
Close Window⌘WCloses the window.
New Tab⌘TA new window tab.
Save Now⌘SWrites pending text and the saved notes now, and shows the status.
Back Up Workspace…Writes a verified, self-contained backup folder. See Back up and restore.
Restore Backup as New Workspace…Restores a backup as a new workspace, after checking it.
Save an Editable Copy…Writes the notes as shown to a new workspace folder, and opens it.
Retry Save and Markdown ExportTries again after a failed save. See Saving and recovery.
New Search NoteA saved search, which opens so you can set its conditions. See Saved searches.
Regenerate Markdown…Writes the Markdown copy again from the saved notes. See The Markdown copy.
Import…Reads OPML or Markdown, with a review first. See Import and export.
Export Page as OPML…Writes the page and its notes as OPML.
Attach File…Attaches a picture or file to the note you are editing. See Images and files.

Edit menu

ItemShortcutWhat it does
Undo⌘ZUndoes the last step. The item names the step.
Redo⇧⌘ZRedoes the step you undid.
Cut⌘XCuts the text, or the selected notes, which move to Trash.
Copy⌘CCopies the text, or the selected notes as indented text.
Paste⌘VPastes lines as notes, or text into the note.
Select All⌘ASelects the text of the note, or every row of a table.
Paste as Reference⌥⌘VAdds the copied notes as references. See References.
Paste as One Note⌥⇧⌘VPastes the text into the current note as one note.
Find in Page…⌘FFinds the notes below the page by their text.
Insert Command…Opens the Insert command list at the caret. See Insert commands.

Note menu

ItemShortcutWhat it does
Find or Open Note…⌘KThe palette. See The ⌘K palette.
Manage Supertags…Opens the Supertags browser. See Supertags.
Tags and Fields…⇧⌘TThe supertags, fields and saved searches of the selected note. See Fields.
Add Reference…Picks a note and adds it here as a reference. See References.
Duplicate⌘DCopies the note and its children as plain notes.
Move to Trash⌘⌫Moves the note to Trash. A reference reads Remove Reference. See Undo and Trash.
Restore from TrashRestores a note from Trash.
Expand⌘↓Expands the note being edited or selected.
Collapse⌘↑Collapses it.
Expand All Inside⌥⌘↓Expands everything inside it.
Collapse All Inside⌥⌘↑Collapses everything inside it.
Move Up⇧⌘↑Moves the note up, across parents. See Select and move notes.
Move Down⇧⌘↓Moves the note down, across parents.
Indent Note⌥⌘]Moves the note under the note above.
Outdent Note⌥⌘[Moves the note up one level.
Add Field…Adds a named field to the note. See Fields.
Delete Permanently…On the Trash page only. It asks first and counts the notes it removes.
Empty Trash…On the Trash page only. It asks first.
Swap with OriginalOn a reference: the note's own row moves here, and the reference takes its place. See References.
Add Checkbox⌘ReturnAdds a checkbox, or checks and unchecks it. See Checkboxes and to-dos.
Remove CheckboxTakes the checkbox away. The text and children stay.
Move Note…⇧⌘MMoves the note to another page.
Open AttachmentOn an attachment row. Opens the attached file. See Images and files.
Show Attachment in FinderOn an attachment row. Shows the file in Finder.
Quick Look AttachmentOn an attachment row. Previews the file.
Copy Link to NoteCopies a link to the note, for pasting with ⌘V.
Apply SupertagA submenu of the supertags with a shortcut, each applied to the selected notes. With none set it says No Supertag Shortcuts.

Format menu

ItemShortcutWhat it does
Bold⌘BBold text. See Text formatting.
Italic⌘IItalic text.
Inline Code⇧⌘CMonospaced text for a word or a command.
Link…⌘LThe link editor, for an address or a note.
Code Block⌥⌘CMakes the note a code block, or back to a plain note. See Code blocks.
Code Language…Chooses the language of a code block.
TableMakes the note a table with a header row and two body rows. See Tables inside a note.
Move Row Up⌥⇧⌘↑Moves the row of the selected table cell up.
Move Row Down⌥⇧⌘↓Moves the row down.
Move Column Left⌥⇧⌘←Moves the column of the selected cell left.
Move Column Right⌥⇧⌘→Moves the column right.
Strikethrough⇧⌘XA line through the text.
Highlight⇧⌘HHighlights the text with the default highlight.
Heading 1⌥⌘1Makes the note a heading. See Headings, quotes, dividers and lists.
Heading 2⌥⌘2Makes the note a second-level heading.
Heading 3⌥⌘3Makes the note a third-level heading.
Heading 4⌥⌘4Makes the note a fourth-level heading.
Remove HeadingTakes the heading away.

View menu

ItemShortcutWhat it does
Toggle Sidebar⌃⌘SShows or hides the sidebar.
Open BesideOpens the note in a second pane. Reads Close Beside while a second pane is open. See Panes and windows.
Show Inspector⌥⌘IShows or hides the inspector.
Show Related ContentOpens the inspector on Related content. See Related content.
Configure…Opens the inspector on Configure.
Bigger Text⌘+A larger text size for the window. ⌘= does the same, with no menu entry.
Smaller Text⌘-A smaller text size.
Actual Size⌘0The default text size.
Show as OutlineShows the page's notes as an outline.
Show as TableShows the notes as a table. See Table.
Show FieldsShows or hides the field lines under the rows.
Show as CardsShows the notes as cards. See Cards.
Show as CalendarShows the notes on their dates. See Calendar.
Show as ListShows a compact list. See List.
Rename View…Renames the current view tab.
Duplicate ViewCopies the view tab with its settings.
Delete ViewDeletes the view tab. It is available when the page has more than one view.
Enter Full Screen⌃⌘FFull screen. Reads Exit Full Screen while in it.

Lanes and Side menu are not in this menu. Choose them from View options ▸ View as, or from a view tab's Show as submenu, on an ordinary page or the Inbox. See Choosing a view.

Go menu

ItemShortcutWhat it does
Back⌘[Back to the page you had open in this pane. See Pages and history.
Forward⌘]Forward again.
InboxOpens the Inbox.
TrashOpens the Trash page.
Pin PagePins the page to the sidebar. Reads Unpin Page when it is pinned. See Sidebar and pinned pages.
Today⇧⌘DOpens today's page. See Today and the Journal.
Previous Day⌥⌘←On a day page, the day before.
Next Day⌥⌘→On a day page, the day after.
This WeekOpens this week's page.
Go to Date…A calendar and a date box, for any day.

Window and Help menus

ItemShortcutWhat it does
Minimize⌘MMinimizes the window.
ZoomZooms the window.
Bring All to FrontBrings the app's windows forward.
Keyboard ShortcutsThe Help window. It lists every command with its shortcut, and filters as you type.
Privacy PolicyOpens the privacy policy.