How to use keyboard shortcuts in Vaiz


Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to speed up your work. You can use them across your space or while editing documents and tables.

Note: Shortcuts work differently depending on where you are in Vaiz. Before using a workspace shortcut, make sure your cursor is not active in a text field.

Global shortcuts

These shortcuts work across the workspace.

Action
Windows
Mac
Open search
Alt + Ctrl + S
Shift + Ctrl + S
Open inbox
Alt + Ctrl + I
Shift + Ctrl + I
Open entity in a new tab
Ctrl + Click (the left mouse button)
Command + Click (the left mouse button)
Open toggle aside
Alt + Ctrl + A
Shift + Ctrl + A

You can use the last shortcut when opening tasks, documents, boards, or search results.

Text formatting shortcuts

These shortcuts work inside documents and text fields.

Action
Windows
Mac
Bold
Ctrl + B
Command + B
Italic
Ctrl + I
Command + I
Underline
Ctrl + U
Command + U
Strikethrough
Ctrl + Shift + S
Command + Shift + S
Highlight text
Ctrl + Shift + H
Command + Shift + H
Inline code
Ctrl + E
Command + E
Code block
Ctrl + Shift + E
Command + Shift + E
Quote
Ctrl + Shift + B
Command + Shift + B
Reset formatting
Ctrl + ~
Command + /
Paste as plain text
Ctrl + Shift + V
Command + Shift + V
Combine paragraphs
Ctrl + Shift + K
Command + Shift + K
Select all
Ctrl + A
Command + A

Heading and list shortcuts

Use these shortcuts to structure documents faster.

Action
Windows
Mac
Heading 1
Ctrl + Alt + 1
Command + Option + 1
Heading 2
Ctrl + Alt + 2
Command + Option + 2
Heading 3
Ctrl + Alt + 3
Command + Option + 3
Bullet list
Ctrl + Shift + 8
Command + Shift + 8
Ordered list
Ctrl + Shift + 7
Command + Shift + 7
Checkbox list
Ctrl + Shift + 9
Command + Shift + 9

Table editing shortcuts

Vaiz also supports shortcuts for working with tables inside documents.

Action
Windows
Mac
Add row
Ctrl + Enter
Option + Enter
Add column
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Option + Shift + Enter
Move row up
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ↑
Command + Option + Shift + ↑
Move row down
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ↓
Command + Option + Shift + ↓
Move column left
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ←
Command + Option + Shift + ←
Move column right
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + →
Command + Option + Shift + →
Delete row
Ctrl + Backspace
Option + Backspace
Delete column
Ctrl + Shift + Backspace
Option + Shift + Backspace

Shortcut hints in the interface

Many actions in Vaiz display shortcut hints directly in the interface. You can see them:

  • when hovering over global interface actions, such as the search button
Search button hover tooltip showing the Open Search keyboard shortcut
  • when editing or selecting text in documents
Text formatting toolbar with the Reset styles shortcut tooltip
  • inside table editing menus
Table Edit table submenu showing keyboard shortcut hints next to each action
  • near supported editor actions
Slash command menu showing keyboard shortcut hints next to headings, lists, and blocks

This makes it easier to learn shortcuts while working without memorizing them all at once.