Keyboard shortcuts in the web editor
Every keyboard shortcut in the MindmapPal web editor for adding, renaming and moving topics, undo, zoom and fold, with the Cmd and Ctrl versions.
Steps
- Switch to Edit if the map is in View mode.
- Select a topic with the arrow keys, then press Tab to add a subtopic or Return to add a sibling.
- Press Space or F2 to rename, and Return or Tab to finish typing.
- Choose the keyboard button in the toolbar to see this list in the editor.
Use Cmd on a Mac and Ctrl elsewhere. In the editor, the toolbar’s “Keyboard shortcuts” button shows the same list.
Topics
- Add subtopic: Tab
- Add sibling after: Return
- Add sibling before: Shift Return
- Add parent: Cmd Return
- Delete: Delete or Backspace
- Rename: Space or F2
- Fold or unfold: Cmd /
Edit
- Undo: Cmd Z
- Redo: Shift Cmd Z (Ctrl Y also works off a Mac)
- Cut, copy, paste: Cmd X, C, V
- Duplicate: Cmd D
- Select all: Cmd A
Move around
- Select the next topic: arrow keys
- Zoom in, zoom out, actual size: Cmd =, Cmd -, Cmd 0
- Open a file: Cmd O
- Leave the map: Esc
While typing in a topic
- Finish: Return or Tab
- New line: Shift Return
- Cancel: Esc
Good to know
Keys that change the map need Edit mode. In View mode the editor says “Switch to Edit to change this map.” The browser keeps its own keys, such as reload, so these are not used.