Overleaf Keyboard Shortcuts

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Overleaf Keyboard Shortcuts

Updated November 29, 2018

Some shortcuts may not be available on non-US keyboards.

Windows 
Mac  Description 
gnu/Linux 
Ctrl + . ctrl + .
Ctrl + S + S
Trigger compilation
Ctrl + Enter + Enter
(vim) :w (vim) :w
Alt + E Next error/warning
Alt + + E Previous error/warning
Ctrl + / + / Toggle % comment on selected line(s)
Ctrl + D + D Delete current line
Ctrl + Space ctrl + Space Open auto-complete.
qUse Tab to select candi-
date, and Enter to insert.
Ctrl + [ ctrl + [
Indent less
+ Tab + Tab

Ctrl + ] ctrl + ]
Indent more
Tab (at line start) Tab (at line start)
Ctrl + U ctrl + U To uppercase
Ctrl + + U ctrl + + U To lowercase
Ctrl + B + B Bold text (\textbf)
Ctrl + I + I Italicise text (\textit)
Ctrl + X + X Cut selected text
Ctrl + C + C Copy selected text
Ctrl + V + V Paste copied text
Ctrl + Z + Z Undo

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Windows 
Mac  Description 
gnu/Linux 
Ctrl + + Z + + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Y + Y

Ctrl + P ctrl + P Go to nearest matching start/close


parenthesis, brace or bracket (){}[]
Alt + ctrl + A Go to line start
Alt + ctrl + E Go to line end
Ctrl + Home + Go to document start
Ctrl + End + Go to document end
Ctrl + L + L Go to line number…
Ctrl + F + F
Find and replace
(emacs) + Alt + 5 + + 5

Ctrl + G + G
Find next
(or just Enter again) (or just Enter again)
Ctrl + + G + + G Find previous
Ctrl + A + A Select all
Ctrl + click + click Multiple cursors à la Sublime Text
Alt + drag + drag Rectangular selection à la Sublime
Text
Ctrl + J + J Toggle review panel
Ctrl + + A + + A Toggle track changes
Ctrl + + C + + C Add comment in review panel

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