Roam Research keyboard shortcuts

Roam Research

Zeynel Öztürk -
3 years ago
- Shortcuts
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Ctrl + O

(when editing a block so links are unclickable) Follow link under cursor

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + O

(when editing a block so links are unclickable) Open link under cursor in sidebar

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Ctrl +

Collapse all subordinate blocks under the current block

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Ctrl +

Expand all subordinate blocks under the current block. (if they are currently hidden)

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↑  Shift +

Select the block above where the cursor is placed

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↑  Shift +

Select the block below where the cursor is placed

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + A

Select all blocks

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Ctrl + Home

Jump to beginning of block

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Ctrl + End

Jump to end of block

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + End

Select all text from cursor to end of block

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Ctrl + C then Ctrl + X

Show picture of last editor of block

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Versions lets you create different versions of a specific block. They help you trying out different wording before settling.
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Ctrl + ,

Add version

You can type in your new version. If you want to edit the existing version, copy it first and then paste it in after adding a version. If a block has versions, a small blue circle with a number appears at the beginning of the block.
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + ,

Cycle versions to the right

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + .

Cycle versions to the left

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Ctrl + .

Expand all versions

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⌘ Cmd + U

Search the database (moves cursor to search bar)

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⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter

Jump back to page after search (cursor goes from search bar to first block on page, ready to type)

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⌘ Cmd + F

Search on the current page

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↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Open a new page created in search in the sidebar

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + D

Jump to Daily Notes page

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↑  Shift +

Open link in sidebar

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Open context menu (special menu depending on where you are clicking)

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Ctrl + C then Ctrl + B

Toggle brackets

/u then Enter: Upload a file (PDF and image files are supported)
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⌘ Cmd + Alt + 1

Toggle between heading styles

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or ⌘ Cmd + Alt + 2
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or ⌘ Cmd + Alt + 3
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or ⌘ Cmd + Alt + 0
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⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter

Toggle TODO / DONE

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⌘ Cmd + B

Bold

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⌘ Cmd + I

Italics

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⌘ Cmd + K

Create an HTML link

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⌘ Cmd + Y

Strikethrough

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⌘ Cmd + H

Highlight

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`

Text between accent marks will appear as a line of code

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` then ` then `

(3 accents) Text between three accent marks will appear as a block of code

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Ctrl + Alt + 1

Make block heading 1 (H1).

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Ctrl + Alt + 2

Make block heading 2 (H2).

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or Ctrl + Alt + 3
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Ctrl + Alt + 0

Reset heading/set to paragraph

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⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter

Toggle TODO / DONE

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⌘ Cmd + B

Bold

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⌘ Cmd + I

Italics

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⌘ Cmd + K

Create an HTML link

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⌘ Cmd + Y

Strikethrough

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⌘ Cmd + H

Highlight

Roam also allow you to use markdown to create formatting and linking by typing instead of keyboard shortcuts. Markdown syntax can be found in the source link below.
Source: Roamtips.com

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Program information

Program name: Roam Research Roam Research (Text editing)

Roam Research is a note-taking application that allows you to connect notes to each other. It has range of uses such as wikis, note-taking and task management.

Web page: roamresearch.com

Last update: 4/25/2021 8:09 AM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 74%

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Updated: Updated program information. (3 updates.) 12/11/2020 9:46:59 AM New program added.
4/25/2021 10:07:57 AM Added some shortcuts.
4/25/2021 10:09:14 AM Updated program information.

Shortcut count: 45

Platform detected: Windows and macOS mixed

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