As with most modern iOS apps, if you need to quickly look up a keyboard shortcut you can hold down the Command key for a few seconds. Not every shortcut will be listed in the cheat sheet. Common commands such as Copy and Paste will be implied, and some commands are simply not listed as their usage is more advanced in nature (such as moving a document around in the binder outside of edit mode).
This reference should list every global and context shortcut, as well as gestures that can be used to perform common actions or customise the view.
Legend
| Key Name |
Symbol |
| Command Key (Apple Key) |
⌘ |
| Option Key (Alt Key) |
⌥ |
| Shift Key |
⇧ |
| Control Key |
⌃ |
| Up Arrow Key |
↑ |
| Down Arrow Key |
↓ |
| Right Arrow Key |
→ |
| Left Arrow Key |
← |
Scrivener for iOS Shortcut List
Project Screen
| Command or Action |
Shortcut |
| Sync Now |
⌘⇧ S |
Binder
| Command or Action |
Shortcut |
Notes |
| New Document |
⌘ N |
|
| New Folder |
⌘⌥ N |
|
| Duplicate |
⌘⌥ D |
|
| Group |
⌘⌥ G |
|
| Previous Document |
⌘⌥ ↑ |
|
| Next Document |
⌘⌥ ↓ |
|
| Inspector |
⌘⌥ I |
|
| Compile |
⌘⌥ E |
|
| Save Now |
⌘ S |
|
| Sync Now |
⌘⇧ S |
Only available in projects that are already set up to sync. |
| Move Selection Up/Down |
↑ / ↓ |
The remaining commands require keyboard focus in the binder. |
| Hoist Group |
⌘ → |
Replaces the sidebar list with the contents of the selected group, or folder. |
| Return (Unhoist) |
⌘ ← |
|
| Expand group |
→ |
|
| Collapse group |
← |
|
| Edit Mode |
|
Accessed when tapping the Edit button above the Binder. |
| Move Selection Up/Down |
↑ / ↓ |
|
| Expand Selection Up/Down |
⇧↑ / ⇧↓ |
|
| Select All |
⌘A |
|
Text Editor
| Command or Action |
Shortcut |
Notes |
| Formatting |
|
|
| Highlight |
⌘⇧ H |
|
| Comment |
⌘⇧ 8 |
|
| Inline Annotation |
⌘⇧ A |
|
| Footnote |
⌘⌃ 8 |
|
| Inline Footnote |
⌃⌥ F |
|
| Close Comment/Footnote |
⌘W |
Available when viewing a comment or footnote. |
| Font Bigger |
⌘⌥ = |
|
| Font Smaller |
⌘⌥ - (Hyphen) |
|
| Indent |
⌘⌥ ← |
|
| Dedent |
⌘⌥ → |
|
| Indent First Line |
⌘⌃ → |
|
| Dedent First Line |
⌘⌃ ← |
|
| Align Left |
⌘⇧ [ |
|
| Align Center |
⌘⇧\ |
|
| Align Justify |
⌘⌥⇧ \ |
|
| Align Right |
⌘⇧ ] |
|
| Full Screen |
⌃⌘ F |
Only available in landscape mode on iPads and large iPhones. |
| Utility |
|
|
| Copy, Cut and Paste |
⌘ C, X, V |
|
| Paste and Match Style |
⌘⌥⇧ V |
Pastes the clipboard as plain-text. |
| Inspector |
⌘⌥ I |
|
| New Document |
⌘ N |
Created after the currently edited/selected document. |
| Find |
⌘ F |
|
| Find Next Match |
⌘ G |
|
| Find Previous Match |
⌘⇧ G |
|
| Previous Document |
⌘⌥ ↑ |
|
| Next Document |
⌘⌥ ↓ |
|
| Compile |
⌘⌥ E |
|
| Save Now |
⌘ S |
|
| Sync Now |
⌘⇧ S |
Only available in projects that are already set up to sync. |
Corkboard
| Command or Action |
Shortcut |
Notes |
| Deselect All |
⌘ D |
|
| New Text Document |
⌘ N |
|
| New Folder |
⌘⌥ N |
|
| Open |
⌘ O |
Opens the currently selected index card into the main editor. |
| Inspect |
⌘⌥ I |
Inspects the selected index card (or corkboard if nothing is selected). |
| Duplicate |
⌘⌥ D |
|
| Previous Document |
⌘⌥ ↑ |
|
| Next Document |
⌘⌥ ↓ |
|
| Compile |
⌘⌥ E |
|
| Save Now |
⌘ S |
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