# Keyboard shortcuts Shortcut keys allow easy and quick methods for navigating or editing content. ## In published documentation

Description	Mac	Windows
Open the Ask or search panel	`⌘`+`K`	`Ctrl`+`K`
Open the GitBook Assistant chat window	`⌘`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Close the Ask or search or GitBook Assistant panels	`Esc`	`Esc`

## In the GitBook app

Description	Mac	Windows
Copy	`⌘`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste	`⌘`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Paste as text, without formatting	`⌘`+`Shift`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Undo	`⌘`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`
Duplicate selected block(s)	`⌘` + `D`	`Ctrl` + `D`
Exit from content block (code, tabs, table, quote ...)	`⌘`+`Enter`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Open block-insert palette.	`/`	`/`
Open block-modifier palette.	`⌘`+`/`	`Ctrl`+`/`
Toggle bold	`⌘`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`
Toggle italic	`⌘`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`
Toggle strikethrough	`⌘`+`Shift`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`
Toggle inline code	`⌘`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`E`
Insert or toggle link	`⌘`+`K` (in the editor)	`Ctrl`+`K` (in the editor)
Select the entire block	`Esc`	`Esc`
Close a dialog or the search panel	`Esc` (navigation)	`Esc` (navigation)
Open the Ask or search panel	`⌘`+`K` (outside the editor)	`Ctrl`+`K` (outside the editor)

### Block-specific shortcuts #### Paragraph & heading blocks

Description	Mac	Windows
Turn into a paragraph	`⌘` + `⌥` + `0`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`
Turn into a heading 1	`⌘` + `⌥` + `1`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `1`
Turn into a heading 2	`⌘` + `⌥` + `2`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `2`
Turn into a heading 3	`⌘` + `⌥` + `3`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `3`

#### Table blocks

Description	Mac	Windows
Insert a row below	`⌥` + `Shift` + `Enter`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `Enter`
Insert a row above	`⌥` + `Enter`	`Alt` + `Enter`
Move to next row	`Enter`	`Enter`
Insert new line within a text cell	`Shift` + `Enter`	`Shift` + `Enter`
Delete row	`⌘` + `-`	`Ctrl` + `-`

#### List & Code blocks

Description	Mac	Windows
Increase indentation level	`Tab`	`Tab`
Decrease indentation level	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`

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