Blocks

Space content blocks

You can choose any of the following content blocks via the command palette:

Command palette

You can invoke the command palette for adding a block with the cursor in an empty paragraph in two ways:

  1. Hitting the keyboard shortcut, which is command + / on a Mac or control + / on a PC.

  2. Clicking using your mouse. The icon appears in the left margin of the paragraph that has the current focus.

Exiting a block

Some content blocks capture the editing cursor to allow you to add content in the context of that block. When you are done, you can continue adding new content to the page either by inserting a new paragraph below or above the content block, or by hitting command + enter on a Mac or control + enter on a PC.

The example below shows how to exit a quote content block:

Screenshot highlighting the prompt to exit a content block using a keyboard shortcut.
Exit editing a content block

Inserting a new content block

You can insert a new content block below or above an existing block using your mouse:

  1. Hover over the editor at the position you need the new content block

  2. Click on the + icon that will appear

  3. Select the block from the drop down menu to insert it at that position

Screenshot showing how to insert a new block between two paragraphs using your mouse.
Inserting a new block

Selecting blocks and interacting with selected blocks

You can select blocks by pressing the Esc key.

Once selected, you can:

  • Select more blocks by clicking on them while keeping the Shift key pressed

  • Moving up and down to select the block above or below, using the Up and Down keys

  • Copy the entire block using Ctrl + C (Windows) or Cmd + C (Mac)

  • Cut the entire block using Ctrl + X (Windows) or Cmd + X (Mac)

  • Delete the selected block(s) using Del

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