# Keyboard shortcuts

Overleaf provides a number of keyboard shortcuts for common tasks. The table below lists the most common shortcuts. A more comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts can be found in [this Overleaf project template](https://www.overleaf.com/articles/overleaf-keyboard-shortcuts/qykqfvmxdnjf).

For Mac users, the below commands will use the Cmd key instead of Ctrl. Some keyboard shortcuts in this list may not be available on non-US keyboards or in vim/emacs\
modes.

| Command                            | Operation                                                                                                                                               |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ctrl + F                           | Find and replace                                                                                                                                        |
| <p>Ctrl + Enter<br>or Ctrl + S</p> | Compile the project                                                                                                                                     |
| Ctrl + Z                           | Undo                                                                                                                                                    |
| Ctrl + Y                           | Redo                                                                                                                                                    |
| Ctrl + Home                        | Go to the first line of the current file                                                                                                                |
| Ctrl + End                         | Go to the last line of the current file                                                                                                                 |
| Ctrl + Shift + L                   | Go to a specific line (opens a dialog)                                                                                                                  |
| Ctrl + /                           | Toggle commenting for selected lines (Comment/uncomment selected text)                                                                                  |
| Ctrl + D                           | Delete the current line                                                                                                                                 |
| Ctrl + A                           | Select all                                                                                                                                              |
| Tab                                | Indent the selection                                                                                                                                    |
| Shift + Tab                        | Un-indent the selection                                                                                                                                 |
| Ctrl + U                           | Change the selected text to upper case                                                                                                                  |
| Ctrl + Shift + U                   | Change the selected text to lower case                                                                                                                  |
| Ctrl + B                           | Bold                                                                                                                                                    |
| Ctrl + I                           | Italics                                                                                                                                                 |
| Ctrl + Space                       | <p>Open the autocomplete menu, inside of <code>\cite{...}</code> search the bibliography<br>(Use Ctrl + Space also on Mac, rather than Cmd + Space)</p> |

A more comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts can be found in [this Overleaf project template](https://www.overleaf.com/articles/overleaf-keyboard-shortcuts/qykqfvmxdnjf).


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