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Keyboard Shortcuts

In this guide we'll show you all possible key combinations to help you throughout your studying process

Updated this week

Using your mouse or trackpad can be pretty tiring, especially when you have a lot of material to study. This is when keyboard shortcuts come in very handy. So let's see what options do you have for your devices :)

Shortcuts for PC keyboards

If you have a Mac keyboard, please use the Cmd key (as shown in the guide). For Windows based OSs please use Ctrl instead.

My Decks screen:

Create new deck

Cmd + Enter

Deck preview screen:

Study cards

Enter

Add cards

Cmd + Enter

Creating a Card:

Cloze

  • open: type {{ OR press Shift + [

  • close: add }} at the end

Bold

Cmd + B

Italic

Cmd + I

Underline

Cmd + U

Strikethrough

Cmd + Shift + X

Header

Cmd + Option + 3

Bullet list

Cmd + Shift + 8

Numbered list

Cmd + Shift + 7

Subscript

Cmd + ,

Superscript

Cmd + .

Save

Cmd + Enter

Previewing your cards:

Flip card

Space

Go to next card

Right key

Go to previous card

Left key

Close preview

Esc

Learning your cards:

Flip sides/show answer

Space

Type answer

T

Close typing answer

Esc

Answers (for Spaced Repetition)

Again - 1, Hard - 2, Good - 3, Easy - 4

Undo progress

Z

Navigating Library:

Duplicate deck

Cmd + Enter

Open deck

Cmd + Enter

Go to next card

Right key

Go to previous card

Left key

Flip sides/show answer

Space

Shortcuts for tablet keyboards

If you have a Mac keyboard, please use the Cmd key (as shown in the guide). For Windows based OSs please use Ctrl instead.

My Decks screen:

Study cards

Enter

Add cards

Cmd + Enter

Learning your cards:

Return to decks

Enter

Undo

Z

Answers (for Spaced Repetition)

Again - 1, Hard - 2, Good - 3, Easy - 4

Flip card

Space

Type answer

T

Hide type answer

Esc

Image Occlusion Builder:

Zoom out

Cmd + arrow Down

Zoom in

Cmd + arrow Up

Creating a Card:

Bold

Cmd + B

Italic

Cmd + I

Underline

Cmd + U

Strikethrough

Cmd + Shift + X

Header

Cmd + Option + 3

Bullet list

Cmd + Shift + 8

Numbered list

Cmd + Shift + 7

Subscript

Cmd + ,

Superscript

Cmd + .

Save

Cmd + Enter

We hope this helps you streamline your studies and will make your experience with AnkiPro even more enjoyable!

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