Use keyboard shortcuts with Notability to take notes faster and more efficiently!

Hold down the Command (⌘) key in Notability to see the shortcut menu. This menu only appears when a keyboard is connected.

Bold: ⌘-B
​Create new note: ⌘-N
​Create new note from Template: ⌥-⌘-N
​Duplicate selected image, sticker, or ink: ⌘-D
​Fast forward Audio: ^-Shift-Right Arrow
​Focus Mode: ⌘-Shift-F
​Go to top of note: ⌘-Up Arrow Key
​Go to bottom of a note: ⌘-Down Arrow Key
​Go forward one view: Space
​Go back one view: Shift-Space
​Go to next page: ⌘-Down Arrow Key
​Go to previous page: ⌘-Up Arrow Key
​Go back to the Library: ⌥-⌘-L
​Help: ⌘-/
​Indent: Tab
​Insert Text Box: Shift-⌘-T
​Insert Photo: Shift-⌘-I
​Insert Math: Shift-⌘-M
​Italics: ⌘-I
​New Window: Shift-⌘-N
​Night Mode: ⌘-I
​Open Settings: ⌘-Comma
​Open or Close Content Manager: ⌥-⌘-P
​Outdent: Shift tab
​Print: ⌘-P
​Redo: Up Arrow Key-⌘-Z
​Rewind Audio: ^-Shift-Left Arrow
​Scroll up/down (for Text tool): Shift-Up Arrow Key
​Scroll up/down (for all tools): Arrow Key
​Share:⌥-⌘-E
​Search: ⌘-F
​Search Next Result: ⌘+G
​Search Previous Result: ⌘+Shift+G
​Underline: ⌘-U
​Undo: ⌘-Z
​Zoom to 100: ^-0

Close Window: ⌘-W
​Create new note: ⌘-N
​Create new note from Template: ⌥-⌘-N
​Duplicate selected image, sticker, or ink: ⌥-click drag
​Fast forward Audio: ⌘-Shift-Right Arrow
​Focus Mode: ⌘-Shift-F
​Go to next page: ⌥-down arrow key
​Go to previous page: ⌥-up arrow key
​Help: ⌘-/
​Insert Math: Shift-⌘-M
​Insert Photo: Shift-⌘-I
​Insert Text Box: Shift-⌘-T
​Italics: ⌘-I
​New Window: Shift-⌘-N
​Night Mode: ⌘-I
​Open Settings: ⌘-comma
​Print: ⌘-P
​Redo: Shift-⌘-Z
​Rewind Audio: ⌘-Shift-Left Arrow
​Search: ⌘-F
​Search Next Result: ⌘+G
​Search Previous Result: ⌘+Shift+G
​Start Recording: ⌘-R
​Show or Hide Library: ⌘-L
​Undo: ⌘-Z
​Zoom In: ⌘+
​Zoom Out: ⌘-

A tool's position in the toolbox can be customized, and the keyboard shortcut corresponds to the location of each tool:

Select Tool 1: ⌘-1
​Select Tool 2: ⌘-2
​Select Tool 3: ⌘-3
​Select Tool 4: ⌘-4
​Select Tool 5: ⌘-5
​Select Tool 6: ⌘-6
​Select Tool 7: ⌘-7
​Select Tool 8: ⌘-8
​Select Tool 9: ⌘-9
​Start recording: ⌘-R
​Fast forward Audio: ^-Shift-Right Arrow
​Rewind Audio: ^-Shift-Left Arrow

Please note: The keyboard shortcuts skip the Ruler, Zoom, Recording, and Play buttons as these are not selectable tools.

When a tool is selected, the keyboard shortcuts correspond to the positions of each color and size option:

Select Color 1: ⌥⌘ 1
​Select Color 2: ⌥⌘ 2
​Select Color 3: ⌥⌘ 3
​Select Color 4: ⌥⌘ 4
​Select Color 5: ⌥⌘ 5
​Select Color 6: ⌥⌘ 6
​Select Color 7: ⌥⌘ 7
​Select Color 8: ⌥⌘ 8
​Select Previous Color: ⌥⌘9
​Select Next Color: ⌥⌘0
​Select Size 1: ^⌥ 1
​Select Size 2: ^⌥ 2
​Select Size 3: ^⌥ 3

Copy: ⌘-C
​Cut: ⌘-X
​Delete: Delete Key
​Paste: ⌘-V