Keyboard Shortcuts & Commands | Xtiles Inc. Help Center

Keyboard shortcuts, Markdown, and slash commands help you work faster, create content efficiently, and access features quickly in xTiles. They are available for tiles, text blocks, and other interface functions.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic Actions

Create a tile: Click → Drag & Drop or double-click on an empty spot on the canvas
Fit tile size to content: Double-click the lower border of a tile
Add a new block in a tile: Enter
Line break within a block: Shift + Enter
Indent / nest content: Tab
Delete an object: Delete / Backspace
Duplicate a tile or block: Alt/Option + Move

Copy, Cut, Paste

Copy block(s) or tile(s): Ctrl/Cmd + C
Cut block(s) or tile(s): Ctrl/Cmd + X
Duplicate block(s) or tile(s): Ctrl/Cmd + D
Paste block(s) or tile(s): Ctrl/Cmd + V

Selection & Navigation

Select all text in a block: Ctrl/Cmd + A (repeat to select all blocks within a tile)
Multiple selection: Ctrl/Cmd + Click
Zoom in/out: Ctrl/Cmd + + / Ctrl/Cmd + -
Undo / Redo: Ctrl/Cmd + Z / Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z
Deselect / stop editing: Escape
Search: Ctrl/Cmd + K

Text Formatting Shortcuts

Bold: Ctrl/Cmd + B
Italic: Ctrl/Cmd + I
Strikethrough: Ctrl/Cmd + S
Underline: Ctrl/Cmd + U

Quick Content Creation (Headings, Lists, Nested Content)

Mac: Cmd + Option + [number]
Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + [number]

1 → H1 heading
2 → H2 heading
4 → To-do checkbox
5 → Bulleted list
6 → Numbered list
7 → Toggle list
8 → Nested tile
9 → Nested page or turn line into page
0 → Text

Markdown Shortcuts

*** → separator (three dots)
... → dotted line separator
=== → bold line separator
--- → thin line separator
[] → to-do checkbox (no space)
- + space → bulleted list
1. + space → numbered list
# + space → H1 heading
## + space → H2 heading
() + space → task
> + space → toggle list

Slash Commands ( / )

Press / in an empty block to bring up a menu of content blocks. You can also type after / to quickly select an option.

Basic Blocks

/Text → text block
/Small text → text block 12px
/Heading 1 → H1 heading
/Heading 2 → H2 heading
/Quote → quote block
/Divider → block divider
/Table → visual table
/Task → create a task
/Checklist → create a checklist
/Bullet list → bulleted list
/Numbered list → numbered list
/Toggle → toggle list
/Red/Green/Blue/Yellow banner → colored text panel

Media & Advanced Blocks

/Image → upload/embed an image
/YouTube video → embed video
/Audio → attach audio
/Bookmark → save a link as visual bookmark
/File → upload file
/Embed → embed elements
/Embed a PDF → upload and display PDF
/Code → code block
/Color → color block
/Tile → nested tile
/Page → nested page (subpage)

Press Esc to close the / menu.

If you use / in a sentence, continue typing and press Enter to save.