Keyboard shortcuts
Papero has keys for suggestions, citations, formatting and moving around. The app keeps the full list in a Shortcuts window, and this page has the same list.
To open Shortcuts in the app, do one of these:
- Press Shortcuts at the foot of the sidebar.
- Open the account menu at the foot of the sidebar, then choose Help > Shortcuts.
- Press
Ctrl+Kand choose Shortcuts.
The window has two tabs: Shortcuts, the keys that work in the editor, and Markdown, what you can type to format as you go.
On a Mac, press ⌘ (Command) where this page says Ctrl, and ⌥ (Option) where it says Alt. The app shows the right keys for your computer.
Suggestions and AI
Section titled “Suggestions and AI”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Ask for a suggestion | Ctrl+/ |
| Accept a suggestion | → |
| Accept the next word | Alt+→ |
| Next suggestion | Shift+→ |
| Dismiss a suggestion | Esc |
| Rewrite the selection with AI | Ctrl+J |
With nothing selected, Ctrl+J rewrites the sentence your cursor is in.
Citations and blocks
Section titled “Citations and blocks”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Cite a paper | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Cite a paper while typing | @ |
| Insert a block | / |
Type @ after a space to open the citation search where you are writing. Type / to open the list of blocks; see The editor.
Formatting
Section titled “Formatting”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
| Underline | Ctrl+U |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Inline code | Ctrl+E |
| Superscript | Ctrl+. |
| Subscript | Ctrl+, |
| Highlight | Ctrl+Shift+H (on a Mac, ⌘+Shift+E) |
Headings, lists and blocks
Section titled “Headings, lists and blocks”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Heading 2 | Ctrl+Alt+2 |
| Heading 3 | Ctrl+Alt+3 |
| Heading 4 | Ctrl+Alt+4 |
| Code block | Ctrl+Alt+C |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl+Shift+8 |
| Numbered list | Ctrl+Shift+7 |
| Move block up | Ctrl+Alt+↑ |
| Move block down | Ctrl+Alt+↓ |
| Move a table row up | Alt+Shift+↑ |
| Move a table row down | Alt+Shift+↓ |
Undo, find and the app
Section titled “Undo, find and the app”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Find | Ctrl+F |
| Replace | Ctrl+H (on a Mac, ⌘+Shift+H) |
| Search documents and actions | Ctrl+K |
| Show or hide the sidebar | Ctrl+\ |
On a Mac, Replace and Highlight use different keys because ⌘+H hides the app there.
Markdown as you type
Section titled “Markdown as you type”You can format with Markdown while you write. Type these at the start of a line, or around words:
| Type | You get |
|---|---|
## then a space |
Heading 2 |
### then a space |
Heading 3 |
#### then a space |
Heading 4 |
- or * then a space |
Bulleted list |
1. then a space |
Numbered list |
> then a space |
Quote |
**text** |
Bold |
*text* |
Italic |
~~text~~ |
Strikethrough |
``` |
Code block |
`text` |
Inline code |
--- |
Divider |
The search palette
Section titled “The search palette”Ctrl+K opens a search box over the app, from any page and from inside the editor. It finds your documents and runs actions in one place.
- Press
Ctrl+K. With nothing typed, it lists the documents you opened most recently, then the actions. - Type to narrow the list. Documents match by their title.
- Use the up and down arrows to choose, and press
Enterto open the document or run the action.Esccloses the box.
The actions include New, Import Word document, Find papers, Library, Workflows, Draft a cited literature review, Find research gaps, Settings, Shortcuts, What’s new and Show or hide the sidebar. On a document page you also get Open Chat, Open Review, Library panel and Open Comments, which open that tab of the side panel.
You can also open the palette with the Search button (a magnifier) in the sidebar. In a narrow window, such as on a phone, Ctrl+K and Ctrl+\ do nothing: use the button instead.
Next: set the interface language.