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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you be more productive and navigate Saga with minimal effort.

Useful Commands

  • ⌘ K Search and quickly jump between recent pages.
  • @ or / Autocomplete menu. With this menu, you can add a new block, mention a page, or create a new page on the go.
  • ⇧ Click Open pages in side by side view mode.
  • ⌘ [ goes back in your browser history
  • ⌘ ] goes forward in your browser history

Autocomplete with @ or /

Use the autocomplete commands to add blocks to your pages. Type @ or / and then start typing a block name to view autocompleted options:

  • @ or / Opens the autocomplete menu
  • @ bullet Creates a bulleted list item
  • @ numbered ↵ Creates a numbered list item
  • @ heading 1 ↵ Creates large heading
  • @ heading 2 ↵ Creates medium-sized heading
  • @ heading 3 ↵ Creates small heading
  • @ checklist ↵ Creates an empty checklist for to-dos
  • @ quote ↵ Creates a quote block
  • @ callout ↵ Creates a callout
  • @ divider ↵ Creates a divider
  • @ table ↵ Creates a table
  • @ page_name ↵ Creates a link to an existing page or creates a new page if the page does not exist yet

Create a page from selection

  • ⌘ ⇧ K Creates a page from selected text

Linking shortcut

  • ⌘ ⇧ K Creates a page from selected text
  • You can quickly link or create a page by typing [[, then write the name of the page between the brackets: [[ page title ]] ↵ Links or creates a page

Editor shortcuts (markdown)

Use markdown style shortcuts while typing to create content in your pages like lists, todos, headings, and quotes:

  • # Space creates large heading
  • ## Space creates medium heading
  • ### Space creates small heading
  • - Space creates a bulleted list
  • 1. Space creates a numbered list
  • [ ] Space creates an empty checkbox (no space in between)
  • [ x ] Space creates a completed checkbox
  • ” Space creates a quote
  • > Space creates a collapsible heading 1
  • >> Space creates a collapsible heading 2
  • >>> Space creates a collapsible heading 3
  • --- Space creates a divider

To-dos

  • [ ] Space creates an empty to-do
  • ⌘ ↵ Complete a to-do item

Formatting selected text

Select text with your cursor and format it with the following keyboard shortcuts:

  • ⌘ B bold text
  • ⌘ I italic text
  • ⌘ U underlined text
  • ⌘ ⇧ C inline code
  • ⌘ K add a website link to selected text

Use the following navigation commands while editing your page:

  • ↵ inserts a new empty paragraph
  • Tab indents a block. Indenting nests a block below the one above it
  • ⇧ Tab un-indents a block
  • ⌘ S Open / Close the sidebar
  • ⌘ N Create a new page (in the desktop app only)

Saga AI

Use the following shortcuts when working with AI in the editor:

  • ⌘ J Open the AI popover
  • ⌘ L Open AI chat
  • ↵ Submit a prompt
  • ⇧ ↵ New line in the prompt input
  • ↑ / ↓ Navigate AI suggestion list
  • ↵ or Tab Select a suggestion
  • ⌘ ↵ Accept AI result (Keep or Replace)
  • ⌥ ↵ Insert AI result below (when editing selected text)
  • Esc Stop AI generation or close the AI popover

Switch between workspaces

  • ⌘ 1, 2, 3… Switch quickly between workspaces