Nu Keyboard Shortcuts
Methodox Nu answers the keys below. The first table is the menu commands that have a key, generated from the window itself; the later ones are the keys of the page. Every menu shows its item's key beside it, and hovering over a toolbar button shows its name.
Menu commands
File
| Key |
Command |
Ctrl+N |
File ▸ New |
Ctrl+O |
File ▸ Open… |
Ctrl+S |
File ▸ Save |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
File ▸ Save As… |
Ctrl+P |
File ▸ Print… |
Ctrl+W |
File ▸ Close |
Edit
| Key |
Command |
Ctrl+Z |
Edit ▸ Undo |
Ctrl+Y |
Edit ▸ Redo |
Ctrl+X |
Edit ▸ Cut |
Ctrl+C |
Edit ▸ Copy |
Ctrl+V |
Edit ▸ Paste |
Ctrl+A |
Edit ▸ Select All Shapes |
Shape
| Key |
Command |
Delete |
Shape ▸ Delete Glue Point |
| Key |
Command |
Tab |
Format ▸ Bullets and Numbering ▸ Demote |
Shift+Tab |
Format ▸ Bullets and Numbering ▸ Promote |
Window
| Key |
Command |
Ctrl+F6 |
Window ▸ Next Document |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Window ▸ Previous Document |
On the page
| Key |
What it does |
Tab Shift+Tab |
Select the next or previous shape |
F2 Enter |
Type into the selected shape |
| Any character |
Start typing into the selected shape |
← → ↑ ↓ |
Nudge the selection 1 pt |
Shift+← Shift+→ Shift+↑ Shift+↓ |
Nudge it 10 pt |
Delete Backspace |
Delete the selection, or the chosen glue point while editing glue points |
Esc |
Cancel the format painter, or deselect |
Typing in a shape uses the same keys as in Expo: Esc to finish, Ctrl+↑ and Ctrl+↓ by paragraph, Ctrl+Backspace to delete a word.
Mouse
| Gesture |
What it does |
Ctrl + wheel |
Zoom |
Shift + click |
Add a shape to the selection, or take it out |
Shift + drag on the empty page |
Select more shapes by area |
Shift + drag the rotate handle |
Rotate in 15° steps |
| Double-click a shape |
Type into it |
| Double-click a connector's bend |
Remove the bend |
In the Pages panel, the arrow keys, Home and End select a page, Delete deletes it, and dragging reorders pages.
See also
