MindNode's keyboard shortcuts on iOS
⎋ = Escape
⇧ = Shift
⌃ = Control
⌥ = Alt/Option
⌘ = Command
↵ = Enter
⇥ = Tab
␣ = Space
→, ←, ↑, ↓ = Arrow Keys
Node Creation
⇥ Create New Child Node
⌥+⇥ Create New Parent Node
↵ Create New Sibling Node
⌥+↵ Create New Sibling Node Above Current Node
⇧+↵ Create New Main Node
Edit Node
⌘+↵ Edit Node Title
⌘+K Add Link
⌥+⌘+K Open Link
⌥+⌘+= Size to Fit Content
⇧+⌘+T Add/Remove Task
⌃+⌘+T Check/Uncheck Task
Navigation
⌘++ Zoom in
⌘+- Zoom out
⌘+0 Zoom to Actual Size (100%)
⌘+= Zoom to Fit
⌘+* Zoom to Selection
⌘+R Go to Main Node
⌃+⌘+R Center Selection
⌃+⌘+= Lock Viewport on External Screen
⇧+⌘+→ Scroll Canvas Right
⇧+⌘+↓ Scroll Canvas Down
⇧+⌘+← Scroll Canvas Left
⇧+⌘+↑ Scroll Canvas Up
Folding
⌥+. Fold/Unfold Branch
⌃+⌥+. Unfold One Level
Connections
⌘+L Create Cross Connection
⌃+⌘+L Show Start Node of Cross Connection
⇧+⌘+L Show End Node of Cross Connection
⌥+⌘+L Reset Waypoint of Cross Connection
⌃+⌥+⌘+L Hide All Cross Connections
Focus
⇧+⌘+F Enter/Exit Focus Mode
Node Selection
→ Move right
↓ Move down
← Move left
↑ Move up
⇧+→ Select Next Node in → Direction
⇧+↓ Select Next Node in ↓ Direction
⇧+← Select Next Node in ← Direction
⇧+↑ Select Next Node in ↑ Direction
⌘+A Select All
⇧+⌘+A Deselect All
⌥+⌘+A Select All Child Nodes
⌥+< Forward Cycle through Main Nodes
⌥+> Backward Cycle through Main Nodes
Move Node Selection
⌥+→ Move 1pt in → Direction
⌥+↓ Move 1pt in ↓ Direction
⌥+← Move 1pt in ← Direction
⌥+↑ Move 1pt in ↑ Direction
⇧+⌥+→ Move 20pt in → Direction
⇧+⌥+↓ Move 20pt in ↓ Direction
⇧+⌥+← Move 20pt in ← Direction
⇧+⌥+↑ Move 20pt in ↑ Direction
Organize Nodes
⌥+⌘+R Reorganize Nodes
⌥+⌘+B Balance Nodes
⌃+⌥+⌘+> Move All Nodes to the Right/Bottom
⌃+⌥+⌘+< Move All Nodes to Left/Top
⌃+⌥+⌘+T Sort Nodes by Task State
⌃+⌥+⌘+A Sort Nodes Alphabetically
⇧+⌘+D Detach Node
Search
⌘+F Find
Panels & Outline
⌘+1 Show Action tab in the Panel
⌘+2 Show Sticker tab in the Panel
⌥+⌘+2 Show Photo tab in the Panel
⌘+3 Show Tags tab in the Panel
⌥+⌘+3 Show Notes tab in the Panel
⇧+⌘+K Show Notes Popover
⌘+4 Show Themes tab in the Panel
⌥+⌘+4 Show Styles tab in the Panel
⌘+5 Show/Hide Panel
⌘+6 External Screen Settings
⌘+7 Show/Hide Outline
Edit Mind Map
⌫ Delete
⌥+⌫ Delete Single Node
⌘+X Cut
⌘+C Copy
⇧+⌥+⌘+C Copy Single Node
⌥+⌘+C Copy Style
⌘+V Paste
⌥+⌘+V Paste Style
⇧+⌥+⌘+V Paste and Preserve Style
⌘+D Duplicate
⇧+⌥+⌘+D Duplicate Single Node
⌘+Z Undo
⇧+⌘+Z Redo
Text Formating
⌘+B Toggle Bold
⌘+I Toggle Italic
⌘+U Toggle Underline
⌥+⌘+U Toggle Strikethrough
⌥+⌘++ Increase Font Size
⌥+⌘+- Decrease Font Size
⇧+⌘+C Show Colors
⌘+{ Align Left
⌘+⎮ Align Centered
⌘+} Align Right
Document
⌘+W Close
⌃+⌘+F Enter/ Leave Full Screen
⌘+P Print
␣ Show Quick Look
Gestures
Touch gestures are features that are almost impossible to discover, but they can be hidden gems that make interacting with an app much more powerful.
The following gestures are available in MindNode for iOS
- Tap & hold the canvas with one finger, tap nodes and connections to Multi-Select
- Tap & hold the canvas with one finger for half a second to Multi Select via Rubber-Band
- Three-finger-swipe left to undo
- Three-finger-swipe right to redo
- Drag and hold to detach a node from its parent
- Swipe left or right in Quick Entry, when a line is selected, to change the indentation level
- 3D touch on the canvas to create a new main node
- 3D touch on a node to bring up the note popover
- Swipe down on the Inspector to close it (iPhone).
- Swipe out horizontally on the Panel/Outline to close it (iPad only)
- Drag Panel or Outline for them to switch sides
- Tap&Hold Actions icon in the Panel to add Task(s)
- Tap&Hold Image icon in the Panel to open iCloud
- Tap&Hold Notes icon in the Panel shows Notes preview
- Tap&Hold Style icon in the Panel allows 'Apply Style' actions
- Tap&Hold External Screen icon to Lock View Port
- Tap&Hold Actions icon in the panel to add task(s)
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