🔮 Obsidian cheat sheet and some useful shortcut keys
🔮 Obsidian cheat sheet and some useful shortcut keys
This repository contains all the basic cheatsheets you need to get started to make notes in obsidian. If something’s missing, add yours by raising an issue here :)
I am using the Things theme for this tutorial.
Quick Tips
- To Search for a specific note: Use Ctrl + P (Cmd + P on Mac).
- For Internal Links: Use
[[note name]]to create internal links to other notes.- For External Links: Use
[Text](URL)to create external links.- For Bullet Points: Use
-,*, or1.- For Headings: Use
#(e.g., # Heading 1, ## Heading 2).- For Code Blocks: Wrap text in triple backticks
(``)`.- For Embeds: Use
![[note name]]to embed another note in your current note.
Check the full cheatsheet here
| Word Formatting, Lists & Blockquotes | Links, Code Blocks, Tables & Footnotes |
|---|---|
💻 Markdown Syntax
Quick Overview</em>
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
--- Spacer
- Bullet Points
- [x] Checklist
**Bold**
*Italic*
***Italic Bold***
==Highlights==
```Coding Blocks```
[[Links]](Sources)
> Quotes/ Blockquotes
Table Cell A | Table Cell B
---- | ----
✨ Detailed Cheat Sheet </em>
Heading 1
# Heading 1
Heading 2
## Heading 2
Line Break
---
- Bullet Points
- Bullet
- Checklist
- [x] list
Bold
**text**
Italic
*text*
Italic Bold
***text***
Strikethrough
~~this text is crossed out~~
==Highlights==
==this text is highlighted==
Code Blocks
By putting 3 (```) signs before and after the code.
``` code ```
[[Links]]
[link](sources)
Blockquotes
Quotes/ Blockquotes
> this is a quote.
Tables
Table Cell A | Table Cell B —- | —-
| Table Cell A | Table Cell B |
---- | ----
🕹️ General & Editing Shortcuts
| Shortcut Key (General) | Functions | Shortcut Key (Editing) | Functions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + S | Editor: Saves the file | Ctrl + B | Bold Selected Text |
| Ctrl + N | Creates a new note | Ctrl + I | Italicize Selected Text |
| Ctrl + P | Open command pallete | Ctrl + K | Insert External Link to Selected Text |
| Ctrl + O | Opens Quick Switcher | Ctrl + ] | Indent |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Search in all files | Ctrl + [ | Unindent |
| Ctrl + G | Opens graph view | Ctrl + D | Delete current line |
| Ctrl + Alt + ← | Navigate Back | Ctrl + V | Duplicate current line |
| Ctrl + Alt + → | Navigate forth | Ctrl + Click | Open Note in Current Panel via Link |
| Ctrl + F | Searches current file | Ctrl + Shift + Click | Open Note in New Panel via Link |
| Ctrl + H | Find/Replace in current file | Ctrl + P (Cmd + P on Mac) | Quick Search |
| Ctrl + E | Toggle edit/preview modes | Ctrl + N (Cmd + N on Mac) | New Note |
| Ctrl + , | Open Settings | Ctrl + Shift + D (Cmd + Shift + D on Mac) | Create a Daily Note |
| Ctrl + Tab | Next tab | Ctrl + / (Cmd + / on Mac) | Toggle Command Palette |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Previous tab | Ctrl + E (Cmd + E on Mac) | Open Graph View |
| Alt + Tab | Next App | Ctrl + Click (Cmd + Click on Mac) | Open Link in New Pane |
| Alt + Shift + Tab | Previous App | ||
| Win + Tab | Task View | ||
| Win + Shift + Tab | Next Window |