Getting Started

Global keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

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Global cheat sheet. Each Studio also has its own specific shortcuts (links below). On Mac, many buttons surface the shortcut next to them — no need to memorize.

Slima home: all studios share the core shortcut set; each studio adds its own extensions

The 5 you actually need

Mac Win / Linux What
⌘K Ctrl K Open the command palette (search everything)
⌘/ Ctrl / Ask the AI Coach (uses your selection as context)
⌘S Ctrl S Create a version right now
⌘Z Ctrl Z Undo (walks back through versions)
⌘B Ctrl B Toggle the left file tree

Slima auto-saves. ⌘S doesn't mean "save now" (already saved) — it means "create a named version checkpoint".

Writing / editing

Mac Win / Linux What
⌘1 ⌘2 ⌘3 Ctrl 1/2/3 H1 / H2 / H3
⌘B Ctrl B Bold
⌘I Ctrl I Italic
⌘⇧X Ctrl Shift X Strikethrough
⌘⇧" Ctrl Shift " Insert quotation marks (auto-switches set for the book's language)
⌘⇧. Ctrl Shift . Quote / blockquote
⌘L Ctrl L Insert link

Files / navigation

Mac Win / Linux What
⌘P Ctrl P Find file in this book
⌘N Ctrl N New chapter / new file
⌘W Ctrl W Close current tab
⌘⇧F Ctrl Shift F Full-text search in this book
⌘⇧E Ctrl Shift E Focus the file tree

AI Coach

Mac Win / Linux What
⌘L Ctrl L Focus the Coach input
⌘⏎ Ctrl Enter Send
⌘⇧A Ctrl Shift A Switch to AI analysis tab
Esc Esc Interrupt the Coach mid-stream

UI

Mac Win / Linux What
⌘\ Ctrl \ Split editor (two chapters side-by-side)
⌘. Ctrl . Toggle the right Coach panel
⌘⇧L Ctrl Shift L Toggle dark / light mode
F11 F11 Enter / leave fullscreen

Want the full list?

Each Studio also has specific shortcuts:

Or just hit ⌘K and search the command palette — most things are findable.

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