Shortcuts
Stride uses a variety of keyboard and markdown shortcuts to make editing and writing calculations easier.
Keyboard shortcuts
Editor
When editing text in a document, the following keyboard shortcuts are available:
Keyboard combination | Description |
---|---|
/ | Block picker |
ctrl + s | Save current file |
ctrl + o | Open project |
ctrl + p | Export to PDF |
ctrl + c | Copy |
ctrl + v | Paste |
ctrl + b | Bold selected |
ctrl + i | Italicize selected |
ctrl + = | Zoom in |
ctrl + - | Zoom out |
ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom |
Math block
When editing an equation inside a math block, the following keyboard shortcuts are available:
Keyboard combination | Description |
---|---|
ctrl + c | Copy |
ctrl + v | Paste |
ctrl + enter | Insert a normal text block after the math block |
Sketch block
When editing a sketch, the following keyboard shortcuts are available:
Keyboard combination | Description |
---|---|
ctrl + s | Save and close sketch |
1 or v | Selection tool |
2 or r | Rectangle tool |
3 or d | Diamond tool |
4 or o | Elilpse/Circle tool |
5 or a | Arrow tool |
6 or l | Line tool |
7 or p | Pencil tool |
8 or t | Text tool |
9 | Insert image |
0 or e | Eraser tool |
ctrl + c | Copy |
ctrl + v | Paste |
ctrl + = | Zoom in |
ctrl + - | Zoom out |
Markdown shortcuts
Since Stride is markdown based, the following markdown shortcuts are available to insert the following blocks (or apply the appropriate formatting) and can be used when entering normal text in the document. These shortcuts are triggered upon entering the syntax below followed by a space
or upon completion of the syntax.
For images and sketches, the path is relative based on where the project is. An example for a sketch would be ![Glulam beam sketch](media/glulam-beam-sketch.excalidraw)
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Markdown syntax | Description | Trigger |
---|---|---|
$$ | Math block | space |
# | Heading 1 | space |
## | Heading 2 | space |
### | Heading 3 | space |
#### | Heading 4 | space |
##### | Heading 5 | space |
###### | Heading 6 | space |
> | Quote | space |
- | Unordered list | space |
1. | Numbered list | space |
[] | Checklist | space |
![alt text](relative path) | Image | completion |
![alt text](relative path.excalidraw) | Sketch | completion |
[display text](link URL) | Link | completion |
**text you want bold** | Bold | completion |
*text you want italicized* | Italic | completion |
~~text you want stricken~~ | Strikethrough | completion |
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