I’m trying to make my Obsidian use a bit more efficient, and I’m still learning the product as a whole. What are some of your most-used/favorites?

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I like to use my own custom ones:

  • Ctrl + [ - Add internal link
    • This way I can highlight a word and make it into a note
    • Or just to save time not typing brackets
  • Ctrl + Backspace - Toggle back links in document
    • So I can quickly see what other notes referenced the one I’m reading
  • Ctrl + 6 - Footnote Shortcut
    • Quickly put a footnote and auto number it
    • I choose 6 because of ^
  • Alt + UP/DOWN - Move line
    • I miss this so much when I’m typing in other programs
  • Alt + Shift + 1/2/3/4/5/6 - Set as heading
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How did you get a shortcut for a Footnote? With QuickAdd?

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I used the community plugin Footnote Shortcut.

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Okay, that is very helpful. Thank you!

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  • <ctrl-O> - to open a note. The fuzzy finder makes this super fast, if you name your notes in a way you’ll remember later (SEO!).
  • <ctrl-E> - switch between reader and edit mode (I almost always edit with external editor (Vim) any way, so I nearly always want the note in reader mode. In settings, you can make this the default)
  • <ctrl-shift-v> - (custom binding) open current note in external editor
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  • ctrl+O is per default the quick finder. I changed it to the Omnisearch, because it also searched through text and synonyms
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using vim mode with the .vimrc pluggin is a game changer. there are so many powerful vim movements; iykyk.

i also use these native commands (i’m sure there is more):

  • move line up/down
    • alt+d / alt+s
  • quick switcher & command pallet
    • ctrl+o & ctrl+p
  • cycle bullet/check box
    • alt+c
  • toggle numbered list
    • alt+n
  • change view mode
    • read mode toggle = ctrl+e
    • source mode toggle = ctrl+r
  • changing tabs
    • ctrl+pg up/pg down
  • new tab
    • ctrl+n
  • close tab
    • ctrl+w
  • split view
    • vertical = alt+v
    • horizontal = alt+h
  • insert template
    • alt+t
  • extract heading/selection
    • alt+e
  • make md link
    • ctrl+k
  • toggle left & right sidebar
    • alt+a & alt+f
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I started using the Zen community plugin for immersive writing, which I’ve mapped to Cmd-Shift-Z.

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