Keyboard Shortcuts

Node Management

<Return> Create new sibling node

<Tab> Create new child node

<Shift-Return> Create new main node

<Option-Return> Start editing title

<Backspace> Delete node

Navigation

<down arrow> Select next node

<up arrow> Select previous node

<left arrow> Select left node

<right arrow> Select right node

< Option-Command-> > Cycle main nodes (from left to right)

< Option-Command-< > Cycle main nodes (from right to left)

Positioning

Command-up arrow> Move node location up 1 pt

<Shift-Command-up arrow> Move node location up 10 pt

<Command-down arrow> Move node location down 1 pt

<Shift-Command-down arrow> Move node location down 10 pt

<Command-left arrow> Move node location left 1 ptove

<Shift-Command-left arrow> Move node location left 10 pt

<Command-right arrow> Move node location right 1 pt

<Shift-Command-right arrow> Move node location right 10 pt

Editing Title

be%<Option-Return> Forces a line break when editing the node title

<ESC> Abort title editing and restore node title

Folding

<Option-Command-left arrow> Fold Nodes

<Option-Command-right arrow> Unfold Nodes

<Option-Command-up arrow> Fold All Nodes

<Option-Command-down arrow> Unfold All Nodes

Inspector

<Option-Command-i> Show Inspector

Command key = Apple key

Option key = Alt key

MindNode also supports many commonly used Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts.