Overview
Keyboard shortcuts help you work faster in Mindmup by letting you create, edit, select, format, and navigate your map without relying on menus.
You can use shortcuts for everyday tasks such as adding nodes, moving around a map, selecting multiple nodes, changing text formatting, folding branches, and working with Argument Visualization.
On macOS, Ctrl and Cmd can both be used for shortcuts marked with Ctrl. Some browsers may block certain key combinations. If Cmd + Space does not work in your browser, try Ctrl + Space instead.
View the keyboard shortcuts
You can check the available shortcuts directly in Mindmup:
- Click the Help & resources icon in the bottom-right corner.
- Select Keyboard shortcuts.
You can also press Ctrl + / to open the shortcut list.
The Essentials
Tab — Add a child in horizontal layouts or a sibling in vertical layouts
Enter — Add a sibling in horizontal layouts or a child in vertical layouts
Space — Edit node text
Shift + Space — Edit node or line style
Drag — Pan the map
Scroll — Scroll vertically
Shift + Scroll — Scroll horizontally
Ctrl + Scroll — Zoom in or out
V — Select tool
H — Hand tool
Ctrl + 0 — Recenter the view
Ctrl + 1 — Zoom to fit
Ctrl + / — Open keyboard shortcuts
Nodes
Shift + Enter — Add a sibling above
Shift + Enter — Insert a line break when editing node text
Shift + Tab — Insert a parent
Alt + X + Left Click — Add a connection to another node
Ctrl + D — Insert a new detached node (new root)
D — Detach the selected node
A — View or edit a node attachment
I — Add an image or change the existing image associated with the node
Backspace — Delete the selected node
Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow — Move the selected node up or down
Alt + N — Add a sticky note
Editing
Ctrl + S — Save
Ctrl + X — Cut
Ctrl + C — Copy
Ctrl + V — Paste
Ctrl + Z — Undo
Shift + Ctrl + Z — Redo
Ctrl + Alt + C — Copy style
Ctrl + Alt + V — Paste style
Selection
Arrow keys — Select the node up, down, left, or right of the currently selected node
Ctrl + A — Select all
Esc — Clear the selection
Shift + Arrow keys — Add adjacent nodes to the selection
{ — Select the current node and its entire subtree
[ — Select only the subtree under the current node
= — Select all sibling nodes with the same parent
. — Cancel multi-selection and select only the current node
0–9 — Select all nodes at a particular level
0 — Select the root node and recenter the view
Ctrl + F — Find a node by part of its title
Navigation & Screen
F — Fold or unfold a subtree
Alt + F — Fold one level below the selected node
Shift + F — Unfold one level below the selected node
Ctrl + + — Zoom in
Ctrl + - — Zoom out
F11 — Enter or exit full screen
Shift + C — Show or hide comments on the map
P — Start Present mode
Text Formatting
Ctrl + B — Bold
Ctrl + I — Italic
Ctrl + U — Underline
Shift + Ctrl + X — Strikethrough
Shift + Ctrl + U — Create a link
T — Make the font larger
Shift + T — Make the font smaller
Alt + T — Reset the font size
Shift + Ctrl + 8 — Create a bulleted list
Shift + Ctrl + 7 — Create a numbered list
Shift + Ctrl + L — Align text left
Shift + Ctrl + R — Align text right
Shift + Ctrl + E — Center-align text
Notes & Reactions
C — Open comments
N — Edit notes for the selected node
R — Open reactions and emojis
Argument Mapping
When working with an Argument Visualization map, you can use these shortcuts to add and edit claims, reasons, and objections.
Alt + S — Add a reason
Alt + O — Add an objection
Enter — Add a child claim
Tab — Add a sibling claim
Ctrl + D — Add a detached claim
Alt + I — Convert to an implicit claim
Alt + L — Label a reason or objection
Present Mode
When presenting a map, you can use these shortcuts to control the presentation:
O — Show or hide the map outline
C — Recenter the map view
R — Restart the presentation
Need help?
If you have questions about keyboard shortcuts or need help using Mindmup, contact us.