Shortcuts

Breveto's customizable shortcuts let you format your documents blazingly fast! Breveto also lets you customize most of its keyboard shortcuts letting you tailor the app to your own preferences. Plus, if you're switching from another writing app, you can easily migrate your preferred shortcuts to Breveto so you don't need to re-learn them.

A full list of shortcuts can be found below.

Customizing Shortcuts

You can customize shortcuts in Breveto's settings. To change a shortcut, click on the shortcut then type the new one to record it. Or, choose a preset from the dropdown. Breveto comes with presets for all major writing apps, if you prefer the shortcuts of one to the other. Careful, choosing a preset will reset all of your existing shortcuts!

Breveto Shortcuts

Text Editing Shortcuts

Markdown Shortcuts

Breveto also supports formatting your text with markdown. Here's a list of all supported markdown shortcuts:

• Headings: At the beginning of a line, type one to three hashtags then a space. For example, # Heading 1, ## Heading 2, and so on.
• Bold: Use two asterisks or underscores before and after the text to make it bold. For example, **bold** or __bold__.
• Italic: Use one asterisk or underscore before and after the text to make it italic. For example, *italic* or _italic_.
• Strikethrough: Use two tilde symbols before and after the text. For example, ~~strikethrough~~.
• Highlighter: Use two equal signs before and after the text. For example, ==highlighted==
• Block quotes: Type a greater than symbol then a space. For example, > Quote
• Lists: Use either hyphens, plus signs, or asterisks followed by a space to create an unordered list. Use numbers followed by a period and a space to create an ordered list. For example:

  - Unordered list item 1
  - Unordered list item 2
  
  1. Ordered list item 1
  2. Ordered list item 2
  
  - [x] Checked list item
  - [ ] Unchecked list item
  

• Code blocks: Type three back ticks then a space. For example, ``` You can also set the code block language like so: ```javascript
• Inline Code: Use a backtick before and after the text. For example, `inline code`.