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Outliner User Manual

Welcome to the Outliner user manual. This guide provides human-readable instructions on how to use Outliner, from basic navigation to advanced features.

Table of Contents

  1. Basic Operations
  2. Text Editing and Formatting
  3. Item Manipulation
  4. Links
  5. Selection and Copy & Paste
  6. Keyboard Shortcuts
  7. Images

Basic Operations

An overview of the basic interface and navigation.

Switching to Edit Mode

Click on any text to place your cursor there and enter edit mode.

Moving Between Items

Use the keyboard arrow keys (, , , ) to freely move your cursor.

  • Move to the beginning of the line: Home
  • Move to the end of the line: End

Text Editing and Formatting

Outliner supports various text formatting options (e.g., bold, italic, code blocks).

Applying Formatting

Select text and use keyboard shortcuts to quickly apply formatting.

  • Bold: Ctrl + B (Mac: Cmd + B)
  • Italic: Ctrl + I (Mac: Cmd + I)
  • Code: Wrap the selection in ```

Item Manipulation

Powerful item manipulation features expected in an outliner.

Adding New Items

Press Enter to insert a new item below the current one.

Indenting Items

  • Decrease indent: Tab at the beginning of a line
  • Increase indent: Shift + Tab at the beginning of a line

Moving Items

Easily reorder items using drag and drop.


Create links to other pages within Outliner or external websites.

Type [ twice ([[), then enter a page name to create a link to another page.

Paste any URL to automatically create an external link.


Selection and Copy & Paste

Efficiently select and copy multiple items or text ranges.

Selecting Text

  • Shift + Arrow keys: Select character by character or line by line
  • Shift + Home/End: Select to the beginning or end of the line
  • Ctrl + L: Select the entire current line

Box Selection (Rectangle Selection)

Select a rectangular area spanning multiple lines.

  • Mouse: Alt + Shift + Drag
  • Keyboard: Alt + Shift + Arrow keys

Images

You can easily add images to your items.

Uploading Images

You can upload images by dragging and dropping an image file directly onto the editor.


Keyboard Shortcuts

ActionWindows/LinuxMac
Add new itemEnterEnter
Select entire lineCtrl + LCmd + L
Select to start of lineShift + HomeShift + Home
Select to end of lineShift + EndShift + End
Box selection (Mouse)Alt + Shift + DragOption + Shift + Drag
Box selection (Key)Alt + Shift + ArrowOption + Shift + Arrow
Expand selectionShift + Alt + RightShift + Option + Right
Shrink selectionShift + Alt + LeftShift + Option + Left