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

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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

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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 ```

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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.

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Links

Create links to other pages within Outliner or external websites.

Internal Links

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

External Links

Paste any URL to automatically create an external link.

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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

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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.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Windows/Linux	Mac
Add new item	Enter	Enter
Select entire line	Ctrl + L	Cmd + L
Select to start of line	Shift + Home	Shift + Home
Select to end of line	Shift + End	Shift + End
Box selection (Mouse)	Alt + Shift + Drag	Option + Shift + Drag
Box selection (Key)	Alt + Shift + Arrow	Option + Shift + Arrow
Expand selection	Shift + Alt + Right	Shift + Option + Right
Shrink selection	Shift + Alt + Left	Shift + Option + Left