V.Keyboard map
Every shortcut, on one page.
Lexis is keyboard-first. The mouse works, but the keyboard is faster, quieter, and less interrupting. Print this page if you like.
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Reading & movement
| Keys | What happens |
|---|
| Space / ↓ | Next page |
| ⇧ Space / ↑ | Previous page |
| → / ← | Next / previous chapter |
| G G | Beginning of book |
| ⇧ G | End of book |
| G 123 | Go to page 123 |
| O | Last position before this jump (back-button) |
| ⌥ L | Toggle reading line |
Annotation
| Keys | What happens |
|---|
| (select) H | Highlight in current colour |
| (select) 1…5 | Highlight in colour 1–5 |
| (select) N | Note in margin |
| (select) ? | Question — collected for later |
| (select) X | Cite — copy to clipboard with citation |
| ⌘ ⇧ M | Show / hide margin |
| ⌘ ⇧ A | Annotation index for this book |
Lookups
| Keys | What happens |
|---|
| (select) D | Dictionary |
| (select) E | Etymology |
| (select) T | Translate |
| (select) R | Research — arXiv + OpenAlex |
| (select) W | Wikipedia card |
Library & navigation
| Keys | What happens |
|---|
| ⌘ K | Command palette — open anything |
| ⌘ O | Open a book by name |
| ⌘ F | Find in this book |
| ⌘ ⇧ F | Find across the library |
| ⌘ B | Toggle bookshelf |
| ⌘ ; | Open the Plate (typography) |
Tabs & windows
| Keys | What happens |
|---|
| ⌘ T | New tab — opens to library |
| ⌘ W | Close tab |
| ⌘ 1…9 | Switch to tab N |
| ⌘ \ | Side-by-side — open original alongside |
Sharing & export
| Keys | What happens |
|---|
| (select) ⌘ E | Excerpt as .lex |
| ⌘ ⇧ E | Export full reading as .lexis |
| ⌘ P | Print — preserves margin notes |
Notation: ⌘ Cmd · ⌥ Opt · ⇧ Shift · ⌃ Ctrl. On Linux/Windows, ⌘ becomes Ctrl.
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