Introduction

This document provides a comprehensive reference for all keybindings in Scimax VS Code. The extension brings Emacs-style org-mode functionality to Visual Studio Code, with keybindings designed to match the familiar Emacs Scimax experience.

Note for Mac Users: On macOS, most keybindings use Ctrl (not Cmd) to match Emacs conventions, except where explicitly noted with alternative Mac bindings.

Global Commands

Key	Action
C-S-j	Open today's journal entry
s-S-j	(Mac) Open today's journal entry
C-c m	Show Hydra main menu
C-c C-m	Show Hydra context menu
C-c d d	Show database hydra menu
C-c d ?	All database commands
C-c c	Quick capture
C-c t	Quick capture TODO
C-M-v	Show database menu
C-s-v	(Mac) Show database menu
C-S-r	Reload window
s-S-r	(Mac) Reload window
M-[	Previous journal entry (in journal)
M-]	Next journal entry (in journal)
C-c S-/	Context-sensitive help
C-c S-g	Show link graph for current file
C-c S-c	Contacts: insert, email, add note

Journal

Journal commands live under the M-j (Option-J on Mac) prefix and work from anywhere, not only inside a journal file. Press M-j ? to pick from a list if you forget a key.

Key	Action
M-j j	Today's entry
M-j y	Yesterday's entry
M-j m	Tomorrow's entry
M-j d	Go to a date (calendar picker)
M-j p	Previous entry (in a journal file)
M-j n	Next entry (in a journal file)
M-j e	New entry for a chosen date and template
M-j l	Quick log entry in today's journal
M-j t	Insert timestamp
M-j s	Search the journal
M-j w	This week's entries
M-j c	Journal calendar panel
M-j ?	List the journal commands

✅ Help Commands

Emacs-style help commands for discovering keybindings and commands.

Key	Action
C-h k	Describe key - type a key sequence to see its command
C-h b	List keybindings - browse all keybindings
C-h f	Describe command - select a command to see its keys
C-h v	Describe variable - view setting details
C-h a	Apropos - search documentation for keywords

C-h k (Describe Key)

Type a key sequence using either Emacs notation (C-c C-c, M-x) or VS Code notation (ctrl+c ctrl+c, alt+x) to see what command it is bound to. Shows the command ID, title, and any context conditions (when clause).

C-h b (List Keybindings)

Browse all scimax keybindings in a searchable list. Filter by typing to find keybindings. Select an entry to see full details or execute the command.

C-h f (Describe Command)

Search for a command by name and see its keybindings. Useful when you know what you want to do but not the keybinding.

C-h v (Describe Variable/Setting)

Browse all scimax settings with completion. Shows the setting type, default value, current value, and description. Actions include opening VS Code Settings to modify the value.

C-h a (Apropos)

Search the documentation for keywords. Enter one or more search terms to find relevant documentation sections. Results are ranked by relevance:

Heading matches score highest
Command and keybinding mentions score high
Keyword and content matches score lower

Select a result to see details or open the documentation file at that location.

✅ Emacs-Style Editor Keybindings

Key	Action
M-x	Show command palette
C-x C-f	Quick open file
C-x d	Open Dired (directory editor)
C-x v v	VC next action (add, commit, sync)
C-x v p	VC push
C-x C-s	Save file
C-x s	Save all files
C-x k	Close active editor
C-x b	Fuzzy-pick recent org/md file
C-x 3	Split editor right
C-x 2	Split editor down
C-x 1	Make this the only window
C-x 0	Close all editors
C-x o	Focus next editor group
C-x 5 f	Find file in a new window
C-x 5 C-f	Find file in a new window
C-x 5 b	Recent file in a new window
C-x 5 d	Dired in a new window
C-x 5 2	Current file in a new window
C-x 5 c	Current file in a new window
C-x 5 0	Close this window
C-x 5 o	Switch to another window
C-x	Previous editor
C-x	Next editor
C-x C-	Navigate back
C-x C-	Navigate forward
C-/	Undo
C-y	Yank from kill ring
M-y	Yank pop / browse kill ring
C-w	Kill region (with selection)
M-w	Copy region to kill ring
C-;	Toggle comment
M-;	DWIM comment (org/md, toggle =# =)
M-c	Capitalize word and move next
M-l	Lowercase word and move next
M-u	Uppercase word and move next
M-<	Beginning of buffer
M->	End of buffer
M-S-%	Query replace (interactive)
C-	Delete word left

Note for macOS: Alt+u, Alt+c, and Alt+l are "dead keys" that insert accents (¨, ç, etc.) by default. To use these keybindings, disable the accent menu:

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

Then restart VS Code.

Version Control (C-x v)

Key	Command	Action
C-x v v	`scimax.vc.nextAction`	Next logical step: register, commit, resolve, sync
C-x v p	`scimax.vc.push`	Push the current branch
C-x v P	`scimax.vc.pull`	Pull the current branch
C-x v t	`scimax.vc.status`	Status (edamagit if installed, else Source Control)
C-x v d	`scimax.vc.dir`	Changed files in dired (vc-dir)
C-x v =	`scimax.vc.diff`	Diff file against HEAD
C-x v l	`scimax.vc.log`	File history
C-x v u	`scimax.vc.revert`	Discard changes to the file
C-x v g	`scimax.vc.annotate`	Toggle blame
C-x v i	`scimax.vc.ignore`	Add the file to .gitignore
C-x v m	`scimax.hydra.vc`	Version Control menu
C-c C-c	`scimax.vc.logFinish`	In a vc-log buffer: commit
C-c C-k	`scimax.vc.logCancel`	In a vc-log buffer: cancel

In dired the C-x v commands act on the marked files (in the Explorer, on the selected files). Dired also marks by git state, and the changed-files list (C-x v d) has single keys:

Key	Where	Action
* e / * ? / * c	dired, vc-dir	Mark edited / untracked / conflicted files
M	dired, vc-dir	Mark files in the same git state as this one
v = l s G P +	vc-dir	Next action, diff, log, stage, ignore, push, pull
^	vc-dir	Back to dired at the repository root

Merge conflicts (smerge mode): single keys at the start of a conflict marker line, or the same keys after C-c ^ anywhere in a file with conflicts.

Key	Command	Action
n / C-c ^ n	`scimax.smerge.next`	Next conflict
p / C-c ^ p	`scimax.smerge.previous`	Previous conflict
m / C-c ^ m	`scimax.smerge.keepMine`	Keep mine
t / C-c ^ t	`scimax.smerge.keepTheirs`	Keep theirs
b / C-c ^ b	`scimax.smerge.keepBoth`	Keep both
B / C-c ^ B	`scimax.smerge.keepBase`	Keep the base (diff3)
M / C-c ^ M	`scimax.smerge.keepAllMine`	Keep mine in all conflicts
T / C-c ^ T	`scimax.smerge.keepAllTheirs`	Keep theirs in all conflicts
RET / C-c ^ RET	`scimax.smerge.keepCurrent`	Keep the side at the cursor
= / C-c ^ =	`scimax.smerge.compare`	Compare mine and theirs
e / C-c ^ e	`scimax.smerge.mergeEditor`	3-way merge editor
? / C-c ^ ?	`scimax.smerge.menu`	Conflicts menu

See Version Control.

Navigation

Key	Action
	Toggle fold (on heading)
	Toggle fold (on block)
S-	Cycle global fold
C-c C-j	Jump to heading
C-c C-n	Next heading
C-c C-p	Previous heading
C-c C-f	Next sibling heading
C-c C-b	Previous sibling heading
C-c u	Go to parent heading
C-	Previous source block
C-	Next source block
M-S-,	Beginning of buffer
M-S-.	End of buffer

Note: Navigation keybindings (C-c C-n, C-c C-p, C-c C-f, C-c C-b, C-c C-j) work in org-mode, markdown, and LaTeX files with consistent behavior.

Headings

Key	Action
M-	Promote heading/subtree
M-	Demote heading/subtree
M-S-	Promote subtree (not in table)
M-S-	Demote subtree (not in table)
M-	Move heading/subtree up
M-	Move heading/subtree down
C-	Insert new heading
s-	(Mac) Insert new heading
C-c @	Mark (select) subtree
C-c C-x t	Insert inline task
C-c C-x i	Add ID to heading
C-c x p	Set property (fuzzy-match name/value)
C-c C-q	Set tags (pick from tags in use)
C-c C-c	Set tags (on the headline line)
C-c C-w	Refile subtree to target
C-c M-w	Copy subtree to refile target

Items

Key	Action
C-c C-t	Cycle TODO state
C-c C-c	Toggle checkbox (not in src block)
C-c C-d	Set a DEADLINE on the heading
C-c C-s	Set SCHEDULED on the heading

Timestamps

Key	Action
C-c .	Insert timestamp
C-c ,	Insert inactive timestamp
C-c C-r	Add repeater to timestamp
S-	Shift timestamp up
S-	Shift timestamp down
S-	Shift timestamp left (no selection)
S-	Shift timestamp right (no selection)

Note: S- keys work on timestamps. When on a citation, they have different behavior (see Citations section).

Tables

Key	Action
C-c \vert	Create table
C-c S-\	Create table (alternative)
C-c -	Insert table separator row
C-c ^	Sort table by column
C-c S-6	Sort table by column (alt)
C-c C-c	Align table (in a table row)
C-c C-c	Recalculate table (on TBLFM line)
C-c *	Recalculate table (alternative)
C-c S-8	Recalculate table (alt)
C-c C-e t	Export table
M-	Insert row below
M-S-	Insert row above
M-S-	Insert row above (alt)
M-S-	Insert row below (alt)
M-S-	Delete row
M-S-	Insert column right (in table)
M-S-	Delete column (in table)
S-/M-	Move row up
S-/M-	Move row down
S-/M-	Move column left
S-/M-	Move column right
C-M-	Move cell up (swap)
C-M-	Move cell down (swap)
C-M-	Move cell left (swap)
C-M-	Move cell right (swap)

Source Blocks (Babel)

Execution

Key	Action
C-	Execute source block
s-	(Mac) Execute source block
C-c C-c	Execute source block (in src block)
S-	Execute and move to next block

In a Quarto (.qmd) chunk, C-c C-c runs the chunk with the Quarto extension's Run Cell, and C-<return>, s-<return> and S-<return> are left to Quarto's own run commands. Cmd+Shift+V (Ctrl+Shift+V) in a .qmd file opens Quarto's preview (quarto.preview), the same as Cmd+Shift+K. See Quarto Documents.

👀 Navigation & Manipulation

Key	Action
C-	Previous source block
C-	Next source block
C-c C-b	Jump to source block
C-c C-v g	Jump to source block (alt)
C-c C-v n	Next source block (alt)
C-c n	Next source block
C-c C-,	Insert source block below
C-c -	Split source block at cursor
Esc a	Insert block above (in src)
Esc b	Insert block below (in src)
Esc -	Split block (in src)
S-	Execute and move to next block
M-S-	Execute and insert new block

While an inline or next-edit suggestion (Copilot and similar) or the completion list is showing, Esc is not a prefix: it dismisses the suggestion, and the Esc a, Esc b, Esc - and Esc Esc sequences wait until it is gone.

Advanced Babel Operations

Key	Action
C-c C-v t	Tangle source blocks
C-c C-v P	Execute all blocks to point
C-c C-v i	Execute inline code
C-c C-v q	Queue block for execution

Export

Key	Action
C-c C-e	Export dispatcher (show menu)
C-c C-e h h	Export to HTML
C-c C-e h o	Export to HTML and open
C-c C-e h p	Open the live org preview
C-c C-e l l	Export to LaTeX
C-c C-e l o	Export to LaTeX and open
C-c C-e l p	Export to PDF
C-c C-e l v	Open LaTeX preview
C-c C-e l s	LaTeX forward sync
C-c C-e m m	Export to Markdown
C-c C-e m s	Export to Marp slides
C-c C-e m S	Export to Marp slides and open
C-c C-e m p	Export to Marp slides and present

In a Marp deck (Markdown with marp: true), C-c C-e opens the Marp slide export menu instead (PDF, PowerPoint, Google Slides, HTML, images). There C-c C-e x presents the deck as a slideshow, C-c C-e c presents from the current slide, and C-c C-e ? opens Marp help. Cmd+Shift+V (Ctrl+Shift+V) opens the Slide Sorter in place of the Markdown preview; Cmd+K V still opens the Markdown preview beside the editor. C-c C-c in a ```python run cell of a deck runs it in a Python panel beside the editor. See Exporting Slides, Slideshow and Running cells in VS Code.

Org Preview

Like the Markdown preview, but for org files. See Org Preview.

Key (macOS)	Key (Windows/Linux)	Where	Action
Cmd+Shift+V	Ctrl+Shift+V	Org editor	Open preview in this group
Cmd+K V	Ctrl+C Shift+V	Org editor	Open preview to the side
Cmd+Shift+V	Ctrl+Shift+V	Org preview	Back to the org source

Links

Key	Action
C-c C-l	Insert link, or edit the link at point
C-c C-o	Open link, or the hashtag at point
C-c #	Insert a hashtag, with completion
Tab	After `#` or `#ta`: complete hashtags
	Open link (when on link)
F10	Insert screenshot
C-c C-x C-v	Toggle inline image thumbnails in file

Note: On macOS, F10 requires screen recording permission. See Inserting Screenshots.

LaTeX Previews

Inline previews of math fragments, like org's org-latex-preview. See Inline Previews.

Key	Action
C-c C-x C-l	Toggle the preview at point, or the region's or section's
C-u C-c C-x C-l	Remove the previews in the section (or region)
C-u C-u C-c C-x C-l	Preview every fragment in the file
C-u C-u C-u C-c C-x C-l	Remove every preview in the file

Citations & References

Key	Action
C-c ]	Insert citation
C-c z	Insert citation from Zotero
C-u C-c ]	Insert cross-reference
S-	Transpose citation left (on citation)
S-	Transpose citation right (on citation)
S-	Sort citations (on citation)
S-	Sort citations by year (on citation)
C-S-k	Delete citation (on citation)
s-S-k	(Mac) Delete citation

Text Markup

Key	Alt Key (Mac: C-M)	Action
C-c b	M-b (C-M-b)	Bold
C-c i	M-i (C-M-i)	Italic
C-c _	M-u (C-M-u)	Underline
C-c `	M-c (C-M-c)	Code (inline)
C-c =	M-v (C-M-v)	Verbatim
C-c +	M-x (C-M-x)	Strikethrough
	M-- (C-M--)	Subscript
	M-= (C-M-=)	Superscript
C-c '		Command (Emacs-style, non-standard)

Note: On macOS, use Ctrl+Option (C-M-) for markup shortcuts since plain Option inserts special characters. On Windows/Linux, plain Alt (M-) works.

Search & Navigation

Fuzzy Search (Swiper-style)

Key	Action
C-s	Fuzzy search in current buffer
C-c s	Fuzzy search in current buffer
C-c S-s	Fuzzy search in open files
C-c M-s	Fuzzy search outline/headings

Jump (Avy-style)

Key	Action
C-c j c	Jump to character
C-c j j	Jump to 2 characters
C-c j t	Jump to text (pause for labels)
C-c j w	Jump to word
C-c j l	Jump to line
C-c j o	Jump to symbol/outline
C-c j s	Jump to subword
C-c j h	Jump to heading
C-c j ?	List the jump commands

While a jump is running, keystrokes go to the jump instead of the buffer: Backspace deletes the last character typed and Escape cancels.

Recenter

Key	Action
C-l	Recenter top/bottom (center → top → bottom)

Emacs-style recenter-top-bottom. Press C-l repeatedly while the cursor stays put to cycle the cursor line through center, top, and bottom of the viewport. Moving the cursor resets the cycle to center.

Projectile

Key	Action
C-c p p	Switch project
C-c p .	Switch to this file's project
C-c p f	Find file in project
C-c p s	Search in project
C-c p d	Open project root directory
C-c p a	Add project
C-c p S-f	Find file in all known projects

Database and Agenda

Key	Action
C-c a ?	All agenda commands
C-c a a	Agenda view
C-c a p	Agenda view for the current project
C-c a < a	Agenda view for the current file
C-c a < t	TODO list for the current file
C-c a c	Agenda menu
C-c a v	Agenda buffer
C-c a w	Week agenda
C-c a m	Month agenda
C-c a t	TODO list
C-c a d	Deadlines
C-c d ?	All database commands
C-c d d	Database hydra menu
C-c d f	Browse indexed files
C-c d s	Search database
C-c d v	Search View
C-c d i	Database View
C-c d h	Search headings
C-c d t	Show TODOs
C-c d a	Show agenda

Agenda Buffer

Single keys, active only inside an agenda buffer (see Agenda). The buffer is read-only, so these keys are never ambiguous with typing.

Key	Action
RET	Jump to the item's source
t	Cycle the item's TODO state
@	Filter by assignee
g	Refresh
f	Forward one period
b	Back one period
.	Return to the current period
C-x C-w	Export a custom view to a file
q	Close the buffer

Items are also links: Ctrl+click (Cmd+click on macOS) opens the source heading. Right-click any line for a context menu with the same actions.

Templates

Key	Action
C-c T i	Quick insert template
C-c T n	New file from template
C-c T l	List templates
C-c T s	Create template from selection

✅ Spelling

Key	Action
C-c ;	Go to previous spelling error
C-c S-;	Go to next spelling error

Slide Sorter

Keys that work while the Slide Sorter has focus. They are handled by the sorter, so they do not appear in Keyboard Shortcuts. Use Ctrl in place of Cmd on Windows and Linux. See Editing Slides.

Key	Action
Left / Right	Select previous / next slide
Up / Down	Select the slide a row up / down (previous / next in one column)
Shift + arrow keys	Extend the selection
Home / End	Select first / last slide
Cmd+A	Select all slides
Enter	Go to the slide's source
Cmd+X / Cmd+C	Cut / copy slides
Cmd+V / Cmd+Alt+V	Paste slides after / before
Cmd+Enter	Insert new slide after
Cmd+Shift+Enter	Insert new slide before
Cmd+D	Duplicate slides
Alt+Up / Alt+Down	Move slides up / down (also Alt+Left / Alt+Right)
H	Hide or unhide slides
Delete / Backspace	Delete slides
Cmd+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z, Cmd+Y	Undo / redo in the editor
+ / - / 0	Larger / smaller / default thumbnails
V	Switch between the grid and one slide (the slide preview)
Left / Right in slide mode	Previous / next slide (also Up / Down, Page Up / Down, Space)

Edit Marks (Track Changes)

Key	Action
C-c e i	Mark insertion
C-c e d	Mark deletion
C-c e c	Add comment
C-c e t	Mark typo
C-c e a	Accept edit mark
C-c e r	Reject edit mark
C-c e ]	Next edit mark
C-c e [	Previous edit mark
C-c e s	Show edit marks summary

Mark Ring (Emacs-style)

Emacs-style mark and region commands.

Key	Action
C-Space	Set mark at point
C-g	Cancel selection
C-c Space	Push mark to ring
C-u C-Space	Pop mark from local ring
Ctrl+U Ctrl+Space	Pop from local ring (alt)
C-x C-Space	Pop mark from global ring
Ctrl+X Ctrl+Space	Pop from global ring (alt)
C-x C-x	Exchange point and mark
C-c M	Show mark ring

Kill Ring (Emacs-style)

Kills and copies go onto a kill ring as well as the system clipboard, so you can yank older kills, not just the last one. See Kill Ring commands for details.

Key	Action
C-y	Yank the current kill
M-y	After C-y: replace it with the next older kill (repeatable)
M-y	Otherwise: pick a kill from the ring to insert
C-w	Kill region
M-w	Copy region to the kill ring
C-k	Kill to end of line (repeated C-k joins into one kill)

Rectangle Commands (Emacs-style)

Emacs-style rectangle editing commands. A rectangle is defined by the column range and line range of the current selection.

Key	Action
C-x r k	Kill rectangle (save to rect clip)
C-x r M-w	Copy rectangle (no delete)
C-x r d	Delete rectangle (no save)
C-x r y	Yank rectangle at point
C-x r o	Open rectangle (insert blank space)
C-x r c	Clear rectangle (replace with spaces)
C-x r S-n	Number lines in rectangle
C-x r t	String rectangle (replace with text)

Note: The rectangle clipboard is separate from the system clipboard, matching Emacs behavior. Kill/copy saves to the rectangle clipboard; yank inserts from it.

Speed Commands

Speed commands are single-key shortcuts available when the cursor is at the beginning of a heading (the first character of the heading line). They must be enabled in settings (scimax.speedCommands.enabled).

Navigation Speed Commands

Key	Action
n	Next heading (same level)
p	Previous heading (same level)
f	Next sibling heading
b	Previous sibling heading
u	Parent heading (up one level)
j	Jump to heading (quick picker)
g	Goto menu (additional navigation)

Visibility Speed Commands

Key	Action
	Toggle fold (same as regular tab)
c	Cycle global fold
C	Show children only
o	Overview (collapse all)
1	Show level 1 headings
2	Show level 2 headings
3	Show level 3 headings
0	Show all headings
N	Narrow to subtree
S	Widen (unfold all)

Structure Editing Speed Commands

Key	Action
l	Promote heading only
r	Demote heading only
L	Promote subtree
R	Demote subtree
U	Move subtree up
D	Move subtree down

"TODO" & Content Speed Commands

Key	Action
t	Cycle TODO state
d	Insert DEADLINE
s	Insert SCHEDULED
e	Set effort estimate
:	Set tags
P	Set property
I	Clock in
O	Clock out

Editing Speed Commands

Key	Action
k	Kill (cut) subtree
y	Yank (paste) subtree
w	Refile subtree
W	Clone subtree
m	Mark (select) subtree
@	Mark subtree (alt)
^	Sort entries
a	Archive subtree
A	Toggle archive tag
$	Archive to sibling
E	Email heading (org)

Other Speed Commands

Key	Action
?	Show speed commands help
/	Show speed commands help

✅ BibTeX Speed Commands

Speed commands for BibTeX files, active at column 0 of @entry lines (e.g., @article{, @book{).

Key	Action
n	Next entry
p	Previous entry
j	Jump to entry

✅ Formatting

Key	Action
s	Sort fields
d	Downcase entry
t	Title case title
S	Sentence case title
c	Clean/format entry

✅ Wrap/Strip Braces (Case Protection)

Key	Action
C-S-]	Wrap selection or word at cursor in braces
C-S-[	Strip braces from selection or word

Wraps text in {} for case protection in BibTeX titles (e.g., {NASA}, {Python}). Works anywhere in the file, not just at entry start.

✅ Access

Key	Action
o	Open PDF
u	Open URL/DOI
N	Open notes
g	Google Scholar
x	CrossRef
w	Web of Science

✅ OpenAlex Integration

Key	Action
C	Show citing works (OpenAlex)
R	Show related works (OpenAlex)
r	Show references (OpenAlex)

✅ Actions

Key	Action
y	Copy citation key
b	Copy BibTeX entry
B	Strip braces from entry
k	Delete entry
K	Generate citation key
U	Update from web
N	Open notes for entry
A	Toggle journal abbreviation
?	Show help

✅ Toggle Speed Commands

Key	Action
C-c C-x s	Toggle speed commands on/off

✅ Additional Notes

Context-Dependent Keybindings

Many keybindings are context-aware and behave differently depending on cursor position:

C-c C-c toggles checkboxes normally, sets tags on a headline line (like C-c C-q; on a statistics cookie it updates the cookie instead), executes source blocks inside code blocks, aligns a table in a table row, recalculates tables on TBLFM lines, and runs a Marp deck's ```python run cell in the Python panel
S- keys modify timestamps normally, but transpose/sort citations when on a citation
M-S-/M-S- promote/demote subtrees normally, but delete/insert columns when in a table
opens links when cursor is on a link

✅ When Conditions

Some keybindings only work in specific contexts:

Org-mode/Markdown files: Most document structure commands
On headings: Folding, promotion, demotion
In tables: Table-specific commands
In source blocks: Block execution
At heading start: Speed commands

✅ Mac vs Windows/Linux

Most keybindings use C- (Ctrl) on all platforms to match Emacs conventions. Exceptions where Mac uses s- (Cmd):

s-S-j (journal)
s- (execute/insert heading)
s-S-k (delete citation)
s-S-r (reload window)
C-s-v (database menu)

✅ LaTeX Navigation

These keybindings are active in LaTeX files (.tex):

Key	Action
C-c C-n	Next section
C-c C-p	Previous section
C-c C-u	Parent section
C-c C-f	Next sibling section
C-c C-b	Previous sibling section
C-c C-j	Jump to any section

✅ Structure Editing

Key	Action
Alt+Left	Promote section
Alt+Right	Demote section
Alt+Shift+Left	Promote subtree
Alt+Shift+Right	Demote subtree
Alt+Up	Move section up
Alt+Down	Move section down
C-c @	Mark (select) section

Environment Commands

Key	Action
C-c C-e	Select environment
C-c E	Change environment type
C-c w	Wrap selection in environment
C-c *	Toggle starred variant
C-c %	Jump to matching begin/end
C-c l	Jump to label
C-c C-l	Add label to environment

✅ Folding

Key	Action
Tab	Toggle fold
Shift+Tab	Cycle global fold

✅ Compile and Preview

Key	Action
C-c C-c	Compile document
C-c v	View PDF (built-in panel)
C-c C-v	View PDF (external viewer)
C-c C-a	Compile and view PDF
C-c g	SyncTeX forward search
C-c C-k	Clean auxiliary files

See LaTeX Navigation and Structure for complete documentation.

✅ LaTeX Speed Commands

Speed commands active at the start of \section, \subsection, or \begin{} lines:

Section Speed Commands

Key	Action
n	Next section
p	Previous section
f	Forward sibling
b	Backward sibling
u	Up to parent
j	Jump to section
U	Move section up
D	Move section down
<	Promote section
>	Demote section
I	Insert section
N	Narrow to section
W	Widen (show all)
/	Show help

Environment Speed Commands

Key	Action
n	Next environment
p	Previous environment
j	Jump to environment
s	Select environment
c	Change environment
k	Kill environment
w	Wrap in environment
u	Unwrap environment
*	Toggle starred variant
l	Add label
C	Add caption
i	Environment info
/	Show help

✅ Quick Reference Card

✅ Most Common Commands

Command	Keybinding
Open journal	C-S-j
Execute code block	C-
Cycle TODO	C-c C-t
Insert timestamp	C-c .
Insert link	C-c C-l
Insert citation	C-c ]
Export dispatcher	C-c C-e
Jump to heading	C-c C-j
Fuzzy search	C-c s
Hydra menu	C-c m

✅ Most Common Speed Commands

Speed Key	Action
n/p	Next/Previous heading
f/b	Forward/Back sibling
u	Up to parent
j	Jump to heading
t	Cycle TODO
l/r	Promote/Demote heading

✅ Further Help

Use C-c m to open the Hydra menu for guided command discovery
Use M-x to search all commands by name
Enable speed commands help with ? when at heading start
See Documentation Index for comprehensive guides