When it's time to write your email, Buttondown has a few primary modes for helping you:
- The first is our WYSIWYG editor called Fancy Mode, and it's a good starting point for pretty much everyone, allowing for rich content and layout.
- For those who primarily write and know Markdown well, we also have Markdown Mode, which lets you stick to the writing style you already know.
- For very special cases, Naked Mode lets you edit the raw HTML source of your emails.
Keyboard shortcuts
The table below lists supported keyboard shortcuts across Buttondown. Empty cells indicate that a shortcut is not supported in that mode.
| Shortcut | Fancy mode | Markdown mode | Naked mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cmd + A | Select everything | Select everything | Select everything |
| Cmd + B | Bold | Bold | |
| Cmd + I | Italic | Italic | Highlights all elements of the same type as the one your cursor is on |
| Cmd + K | Add/remove link to selected text | Triggers search | Triggers search |
| Cmd + Option + ↑ / ↓ | Select everything above or below cursor | Select everything above or below cursor | Select everything above or below cursor |
| Cmd + P | Hide/show preview | Hide/show preview | Hide/show preview |
| Cmd + Shift + S | Strikethrough | ||
| Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo | Redo | Redo |
| Cmd + Z | Undo | Undo | Undo |
| Option + Tab | Remove 2 spaces | ||
| Shift + Tab | Edit subject line | Edit subject line | Add 2 spaces |
| Tab | View history | View history | Add 2 spaces |