nteract Desktop App Keyboard Shortcuts

The nteract desktop app provides keyboard shortcuts for common actions. See the table below for reference.

Action	Shortcut
Auto-complete	Ctrl + Space
Additional information (Python)	Ctrl + .
File actions
Open	Ctrl+O
Save	Ctrl+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S
Edit and notebook navigation
Redo changes in editor	Ctrl+Shift+Z
Undo changes in editor	Ctrl+Z
Copy Cell	Ctrl+Shift+C (nteract can also drag/drop cells)
Cut Cell	Ctrl+Shift+X
Delete Cell	Ctrl+Shift+D
Paste Cell(s) Below	Ctrl+Shift+V
Convert Cell to Code Cell	Ctrl+Shift+Y
Convert Cell to Markdown Cell	Ctrl+Shift+M
Run Cell and Select Next	Shift+Enter
Run Cell	Alt+R, A
Move Cursor Down	ArrowDown
Move Cursor Up	ArrowUp
Run Cell	Ctrl+Enter
Insert Cell Above	Ctrl+Shift+A
Insert Cell Below	Ctrl+Shift+B
Runtime kernel actions
Interrupt Kernel	Alt+R, I
Shutdown Kernel	Alt+R, K
Restart Kernel	Alt+R, R
Restart Kernel and Clear	Alt+R, C
Restart Kernel and Run All	Alt+R, A

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Customize some keyboard shortcuts by changing the nteract config file. The config file nteract.json is in the Jupyter directory (e.g. ~/.jupyter).

Example:

The code sample below shows the syntax.

{
  "keyboardShortcuts": {
    "PublishGist": "Ctrl+P",
    "ClearAll": "Ctrl+Alt+C"
  }
}

nteract recognizes changes and displays new keyboard shortcuts in the menu after saving the config file.

NOTE: No restart is required for updates.

Supported commands:
BringAllToFront
ChangeCellToCode
ChangeCellToText
ClearAll
ClearRecentDocuments
Close
Copy
CopyCell
Cut
CutCell
DeleteCell
DevTools
ExportPDF
Fullscreen
Hide
HideOthers
InstallShellCommand
InterruptKernel
KillKernel
Launch
LaunchNewNotebook
Minimize
NewCodeCellAbove
NewCodeCellBelow
NewKernel
NewNotebook
NewRawCellBelow
NewTextCellBelow
Open
Paste
PasteCell
PublishGist
Quit
Reload
RestartAndClearAll
RestartAndRunAll
RestartKernel
RunAll
RunAllBelow
Save
SaveAs
SelectAll
Unhide
UnhideAll
ZoomIn
ZoomOut
ZoomReset