3  Keyboard Shortcuts

3.1 Section Outline

The section will make your life easier in the long run.

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3.2 My List

Below is a curated list of shortcuts that can be used for RMarkdown. To show a more extensive list try pressing Alt+Shift+K (Windows/Linux) or Option+Shift+K (MacOS).

Action Windows/Linux Mac
Knit document Ctrl + Shift + K Cmd + Shift + K
Insert chunk Ctrl + Alt + I Cmd + Option + I
Run current chunk Ctrl + Alt + C Cmd + Option + C
Run all chunks above Ctrl + Alt + P Cmd + Option + P
Run all chunks Ctrl + Alt + R Cmd + Option + R
Un/Comment out a line Ctrl + Shift + C Cmd + Shift + C
Reformat Code Ctrl + Shift + A Cmd + Shift + A
Spell-check F7 F7

3.3 Exercise

Using the the document lotr.Rmd:

  1. Format the code in the code chunk labelled ugly_code, and
  2. Check for any spelling mistakes.