Keyboard Shortcuts

There are several useful keyboard shortcuts in mdBook:

  • Arrow-Left: Navigate to the previous page.
  • Arrow-Right: Navigate to the next page.
  • Ctrl + Enter: Execute the code sample that has focus.
  • s: Activate the search bar.
  • Mention that these shortcuts are standard for mdbook and can be useful when navigating any mdbook-generated site.
  • You can demonstrate each shortcut live to the students.
  • The s key for search is particularly useful for quickly finding topics that have been discussed earlier.
  • Ctrl + Enter will be super important for you since you’ll do a lot of live coding.