The new Description Editor is slowly being rolled out to everyone, and I already love it! 
Adding formatting styles like Headings and Page Breaks allows me to create much richer and easier-to-understand descriptions while simultaneously leaving the possibility to keep it simple with just plain text if I wish.
I thought the rollout of this feature could be an excellent opportunity to share my formatting tricks with everyone, so you can also move around in the Description field like a ninja 
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Type /
If you type the slash symbol, a contextual menu will open with all your formatting options and some more!
Ninja mode on
If you are anything like me, every second in your life counts, so you’ll be glad to know that there is an even faster way to apply the new Headings and Page Breaks.
Markdown-like formatting 
| Shortcut | Formatting style |
|---|---|
| # + space | Header 1 |
| ## + space | Header 2 |
| – – – (triple dash) | Section break |
The good old formatting
Of course, you can still do your typical bold, italic, underline and strikethrough.
| Shortcut Windows | Shortcut Mac | Formatting style |
|---|---|---|
| ⌃ + B | ⌘ + B | Bold |
| ⌃ + I | ⌘ + I | Italic |
| ⌃ + U | ⌘ + U | Underline |
| ⌃ + ⇧ + X | ⌘ + ⇧ + X |
Bullet and number lists
Not everyone knows you can select text and turn it into a bullet or number list with two handy shortcuts, so here they are.
| Shortcut Windows | Shortcut Mac | Formatting style |
|---|---|---|
| ⌃ + ⇧ + 7 | ⌘ + ⇧ + 7 | Numbered List |
| ⌃ + ⇧ + 8 | ⌘ + ⇧ + 8 | Bullet List |
Of course, you can also trigger bullet points by just typing.
| Shortcut | Formatting style |
|---|---|
| – | Bullet style |
| 1. | Number style |
Sometimes, you just have your hands on your mouse
If you select a word, a little layover appears just a couple of pixels away, and all the formatting options you need are just a click away.
Working with blocks
You can be very intentional about what goes in an existing versus a new block.
| Shortcut | Result |
|---|---|
| ↵ | Create a new paragraph in a new block |
| ⇧ + ↵ | Create a new paragraph in the same block |
Moving blocks of text around
You can drag and drop blocks up and down as you need. I am unsure how much I will use this one, as I like to keep my hands on the keyboard as much as possible, but I can see this being useful during reviews of various lists…
Global modifiers and extra tips
Did you know that:
- With a dash “-” and an angle bracket “>” you get an arrow? →
- ⌘ + K lets you add a hyperlink?
- If you select a word and use the paste shortcut ⌘ + V, it will paste the hyperlink into the word?
Global modifiers 
Below are keyboard shortcuts that you can use in any text field or text editor on a computer and will literally save you years if you use them consistently 
| Shortcut Windows | Shortcut Mac | Formatting style |
|---|---|---|
| ⌃ + A | ⌘ + A | Select all text |
| ⌃ + → or ← | ⌥ + → or ← | Move one word to the left or right |
| Home or End | ⌘ + → or ← | Move to the beginning or end of the line |
| ⌃ + ↓ or ↑ | ⌥ + ↓ or ↑ | Move to the beginning or end of a paragraph |
If you combine the above with shift ⇧, now you can also select words, entire lines or paragraphs at the speed of light. So if. I’d hit “⇧ + ⌥ + ↑” right now as I type this; I would select the entire paragraph just like this.
Anything we can add here? Feel free to contribute; happy to update this one with the input from your comments
Hope this helps!
Take care,
Rosario
