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The documentation on Docs says:

You can also use keyboard shortcuts for block selection: press Escape once to enter block selection mode, then:

  • shift + up/down -> expand your selection
  • cmd + opt + up/down -> move your selection up and down
  1. I think this needs to be updated: the right shortcut for moving the selection up/down is cmd + shift + up/down. This might have been changed because cmd + opt + up/down wouldn’t work in Chrome browsers because it’s assigned to the feature shortcut “Cycle focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars”. 
     
  2. I’ve noticed that the only way to exit block selection mode using the keyboard is by pressing Enter (pressing Esc again selects the parent block). However, if this is done after moving a bulleted item up, the cursor usually stays in the item below, not in the one I was selecting. Is there another way?
     
  3. It’s a shame that such a useful feature requires pressing multiple different keys: Esc (to enter block selection mode), then Cmd+Shift+Up (to move the item up), then Enter (to exit block selection mode), then Up (because the cursor isn’t in the right place), same for the next item I want to move. It would be great if there was a dedicated shortcut for moving blocks up or down.

Hi ​@Nacho Caballero 

Thanks so much for catching this and for the detailed feedback! 🙏

I’ll report the incorrect shortcut information internally so the team can review and update the Help Center article accordingly.

As for your suggestions about improving the block selection workflow, I recommend submitting each idea to our Wish List so our product team and other users can review, vote, and share their input there.

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