diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_keybindings.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_keybindings.js
index 63c35c1b6..43e8e6d12 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_keybindings.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree_keybindings.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import treeChangesService from "./branches.js";
 import treeService from "./tree.js";
 import hoistedNoteService from "./hoisted_note.js";
 import clipboard from "./clipboard.js";
-import treeCache from "./tree_cache.js";
-import searchNoteService from "./search_notes.js";
+import utils from "./utils.js";
 import keyboardActionService from "./keyboard_actions.js";
 
 const fixedKeyBindings = {
@@ -79,15 +78,17 @@ const templates = {
             node.setSelected(true);
         }
 
-        node.navigate($.ui.keyCode.UP, false).then(() => {
-            const currentNode = treeService.getFocusedNode();
+        const prevSibling = node.getPrevSibling();
 
-            if (currentNode.isSelected()) {
+        if (prevSibling) {
+            prevSibling.setActive(true, {noEvents: true});
+
+            if (prevSibling.isSelected()) {
                 node.setSelected(false);
             }
 
-            currentNode.setSelected(true);
-        });
+            prevSibling.setSelected(true);
+        }
 
         return false;
     },
@@ -102,15 +103,17 @@ const templates = {
             node.setSelected(true);
         }
 
-        node.navigate($.ui.keyCode.DOWN, false).then(() => {
-            const currentNode = treeService.getFocusedNode();
+        const nextSibling = node.getNextSibling();
 
-            if (currentNode.isSelected()) {
+        if (nextSibling) {
+            nextSibling.setActive(true, {noEvents: true});
+
+            if (nextSibling.isSelected()) {
                 node.setSelected(false);
             }
 
-            currentNode.setSelected(true);
-        });
+            nextSibling.setSelected(true);
+        }
 
         return false;
     },
@@ -163,7 +166,9 @@ async function getKeyboardBindings() {
         const action = await keyboardActionService.getAction(actionName);
 
         for (const shortcut of action.effectiveShortcuts || []) {
-            bindings[shortcut] = templates[actionName];
+            const normalizedShortcut = utils.normalizeShortcut(shortcut);
+
+            bindings[normalizedShortcut] = templates[actionName];
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/utils.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/utils.js
index e52e27918..4436232df 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/utils.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/utils.js
@@ -137,11 +137,7 @@ function bindGlobalShortcut(keyboardShortcut, handler) {
 
 function bindElShortcut($el, keyboardShortcut, handler) {
     if (isDesktop()) {
-        keyboardShortcut = keyboardShortcut
-            .toLowerCase()
-            .replace("enter", "return")
-            .replace("ctrl+alt", "alt+ctrl")
-            .replace("meta+alt", "alt+meta"); // alt needs to be first
+        keyboardShortcut = normalizeShortcut(keyboardShortcut);
 
         $el.bind('keydown', keyboardShortcut, e => {
             handler(e);
@@ -152,6 +148,18 @@ function bindElShortcut($el, keyboardShortcut, handler) {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Normalize to the form expected by the jquery.hotkeys.js
+ */
+function normalizeShortcut(shortcut) {
+    return shortcut
+        .toLowerCase()
+        .replace("enter", "return")
+        .replace("delete", "del")
+        .replace("ctrl+alt", "alt+ctrl")
+        .replace("meta+alt", "alt+meta"); // alt needs to be first;
+}
+
 function isMobile() {
     return window.device === "mobile"
         // window.device is not available in setup
@@ -260,5 +268,6 @@ export default {
     closeActiveDialog,
     isHtmlEmpty,
     clearBrowserCache,
-    getUrlForDownload
+    getUrlForDownload,
+    normalizeShortcut
 };
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diff --git a/src/services/keyboard_actions.js b/src/services/keyboard_actions.js
index e66c161ae..4d9909d54 100644
--- a/src/services/keyboard_actions.js
+++ b/src/services/keyboard_actions.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ const DEFAULT_KEYBOARD_ACTIONS = [
     {
         actionName: "EditNoteTitle",
         defaultShortcuts: ["Enter"],
-        description: "Edit active note title"
+        description: "Jump from tree to the note detail and edit title"
     },
     {
         actionName: "EditBranchPrefix",
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const DEFAULT_KEYBOARD_ACTIONS = [
     },
     {
         actionName: "MoveNotesTo",
-        defaultShortcuts: ["CommandOrControl+Shift+C"]
+        defaultShortcuts: ["CommandOrControl+Shift+X"]
     },
 
     {
diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index 7f8fe74ee..85e51bdea 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ async function saveLinks(note, content) {
     if (note.type === 'text') {
         content = findImageLinks(content, foundLinks);
         content = findInternalLinks(content, foundLinks);
-        content = findExternalLinks(content, foundLinks);
     }
     else if (note.type === 'relation-map') {
         findRelationMapLinks(content, foundLinks);