diff --git a/src/IcedViewportView.swift b/src/IcedViewportView.swift
index 007dda9..47bb010 100644
--- a/src/IcedViewportView.swift
+++ b/src/IcedViewportView.swift
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class IcedViewportView: NSView {
 
         if cmd && !shift {
             switch chars {
-            case "a", "c", "v", "x", "z", "p",
+            case "a", "c", "v", "x", "z", "p", "t",
                  "=", "+", "-", "0":
                 keyDown(with: event)
                 return true
diff --git a/viewport/src/editor.rs b/viewport/src/editor.rs
index 125b6ca..51d4f76 100644
--- a/viewport/src/editor.rs
+++ b/viewport/src/editor.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use iced_wgpu::core::keyboard;
 use iced_wgpu::core::keyboard::key;
 use iced_wgpu::core::text::{Highlight, Wrapping};
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     EditorAction(text_editor::Action),
     TogglePreview,
     MarkdownLink(markdown::Uri),
+    InsertTable,
     ZoomIn,
     ZoomOut,
     ZoomReset,
@@ -42,11 +45,35 @@ fn md_style() -> markdown::Style {
 
 impl EditorState {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let sample = concat!(
+            "# Heading 1\n\n",
+            "## Heading 2\n\n",
+            "### Heading 3\n\n",
+            "Regular text with **bold** and *italic* and `inline code`.\n\n",
+            "- Bullet one\n",
+            "- Bullet two\n",
+            "- Bullet three\n\n",
+            "1. First\n",
+            "2. Second\n",
+            "3. Third\n\n",
+            "> This is a blockquote\n\n",
+            "```python\n",
+            "def hello():\n",
+            "    print(\"Hello world\")\n",
+            "```\n\n",
+            "| Name | Age | City |\n",
+            "|------|-----|------|\n",
+            "| Alice | 30 | NYC |\n",
+            "| Bob | 25 | LA |\n\n",
+            "---\n\n",
+            "[Link text](https://example.com)\n",
+        );
+        let parsed = markdown::parse(sample).collect();
         Self {
-            content: text_editor::Content::new(),
+            content: text_editor::Content::with_text(sample),
             font_size: 14.0,
-            preview: false,
-            parsed: Vec::new(),
+            preview: true,
+            parsed,
         }
     }
 
@@ -64,6 +91,13 @@ impl EditorState {
                     self.reparse();
                 }
             }
+            Message::InsertTable => {
+                let table = "| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |\n|----------|----------|----------|\n|          |          |          |\n|          |          |          |\n";
+                self.content.perform(text_editor::Action::Edit(
+                    text_editor::Edit::Paste(Arc::new(table.to_string())),
+                ));
+                self.reparse();
+            }
             Message::TogglePreview => {
                 self.preview = !self.preview;
                 if self.preview {
diff --git a/viewport/src/handle.rs b/viewport/src/handle.rs
index d6bffaf..45a70d0 100644
--- a/viewport/src/handle.rs
+++ b/viewport/src/handle.rs
@@ -164,8 +164,12 @@ pub fn render(handle: &mut ViewportHandle) {
             ..
         }) = event
         {
-            if c.as_str() == "p" && modifiers.logo() {
-                messages.push(Message::TogglePreview);
+            if modifiers.logo() {
+                match c.as_str() {
+                    "p" => messages.push(Message::TogglePreview),
+                    "t" => messages.push(Message::InsertTable),
+                    _ => {}
+                }
             }
         }
     }