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Keep tasks, projects, and plans neatly organized.

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100 shortcuts / 13 sections

Create new items

9
Create a new to-do
Command N
Create a new to-do below selection
Space
Paste plain text to create new to-dos
Command V
Create a checklist in an open to-do
Shift Command C
Create a new heading
Shift Command N
New heading for selected to-dos
Shift Option Command N
Create a new project
Option Command N
Open Quick Entry
Control Space
Open Quick Entry with Autofill
Control Option Space

Edit items

10
Open a to-do or project
Enter
Save and close
Command Enter
Save and close
Escape
Duplicate a to-do or project
Command D
Copy a to-do or project
Command C
Paste a to-do or project
Command V
Complete selected items
Command K
Cancel selected items
Option Command K
Delete selected items
Backspace
Move complete to Logbook
Shift Command Y

Select items

9
Select item above
Up Arrow
Select item below
Down Arrow
Select first
Option Up Arrow
Select last
Option Down Arrow
Extend selection upwards
Shift Up Arrow
Extend selection downwards
Shift Down Arrow
Extend selection to the top
Shift Option Up Arrow
Extend selection to the bottom
Shift Option Down Arrow
Select everything
Command A

Move items

6
Move selection to another list
Shift Command M
Move copied to-dos and projects
Option Command V
Move selection up
Command Up Arrow
Move selection down
Command Down Arrow
Move selections to top of list
Option Command Up Arrow
Move selection to bottom of list
Option Command Down Arrow

Edit dates

15
Show When
Command S
Start Today
Command T
Start This Evening
Command E
Start Anytime
Command R
Start Someday
Command O
Start date +1 day
Control ]
Start date -1 day
Control [
Start date +1 week
Control Shift ]
Start date -1 week
Control Shift [
Add a Deadline
Shift Command D
Deadline +1 day
Control .
Deadline -1 day
Control ,
Deadline +1 week
Control Shift .
Deadline -1 week
Control Shift ,
Make to-do or project repeating
Shift Command R

Control windows

6
Open new window
Control Command N
Show or hide sidebar
Command /
Close current window
Command W
Close all windows
Option Command W
Hide or show toolbar
Option Command T
Full screen
Control Command F

Open in new window

1
Selected project
Command Enter

Tags

4
Open tag window
Control Command T
Close tag window
Escape
Acces tag picker for selected to-dos
Shift Command T
Destroy previous filter
Control Escape

Other

1
Show or hide later items
Shift Command E

Style text with Markdown

17
Heading 1
Control Command 1
Heading 2
Control Command 2
Italics
Command I
Bold
Command B
Bulleted list
Shift Command L
Numbered list
Option Command L
Task list
Control Command L
Complete task
Command K
Cancel task
Option Command K
Quote
Command '
Highlight
Shift Command U
Link
Shift Command K
Strikethrough
Option Command U
Code
Shift Command J
Code block
Shift Option Command J
Increase indent
Command ]
Decrease indent
Command [