Pro tips

Shortcuts

You will sometimes see CMD/CTRL and ⌘/^ to indicate that the COMMAND key must be used on macOS or CONTROL must be used on Windows. Likewise, OPT/ALT and ⌥/⎇ represent OPTION on macOS or ALT on Windows.

General

Binding(symbol) Binding(text) Action
⌘ + ,(comma) CMD + ,(comma) Open settings page
⇧ + / SHIFT + /(=?) Open keyboard shortcuts
⌘ + Z CMD + Z Un do
⌘ + Q CMD + Q Quit app

Navigation

Binding(symbol) Binding(text) Action
↑/↓ or K/J ↑/↓ or K/J Select previous/next task
←/→ or ⇧+Tab/Tab ←/→ or SHIFT+Tab/Tab Select task in previous/next lane
= = Navigate to next time period
- - Navigate to previous time period
] ] Move 1 day forward
[ [ Move 1 day backward
T T Navigate to today
1~7 1~7 Change calendar view (1 = 1day view, 2= 2days view)
D or 1 D or 1 Daily view
W or 7 W or 7 Weekly view

Object

Task

Binding(symbol) Binding(text) Action
ENTER Open task popover(detail)
N N Create new task in active lane(or list)
H H Plan task
⇧ + → SHIFT + → Unplanned tasks: Move task to active date
Planned tasks: Postpone task by one day
⇧ + ← SHIFT + ← Planned tasks : Move task to Unplanned
⌫ or ␡ BACKSPACE or DEL Delete task
E E Done task
L L Link task to list
O O Open link for the task
⌘ + O CMD + O Copy link of the task
F F Start time tracking of the selected task
Space Start/pause time tracking for the current task
! SHIFT + 1 Set task as top priority

Calendar

Binding(symbol) Binding(text) Action
C C Create calendar event (at current time)
⌘ + Enter CMD + Enter Update/Invite event with email
⌘ + ⇧ + Enter CMD + SHIFT + Enter Update/Invite event without email
ESC ESC Close event popover
DEL or BACKSPACE DEL or BACKSPAC Delete event
⌘ + J CMD + J Join online meeting
⌘ + C CMD + C Copy online meeting link

Markdown

In task note, you can format text through Markdown shortcuts:

  • Text Formatting
    • Bold: Use text* or select the text and press CMD + B.
    • Italic: Use text or select the text and press CMD + I.
    • Underline: Use __text__ (two underscores) or select the text and press CMD + U.
  • Bulleted list: Start with * or -  followed by a (SPACE).
  • Ordered list: Start with 1., 2., 3., etc., followed by a .
  • Section heading: Start with #, ##, ### followed by a .
  • Task (Checkbox): Start with [] followed by a .
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