
Managing Files
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+O | Open file ... | |
| Ctrl+S | Save | |
| Ctrl+P |
Accessing Features
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+F1 | Open/close Properties pane | |
| Alt+1 | Toggle between Task List and Task Notes (useful to get back from Properties pane - e.g. Contexts field) | |
| Alt+2 | Open/close General properties | |
| Alt+3 | Open/close Timing & Reminder Properties section | |
| Alt+4 | Open/close Effort Properties section | |
| Alt+5 | Open/close Project properties section | |
| Alt+6 | Open/close Task Statistics properties section | |
| Alt+Enter | When in Rapid Text Entry box, parse the title into Tags; when in Search box move focus to 1st search result | |
| Ctrl+Enter | When in Rapid Text Entry box, parse the title into Tags; when in Search box move focus to 1st search result | |
| Ctrl+F | Find (focus moves to Search box) | |
| Ctrl+L | Open text filter in the filter panel | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Hide the Search results and move focus to current outline | |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Hide the text filter |
Navigating To-Do Lists
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Arrow Up/Alt+Arrow Down | Select next/ select previous sibling in the current outline | |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys | Rearrange tasks in the outline | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Down | Select next/select previous project in the current outline | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Arrow Down | Select next/ select previous visible task in Outline/To-Do without focusing this task list. | |
| Ctrl+PgUp /Ctrl+PgDn | Previous / next tab | |
| Ctrl+` | Collapse/Expand all subtasks of the current task | |
| F6 | Collapse entire outline or To-Do lists | |
| F7 | Expand entire outline or To-Do list |
Bookmarks
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+0 ... 9 | Go to bookmark #1, 2...9 in the outline | |
| Ctrl+</Ctrl+> | Go to previous/next bookmark set | |
| Ctrl+Alt+> | Open Bookmarks dialog | |
| Shift+Ctrl+0 ... 9 | Set quick bookmark #1, 2...9 to a task in the outline |
Managing Tasks
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Left Arrow/Alt+Right Arrow | Jump back/forward to previously selected task | |
| Alt+C | Edit Context for a task | |
| Alt+D | Set Due Date for a task | |
| Alt+E | Toggle hidE in To-Do list | |
| Alt+J | Toggle "This is a ProJect" | |
| Alt+L | Select Context for a task from the List | |
| Alt+P | Toggle complete subtasks in order | |
| Alt+R | Reminder | |
| Alt+S | Set Start date for a task. (Defaults to today's date) | |
| Alt+V | Select View in the Outline or To-Do tab | |
| Alt+W | Toggle Weekly goal | |
| Alt+X | MaX time required | |
| Alt+Insert | Create a subtask | |
| Ctrl+=/Ctrl+- | Increase/decrease task due date by one day. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+=/Ctrl+Alt+- | Increase/decrease task due date by one week. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+M | Toggles Manual sort on and off | |
| Ctrl+Delete | Delete a task (Context) | |
| Ctrl+H | Highlight task (on/off) | |
| Ctrl+I | Italicize task name | |
| Ctrl+M | Move task | |
| Ctrl+R/Ctrl+Alt+R | Zoom in / Zoom out | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Insert | Insert new sibling folder | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Star on/off | |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Rapid Text Entry dialog box (for adding new tasks) | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Toggle Project Status | |
| Insert | Insert a new task (Context) | |
| Space | Marks the current ask as Complete |
Editing Notes
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+I | Inserts Indentation |