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Keyboard Shortcuts
Workarea
Text Editor
Connecting Cards
Connect two cards with click and hold on a card until the cursor changes. Then drag to another card.
Moving Cards
Custom keyboard shortcuts
Note that you can also create custom keyboard shortcuts for any other common action item: Create keyboard shortcuts for apps
Keyboard Shortcut | Command |
↑↓←→ | select card in direction of arrow |
⌘-↑↓←→ | insert (connected) card in direction of arrow (as applicable) |
ctrl-⌘-↑↓←→ | move card into direction of arrow (if applicable) |
⌫ | Delete selected/hovered over card or delete hovered over connection |
Text Editor
Keyboard Shortcut | Command |
↩︎ | enter and exit cards text editor |
⌥-↩︎ | Insert line break within card text editor |
⌘-←→ | Move cursor to start/end of text within text editor |
⌥-←→ | Move cursor after next word in within text editor |
esc | Cancel editing text of card |
⌘-B | Make selected text Bold. Also See menu Editor > Style. |
Connecting Cards
Connect two cards with click and hold on a card until the cursor changes. Then drag to another card.
Keyboard Shortcut | Command |
esc | Cancel while connecting cards |
⌥ | Make connection with alternate style |
Moving Cards
Keyboard Shortcut | Command |
esc | Cancel while moving cards |
Custom keyboard shortcuts
Note that you can also create custom keyboard shortcuts for any other common action item: Create keyboard shortcuts for apps
Working With External Applications
Q: How can I copy items into other applications?
A: Hover over or select one or more tasks and use Edit > Copy (cmd-c).
Q: to copy an items text content, do I need to enter edit mode and copy the selected text?
A: no, you can just hover over an item and copy the text using cmd-c
A: Hover over or select one or more tasks and use Edit > Copy (cmd-c).
Q: to copy an items text content, do I need to enter edit mode and copy the selected text?
A: no, you can just hover over an item and copy the text using cmd-c
Connecting Cards
Q: how can I add a connected item?
A: select a node and click and hold until the cursor changes and then drag away from it. A new node will be inserted as soon as you release.
Q: how can I insert a new item between two existing
A: command-double-click the connection. Or drag from the middle of a connection to an existing item.
Q: how can I delete items or connections?
A: Hover over an item or connection and then press the delete keyboard key. You can also select a range or items and then press the delete key to delete them.
Q: how can I cancel making a connection when I accidentally dragged away from an item?
A: press the Esc key on your keyboard
Q: can I connect two items with a different kind of connection?
A: keep holding the alt key down while making a connection to get a dotted "relation" connection. Additional connection styles can be chosen by right-clicking onto a connection.
Q: When I remove an item that has a parent and child item, do I need to reconnect the original flow?
A: no, once you remove an item, the flow is being reestablished.
A: select a node and click and hold until the cursor changes and then drag away from it. A new node will be inserted as soon as you release.
Q: how can I insert a new item between two existing
A: command-double-click the connection. Or drag from the middle of a connection to an existing item.
Q: how can I delete items or connections?
A: Hover over an item or connection and then press the delete keyboard key. You can also select a range or items and then press the delete key to delete them.
Q: how can I cancel making a connection when I accidentally dragged away from an item?
A: press the Esc key on your keyboard
Q: can I connect two items with a different kind of connection?
A: keep holding the alt key down while making a connection to get a dotted "relation" connection. Additional connection styles can be chosen by right-clicking onto a connection.
Q: When I remove an item that has a parent and child item, do I need to reconnect the original flow?
A: no, once you remove an item, the flow is being reestablished.