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Keyboard shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts in the Mac and Windows apps, the web app and on a tablet with a keyboard, grouped by where you use them.
For desktop, web and tabletChecked against Jotifi 1.0.7 on 17 October 2026
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This article is about desktop, web and tablet.
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Shortcuts are shown with the keys for your computer: ⌘ (Command), ⌥ (Option), ⇧ (Shift) and ⌃ (Control) on a Mac, and Ctrl, Alt and Shift on Windows. On a computer, a key shown beside a command in a menu works while that menu is open.
With a keyboard attached to an iPad or an Android tablet, the shortcuts under App and tabs, Search, Notes, Formatting as you type and Settings and forms work. On an Android tablet, use Ctrl where a Mac uses ⌘. The other sections are for computers.
Your browser keeps some keys for itself: ⌘TCtrlT, ⌘WCtrlW, ⇧⌘TCtrlShiftT and ⌘NCtrlN open, close and reopen browser tabs and windows instead. In the web app, use the buttons and menus for these. Depending on your browser, other shortcuts on this page may also be taken by the browser.
App and tabs#
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Search everything | ⌘KCtrlK |
| Go to Today | ⌘1Ctrl1 |
| Go to the tabs after Today, in order | ⌘2Ctrl2 to ⌘9Ctrl9 |
| New tab | ⌘TCtrlT |
| Close the tab | ⌘WCtrlW |
| Reopen the tab you closed last | ⇧⌘TCtrlShiftT |
| Copy a link to the open item | ⌘LCtrlL |
| New item in the items column's list | ⌘NCtrlN |
| Filter the items column | ⌥⌘FCtrlAltF |
| Show or hide the sidebar | ⌘\Ctrl\ |
| Show or hide the items column | ⌥⌘\CtrlAlt\ |
| Enter or leave full screen | ⌃⌘FCtrlShiftF |
| Close the pane on the right, or leave full screen | Esc |
| Undo a delete while its Undo message shows | ⌘ZCtrlZ |
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open Search, or go back to its search field | ⌘KCtrlK |
| Close the pane on the right, then the navigation that slid over, then full screen | Esc |
Search#
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move through the results | ↑↓ |
| Open the selected result | ReturnEnter |
| Next or previous group (All, Actions, Tasks and so on) | Tab, ⇧TabShiftTab |
| Close Search | Esc |
Type > at the start of the search field to list commands, such as Settings.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open the selected result in a new tab | ⌘ReturnCtrlEnter |
| Open it in split view | ⌥ReturnAltEnter |
| Open Recently opened | ⌘YCtrlY |
| New task where Search suggests (shown under Suggested) | ⌘NCtrlN |
| New note in that project | ⌥⌘NCtrlAltN |
Today, Upcoming and calendars#
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Filter Today, Upcoming, a calendar or Recently opened by name | F |
| Open the New menu on Today | ⌘NCtrlN |
| Then choose Task, Note, Spreadsheet, Whiteboard, Event, Board, Calendar or Project | T, N, S, W, E, B, C, P |
| New task on Upcoming | ⌘NCtrlN |
| Jump to a date on Upcoming | ⌘JCtrlJ |
| Show or hide a calendar's details | ⌥⌘ICtrlAltI |
These shortcuts are for computers. On a tablet, use the buttons on the screen.
Boards and tasks#
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Find cards on a board by name | F |
| Clear the name filter | Esc |
| Set a task's status to To do, In progress or Done | ⌥1Alt1, ⌥2Alt2, ⌥3Alt3 |
| Choose a status in the Status menu | 1 to 3 |
| Choose a priority in the Priority menu, from Urgent to No priority | 1 to 5 |
| Open the task as a page | ⌘ReturnCtrlEnter |
| Open the task in split view | ⌥ReturnAltEnter |
| Open the task in a new window (Mac and Windows apps) | ⇧⌘ReturnCtrlShiftEnter |
| Move the task | ⇧⌘MCtrlShiftM |
| Add a subtask | ⇧⌘NCtrlShiftN |
| Copy a link to the task | ⌘LCtrlL |
| Delete the task | ⌫Delete |
| Create the task in the New task form | ⌘ReturnCtrlEnter |
| Close the New task form (it asks before discarding) | Esc |
The task shortcuts work while the task's pane is active, and not while you are typing in one of its fields.
These shortcuts are for computers. On a tablet, use the buttons on the screen.
Notes#
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Bold, italic, underline | ⌘BCtrlB, ⌘ICtrlI, ⌘UCtrlU |
| Undo, redo | ⌘ZCtrlZ, ⇧⌘ZCtrlShiftZ |
| Find and replace | ⌘FCtrlF |
| Next or previous match, while Find is open | ReturnEnter, ⇧ReturnShiftEnter |
| Close Find | Esc |
| Text, Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3 | ⌥⌘0CtrlAlt0 to ⌥⌘3CtrlAlt3 |
| Bulleted list | ⇧⌘8CtrlShift8 |
| Numbered list | ⇧⌘7CtrlShift7 |
| Checklist | ⇧⌘9CtrlShift9 |
| Quote | ⇧⌘.CtrlShift. |
| Code block | ⌥⌘CCtrlAltC |
| Indent a list item or checklist item | Tab |
| Show or hide the note's details | ⌥⌘ICtrlAltI |
Focus, the note's full screen, uses ⌃⌘FCtrlShiftF. On Windows, CtrlY also redoes.
Formatting as you type#
These work as you type in any note, on every device.
| Type this | To get |
|---|---|
#, ## or ### and a space, at the start of a line | Heading 1, 2 or 3 |
- [ ] and a space (or - [x] for a ticked one) | A checklist item |
--- and ReturnEnter | A divider |
``` and ReturnEnter | A code block |
**words** | Bold |
*words* | Italic |
~~words~~ | Strikethrough |
Whiteboards#
Click an empty part of the board first, so the board has the keyboard rather than an element you are typing in.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Select, Hand, Draw, Eraser | V, H, P, E |
| Add text | T |
| Show everything | ⇧1Shift1 |
| Fit width | ⇧2Shift2 |
| Zoom in, zoom out | ⌘+Ctrl+, ⌘-Ctrl- |
| Zoom to 100% | ⌘0Ctrl0 |
| Select everything | ⌘ACtrlA |
| Add an element to the selection | ⌘Ctrl or ⇧Shift and click it |
| Select several with a box | ⇧Shift and drag across an empty part |
| Group, ungroup | ⌘GCtrlG, ⇧⌘GCtrlShiftG |
| Undo, redo | ⌘ZCtrlZ, ⇧⌘ZCtrlShiftZ |
| Delete the selection | ⌫Delete |
| Clear the selection | Esc |
| Show or hide details | ⌥⌘ICtrlAltI |
These shortcuts are for computers. On a tablet, use the tools on the screen.
Spreadsheets#
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move between cells | ←→↑↓ |
| Next or previous cell | Tab, ⇧TabShiftTab |
| Finish the cell and move down or up | ReturnEnter, ⇧ReturnShiftEnter |
| Edit the cell's formula | F2 |
| New line inside a cell | ⌘ReturnCtrlEnter |
| Copy, cut, paste cells | ⌘CCtrlC, ⌘XCtrlX, ⌘VCtrlV |
| Show the formulas in the cells | ⌘`Ctrl` |
| Undo, redo | ⌘ZCtrlZ, ⇧⌘ZCtrlShiftZ |
| Find and replace | ⌘FCtrlF |
| Show or hide details | ⌥⌘ICtrlAltI |
| Leave the cell | Esc |
These shortcuts are for computers. On a tablet, use the spreadsheet's own toolbar and keyboard.
Settings and forms#
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Search settings, while Settings is open | ⌘FCtrlF |
| Close Settings | Esc |
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move a row up or down in Settings › Sidebar or Customize Today | ⌥↑Alt↑, ⌥↓Alt↓ |
| Create, in the New task, New event and New spreadsheet forms | ⌘ReturnCtrlEnter |
| Close a form | Esc |
Related
Tabs, windows and split view
Keep several items open in tabs, put two side by side in split view, give an item its own window on a Mac or PC, and use full screen to focus on one.
Search and jump to anything
Find any task, note, project or other item by name, create a task or note from what you typed, and run commands.
Write and format notes
Create notes, format text, add lists, tables, images and files, link to other items and nest notes inside each other.
Use kanban boards
Track work as cards that move through columns, and see the same board as a list, a calendar or a timeline.
Use whiteboards
Lay out text, drawings, images, files, tasks and boards on an endless canvas, then arrange, group and zoom.
Use spreadsheets
Create spreadsheets, enter numbers and formulas, format cells, add rows, columns and charts, and sort, filter and find.
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