Keyboard shortcuts
You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly accomplish many tasks in The Hit List. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the The Hit List menus, or use the table below as a reference. Many items in The Hit List (for example, tasks and column headings) also have contextual menus. To see a contextual menu, press the Control key and click the item. To perform an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below.
| Action | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| The Hit List menu shortcuts | ||
| Preferences… | Command-Comma | ⌘, |
| Hide The Hit List | Command-H | ⌘H |
| Hide Others | Command-Option-H | ⌥⌘H |
| Quit The Hit List | Command-Q | ⌘Q |
| File menu shortcuts | ||
| New Task | Command-N | ⌘N |
| New Task Below | Return | ↩ |
| New Sub-Task | Shift-Return | ⇧↩ |
| New List | Command-Shift-N | ⇧⌘N |
| New Folder | Command-Control-N | ⌃⌘N |
| New Smart Folder… | Command-Option-N | ⌥⌘N |
| New Tab | Command-T | ⌘T |
| Close Window | Command-W | ⌘W |
| Close All | Command-Option-W | ⌥⌘W |
| Archive List | Command-K | ⌘K |
| Sync | Command-Option-S | ⌥⌘S |
| Page Setup… | Command-Shift-P | ⇧⌘P |
| Print… | Command-P | ⌘P |
| Edit menu shortcuts | ||
| Undo | Command-Z | ⌘Z |
| Redo | Command-Shift-Z | ⇧⌘Z |
| Cut | Command-X | ⌘X |
| Copy | Command-C | ⌘C |
| Copy with Notes | Command-Option-C | ⌥⌘C |
| Copy as Link | Command-Shift-Option-C | ⌥⇧⌘C |
| Paste | Command-V | ⌘V |
| Paste and Match Style | Command-Shift-Option-V | ⌥⇧⌘V |
| Select All | Command-A | ⌘A |
| Select None | Command-Shift-A | ⇧⌘A |
| Select menu shortcuts | ||
| Up | K | K |
| Down | J | J |
| Left | H | H |
| Right | L | L |
| Font menu shortcuts | ||
| Show Fonts | Command-Shift-T | ⇧⌘T |
| Bold | Command-B | ⌘B |
| Italic | Command-I | ⌘I |
| Underline | Command-U | ⌘U |
| Bigger | Command-Plus | ⌘+ |
| Smaller | Command-Minus | ⌘- |
| Show Colors | Command-Shift-C | ⇧⌘C |
| Copy Style | Command-Option-C | ⌥⌘C |
| Paste Style | Command-Option-V | ⌥⌘V |
| Find menu shortcuts | ||
| Search | Command-F | ⌘F |
| Find… | Command-Option-F | ⌥⌘F |
| Find Next | Command-G | ⌘G |
| Find Previous | Command-Shift-G | ⇧⌘G |
| Use Selection for Find | Command-E | ⌘E |
| Jump to Selection | Command-J | ⌘J |
| Spelling and Grammar menu shortcuts | ||
| Show Spelling… | Command-Colon | ⌘: |
| Check Spelling | Command-Semicolon | ⌘; |
| Special Characters… | Command-Option-T | ⌥⌘T |
| View menu shortcuts | ||
| Go Back | Command-Left Bracket | ⌘[ |
| Go Forward | Command-Right Bracket | ⌘] |
| Go To menu shortcuts | ||
| Inbox | Command-Option-1 | ⌥⌘1 |
| Today | Command-Option-2 | ⌥⌘2 |
| Upcoming | Command-Option-3 | ⌥⌘3 |
| Group Above | Command-Option-Left Bracket | ⌥⌘[ |
| Group Below | Command-Option-Right Bracket | ⌥⌘] |
| Outline | Command-1 | ⌘1 |
| Card | Command-2 | ⌘2 |
| Lists | Command-3 | ⌘3 |
| Tags | Command-4 | ⌘4 |
| Outline menu shortcuts | ||
| Collapse | Command-Control-Left Arrow | ⌃⌘← |
| Expand | Command-Control-Right Arrow | ⌃⌘→ |
| Expand All | Command-Control-Down Arrow | ⌃⌘↓ |
| Collapse All | Command-Control-Up Arrow | ⌃⌘↑ |
| Columns menu shortcuts | ||
| Start Date | Command-8 | ⌘8 |
| Due Date | Command-9 | ⌘9 |
| Estimated Time | Command-0 | ⌘0 |
| Show Go To Bar | G | G |
| Show Hints Bar | ? | ? |
| Show Filter Bar | R | R |
| Hide Sidebar | Command-Shift-L | ⇧⌘L |
| Show Task Information | Command-Shift-I | ⇧⌘I |
| Expand Notes | Command-Shift-Quote | ⇧⌘' |
| Show All Completed Tasks | Command-Shift-H | ⇧⌘H |
| Show Number of Actions | Command-Shift-U | ⇧⌘U |
| Enter Full Screen | Command-Control-F | ⌃⌘F |
| Task menu shortcuts | ||
| Mark as Completed | Spacebar | |
| Cancel | X | X |
| Start Today | T | T |
| Due Today | Shift-T | ⇧T |
| File to List | F | F |
| Move menu shortcuts | ||
| Up | W | W |
| Up 5 Rows | Shift-W | ⇧W |
| To Top | Option-W | ⌥W |
| Down | S | S |
| Down 5 Rows | Shift-S | ⇧S |
| To Bottom | Option-S | ⌥S |
| Left | A | A |
| Right | D | D |
| Tag | Slash | / |
| Tag Context | @ | @ |
| Hashtag | # | # |
| Priority menu shortcuts | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | 9 |
| None | 0 | 0 |
| Raise Priority | ' | ' |
| Lower Priority | ; | ; |
| Estimated Time menu shortcuts | ||
| Add 1 Hour | Period | . |
| Add 30 Minutes | Shift-Period | ⇧. |
| Subtract 1 Hour | Comma | , |
| Subtract 30 Minutes | Shift-Comma | ⇧, |
| Due Date menu shortcuts | ||
| Add a Day | Right Bracket | ] |
| Add a Week | Shift-Right Bracket | ⇧] |
| Subtract a Day | Left Bracket | [ |
| Subtract a Week | Shift-Left Bracket | ⇧[ |
| Start Date menu shortcuts | ||
| Add a Day | Equals | = |
| Add a Week | Shift-Equals | ⇧= |
| Subtract a Day | Minus | - |
| Subtract a Week | Shift-Minus | ⇧- |
| Edit Note | Command-Quote | ⌘' |
| Repeat… | Command-R | ⌘R |
| Open Link in Notes | V | V |
| Open Link in Notes in Background | Shift-V | ⇧V |
| Show in List | Command-L | ⌘L |
| Begin Timing | B | B |
| Stop Timing | Command-Period | ⌘. |
| Hide Completed Tasks | Backtick | ` |
| Window menu shortcuts | ||
| Minimize | Command-M | ⌘M |
| Minimize All | Command-Option-M | ⌥⌘M |
| Select Next Tab | Command-Shift-Right Bracket | ⇧⌘] |
| Select Previous Tab | Command-Shift-Left Bracket | ⇧⌘[ |
| Help menu shortcuts | ||
| The Hit List Help | Command-? | ⌘? |