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Create new items

ActionShortcut
Create a new to-do⌘+N
Create a new to-do below selectionSpace
Paste plain text to create new to-dos⌘+V
Create a checklist in an open to-do⌘+⇧+C
Create a new heading⌘+⇧+N
New heading for selected to-dos⌘+⌥+⇧+N
Create a new project⌘+⌥+N
Open Quick Entry⌃+Space
Open Quick Entry with Autofill⌥+⌃+Space
Create a new to-do⌘+N
Create a new to-do below selectionSpace
Paste plain text to create new to-dos⌘+V
Create a checklist in an open to-do⌘+⇧+C
Create a new heading⌘+⇧+N
New heading for selected to-dos⌘+⌥+⇧+N
Create a new project⌘+⌥+N
Open Quick Entry⌃+Space
Open Quick Entry with Autofill⌥+⌃+Space

Edit items

ActionShortcut
Open a to-do or project↩
Save and close⌘+↩
Save and closeEsc
Duplicate a to-do or project⌘+D
Copy a to-do or project⌘+C
Paste a to-do or project⌘+V
Complete selected items⌘+K
Cancel selected items⌘+⌥+K
Delete selected itemsDelete
Move complete to Logbook⌘+L
Open a to-do or project↩
Save and close⌘+↩
Save and closeEsc
Duplicate a to-do or project⌘+D
Copy a to-do or project⌘+C
Paste a to-do or project⌘+V
Complete selected items⌘+K
Cancel selected items⌘+⌥+K
Delete selected itemsDelete
Move complete to Logbook⌘+L

Select items

ActionShortcut
Select item above↑
Select item below↓
Extend selection upwards⇧+↑
Extend selection downwards⇧+↓
Extend selection to the top⌥+⇧+↑
Extend selection to the bottom⌥+⇧+↓
Select everything⌘+A
Select item above↑
Select item below↓
Extend selection upwards⇧+↑
Extend selection downwards⇧+↓
Extend selection to the top⌥+⇧+↑
Extend selection to the bottom⌥+⇧+↓
Select everything⌘+A

Move items

ActionShortcut
Move selection to another list⌘+⇧+M
Move copied to-dos and projects⌘+⌥+V
Move selection up⌘+↑
Move selection down⌘+↓
Move selections to top of list⌘+⌥+↑
Move selection to bottom of list⌘+⌥+↓
Move selection to another list⌘+⇧+M
Move copied to-dos and projects⌘+⌥+V
Move selection up⌘+↑
Move selection down⌘+↓
Move selections to top of list⌘+⌥+↑
Move selection to bottom of list⌘+⌥+↓

Edit dates

ActionShortcut
Show When⌘+S
Start Today⌘+T
Start This Evening⌘+E
Start Anytime⌘+R
Start Someday⌘+Q
Start date +1 day⌃+]
Start date -1 day⌃+[
Start date +1 week⌃+⇧+]
Start date -1 week⌃+⇧+[
Add a Deadline⌘+⇧+D
Deadline +1 day⌃+.
Deadline -1 day⌃or
Deadline +1 week⌃+⇧+>
Make to-do or project repeating⌘+⇧+R
Show When⌘+S
Start Today⌘+T
Start This Evening⌘+E
Start Anytime⌘+R
Start Someday⌘+Q
Start date +1 day⌃+]
Start date -1 day⌃+[
Start date +1 week⌃+⇧+]
Start date -1 week⌃+⇧+[
Add a Deadline⌘+⇧+D
Deadline +1 day⌃+.
Deadline -1 day⌃or
Deadline +1 week⌃+⇧+>
Make to-do or project repeating⌘+⇧+R

Control windows

ActionShortcut
Open new window⌘+⌃+N
Cycle through open windows⌘+`
Close current window⌘+W
Close all windows⌘+⌥+W
Hide or show sidebar⌘+/
Hide or show toolbar⌘+⌥+T
Full screen⌘+⌃+F
Open new window⌘+⌃+N
Cycle through open windows⌘+`
Close current window⌘+W
Close all windows⌘+⌥+W
Hide or show sidebar⌘+/
Hide or show toolbar⌘+⌥+T
Full screen⌘+⌃+F

Open in new window

ActionShortcut
Selected project⌘+↩
Clicked project⌘doubleclick
Clicked list when Today is grouped⌥clickor⌘click
A Things URL⌘clickThingsURL
A Quick Find result⌘clicksearchresult
Current list⌘OpenNewWindow
Any list⌘+F+⌘+↩
Selected project⌘+↩
Clicked project⌘doubleclick
Clicked list when Today is grouped⌥clickor⌘click
A Things URL⌘clickThingsURL
A Quick Find result⌘clicksearchresult
Current list⌘OpenNewWindow
Any list⌘+F+⌘+↩

Navigate

ActionShortcut
Go to Inbox⌘+1
Go to Today⌘+2
Go to Upcoming⌘+3
Go to Anytime⌘+4
Go to Someday⌘+5
Go to Logbook⌘+6
Show to-do or project in context⌘+⇧+L
Enter a selected project→
Return to previous list←
Scroll to top⌥+↑
Scroll to bottom⌥+↓
Navigate up in the sidebar⌘+⌥+⌃+↑
Navigate down In the sidebar⌘+⌥+⌃+↓
Start typing to begin a searchAnykey
Find⌘+F
Quick find list for tomorrow’s to-dosTomorrow
Quick find list for all deadlinesDeadlines
Quick find list for repeating todosRepeating
Quick find list for all projectsProjects
Quick find for completed projectsLoggedProjects
Go to Inbox⌘+1
Go to Today⌘+2
Go to Upcoming⌘+3
Go to Anytime⌘+4
Go to Someday⌘+5
Go to Logbook⌘+6
Show to-do or project in context⌘+⇧+L
Enter a selected project→
Return to previous list←
Scroll to top⌥+↑
Scroll to bottom⌥+↓
Navigate up in the sidebar⌘+⌥+⌃+↑
Navigate down In the sidebar⌘+⌥+⌃+↓
Start typing to begin a searchAnykey
Find⌘+F
Quick find list for tomorrow’s to-dosTomorrow
Quick find list for all deadlinesDeadlines
Quick find list for repeating todosRepeating
Quick find list for all projectsProjects
Quick find for completed projectsLoggedProjects

Tags

ActionShortcut
Open tag window⌘+⌃+T
Close tag windowEsc
Acces tag picker for selected to-dos⌘+⇧+T
Toggle a tag for selected to-do⌃shortcut
Filter for a tag⌥+⌃shortcut
Select multiple tags⌘clickanytag
Destroy previous filter⌃+Esc
Open tag window⌘+⌃+T
Close tag windowEsc
Acces tag picker for selected to-dos⌘+⇧+T
Toggle a tag for selected to-do⌃shortcut
Filter for a tag⌥+⌃shortcut
Select multiple tags⌘clickanytag
Destroy previous filter⌃+Esc

Links

ActionShortcut
Open a link⌘+⌥+↩
Open link in background⌘click
Open a link⌘+⌥+↩
Open link in background⌘click