Keyboard Shortcuts

Many tasks in Organize can be accomplished faster by using keyboard shortcuts. Shortcuts are always shown next to the menu item. The most important shortcuts are listed below sorted by action type.

Switching between views

Switch to View   Shortcut
Inbox   Command-1
Project Dashboard   Command-2
Review Next Steps (default selection)   Command-3
Today in Review Next Steps   Command-T
Review by Duration   Command-4
Projects   Command-5
Contexts   Command-6
Completed   Command-7
Trash   Command-8
View Full Screen (on/off toggle, MacOS X 10.7 only)   Command-Shift-F

Adding new Items

Action   Shortcut
Add new Task (in current view)   Command-+
Duplicate selected Task   Command-Shift-+
Add Project   Command-Shift-M
Add Context   Command-Shift-J

Edit

Action   Shortcut
Open selected item for editing   Enter
Close item and save changes   Command-Enter
Close item and discard changes   ESC
Move selected item to Trash   Backspace or Delete
Undo last Action   Command-Z
Redo last Action   Command-Shift-Z

Navigate

Action   Shortcut
Move to next input field   Tab
Move to previous input field   Shift-Tab
Move selection to previous item (not in edit mode)   Up arrow
Move selection to next item (not in edit mode)   Down arrow
Collapse Subsection   -
Expand Subsection   +
Deselect current selection   Command-D

Filter Task List

Action   Shortcut
Show completed tasks in list (on/off toggle)   Command-Shift-C
Show subtasks indented in list (on/off toggle)   Command-Shift-T
Show Actions in Task List (on/off toggle)   Command-Shift-A
Show Information in Task List (on/off toggle)   Command-Shift-I
Show Decisions in Task List (on/off toggle)   Command-Shift-D
Find (go to search field)   Command-F

Printing

Action   Shortcut
Print current Task List   Command-P
Print Page Setup   Command-Shift-P

Generics

Action   Shortcut
Application Settings   Command-,