Keyboard shortcuts
On macOS, Cmd stands in for Ctrl and Option for
Alt. Where the two platforms use genuinely different combinations, both are given.
On the board
Section titled “On the board”| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enter | Open the selected file |
| Shift+Enter | Reveal the selected item in your file manager |
| Ctrl/Cmd+C | Copy |
| Ctrl/Cmd+X | Cut, only when everything selected is a real file or folder |
| Ctrl/Cmd+V | Paste into the folder or empty space under your pointer |
| Delete | Delete the selection |
| Ctrl/Cmd+E | Toggle edit mode, selecting the item you are on |
| Ctrl/Cmd+P | Open the selected widget in a popup |
| Ctrl/Cmd+N | New note, placed at your pointer |
| Ctrl/Cmd+H | New voice recording |
| Escape | Close the open menu |
| F11(Windows and Linux)orCtrl+Cmd+F(macOS) | Full screen |
Selecting
Section titled “Selecting”| Gesture | What it does |
|---|---|
| Click | Select one item |
| Ctrl/Cmd + click | Add to or remove from the selection |
| Shift + click | Add to or remove from the selection |
| Shift + click in a folder | Select the range |
| Drag across empty board space | Marquee select |
See Selecting items.
Held during a drag or resize
Section titled “Held during a drag or resize”| Hold | While | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Alt/Option | Dragging | Drag from anywhere on the item, not just the grip handle |
| Ctrl/Cmd | Dragging or resizing | Suspend snapping |
| Shift | Resizing a folder | Changes the size of folder contents |
| Ctrl/Cmd | Dropping files in | Copy Here, skipping the menu |
| Shift | Dropping files in | Move Here, skipping the menu |
In annotation mode
Section titled “In annotation mode”| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/Cmd+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y(Windows and Linux)orCmd+Shift+Z(macOS) | Redo |
| Delete | Delete the selected annotation |
| Escape | Clear the selection |
See Editing annotations.