#### 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 Cancelled | X | X
Start Today | T | T
Due Today | Shift-T | ⇧T
File to List | F | F
Begin Timing | B | B
Stop Timing | Command-Period | ⌘.
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 | @ | @
Edit Note | Command-Quote | ⌘'
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 | ⇧-
Repeat… | Command-R | ⌘R
Open Link | V | V
Open Link in Background | Shift-V | ⇧V
Show in List | Command-L | ⌘L
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-? | ⌘?