Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet

Press Ctrl + F1 or Fn + F1 (for Mac) to see a compact list of shortcuts for easily managing your tasks.

Or click on the Help icon on the upper-right of your Quire workspace and select Keyboard Shortcuts.

This guide provides a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts available in Quire. If you’re new to shortcuts, here are some essential ones to help you work more efficiently while managing your tasks:

Essential shortcuts

Press T to quickly add a new task to your project.
Press M to instantly add a task to My Tasks from any view.
Press Space to open the task detail panel.
Press D to enter edit mode for the task description.
Press C to start typing a comment for a task immediately.

Task actions

	MacOS	Windows
Quick add a task	`T`	`T`
Enter to add a task	`Enter`	`Enter`
Quick add a subtask	`Shift` + `↵`	`Shift` + `↵`
Quick add a section	`*`	`*`
Turn task to section (vice versa)	`⌘` + `S`	`Ctrl` + `S`
Completed selected task(s)	`⌘` + `/` `Shift` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `/` `Shift` + `C`
Delete selected task(s)	`⌘` + `Delete`	`Ctrl` + `Backspace`/`Delete`
Undo	`⌘` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Edit task name	`F2` or `⌥` + `↵`	`F2` or `Alt` + `↵`

Task modifications

Use the following keyboard shortcuts while selecting one or multiple tasks or when editing a task name:

	MacOS	Windows
Assign a tag to a task	`#`	`#`
Assign a task to a team member	`@`	`@`
Change task status	`?`	`?`
Set a start/due date	`< >`	`< >`
Set task priority	`!`	`!`
Add task(s) to sublist	`^`	`^`
Move task to another project	`>`	`>`
Assign selected task(s) to yourself	`Ctrl` + `M`	`Ctrl` + `M`

Use the following keyboard shortcuts when editing a task name:

	MacOS	Windows
Indent a task	`Tab`	`Tab`
Un-indent a task	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`

For more details, check out our guide on inline assigning.

Formatting texts in descriptions, task names, documents and comments

Use the following keyboard shortcuts to apply formatting while text is selected:

	MacOS	Windows
Heading	`⌘` + `⌥` + `Number key`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Number key`
Bold	`⌘` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Italic	`⌘` + `I`	`Ctrl` + `I`
Underline	`⌘` + `U`	`Ctrl` + `U`
Strikethrough	`⌘` + `⌥` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `X`
Code	`⌘` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `E`
Link	`⌘` + `K`	`Ctrl` + `K`

Main panel shortcuts

Use the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate and manage tasks efficiently:

	MacOS	Windows
Create sublists	`L`	`L`
Show/Hide breadcrumbs	`⌥` or `I`	`I`
Print task(s)	`⌘` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `P`
Move task(s) up or down	`⌥` + `↑` or `⌥` + `↓`	`Ctrl` + `↑` or `Ctrl` + `↓`
Level up or down a task	`⌥` + `←` or `⌥` + `→`	`Ctrl` + `←` or `Ctrl` + `→`
Move task(s) to the top or bottom of the current level	`⌥` + `Pg Up` or `⌥` + `Pg Dn`	`Alt` + `Pg Up` or `Alt` + `Pg Dn`
Move task(s) cross columns in board view	`⌥` + `←` or `⌥` + `→`	`Ctrl` + `←` or `Ctrl` + `→`
Cut selected task(s)	`⌘` + `X`	`Ctrl` + `X`
Copy selected task(s)	`⌘` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `C`
Paste selected task(s)	`⌘` + `V`	`Ctrl` + `V`
Multiple select	`Shift` + `↑/↓`	`Shift` + `↑/↓`
Select all the relevant subtasks	`⌘` + `E`	`Ctrl` + `E`
Refresh when changes are made in grouped/sorted mode	`R`	`R`
Search tasks and comments	`S`	`S`
Open and close the sidebar	`]`	`]`

Note: The shortcut for opening and closing the sidebar only works when the sidebar is not pinned.

	MacOS	Windows
Blink search (cross-projects or organizations or members)	`⌘` + `B`	`Ctrl` + `B`
Search within page	`⌘` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Zoom in a selected task	`Z`	`Z`
Zoom out selected tasks	`A`	`A`
Collapse a group tasks by level	`←`	`←`
Expand a group tasks by level	`→`	`→`
Collapse all tasks by level	`Shift` + `←`	`Shift` + `←`
Expand all tasks by level	`Shift` + `→`	`Shift` + `→`
Expand/Collapse the selected level	`O`	`O`
Navigate through workspace (forward)	`Tab`	`Tab`
Navigate through workspace (backward)	`Shift` + `Tab`	`Shift` + `Tab`
Switch among different tabs	`(` or `)`	`(` or `)`
Switch among different task views	`1`, `2`, `3`, `4`	`1`, `2`, `3`, `4`
Quick launch or close My Tasks	`=`	`=`
Enter/leave full screen mode	`⌘` + `.`	`Ctrl` + `.`
Scroll horizontally in Board and Timeline view	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `→` or `←`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `→` or `←`
Switch among different views in Timeline and Calendar view	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `↑` or `↓`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `↑` or `↓`
Open a task in new tab	`⌘` + `O`	`Ctrl` + `O`
Copy link to task	`⌘` + `Shift` + `C`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C`

Detail panel shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts to efficiently manage task details, descriptions, and comments:

	MacOS	Windows
Open/Collapse detail panel	`Spacebar`	`Spacebar`
Quickly expand/collapse detail panel	`Shift` + `Spacebar`	`Shift` + `Spacebar`
Edit task description	`D`	`D`
Comment on a selected task	`C`	`C`
Mention a member in description or comment	`@`	`@`
Refer a task in description or comment	`#`	`#`
Quote selected text in comment reply	`Ctrl` + `Q`	`Alt` + `Q`
Edit the last comment (cursor needs to be in the comment input area)	`↑`	`↑`
Make a subtask of	`Ctrl` + `P`	`Alt` + `P`

Help

	MacOS	Windows
Keyboard shortcut list	`F1`	`F1`

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