Routine is designed for speed. As a result, the app is loaded with keyboard shortcuts to perform redundant operations as quickly as possible.
Some of the keyboard shortcuts can be redefined in the ⚙️ Settings.
Dashboard
^
⎵
(CTRL+SPACE
): open the dashboard; hide it (if already opened)⎋
(ESCAPE
): close the dashboard
Console
↑
/↓
/←
/→
: select an item in the list of suggestions↵
(ENTER
):- Suggestion: validate a selected suggestion
- General: validate the command (e.g create a task)
⇥
(TAB
): validate a selected suggestion
Navigation
↑
/↓
/←
/→
: select an item in a list (e.g Inbox)↵
(ENTER
): rename an item (e.g task etc.)⎋
(ESCAPE
): go back to the previous screen⌘
↵
(CMD+ENTER
): open the item (e.g task)⌘
C
(CMD+C
): copy the item's name
Tasks
⌘
A
(CMD+A
): archive/restore a task⌘
S
(CMD+S
):- Regular tasks: schedule/reschedule
- Recurring tasks: edit a task's recurrence
⌘
P
(CMD+P
): stop a recurrence, effectively turning a recurrent task into a regular task↵
(ENTER
): start editing the task's description with a blank note↑
/↓
: select a template for the task's description
Events
↵
(ENTER
): start editing the event private notes with a blank note↑
/↓
: select a template for the event's private notes
Pages
↵
(ENTER
): start editing the page with a blank note↑
/↓
: select a template for the page⌘
A
(CMD+A
): restore a page when selected in a list
People
Not available yet!
Notes
↑
/↓
/←
/→
: navigate between and within blocks
All task-related keyboard shortcuts work when operating on checkboxes e.g ⌘
S
will schedule the checkbox's task, ⌘
↵
open it, etc.
Note blocks can be created in several ways, including through shortcuts:
- Text
- Bulleted list:
/bullet
, or through the shortcut*
or-
followed by a⎵
(SPACE
) - Ordered list:
/ordered
or through the shortcut0.
,1.
,2.
etc. followed by a⎵
- Section heading:
/h1
,/h2
,/h3
or through the equivalent shortcuts#
,##
,###
followed by a⎵
- Quote:
/quote
or through the shortcut|
followed by a⎵
- Divider:
/divider
or through the shortcut---
- Embed (photos, videos, tweets, etc.):
/embed
- Task:
/todo
,/task
,/checkbox
or through the shortcut[]
followed by a⎵
- Attachment: 🛑 not yet available
The text can also be formatted through the following keyboard shortcuts:
- Bold:
⌘
B
- Italic:
⌘
I
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