Routine is designed for speed. As a result, the app is loaded with keyboard shortcuts to perform redundant operations as quickly as possible.

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You will sometimes see CMD/CTRL and ⌘/^ to indicate that the COMMAND key must be used on macOS or CONTROL must be used on Windows. Likewise, OPT/ALT and ⌥/⎇ represent OPTION on macOS or ALT on Windows.

📋 Dashboard

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`^` `⎵`	`CTRL`+`SPACE`	Open the dashboard Hide the dashboard (if already opened)
`⎋`	`ESCAPE`	Close the dashboard

💻 Console

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`↑`/`↓`	`UP`/`DOWN`	Select a suggestion
`↵`	`ENTER`	Suggestion: validate a selected suggestion General: validate the action (e.g create a task)
`⇥`	`TAB`	Validate a selected suggestion

🧭 Navigation

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`↑`/`↓`	`UP`/`DOWN`	Select an item in a list
`⌘/^` `[`	`CMD/CTRL`+`[`	Navigate to previous screen (back)
`⌘/^` `]`	`CMD/CTRL`+`]`	Navigate to next screen (forward)
`⌘/^` `⇧` `[`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`[`	Navigate to previous period (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `⇧` `]`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`]`	Navigate to next period (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `⇧` `\`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`\`	Navigate to the current period (day/week/month/etc.)
`⌘/^` `1`/`2`/`3`/`4`/`5`	`CMD/CTRL`+`1`/`2`/`3`/`4`/`5`	Navigate to Today/Planner/Inbox/Journal/Pages
`⌘/^` `↓`	`CMD/CTRL`+`DOWN`	Navigate to next screen in menu
`⌘/^` `↑`	`CMD/CTRL`+`UP`	Navigate to previous screen in menu
`⌘/^` `\`	`CMD/CTRL`+`\`	Expand/retract menu
`⌘/^` `CLICK`	`CMD/CTRL`+`CLICK`	Open link in browser
`⎋`	`ESCAPE`	Close the modal/pop-up

📦 Objects

General

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `↵`	`CMD/CTRL`+`ENTER`	Open the selected task, event, page, contact etc.
`⌘/^` `C`	`CMD/CTRL`+`C`	Copy the selected item's title
`↑`/`↓`	`UP`/`DOWN`	Select a template for the object’s notes
`↵`	`ENTER`	Validate a selected template
`⌘/^` `⌫/␡`	`CMD/CTRL`+`BACKSPACE/DELETE`	Delete the selected/opened object

Tasks

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`↵`	`ENTER`	Rename the selected task
`⌘/^` `E`	`CMD/CTRL`+`E`	Complete/uncomplete selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `.`	`CMD/CTRL`+`.`	Complete/uncomplete selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⇧` `I`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`I`	Ignore/unignore selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `L`	`CMD/CTRL`+`L`	Schedule/reschedule selected/opened ask
`⌘/^` `⌥` `L`	`CMD/CTRL`+`OPT/ALT`+`L`	Unschedule selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `P`	`CMD/CTRL`+`P`	Postpone selected/opened task
`⌘/^` `⇧` `M`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`M`	Move selected/opened task

Events

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `J`	`CMD/CTRL`+`J`	Open the event’s associated conference link
`⌘/^` `⇧` `I`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`I`	Ignore/unignore selected/opened event

Pages

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `⇧` `A`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`A`	Archive/unarchive selected/opened page

People

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✍️ Notes

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All task-related keyboard shortcuts are supported when operating on checkboxes e.g ⌘ L will schedule the checkbox's associated task, ⌘ ↵ will open it etc.

Note blocks can be created in several ways, including through Markdown shortcuts:

Text
Bulleted list: /bullet, or through the shortcut * or - followed by a ⎵ (SPACE)
Ordered list: /ordered or through the shortcut 0., 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

🎁 Other

Binding (symbol)	Binding (text)	Action
`⌘/^` `⇧` `/`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`/`	Display keyboard shortcuts
`⌘/^` `⇧` `,`	`CMD/CTRL`+`SHIFT`+`,`	Enable/disable dark mode

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