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Keyboard shortcuts for Things 3 from Cultured Code.

Create new items

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N
Create a new to-do
Space
Create a new to-do below selection
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V
Paste plain text to create new to-dos
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⇧
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C
Create a checklist in an open to-do
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⇧
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N
Create a new heading in a project
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⌥
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N
Create a new project
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Space
Open Quick Entry
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⌃
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Space
Open Quick Entry with Autofill

Edit items

↩
Open a to-do or project
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↩
Save and close
Esc
Save and close
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D
Duplicate a to-do or project
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C
Copy a to-do or project
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V
Paste a to-do or project
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Complete selected items
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⌥
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.
Cancel selected items
⌫
Delete selected items
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L
Move completed to 📔 Logbook

Select items

↑
Select item above
↓
Select item below
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↑
Extend selection upwards
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↓
Extend selection downwards
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⇧
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↑
Extend selection to the top
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⇧
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↓
Extend selection to the bottom
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A
Select everything

Move items

⌘
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⇧
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M
Move selection to another list
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⌥
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V
Move copied to-dos and projects
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↑
Move selection up
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↓
Move selection down
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⌥
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↑
Move selection to top of list
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⌥
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↓
Move selection to bottom of list
 

Edit dates

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S
Show 📆 Jump Start
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T
Start ⭐ Today
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E
Start 🌙 This Evening
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R
Start 🕕 Anytime
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O
Start 🗃️ Someday
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]
Start date +1 day
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[
Start date -1 day
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⇧
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]
Start date +1 week
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[
Start date -1 week
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⇧
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D
Direct access to set a Deadline
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.
Deadline +1 day
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,
Deadline -1 day
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⇧
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>
Deadline +1 week
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⇧
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<
Deadline -1 week
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⇧
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R
Make to-do or project repeating

Navigate

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1
Go to 📥 Inbox
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2
Go to ⭐ Today
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3
Go to 📆 Upcoming
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4
Go to 🕕 Anytime
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5
Go to 🗃️ Someday
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6
Go to 📔 Logbook
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⇧
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L
Show to-do in list
→
Enter a selected project
←
Return to a previous list
⌥
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↑
Scroll to top
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↓
Scroll to bottom
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⌥
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⌃
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↑
Navigate up in the sidebar
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⌥
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⌃
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↓
Navigate down in the sidebar
 

Control Windows

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⌃
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N
Open new window
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⌃
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`
Cycle through open windows
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W
Close current window
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⌥
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W
Close all windows
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/
Hide or show toolbar
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⌥
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F
Full screen

Search

any key
Start typing to begin a search
⌘
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F
Find

Tags

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⌃
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T
Open tag window
Esc
Close tag window
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⇧
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T
Direct access to add a tag
⌃
+ shortcut
Toggle a tag for selected to-do
⌥
+
⌃
+ shortcut
Filter for a tag
⌘
+ click tag
Select multiple tags
⌃
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Esc
Destroy previous filter

Links

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⌥
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↩
Open a link
       
 

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