You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in Things. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the menus (or see the menu shortcuts below). To complete an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below.
Click here to download a convenient keyboard shortcut overview (PDF).
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Action |
Shortcut |
||
---|---|---|---|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Creating items |
|||
Create new to-do |
Command-N |
||
Create new to-do below selection |
Press the Space bar |
||
Create new repeating to-do |
Option-Command-N |
||
Create new project |
Shift-Command-N |
||
Quick entry window |
Control-Space bar (can be changed in the General pane of Things preferences) |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Edit |
|||
Open or close item for editing |
Return |
||
Commit editing and close item while editing a note |
Option-Return Shift-Return Control-Return |
||
Mark or unmark item as completed |
Command-. |
||
Mark or unmark item as canceled |
Option-Delete |
||
Open the tags drop down menu while editing an item's tags |
Press the Down arrow |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Organize |
|||
Toggle Today |
Command-T |
||
Move item to Someday |
Command-Y |
||
Schedule selected item |
Command-R |
||
File selected item under a project or area |
Shift-Command-F |
||
Log completed items |
Command-L |
||
Move item to Trash |
Command-Delete |
||
Empty Trash |
Shift-Command-Delete |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Navigate |
|||
Move focus to the next field or control when editing an item |
Tab |
||
ProTip: We suggest making the following adjustment in your System Preferences to make your Tab key more powerful in all applications. Go to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts. At the bottom, you will find a section labeled "Full keyboard access". Set it to "All controls". You will now be able to tab to the Due Date field and the "Where" pop-up menu in the Quick Entry panel with your keyboard. |
|||
Navigate into project (e.g., in the Projects list) |
Press the Right arrow |
||
Navigate back to previous list |
Press the Left arrow |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Tags |
|||
When an item is selected, typing adds the corresponding tag. (Each tag can have a keyboard shortcut consisting of a single character. Open the Tags Window to inspect or change these shortcuts.) |
Tags Shortcut Key |
||
Filter the current list by the corresponding tag |
Control-Tags Shortcut Key |
||
Remove all tag filters |
Control-Esc |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Due Dates |
|||
Please note that the following shortcuts are described for US keyboards. Please download the keyboard shortcut overview (PDF) to find the corresponding keys on your keyboard layout. |
|||
Change due date of selected item -1 day |
Control-, |
||
Change due date of selected item +1 day |
Control-. |
||
Change due date of selected item -1 week |
Control-< |
||
Change due date of selected item +1 week |
Control-> |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
Schedule To-Dos |
|||
Please note that the following shortcuts are described for US keyboards. Please download the keyboard shortcut overview (PDF) to find the corresponding keys on your keyboard layout. |
|||
Change start date of selected item -1 day |
Control-[ |
||
Change start date of selected item +1 day |
Control-] |
||
Change start date of selected item -1 week |
Control-{ |
||
Change start date of selected item +1 week |
Control-} |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Reorder items |
Move selected item up |
Command-Up |
||
Move selected item down |
Command-Down |
||
Move selected item to the top |
Option-Command-Up |
||
Move selected item to the bottom |
Option-Command-Down |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |