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Every keyboard shortcut

Bloomingo works with the mouse, a trackpad, a pen or your fingers, and most things also have a key. This page lists every one. It reads the same list as the app’s own shortcuts sheet, so the two always match.

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To see this list in the app, press ?? anywhere you aren’t typing, choose Help in the zoom bar, or choose Show keyboard shortcuts in the command menu. On a Mac it is also in the menu bar: Help › Keyboard Shortcuts.

Single keys like PP or NN only work when you aren’t typing. While you write in a note or a task, every key goes into the text.

What it doesKeys
Command menu⌘KCtrl+K
Search//
Go to TodayG then TG then T
Go to BraindumpG then BG then B
Previous day[[
Next day]]
Settings⌘,Ctrl+,
Hide or show the sidebar⌘\Ctrl+\
Move the focused pin up⌘↑Ctrl+↑
Move the focused pin down⌘↓Ctrl+↓
Show every shortcut??
Go to the newest messageF6F6
What it doesKeys
Open what is chosen↵Enter
Open a note in the side panel⌘↵Ctrl+Enter
Open it in a new tab⇧↵Shift+Enter
Choose the one below↓↓
Choose the one above↑↑
What it doesKeys
New tab⌘TCtrl+T
Close the tab⌘WCtrl+W
Reopen the tab you closed⇧⌘TCtrl+Shift+T
Go to a tab by its place⌘1–9Ctrl+1–9
Next tab⌃TabCtrl+Tab
Tab before⌃⇧TabCtrl+Shift+Tab
Go back⌘[Ctrl+[
Go forward⌘]Ctrl+]
Close the window⇧⌘WCtrl+Shift+W

On Windows, Alt+← and Alt+→ also go back and forward, when you aren’t typing.

What it doesKeys
SelectVV
HandHH
PenPP
Highlighter⇧PShift+P
EraserEE
Sticky noteSS
TextTT
ShapeRR
LinkLL
Hold and drag to panSpaceSpace
Tap: mark the selected task doneSpaceSpace
Zoom in⌘+Ctrl++
Zoom out⌘−Ctrl+−
Zoom to 100%⌘0Ctrl+0
Fit to content⇧1Shift+1
Select every node⌘ACtrl+A
Select the nearest node that wayArrow keysArrow keys
Nudge the selection⌥Arrow keysAlt+Arrow keys
Resize the selected node⌥⌘Arrow keysCtrl+Alt+Arrow keys
Open the selection↵Enter
New taskNN
Add to Today⇧⌘DCtrl+Shift+D
While typing a task: open it in the side panel⌘↵Ctrl+Enter
While typing a task: move it up⇧⌘↑Ctrl+Shift+↑
While typing a task: move it down⇧⌘↓Ctrl+Shift+↓
While typing a sticky: finish it and start another beside it⌘↵Ctrl+Enter
In a table: the next cellTabTab
In a table: the cell before⇧TabShift+Tab
In a table: the cell below↵Enter
In a table: a new line in the cell⇧↵Shift+Enter
Show or hide the timeline, on a day⌥⌘TCtrl+Alt+T
Wrap the selection in a section⌥⌘GCtrl+Alt+G
Duplicate⌘DCtrl+D
Copy⌘CCtrl+C
Cut⌘XCtrl+X
Paste⌘VCtrl+V
Node menu⇧F10Shift+F10
Remove from this board⌫Backspace
Delete everywhere⇧⌘⌫Ctrl+Shift+Backspace
Undo⌘ZCtrl+Z
Redo⇧⌘ZCtrl+Shift+Z
Close the top layer, then clear the selectionEscEsc
What it doesKeys
Headings, lists and more//
Bold⌘BCtrl+B
Italic⌘ICtrl+I
Underline⌘UCtrl+U
Strikethrough⇧⌘SCtrl+Shift+S
Code⌘ECtrl+E
Heading 1⌥⌘1Ctrl+Alt+1
Heading 2⌥⌘2Ctrl+Alt+2
Heading 3⌥⌘3Ctrl+Alt+3
Bulleted list⇧⌘8Ctrl+Shift+8
Numbered list⇧⌘7Ctrl+Shift+7
Checklist⇧⌘9Ctrl+Shift+9
Quote⇧⌘BCtrl+Shift+B
Code block⌥⌘CCtrl+Alt+C
Move the line up⇧⌘↑Ctrl+Shift+↑
Move the line down⇧⌘↓Ctrl+Shift+↓
What it doesKeys
On the panel’s edge: wider←←
On the panel’s edge: narrower→→
On a PDF: the page before←←
On a PDF: the next page→→
On a timeline block: 15 minutes earlier⌥↑Alt+↑
On a timeline block: 15 minutes later⌥↓Alt+↓
On a timeline block: 15 minutes longer⌥⇧↓Shift+Alt+↓
On a timeline block: 15 minutes shorter⌥⇧↑Shift+Alt+↑