Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac/Windows)
Global keyboard shortcuts work when your cursor is not in an input field or text editor and no dialog window or pop-up is open.
Navigation and Search
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Open, close, or collapse main menu | M | M |
| Open quick actions and global search | ⌘ + K | Ctrl + K |
| Alternative keyboard shortcut for quick actions and global search | ⌘ + J | Ctrl + J |
| Open global search and repeat the last search if available | F | F |
| Open or close awork AI | ⌘ + I | Ctrl + I |
Creating Elements
Action | Mac / Windows |
Create task | T |
Create project | P |
Create client | C |
Create time entry | Z |
Note: Keyboard shortcuts for projects, clients, time tracking, and awork AI are only available when the corresponding features are enabled and you have the required permissions.
Tasks and Documents
Action | Mac | Windows |
Toggle multi-select in the task list | B | B |
Copy link to current page | ⌘ + L | Ctrl + L |
Alternative keyboard shortcut to copy a task link | – | Ctrl + Shift + C |
Toggle wide mode on a document page | W (will be removed in the future) | W |
Quick Create
Action | Mac | Windows |
Save or continue (when no dropdown menu is open) | Enter | Enter |
Save a quickly created task or project while editing details | ⌘ + Enter | Ctrl + Enter |
Close quick create | Esc | Esc |
Select suggestions | ↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ |
Switch between compact and expanded quick create view | ⌥ + M | Alt + M |
Open slash commands | / | / |
Local Search and Preview
Action | Mac | Windows |
Open or focus local search in supported views | ⌘ + F | – |
Show previous or next file in file preview | ← / → | ← / → |
Close file preview | Esc | Esc |
Note: On Windows, there is currently no awork-specific keyboard shortcut for local search. Ctrl + F typically opens your browser's page search.
Planner and Timelines
Action | Mac / Windows |
Pan timeline | Hold spacebar + drag |
Pan timeline with middle mouse button | Drag with middle mouse button |
Navigation in Grids and Lists
These keyboard shortcuts are identical on Mac and Windows.
Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
Move between rows | ↑ / ↓ |
Expand or shrink row selection | Shift + ↑ / Shift + ↓ |
Open row or expand/collapse group | Enter |
Expand group or open selected row | → |
Collapse open group | ← |
Select or deselect row | Spacebar |
awork Desktop App
| Action | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Open new tab | ⌘ + T | Ctrl + T |
| Close current tab | ⌘ + W | Ctrl + W |
| Copy link to current tab | ⌘ + L | Ctrl + L |
| Reload current tab | ⌘ + R | Ctrl + R |
| Hard reload current tab | ⌘ + Shift + R | Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Reset zoom | ⌘ + 0 | Ctrl + 0 |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + + | Ctrl + + |
| Zoom out | ⌘ + - | Ctrl + - |
| Navigate to previous page | ⌘ + [ | Ctrl + [ |
| Navigate to next page | ⌘ + ] | Ctrl + ] |
| Select previous tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
| Select next tab | Ctrl + Tab | Ctrl + Tab |
Text-Based Editor Shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts are identical on Mac and Windows. Which formatting options are available depends on the editor you're using and which formatting options are enabled.
Checklists and Lists
Enter the respective character string at the beginning of a new line including the following space.
Input | Result |
| Create unchecked checklist item |
| Create checked checklist item |
| Create bulleted list |
| Create bulleted list |
| Create bulleted list |
| Create numbered list (other starting numbers are also possible) |
| Create block quote |
Headings and Sections
Enter the respective character string at the beginning of a new line.
Input | Result |
| Create heading level 1 |
| Create heading level 2 |
| Create heading level 3 |
| Insert horizontal divider line |
Inline Formatting
Wrap text with the following characters.
Input | Result |
| Bold |
| Italic |
|
|
|
|
| Highlight text (if highlights are supported) |
Commands and Mentions
Input | Result |
| Open menu with available slash commands |
| Open mentions (if supported) |
Note: Which slash commands and mentions are available depends on the editor you're using and your current location in awork.
Punctuation and Symbols
Certain character strings are automatically replaced.
Input | Becomes |
| → |
| ← |
| — |
| … |
| © |
| ® |
| ™ |
| ℠ |
| ± |
| ≠ |
| « |
| » |
| ² |
| ³ |
Straight single and double quotation marks can also be automatically converted to typographic quotation marks.
Fractions and Multiplication
Some replacements are automatically made after you enter a following space.
Input | Becomes |
| ½ |
| ¼ |
| ¾ |
| 2×3 |
| 2×3 |
Automatic Emoji Replacements
Supported editors automatically convert the following character strings into emojis.
Input | Emoji |
| 😀 |
| 😆 |
| 😅 |
| 😉 |
| 🙂 |
| 😗 |
:| | 😐 |
| 😑 |
| 😕 |
| 😟 |
| 😮 |
| 😖 |
| 😭 |
| 😜 |
| 😣 |
| 😏 |
| 😡 |
| ❤️ |
| 😢 |
| 😎 |
| 🤔 |
| 🤮 |
| 😴 |
| 💕 |
| 🎉 |
You can usually undo an automatic replacement right away by pressing Backspace.
Powered by happysupport.ai