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Use keyboard shortcuts

Optimize your workflow and save time using keyboard shortcuts.

Different shortcuts work in different places throughout your Workspace. Make sure your cursor is outside of any text fields when pressing a keyboard shortcut.

What you'll need

  • Keyboard shortcuts are available on every ClickUp plan.

  • Guests can use keyboard shortcuts.

  • Keyboard shortcuts were previously called hotkeys.

Enable keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are disabled by default. They must be enabled in your personal settings.

To enable keyboard shortcuts:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click your personal avatar and select Settings.
  2. Scroll down to the Preferences section.
  3. Enable Keyboard Shortcuts.
    Screenshot of the keyboard shortcuts setting.
  4. In the lower-right corner, click Save changes.

See all keyboard shortcuts

To access all keyboard shortcuts:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click your personal avatar and select Keyboard shortcuts.
  2. Click each category on the left to view the available keyboard shortcuts.

Screenshot of the Keyboard Shortcuts menu.png

Global shortcuts

Use these shortcuts almost anywhere in your Workspace.

Action

Shortcut
Create task

T
Create Reminder

R

Open Search/Command Center

Open the Command Center modal to search for items in ClickUp.

S

Cmd + K on Mac

Ctrl + K on PC

Open ClickUp AI

Option + K on Mac

Alt + K on PC

Open Notepad

N or P

Show/hide left sidebar

CMD + \ on Mac

Ctrl + \ on PC

Scroll to current position in left sidebar

Cmd + I on Mac

Ctrl + I on PC

Navigation shortcuts

Use these shortcuts to navigate to Home, Inbox, or Dashboards.

Action Shortcut
Go to Home H
Go to Inbox I
Go to Dashboards D
Close any task or window Esc

Text editor shortcuts

Use these shortcuts from comments, Docs, Whiteboards, columns, Chat Channels, direct messages, text block Dashboard cards, and Notepad.

Action

Shortcut
Slash Commands

/
@mention a person @
@mention a task @@
@mention a Doc @@@

Edit your most recent comment

This shortcut only works inside the comment editor.

 Up arrow

Add an emoji

This shortcut only works inside the text editor.

 :

Paste text or images

Cmd + V on Mac

Ctrl + V on PC

Hyperlink 

This shortcut only works when text is highlighted.

Cmd + K on Mac

Ctrl + K on PC

Apply last used highlighting color

Cmd + Shift + H on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + H on PC

Duplicate selected text

Cmd + D on Mac

Ctrl + D on PC

Align text to the left

Cmd + Shift + L on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + L on PC

Align text to the right

Cmd + Shift + R on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + R on PC

Align text to the center

Cmd + Shift + E on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + E on PC

Inline code formatting

Cmd + Shift + C on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + C on PC

Create a bulleted list

Cmd + Shift + 9 on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + 9 on PC

Create a checklist

Cmd + Shift + 8 on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + 8 on PC

Create a numbered list

Cmd + Shift + 7 on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + 7 on PC

Create a heading

Option + Cmd + 1, 2, 3, or 4 on Mac

Alt + Ctrl + 1, 2, 3, or 4 on PC

Task shortcuts

Use these shortcuts from tasks and subtasks.

Action Shortcut
Status Shift + S
Comment Shift + M
Date Shift + D
Assignee Shift + A
Assign task to self M
Add tasks to LineUp A
Timer Shift + .
Tag Shift + L
Subtask Shift + T
Priority Shift + P
Navigate between tasks in a List

Control + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow

Chat shortcuts

Chat shortcuts are only displayed when the Chat ClickApp is activated in your Workspace.

Use these shortcuts in Chat. 

Action Shortcut
Compose a message

Cmd + G on Mac

Ctrl + G on PC

Edit a message

The message context menu must be opened before using this shortcut.

 E

Mark message unread/read

The message context menu must be opened before using this shortcut.

 U

Copy link to message

The message context menu must be opened before using this shortcut.

 C

Delete a message

The message context menu must be opened before using this shortcut.

 Delete

Mark Channel unread/read

The Channel context menu must be opened before using this shortcut.

 U

Copy link to Channel

The Channel context menu must be opened before using this shortcut.

 C

Search for messages

Cmd + F on Mac

Ctrl + F on PC

Inbox shortcuts

Use these shortcuts in your Inbox.

Action Shortcut
Go to All tab Shift + A
Go to Important tab Shift + I
Go to Other tab Shift + O
Go to Snoozed tab Shift + Z
Go to Cleared tab Shift + C
Toggle Assigned filter Shift + 1
Toggle @Mentions filter Shift + 2
Toggle Unread filter Shift + 3
Open or close notification

O

Return on Mac

Enter on PC 
Close notification

Esc
Next notification

J

Down arrow
Previous notification

K

Up arrow
Open or close Details sidebar

]
Jump to top

Shift + Up arrow
Jump to bottom

Shift + Down arrow
Refresh Inbox

Spacebar
Clear or unclear

E
Clear all

Shift + E
Snooze

Z
Undo last clear, unclear, or snooze

Cmd + Z on Mac

Ctrl + Z on PC
Mark as unread/read

U
Watch or stop watching

W
Add or remove from Tray

Ctrl + Cmd + T  on Mac

Ctrl + Windows + T on PC

Docs shortcuts

Use these shortcuts while working on a Doc.

Action Shortcut
Create a comment from selected text

Cmd + Shift + M on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + M on PC
Create a task from selected text

Option + Cmd + T on Mac

Alt + Ctrl + T on PC
Move selected text block up or down

Option + Up arrow or Down arrow

Alt + Up arrow or Down arrow

Views shortcuts

Use these shortcuts from views.

Action Shortcut
Assign task to self M
Add task to LineUp A
Clear filters -
Navigate to List view L
Navigate to Board view B
Navigate to Calendar view C
Navigate to Team view X

Whiteboard shortcuts

Use these shortcuts when working on Whiteboards.

Action Shortcut
Upload media

Cmd + U on Mac

Ctrl + U on PC
Select V
Draw D
Eraser E
Hand H
Ellipse O
Rectangle R
Arrow A
Text T
Frame F
Note N
Laser K
Undo

Cmd + Z on Mac

Ctrl + Z on PC
Redo

Cmd + Shift + Z on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + Z on PC
Cut

Cmd + X on Mac

Ctrl + X on PC
Copy

Cmd + C on Mac

Ctrl + C on PC
Paste

Cmd + V on Mac

Ctrl + V on PC
Select all

Cmd + A on Mac

Ctrl + A on PC
Delete

Delete
Duplicate

Cmd + D on Mac

Ctrl + D on PC
Toggle dark/light mode

Cmd + / on Mac

Ctrl + / on PC
Toggle grid

Cmd + ' on Mac

Ctrl + ' on PC
Zoom in

+
Zoom out

-
Zoom to 100%

Shift + 0
Zoom to fit

Shift + 1
Zoom to selection

Shift + 2
Bring to front

]
Bring forward

Option + ] on Mac

Alt + ] on PC
Send backward

Option + [ on Mac

Alt + [ on PC
Send to back

[
Group

Cmd + G on Mac

Ctrl + G on PC
Ungroup

Cmd + Shift + G on Mac

Ctrl + Shift + G on PC
Flip horizontally

Shift + H
Flip vertically

Shift + V

Desktop app shortcuts

From your desktop app settings, there are two desktop-wide keyboard shortcuts you can enable, disable, or change:
  • Create New Task: Press Cmd + E on Mac or Ctrl + E on PC to quickly create a new task from any app on your computer as long as the ClickUp desktop app is open.
  • Open Command Center: Press Cmd + J on Mac or Ctrl + J on PC to open the desktop Command Center from any app on your computer as long as the ClickUp desktop app is open.

Customize the default Desktop app shortcuts

To change either of the default shortcuts:

  1. Click the current shortcut.
  2. Press a new key combination.
  3. Select the checkmark icon to save the shortcut or the x icon to cancel.

You can use Command Center keyboard shortcuts to search items in your Workspace.

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