If you like saving clicks, check out our shortcuts.
You can find shortcuts in an open Whiteboard by hovering over buttons.
They are also accessible by clicking the info icon in the upper-right corner of your canvas.
What you'll need
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Whiteboards are available on every ClickUp Plan.
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The number of Whiteboards that can be created depends on your plan:
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Free Forever: 3 Whiteboards.
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Unlimited: 10 Whiteboards.
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Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise: Unlimited Whiteboards.
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Guests can use Whiteboards.
- If using Google Chrome, you must enable hardware acceleration.
Navigate with keyboard shortcuts
Use these shortcuts to navigate Whiteboards.
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Action |
Mac shortcut |
Windows shortcut |
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General |
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Zoom canvas in/out |
+ or - |
+ or - Ctrl + scroll up or down |
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Move canvas |
Space bar + drag |
Space bar + drag |
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Send backward Moves an item in front of all other items. |
[ |
[ |
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Bring forward Moves an item one layer above other items. |
] |
] |
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Send to back Brings an item to the bottom layer. For example, if three items on the Whiteboard overlap, the selected item will now exist behind the other two. |
Cmd + [ |
Ctrl + [ |
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Bring to front Brings an item to the upper layer. For example, if three items on the Whiteboard overlap, the selected item will now exist in front of the other two. |
Cmd + ] |
Ctrl + ] |
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Tools |
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Move |
M |
M |
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Select |
V |
V |
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Deselect/back to select tool Deselects the current item and enables the Select tool. |
Esc |
Esc |
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Shapes |
Shift + S |
Shift + S |
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Sticky Note |
Shift + N |
Shift + N |
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Create new task |
Shift + T |
Shift + T |
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Connectors |
Shift + C |
Shift + C |
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Draw |
Shift + D |
Shift + D |
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Edit |
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Undo |
Cmd + Z |
Ctrl + Z |
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Redo |
Cmd + Shift + Z |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
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Copy |
Cmd + C |
Ctrl + C |
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Paste |
Cmd + V |
Ctrl + V |
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Duplicate |
Cmd + D |
Ctrl + D |
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Group/Ungroup:
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Cmd + G |
Ctrl + G |
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Mindmaps |
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Create new node horizontally |
Tab |
Tab |
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Create new node vertically |
Enter |
Enter |
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@mentions in text boxes, sticky notes, and shapes |
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People |
@ |
@ |
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Tasks |
@@ |
@@ |
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Docs |
@@@ |
@@@ |
For the best Whiteboards experience, disable hotkeys in your preferences.
This will disable the hotkeys that can be used throughout ClickUp. They're handy, but it's easy to trigger an unwanted action while typing in a Whiteboard item!
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Click your account avatar.
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Select My Settings.
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Scroll down to Preferences.
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If Hotkeys are enabled, click to disable.
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