This page lists all Tinderbox keyboard shortcuts ordered by the action key used with all variants (Cmd, Opt, etc.) grouped together.
Abbreviations used:
- Cmd - Command
- Opt - Option (Alt)
- Ctrl - Control
- Esc - Escape
- Fn - Function
Shortcuts - Reverse Listing:
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A+[Cmd] - Select All
A+[Ctrl] - Scroll to top of window (Home)
A+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Create Agent
A+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Attribute Browser (change current tab’s main view type)
A+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Ctrl] - Deselect All (hold Opt to see in menu)
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B+[Cmd] - Bold
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C+[Cmd] - Copy
C+[Ctrl] - Enter Edit-in-Place (view pane's selected note)
C+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Copy Style
C+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Copy View As Image
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D+[Cmd] - Duplicate
D+[Ctrl] - Scroll to bottom of window (End)
D+[Cmd]+Shift] - Dance (map view only)
D+[Cmd]+[Ctrl]+Selection - show Dictionary pop-up (selected $Text)
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E+[Cmd] - Use current selection for Find
E+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Explode
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F+[Cmd] - Find
F+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Find and Replace
F+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Enter/Leave Full Screen mode (toggle)
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G+[Cmd] - Find Next
G+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Find Previous
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H+[Cmd] - Hide Tinderbox
H+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Hide Others (all other open apps)
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I+[Cmd] - Italic
I+[Ctrl] - Cycle Tab selection
I+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Get Info
I+[Ctrl]+[Shift] - Cycle Tab selection (reverse)
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J+[Cmd] - Jump to Selection
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K+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Show/Hide Key Attributes (selected item in main view)
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L+[Cmd] - Make Alias
L+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Browse Links
L+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Park Link (from current $Text selection)
L+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Link to Selection (untyped link from current $Text selection to note with case-sensitive $Name match)
L+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Ctrl] - Make Web Link
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M+[Cmd] - Minimize
M +[Cmd]+[Opt] - Map (change current tab’s main view type)
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N+[Cmd] - New (TBX Document)
N+[Cmd]+[Shift] - New Window (for current document)
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O+[Cmd] - Open (TBX Document)
O+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Outline (change current tab’s main view type)
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P+[Cmd] - Print
P+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Page Setup
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Q+[Cmd] - Quit Tinderbox
Q+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Quit and Keep windows (hold Opt key to see in menu)
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R+[Cmd] - Show Original
R+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Show Original in New Tab
R+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Chart (change current tab’s main view type)
R+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Show Ruler (if focus in text pane)
R+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Ctrl] - Roadmap
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S+[Cmd] - Save
S+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Shift] - Save As (hold Opt key to see in menu)
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T+[Cmd] - Show/Hide Fonts
T+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Show/Hide Toolbar (for current window)
T+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Standard Size (set selection to default $TextFontSize)
T+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Ctrl] - Standard Font (set selection to default $TextFont)
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U+[Cmd] - Underline
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V+[Cmd] - Paste
V+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Paste Style
V+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Shift] - Paste and Match Style
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W+[Cmd] - Close Window
W+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Hyperbolic View (was Close All pre v7.5.5)
W+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Close current TBX file (hold Shift key to see in menu)
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X+[Cmd] - Cut
X+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Text Window (open current note text pane as tear-off window)
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Y
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Z+[Cmd] - Undo (last event)
Z+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Redo (last event)
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1+[Cmd] - Show/Hide Inspector
1+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - $Text pane - Set selected text Red
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2+[Cmd] - Show/Hide Quickstamp (Document Inspector, Quickstamp tab - focus goes to search box)
2+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - $Text pane - Set selected text Green
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3+[Cmd] - Show/Hide Prototypes (Document Inspector, Prototype tab)
3+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - $Text pane - Set selected text Blue
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4+[Cmd] - Text Only (hide main view pane). Focus switches to text pane.
4+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - $Text pane - Set selected text Gray
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5+[Cmd] - View and Text (show both main view and text panes)
5+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - $Text pane - Set selected text Black (or $TextFont if not black)
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6+[Cmd] - View Only (hide text pane). Focus switches to view pane if it was in the text pane
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8+[Cmd] - Document Settings
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9
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0+[Cmd] - Standard Scale
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/+[Cmd] - Insert Short Date (in Note text)
/+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Insert Short Date and Time (in Note text)
/+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Open Help Menu (= [Cmd]+[?]) - main views only
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:+[Cmd] - Show Spelling and Grammar
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;+[Cmd] - Check Document Now (for spelling)
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,+[Cmd] - Tinderbox Preferences
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`+[Cmd] - Send Behind (Cycle Open Windows)
`+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Send Behind, reverse order (Cycle Open Windows)
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' (single quote)
'+[Cmd] - Go Back. Navigate back along last traversed link.
- (use hyphen key or number pad minus key)
-+[Cmd] - Shrink
-+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Strikethrough
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.+[Cmd] - Cancel Export (during HTML or text export)
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?+[Cmd] - Open Help menu (= [Cmd]+[Shift]+[/])
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=+[Cmd] - Magnify
=+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Update Now (Agents). Also updates all edicts, once.
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[+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Previous Tab
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]+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Next Tab
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{+[Cmd] - Align Left
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}+[Cmd] - Align Right
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|+[Cmd] - Align Center
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Spacebar - Main view - Set cursor focus in text pane
Spacebar+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Show the system Special Characters dialog ('Emoji & symbols')
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Left Arrow - Select Previous Sibling Note - Outline Order (Map)
Left Arrow - Select Parent (Outline & Chart)
Left Arrow+[Cmd] - Move cursor to start of line (in $Text pane)
Left Arrow+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Extend selection to start of line (in $Text pane)
Left Arrow+[Opt] - Move cursor to start of current word, then start of previous word (in $Text pane)
Left Arrow+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Collapse (Outline & Chart views)
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Right Arrow - Select Next Sibling Note - Outline Order (Map)
Right Arrow - Select First Child (Outline & Chart)
Right Arrow+[Cmd] - Move cursor to end of line (in $Text pane)
Right Arrow+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Extend selection to end of line (in $Text pane)
Right Arrow+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Expand Horizontally
Right Arrow+[Opt] - Move cursor to end of current word, then end of next word (in $Text pane)
Right Arrow+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Expand (Outline & Chart views)
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Up Arrow - Expand View (Map)
Up Arrow - Select Previous (Visible) Note (Outline & Chart)
Up Arrow - Select First (Visible) Note (Outline, if no note selected)
Up Arrow+[Cmd] - Move Note Up (Chart/Outline)
Up Arrow+[Cmd] - Expand View (Map)
Up Arrow+[Cmd]+[selection] - Expand View (other view types)
Up Arrow+[Ctrl] - Scroll Page Up
Up Arrow+[Shift] - Extend Outline view selection upwards by one note
Up Arrow+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Text pane focus: select previous $OutlineOrder item in main view (Outline/Chart/Treemap view)
Up Arrow+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Expand view (Map view)
Up Arrow+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Move To Front
Up Arrow+[Cmd] - Move cursor to start of $Text (in $Text pane)
Up Arrow+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Extend selection to start of $Text (in $Text pane)
Up Arrow+[Opt] - Move cursor to beginning of current paragraph, then beginning of previous paragraph (in $Text pane)
Up Arrow+[Fn] - Outline view, scroll one page (screen) up
Up Arrow+[Fn]+[Shift] - Outline view, go to Home
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Down Arrow - Drill Down (Map - with a note icon selected)
Down Arrow - Select Next (Visible) Note (Outline & Chart)
Down Arrow - Select First (Visible) Note (Outline, if no note selected)
Down Arrow+[Cmd] Move Note Down (Chart/Outline)
Down Arrow+[Cmd] Map view + selection: Drill Down
Down Arrow+[Ctrl] - Scroll Page Down
Down Arrow+[Shift] - Extend Outline view selection downwards by one note
Down Arrow+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Text pane focus: select next $OutlineOrder item in main view (Outline/Chart/Treemap view)
Down Arrow+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Drill Down (Map)
Down Arrow+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Expand Vertically
Down Arrow+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Send To Back
Down Arrow+[Cmd] - Move cursor to end of $Text (in $Text pane)
Down Arrow+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Extend selection to end of $Text (in $Text pane)
Down Arrow+[Opt] - Move cursor to end of current paragraph, then end of next paragraph (in $Text pane)
Down Arrow+[Fn] - Outline view, scroll one page (screen) down
Down Arrow+[Fn]+[Shift] - Outline view, go to End
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Delete Back = Backspace key
Delete Back - Outline - Delete current item and select next item
Delete Back+[Cmd] - Text window - Delete to beginning of line (from cursor)
Delete Back+[Opt] - Text window - Delete to beginning of word (from cursor) or delete previous word
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Delete Forward = Delete key (extended keyboard) or [Fn]+Backspace on laptop or wireless keyboards
Delete Forward - Outline - Delete current item and select next item
Delete Forward+[Cmd] - Text window - Delete to end of line (from cursor)
Delete Forward+[Opt] - Text window - Delete to end of word (from cursor) or delete next word
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Return - Create Note (as next sibling)
Return - Edit-in-place mode: Exit mode
Return - Map view: create new note to right of current selection
Return+[Cmd] - Navigate (forwards). Follow the first listed link in Browse Links
Return+[Shift] - Create child note as last sibling
Return+[Shift] - Edit-in-place mode: exit and create a new note
Return+[Opt]+[Ctrl] - Create new note below selected note (Map view)
Return+[Ctrl] - Create new note to left of selected note (Map view)
Return+[Ctrl] - Create note as previous sibling (Outline, Chart view)
Return+[Ctrl] - Edit-in-place mode: split title at insertion point (i.e. insert line break in title)
Return+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Rename selected note (enter edit mode)
Return+[Opt]+[Shift] - Create child note as first sibling
Return+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Ctrl] - Split the current note at the insertion cursor position (focus in text pane)
Return+[Fn] - Rename selected note (enter edit mode)
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Double-click - Create Note (in Outline/Map/Chart when no note selected)
Double-click - Open Note (in Outline/Map/Chart when a note selected) - note a different result if an Outline icon is double-clicked
Double-click+[Outline Note icon] - Hoist
Double-click + Roadmap sidebars - shift view focus to destination note
Double-click+[selected Map container icon] - Drill down (double click must be in viewport area of icon)
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Tab - Outline - Demote current selection
Tab+[Opt] - Toggle focus: $Text -> first key attribute -> main view -> $Text
Tab+[Shift] - Outline - Promote current selection
Tab+[Ctrl] - Select next document tab
Tab+[Ctrl]+[Shift] - Select previous document tab
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Enter - Rename selected note (enter edit mode)
Enter - Enter/Leave Edit-in-place mode (selected note in main view)
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Esc - Stop creating a link (when link drag is active)
Esc - Clear typeahead buffer (major/minor views using typeahead)
Esc - Edit-in-place mode: exit edit mode, ignore current edits
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Home - Scroll $Text to start of note $Text without moving insertion point (in $Text pane)
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End - Scroll $Text to end of note $Text without moving insertion point (in $Text pane)
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Page Up - Scroll $Text up one page, by $Text pane size, without moving insertion point (in $Text pane)
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Page Down - Scroll $Text up down page, by $Text pane size, without moving insertion point (in $Text pane)
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[Cmd] Force toggle Select tool
[Cmd]+drag -select - Select text in read-only notes.
[Cmd]+drag window edge - resize document window retaining text pane width. (v7.0.2)
[Cmd]+[Opt] - Underline links (Note text windows only)
[Cmd]+[Shift]+drag - add to container as last ($OutlineOrder) sibling(s); default is to be added as first
[Cmd]+[Opt]+[click] - (in link anchor text) follow link, i.e. open destination note
[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Ctrl] - Toggle zoomed map view (show all contents)
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[Option] - Toggle Select Area tool
[Option]+[click] - Text pane, click inside $Text link anchor without following link
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[Ctrl]+[click] - Open content menu (OS feature)
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Outline disclosure triangle+[click]+[Cmd] - Show/hide children of this and all sibling containers after this in $OutlineOrder (toggle)
Outline disclosure triangle+[click]+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Expand/Collapse All Containers (toggle)
Outline disclosure triangle+[click]+[Opt] - Expand All Descendants (toggle)
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View selection+[click]+[Cmd] - Add/remove item
View selection+[click]+[Shift] - Expand selection
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Mouse wheel - Vertical Map Scroll
Mouse wheel+[Shift] - Horizontal Map scroll
Mouse wheel+[Ctrl] - zoom screen (OS feature: System Prefs-> Accessibility)
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[Outline icon]+[Double-click] - Hoist
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Trackpad+[drag] - scroll view
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[drag]+[Shift] Timeline view maintain date (horizontal position) dragging between timebands
[drag]+[Shift] Map view - constrain to horizontal/vertical movement and disable guides
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[Fn] x 2 - Start Dictation (tap key twice for OS Dictation function)