Shortcuts

You can find the shortcut cheat sheet by clicking on the "Shortcuts" button at the bottom left of the main Capacities window.

You will see the full list separated by area, or you can search to find what you're looking for.

Shortcuts cannot be customized

If you'd like to see this added to Capacities, feel free to vote on this ticket.

Here's an overview of all available keyboard shortcuts in Capacities, organized by category.

General

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Open settings	Cmd + ,	Ctrl + ,
Add new content	Cmd + U	Ctrl + U
Search this space	Cmd + P or Cmd + K	Ctrl + P or Ctrl + K
Open extended search (Pro)	Cmd + Shift + P	Ctrl + Shift + P
Toggle dark mode	Shift + Cmd + L	Ctrl + Shift + L
Toggle focus mode (Pro)	Shift + Cmd + M	Ctrl + Shift + M
Toggle left sidebar	Shift + Cmd + ←	Ctrl + Shift + ←
Toggle page sidebar	Shift + Cmd + →	Ctrl + Shift + →
Toggle media sidebar	Shift + Alt + →	Ctrl + Alt + →
Close current tab	Cmd + W	Ctrl + W
Toggle tabs bar	Shift + Cmd + ↑	Ctrl + Shift + ↑
Undo last change	Cmd + Z	Ctrl + Z
Redo last change	Shift + Cmd + Z or Cmd + Y	Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y
Go to Calendar. Double-click or use keyboard shortcut twice to jump to today.	^ + Cmd + H	Ctrl + Alt + H
Multi-select of blocks and objects	Shift + Cmd + Click	Ctrl + Shift + Click
Show/hide shortcuts menu	Shift + Cmd + B	Ctrl + Shift + B
Show/hide getting-started-checklist	Shift + Cmd + A	Ctrl + Shift + A

Text editing

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Cut text	Cmd + X	Ctrl + X
Copy text	Cmd + C	Ctrl + C
Paste text	Cmd + V	Ctrl + V
Paste as plain text without formatting	Shift + Cmd + V or Shift + Alt + Cmd + V	Ctrl + Shift + V
Remove text style	Shift + Cmd + X	not supported
Copy text style	Shift + Cmd + C	not supported
Paste text style	Shift + Cmd + V	not supported
Format as code	Cmd + E	Ctrl + E
Format as TeX-formula	Cmd + M	Ctrl + M
Insert link/Format as link	Cmd + K	Ctrl + K
Format bold	Cmd + B	Ctrl + B
Italicize	Cmd + I	Ctrl + I
Strikethrough	Shift + Cmd + S	Ctrl + Shift + S
Underline	Cmd + U	Ctrl + U
Highlight text selection	Shift + Cmd + H	Ctrl + Shift + H
Move active block up	Alt + ↑	Alt + ↑
Move active block down	Alt + ↓	Alt + ↓
Move active block up on same level	Shift + Alt + ↑	Alt + Shift + ↑
Move active block down on same level	Shift + Alt + ↓	Alt + Shift + ↓
Check/uncheck to-do in active block	Cmd + ↵	Ctrl + ↵
Open/close toggle of active block. Inserts and focuses child block if no children are present. If to-do is present, use alternative with ⇧ key.	Cmd + ↵ or Shift + Cmd + ↵	Ctrl + ↵ or Ctrl + Shift + ↵
Set active block as block selection	Esc or Cmd + A	Esc or Ctrl + A
Insert block below and set cursor there	Alt + ↵	Alt + ↵
Insert block above and set cursor there	Shift + Alt + ↵	Alt + Shift + ↵
Run default task action	Alt + ↵	Alt + ↵
Open task actions menu	Shift + Alt + ↵	Alt + Shift + ↵

Markdown

These are markdown shortcuts that work at the start of a block. They can also be combined, but the Space must only be used after the final command. Example: ">#Space" will create a heading 1 with a toggle.

| Action | Shortcut Mac | Shortcut Windows | | ----------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | --- | -------- | | Quote | | + Space | | + Space | | Toggle | > + Space | > + Space | | Bullet | * + Space or - + Space | * + Space or - + Space | | Numbered list | 1 + . + Space | 1 + . + Space | | Alphabetical list | a + ) + Space | a + ) + Space | | Roman list | i + ) + Space | i + ) + Space | | To-do | [ + ] + Space | [ + ] + Space | | Icon | ( + ) + Space | ( + ) + Space | | Horizontal line | - + - + - | - + - + - | | Heading 1 | # + Space | # + Space | | Heading 2 | # + # + Space | # + # + Space | | Heading 3 | # + # + # + Space | # + # + # + Space | | Heading 4 | # + # + # + # + Space | # + # + # + # + Space |

Block editing

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Cut selected blocks	Cmd + X	Ctrl + X
Copy selected blocks	Cmd + C	Ctrl + C
Copy selected blocks as markdown	Alt + Cmd + C	Ctrl + Alt + C
Paste previously copied blocks (or external content)	Cmd + V	Ctrl + V
Paste copied blocks as plain text without formatting	Shift + Cmd + V or Shift + Alt + Cmd + V	Ctrl + Shift + V
Indent selected blocks	⇥	⇥
Unindent selected blocks	Shift + ⇥	Shift + ⇥
Open block styling	Shift + Cmd + E	Ctrl + Shift + E
Remove block styles	Shift + Cmd + X	Ctrl + Shift + X
Copy block styles	Shift + Cmd + C	Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste block styles	Shift + Cmd + V	Ctrl + Shift + V
Duplicate selected blocks	Cmd + D	Ctrl + D
Delete selected blocks	⌫	⌫
Turn into object	I	I
Group selected blocks or ungroup selected group block	Cmd + G	Ctrl + G
Increase text hierarchy	Cmd + +	Ctrl + +
Decrease text hierarchy	Cmd + -	Ctrl + -
Copy block reference	^ + Cmd + L	Ctrl + Alt + L
Add block to block selection	Cmd + Click or Cmd + Shift + Click	Ctrl + Click or Ctrl + Shift + Click
Select block above or set block selection to first block	↑	↑
Select block below or set block selection to last block	↓	↓
Expand block selection upwards	Shift + ↑	Shift + ↑
Expand block selection downwards	Shift + ↓	Shift + ↓
Select all blocks on current level or next higher level	Cmd + A	Ctrl + A
Extend block selection to the clicked block	Shift + Click	Shift + Click
Move selected blocks up	Alt + ↑	Alt + ↑
Move selected blocks down	Alt + ↓	Alt + ↓
Move selected blocks up on same level	Shift + Alt + ↑	Shift + Alt + ↑
Move selected blocks down on same level	Shift + Alt + ↓	Shift + Alt + ↓
Check/uncheck to-dos in block selection	Cmd + ↵	Ctrl + ↵
Open/close toggles in block selection (if no to-dos are present, else use alternative shortcut with ⇧ key)	Cmd + ↵ or Shift + Cmd + ↵	Ctrl + ↵ or Ctrl + Shift + ↵
Open/close all toggles in current view	Cmd + o	Ctrl + o
Open toggles in block selection	→	→
Close toggles in block selection	←	←
Turn block selection into code block	Cmd + E	Ctrl + E
Leave code block downwards	Cmd + ↵	Ctrl + ↵
Leave code block upwards	Cmd + Shift + ↵	Ctrl + Shift + ↵
Turn block selection into math block	Cmd + M	Ctrl + M
Leave math block downwards	Cmd + ↵	Ctrl + ↵
Leave math block upwards	Cmd + Shift + ↵	Ctrl + Shift + ↵
Merge text blocks	Shift + Cmd + G	Ctrl + Shift + G

Page

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Add/remove current page to/from favorites	Shift + Cmd + *	Ctrl + Shift + *
Open import menu of current page	Cmd + I	Ctrl + I
Open export menu of current page	Cmd + E	Ctrl + E
Open share menu of current page	Shift + Cmd + S	Ctrl + S
Select all blocks on top level of main content	Cmd + A	Ctrl + A
Copy deep link of current page	^ + Cmd + L	Ctrl + Alt + L
Delete current page	Cmd + ⌫	Ctrl + ⌫
Set the cursor focus to the last block on the page	↵	↵
Scroll to top of page	Home or Fn + ←	Home or Fn + ←
Scroll to bottom of page	End or Fn + →	End or Fn + →
Scroll page up	Page Up or Fn + ↑	Page Up or Fn + ↑
Scroll page down	Page Down or Fn + ↓	Page Down or Fn + ↓

Navigation

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Navigate back	Cmd + ← or Cmd + [	Ctrl + ← or Ctrl + [
Navigate forward	Cmd + → or Cmd + ]	Ctrl + → or Ctrl + ]
Open content in new tab	Cmd + Click	Ctrl + Click
Open content in side panel	Shift + Click	Shift + Click
Open content in preview	Shift + Alt + Click	Alt + Shift + Click
Navigate tabs	^ + Tab	Ctrl + Tab

Calendar

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Go to monthly view	M	M
Go to weekly view	W	W
Go to 3 days rolling view	R	R
Go to daily view	D	D
Set active date to today	T	T
Go to previous day, week, or month	←	←
Go to next day, week, or month	→	→

AI Assistant

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Open AI assistant	Cmd + J	Ctrl + J
Copy message	^ + Cmd + C	Ctrl + Alt + C
Replace context	^ + Cmd + P	Ctrl + Alt + P
Append message	^ + Cmd + A	Ctrl + Alt + A
Append message to daily note	^ + Cmd + A	Ctrl + Alt + A
Retry last message	^ + Cmd + R	Ctrl + Alt + R
Close chat	^ + Cmd + X	Ctrl + Alt + X
Rephrase message	^ + Cmd + U	Ctrl + Alt + U

Table

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Expand table selection upwards	Shift + ↑	Shift + ↑
Expand table selection rightwards	Shift + →	Shift + →
Expand table selection downwards	Shift + ↓	Shift + ↓
Expand table selection leftwards	Shift + ←	Shift + ←
Fill additionally selected cells	Cmd + Resize	Ctrl + Resize
Insert rows below	Cmd + ↵	Ctrl + ↵
Insert columns after	Cmd + Shift + ↵	Ctrl + Shift + ↵
Delete rows	Cmd + ⌫	Ctrl + ⌫
Delete columns	Cmd + Shift + ⌫	Ctrl + Shift + ⌫
Move row up	Alt + ↑	Alt + ↑
Move row down	Alt + ↓	Alt + ↓
Move column right	Alt + →	Alt + →
Move column left	Alt + ←	Alt + ←
Select all cells	Cmd + A	Meta + A
Enter cell editing	↵	↵
Clear selected cells	⌫	⌫
Toggle the identifier reference mode	F4	F4

Date picker

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Toggle all-day	Cmd + D	Ctrl + D
Toggle range	Cmd + R	Ctrl + R
Select the previous day	←	←
Select the next day	→	→
Select the previous week	↑	↑
Select the next week	↓	↓
Select the previous month	Alt + ←	Alt + ←
Select the next month	Alt + →	Alt + →
Select the previous year	Alt + ↑	Alt + ↑
Select the next year	Alt + ↓	Alt + ↓
Select the previous day (end date in range)	Shift + ←	Shift + ←
Select the next day (end date in range)	Shift + →	Shift + →
Select the previous week (end date in range)	Shift + ↑	Shift + ↑
Select the next week (end date in range)	Shift + ↓	Shift + ↓
Select the previous month (end date in range)	Alt + Shift + ←	Alt + Shift + ←
Select the next month (end date in range)	Alt + Shift + →	Alt + Shift + →
Select the previous year (end date in range)	Alt + Shift + ↑	Alt + Shift + ↑
Select the next year (end date in range)	Alt + Shift + ↓	Alt + Shift + ↓

PDF viewer

Action	Shortcut Mac	Shortcut Windows
Open zoom options	Cmd + 0	Ctrl + 0
Set current page	Cmd + G	Ctrl + G
Next page	→	→
Previous page	←	←

All shortcuts as PDF

And here is the full list of all supported shortcuts as PDF:

• All shortcuts on Mac
• All shortcuts on Windows