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)
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B+[Cmd] - Bold
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C+[Cmd] - Copy
C+[Ctrl] - Rename (Ctrl+C == Enter == Fn+Return)
C+[Cmd]+[Opt] - New Chart View
C+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Copy view picture
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D+[Cmd] - Duplicate
D+[Ctrl] - Scroll to bottom of window (End)
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E+[Cmd]+[Opt] - New Explorer View
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F+[Cmd] - Find
F+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Add a footnote as a sibling
F+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Add a Footnote as a child
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G+[Cmd] - Find Next
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H+[Cmd] - Hide Tinderbox
H+[Cmd]+[Opt] - New HTML View
H+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Export to HTML
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I+[Cmd] - Italic
I+[Ctrl] - Insert tab
I+[Cmd] - Get Info
I+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Hypertext Status
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K+[Cmd] - Create Note
K+[Ctrl] - Scroll Page Up
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L+[Cmd] - Make Alias
L+[Ctrl] - Scroll Page Down
L+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Locate
L+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Create Link
L+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Create Web Link
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M+[Cmd] - Minimize
M+[Ctrl] - View windows - Create new note
M+[Ctrl] - Text window - Insert line return
M +[Cmd]+[Opt] - New Map View
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N+[Cmd] - New Note
N+[Cmd]+[Opt] - New Nakakoji View
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O+[Cmd] - Open Note
O+[Cmd]+[Opt] - New Outline View
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P+[Cmd] - Print
P+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Page Setup
P+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Path View
P+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Plain (text windows only)
P+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Ping Now
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Q+[Cmd] - Quit Tinderbox
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R+[Cmd] - Show Original
R+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Roadmap
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S+[Cmd] - Save
S+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Save As
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T+[Cmd] - Show/Hide Fonts
T+[Cmd]+[Opt] - New Treemap View (was Treemap pre v5.6.0)
T+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Show/hide sidebar
T+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Show/hide Toolbar
T+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Shift] - New Treemap View (from v5.6.0)
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U+[Cmd] - Underline
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V+[Cmd] - Paste
V+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[Shift] - Paste and Match Style
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W+[Cmd] - Close Window
W+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Common Words
W+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Post to Weblog
W+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Close current TBX file
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X+[Cmd] - Cut
X+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Text window
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Y+[Cmd] - Redo (last event)
Y+[Cmd]+[Shift] - History
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Z+[Cmd] - Undo (last event)
Z+[Cmd] - Edit-in-place mode: exit without committing changes
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1+[Cmd] - Quickstamp
1+[Cmd] - Text pane - Set Red text
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2+[Cmd] - Attributes dialog
2+[Cmd] - Text pane - Set Green text
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3+[Cmd] - Network
3+[Cmd] - Text pane - Set Blue text
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4+[Cmd] - Similar Notes
4+[Cmd] - Text pane - Set Warm Gray text
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6
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7
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8+[Cmd] - Document Preferences
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0+[Cmd] - Text pane - Set normal color text
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[\]+[Cmd] - Browse Links
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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] - Check 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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- (use hyphen key or number pad minus key)
[-]+[Cmd] - Shrink
[-]+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - New Separator (Outline view only)
[-]+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - New Adornment (Map view only)
[-]+[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)
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[[]+[Cmd] - Go Back
[[]+[Cmd] - Shift (text selection) Right
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[]]+[Cmd] - Navigate
[]]+[Cmd] - Shift (text selection) Left
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[Spacebar] Explorer - Focus on text pane
[Spacebar] Major/minor views except Explorer - Open note Text window
[Spacebar]+[Opt] - Close current link before next text
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[Left Arrow] - Select Previous Note - Outline Order (Map)
[Left Arrow] - Select Parent (Outline & Chart)
[Left Arrow] - Select Previous Sibling (Treemap)
[Left Arrow]+[Cmd] - Collapse (Outline & Chart)
[Left Arrow]+[Ctrl] - Scroll to start of line
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[Right Arrow] - Select Next Note - Outline Order (Map)
[Right Arrow] - Select First Child (Outline & Chart)
[Right Arrow] - Select Next Sibling (Treemap)
[Right Arrow]+[Cmd] - Expand (Outline & Chart)
[Right Arrow]+[Ctrl] - Scroll to end of line
[Right Arrow]+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Expand Horizontally
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[Up Arrow] - Expand View (Map)
[Up Arrow] - Select Previous (Visible) Note (Outline & Chart)
[Up Arrow] - Select Parent (Treemap)
[Up Arrow]+[Cmd] - Move Note Up (Chart/Outline/Treemap)
[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 (v5.7.0)
[Up Arrow]+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Expand view
[Up Arrow]+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Move To Front
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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 Child (Treemap)
[Down Arrow]+[Cmd] Move Note Down (Chart/Outline/Treemap)
[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 (v5.7.0)
[Down Arrow]+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Drill Down (Map)
[Down Arrow]+[Cmd]+[Ctrl] - Expand Vertically
[Down Arrow]+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Send To Back
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[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]+[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
[Return] - Exit create/rename dialog
[Return] - Edit-in-place mode: Exit mode
[Return]+[Shift] - Create child Note
[Return]+[Shift] - Edit-in-place mode: exit and create a new note
[Return]+[Ctrl] - Edit-in-place mode: split title at insertion point
[Return]+[Cmd]+[Shift] - Remove Line Breaks
[Return]+[Fn] - Rename (Ctrl+C == Enter == Fn+Return)
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[Double-click] - Create Note (in Outline/Map/Chart/Treeview when no note selected)
[Double-click] - Open Note (in Outline/Map/Chart/Treeview 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 target 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] Text window - Cycle key attributes
[Tab] Find view - Toggle focus input box/list items
[Tab] Edit-in-place mode: exit mode and select next note in OutlineOrder
[Tab]+[Opt] Text window - Toggle focus text<->first key attribute (Explorer view: $Text -> first key attribute -> left pane current item -> $Text)
[Tab]+[Opt] Explorer - Toggle focus
[Tab]+[Shift] Outline - Promote current selection
[Tab]+[Shift] Edit-in-place mode: exit mode and select previous note in OutlineOrder
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[Enter] Rename (Ctrl+C == Enter == Fn+Return)
[Enter] Edit-in-place mode: exit mode and open create/rename dialog
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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.
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[Cmd] Force toggle Select tool
[Cmd]+[drag select] - Select text in read-only notes.
[Cmd]+[Opt] - Highlight links (Note text windows only)
[Cmd]+[Opt]+[click] - (in link anchor text) follow link, i.e. open target note
[Cmd]+[Opt]+[click] - (in CamelCase word) follow link to word's note or offer to create note if not present.
[Cmd]+[Opt]+[drag] - Selected note(s) - create alias(es)
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[Option] - Toggle Select Area tool
[Option]+[drag] - Select output code (only HTML export & text export views)
[Option]+[drag] - Selected note(s) - create copy(-ies)
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[Ctrl]+[click] - Open content menu (OS feature)
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[Note text]+[click]+[Cmd]+[Opt] - Create/follow TinderWiki links
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[Outline disclosure triangle]+[click]+[Cmd] - Show/hide siblings (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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[drag]+[Cmd]+[selection] - Duplicate (works on multiple objects selections)
[drag]+[Cmd]+[Opt]+[selection] - Make alias (works on multiple object selections)
[drag]+[Shift] - Timeline view maintain date (horizontal position) dragging between timebands (from v5.6.0)
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[F2]+[Fn] - Toggle focus to/from menu bar (toggle to selects Apple menu)
