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Keyboard shortcuts make using DEVONthink much more efficient. Some of the following shortcuts are common to most Mac applications; others are only available in DEVONthink. In addition, many menu commands have keyboard shortcuts. These are shown directly in the menu.
Note: You can change the shortcuts for menu commands in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts.
Windows Control-Tab: Cycles focus between the item list, view/edit pane, and the Tags bar or Inspectors (if visible). Escape: Cancels processes, closes dialogs or Quick Look previews, etc., depending on the context. Command-}: Cycles to the next tab. Command-{: Cycles to the previous tab.
Note: Hold ⇧ to cycle in reverse order.
Document Lists Navigating items: Up/Down arrow: Navigates up and down in all views. Use ⇧ to select multiple entries. Left/Right arrow: Expands or collapses the selected groups in horizontal split, vertical split or List views, or navigates to previous/next item in other views. Option-click (the triangle in front of a group): Expands or collapses all groups that are contained within this group as well. Option-Left/Right arrow: Expands or collapses the selected groups and all their children the item list. Selecting items: Shift-click: Selects consecutive items. Shift-arrow: Extends the next consecutive item to the current selection. Command-click: Adds a non-consecutive item to the selection. Manipulating items: Return: Renames documents. Backspace: Deletes selected items. Command-Drag: When dragging items from the Finder, this moves, not copies, the file into the database. Option-drag: Duplicates items to the drag destination instead of moving it. Command-Option-drag: Creates replicants for the items at the drag destination. Dragging items from the Finder to DEVONthink with ⌥⌘ pressed indexes the item. Dragging items into documents with ⌥⌘ held inserts a link to the item. Item List: Command-Shift-O: Opens a selected document in the system default application. Tab: Jumps to the first or next editable column when using View > List. Space: Opens the standard Quick Look panel showing a preview of the selected items. Option-Space: Opens a full screen Quick Look slideshow. Option-bracket: Using [ and ], goes backwards and forwards through the visited locations. View/Edit Pane Home/End: Goes to beginning of, or end of, any view. Page up/down: Scrolls one page up and down in any view. Space/Shift-Space: Scrolls one page down or up in non-editable views, e.g., web pages, images, or PDF documents. Command-click: Opens the target of a link in a new tab or separate window. Command-Option-drag: Inserts a cross-link for groups or documents dropped into a rich text document. Dragging files or folders from the Finder to a rich text document with ⌥⌘ pressed creates links to them. Command-Shift-click: Opens a link in a new tab and activates it. This requires enabling tabbed browsing in Preferences > General. Option-bracket: Using [ and ], goes backwards and forwards through the documents or visited web pages . Option-drag: Selects text using a rectangular selection ribbon. Option-click (a link): For HTML-based files, adds the clicked URL to the Download Manager panel. Option-click (a word): Initiates a search with the clicked word as the search term. Shift-arrow: Expands or contracts the current text selection. Sheets Return: Moves one cell down for editing. Shift-Return: Moves one cell up for editing. Tab: Moves one cell to the right for editing. Shift-Tab: Moves one cell to the left for editing. Arrows: Moves the editing selection. Escape: Stops editing. PDFs +: Zooms in. -: Zooms out. Command-drag: Scrolls the visible area with the mouse. Images +: Zooms in. -: Zooms out.