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Keyboard Shortcuts

Press ? anywhere in Throughline to pull this same list up on screen. Cmd on macOS, Ctrl on Windows.

The Keyboard Shortcuts modal, listing every shortcut by categoryThe Keyboard Shortcuts modal, listing every shortcut by category

ShortcutAction
?Show keyboard shortcuts
EscClose dialogs
ShortcutAction
←Previous Card
→Next Card
EnterEdit selected Card
TabSwitch sidebar tabs
ShortcutAction
NNew Beat
Shift+NNew Character
Alt+NNew Setting
DeleteRecycle selected Card
Cmd/Ctrl+DDuplicate selected Card
ShortcutAction
Cmd/Ctrl+1Go to Draft
Cmd/Ctrl+2Go to Shape
Cmd/Ctrl+3Go to Write
Cmd/Ctrl+4Go to Deliver
ShortcutAction
Cmd/Ctrl+NNew project
Cmd/Ctrl+OOpen a project file
Shift+Cmd/Ctrl+SDuplicate the project
Cmd/Ctrl+EExport project
Cmd/Ctrl+PProject details
Cmd/Ctrl+ZUndo (in Write also with the cursor in the script)
Shift+Cmd/Ctrl+ZRedo
Ctrl+YRedo (Windows)

Projects save to their file automatically as you write. See Projects & Files.

ShortcutAction
1Mark Beat as empty
2Mark Beat as Draft
3Mark Beat as Done
Cmd/Ctrl+SSave changes
Shift+Cmd/Ctrl+KMove selected text into a new Spark (Write)
EscCancel editing