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Mac keyboard shortcuts for DEVONthink

File

  • New Window⌘ (command) + N Add →
  • Index Files and Folders...⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + X Add →
  • Update Items⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + S Add →
  • Synchronize All Databases⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + S Add →
  • Database Properties...⌘ (command) + P Add →
  • Close Database⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + W Add →
  • Verify & Repair Database⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + Y Add →
  • Check File Integrity⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + Y Add →
  • Optimize Database⌘ (command) + K Add →
  • Page Setup...⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + P Add →
  • Print...⌘ (command) + P Add →

Edit

  • Undo⌘ (command) + Z Add →
  • Redo⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + Z Add →
  • Cut⌘ (command) + X Add →
  • Copy⌘ (command) + C Add →
  • Copy with Source Link⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + C Add →
  • Paste⌘ (command) + V Add →
  • Paste with Source Link⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + V Add →
  • Paste and Match Style⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + V Add →
  • Deselect All⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + A Add →
  • Tags...⌃ (control) + ↵ Add →
  • Start DictationD Add →

Data

  • Open⌘ (command) + O Add →
  • Launch URL⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + U Add →
  • Reveal⌘ (command) + R Add →
  • Save All⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + S Add →
  • Duplicate⌘ (command) + D Add →
  • Move To...⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + M Add →
  • Move Again⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + T Add →
  • Group Similar Items⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + G Add →
  • Ungroup Items⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + U Add →
  • Move to Trash⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add →

Format

  • Make Rich Text⌘ (command) + T Add →
  • Highlight⌘ (command) + L Add →
  • Make Link⌘ (command) + K Add →
  • Show Format Bar⌘ (command) + F Add →
  • Show Editing Bar⌘ (command) + E Add →

View

  • Sidebar - Navigate⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • Sidebar - Reading List⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • Sidebar - Import⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • Sidebar - Extras⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + 4 Add →
  • View - as Icons⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • View - as List⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • View - as Columns⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • View - Cover Flow⌘ (command) + 4 Add →
  • Preview - None⌘ (command) + 5 Add →
  • Preview - Standard⌘ (command) + 6 Add →
  • Preview - Widescreen⌘ (command) + 7 Add →
  • Quick Look⌘ (command) + Y Add →
  • Show Tags⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + T Add →
  • Show Details⌘ (command) + L Add →
  • Show Only Documents⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + D Add →

Go

  • Previous Database⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + R Add →
  • Next Database⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + E Add →
  • Top Group⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + T Add →
  • Enclosing Group⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Selected Group⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • To Last Destination Group⌘ (command) + L Add →
  • First Document⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + Home Add →
  • Previous Document⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Next Document⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →
  • Last Document⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + End Add →
  • To Group⌘ (command) + G Add →
  • To Document⌘ (command) + O Add →
  • To Page⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + P Add →
  • To Link⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Back⌘ (command) + [ Add →
  • Forward⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Previous Instance⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ← Add →
  • Next Instance⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Previous Highlight⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ← Add →
  • Next Highlight⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + → Add →
  • Next Unread Item⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Complete News⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + [ Add →
  • Move Focus to Sidebar⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + S Add →
  • Move Focus to View⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + V Add →
  • Move Focus to Preview⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + P Add →
  • Move Focus to Inspector⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + I Add →

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