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110      <h1>Keyboard shortcuts</h1>
111      <p class="lead">Eisenhower Matrix for Todoist can be run almost entirely from the keyboard: move around the matrix, sort tasks into quadrants with <kbd>1</kbd>–<kbd>4</kbd>, complete with <kbd>Space</kbd>, and work through a queue in Single Task Focus. In the app, press <kbd>?</kbd> in the Clean view to see the list.</p>
112      <p class="meta"><span>Updated <time datetime="2026-09-28">28 September 2026</time></span><span>Shortcuts pause while you type</span></p>
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116      <nav class="toc" aria-labelledby="toc-title"><h2 id="toc-title">On this page</h2><ol><li><a href="#matrix">Matrix (Clean view)</a></li><li><a href="#categorize">Categorize</a></li><li><a href="#focus">Single Task Focus</a></li><li><a href="#mobile">Mobile gestures</a></li><li><a href="#tips">Tips</a></li></ol></nav>
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118        <section id="matrix">
119          <h2>Matrix (Clean view)</h2>
120          <p>Click a row first, or press <kbd>↓</kbd> to start; a ring shows the highlighted row. On a Mac, <kbd>⌘</kbd> works wherever <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> is listed.</p>
121          <div class="table-wrap">
122            <table>
123              <caption>Move around</caption>
124              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Keys</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
125              <tbody>
126                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>↑</kbd> <kbd>↓</kbd> or <kbd>J</kbd> <kbd>K</kbd></td><td>Move within a quadrant; at the end, continue into the quadrant below</td></tr>
127                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>←</kbd> <kbd>→</kbd> or <kbd>H</kbd> <kbd>L</kbd></td><td>Jump to the quadrant beside</td></tr>
128                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>E</kbd></td><td>Expand the quadrant to full width; <kbd>E</kbd> or <kbd>Esc</kbd> returns</td></tr>
129                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>V</kbd></td><td>Switch between the Clean and Classic views (works in both)</td></tr>
130                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>?</kbd></td><td>Show or hide the full shortcut list</td></tr>
131                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Esc</kbd></td><td>Close the expanded quadrant, or clear the highlighted row</td></tr>
132              </tbody>
133            </table>
134          </div>
135          <div class="table-wrap">
136            <table>
137              <caption>Act on the highlighted row</caption>
138              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Keys</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
139              <tbody>
140                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Space</kbd></td><td>Complete the task (with Undo)</td></tr>
141                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>1</kbd>–<kbd>4</kbd></td><td>Move to Do First, Schedule, Delegate or Backlog, with Undo. Moves every selected task if the row is selected</td></tr>
142                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td>Open the task in Single Task Focus</td></tr>
143                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>D</kbd></td><td>Set the due date</td></tr>
144                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Shift</kbd> <kbd>D</kbd></td><td>Set the deadline</td></tr>
145                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>C</kbd></td><td>
145Open the task’s Todoist comments</td></tr>
146                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>R</kbd> or <kbd>F2</kbd></td><td>Rename the task (you can also double-click the title)</td></tr>
147                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>X</kbd></td><td>Select or deselect the task</td></tr>
148                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Shift</kbd> <kbd>X</kbd></td><td>Select a range in the quadrant, from the last task you selected with X to this one</td></tr>
149                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>N</kbd></td><td>Add a new task to this quadrant</td></tr>
150                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Delete</kbd> or <kbd>Backspace</kbd></td><td>Delete the task, with Undo for 6 seconds. A recurring task or a task with subtasks asks first</td></tr>
151              </tbody>
152            </table>
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155            <table>
156              <caption>Mouse</caption>
157              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Action</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
158              <tbody>
159                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + click</td><td>Select tasks (<kbd>⌘</kbd> + click on a Mac), then move them with <kbd>1</kbd>–<kbd>4</kbd> or the bar at the bottom</td></tr>
160                <tr><td class="keys">Click a quadrant header</td><td>Fold or unfold the quadrant</td></tr>
161                <tr><td class="keys">Double-click a quadrant header</td><td>Expand the quadrant</td></tr>
162                <tr><td class="keys">Double-click a task title</td><td>Rename the task</td></tr>
163              </tbody>
164            </table>
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167            <table>
168              <caption>While renaming or adding a task</caption>
169              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Keys</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
170              <tbody>
171                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td>Save the new name, or add the new task (clicking away also saves a name)</td></tr>
172                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Esc</kbd></td><td>Cancel: keep the old name, or discard the new task</td></tr>
173              </tbody>
174            </table>
175          </div>
176        </section>
177
178        <section id="categorize">
179          <h2>Categorize</h2>
180          <p>The Categorize sheet steps through tasks that have no quadrant yet. Holding a number key sorts only one task, never the ones after it.</p>
181          <div class="table-wrap">
182            <table>
183              <caption>Sorting unsorted tasks</caption>
184              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Keys</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
185              <tbody>
186                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>1</kbd>–<kbd>4</kbd></td><td>Sort the task into Do First, Schedule, Delegate or Backlog</td></tr>
187                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>←</kbd></td><td>Back to the previous task</td></tr>
188                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>→</kbd></td><td>Skip this task for now</td></tr>
189              </tbody>
190            </table>
191          </div>
192        </section>
193
194        <section id="focus">
195          <h2>Single Task Focus and the Pomodoro timer</h2>
196          <p>Press <kbd>Enter</kbd> on a task to open it in Single Task Focus. These keys take priority over the matrix shortcuts underneath.</p>
197          <div class="table-wrap">
198            <table>
199              <caption>In Single Task Focus</caption>
200              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Keys</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
201              <tbody>
202                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Space</kbd></td><td>Complete the task; the next task in the queue slides in</td></tr>
203                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>U</kbd></td><td>Undo the completion (for five seconds)</td></tr>
204                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>←</kbd> <kbd>→</kbd></td><td>Previous or next task in the queue</td></tr>
205                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>P</kbd></td><td>Pause or resume; during a break, or when it is over, start the next round</td></tr>
206                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>B</kbd></td><td>Start a break when a round is done, skip a running break, or start the next round</td></tr>
207                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>E</kbd></td><td>
207Open or close the note (saved to Todoist as a comment when it closes)</td></tr>
208                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>R</kbd></td><td>Show or hide related tasks</td></tr>
209                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>/</kbd> or <kbd>⌘</kbd> <kbd>K</kbd> / <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> <kbd>K</kbd></td><td>Search the tasks in this queue</td></tr>
210                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Esc</kbd></td><td>Close search, then the note; otherwise exit focus with a session summary</td></tr>
211              </tbody>
212            </table>
213          </div>
214          <div class="table-wrap">
215            <table>
216              <caption>In the search palette</caption>
217              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Keys</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
218              <tbody>
219                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>↑</kbd> <kbd>↓</kbd></td><td>Move through the results</td></tr>
220                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Enter</kbd></td><td>Focus the chosen task (the timer keeps running)</td></tr>
221                <tr><td class="keys"><kbd>Esc</kbd></td><td>Close search</td></tr>
222              </tbody>
223            </table>
224          </div>
225      <figure>
226        <a class="shot" href="/assets-static/img/single-task-focus-pomodoro.webp"><img src="/assets-static/img/single-task-focus-pomodoro.webp" width="1600" height="1728" alt="Single Task Focus with its key hints along the bottom: arrows to navigate, Space to complete, R related, E notes, P pause, Esc exit." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></a>
227        <figcaption>The key hints are always shown at the bottom of the focus card.</figcaption>
228      </figure>
229        </section>
230
231        <section id="mobile">
232          <h2>Mobile gestures</h2>
233          <p>On a phone there is no keyboard, so the main actions are gestures. A one-time card in the app teaches the first three.</p>
234          <div class="table-wrap">
235            <table>
236              <caption>Touch</caption>
237              <thead><tr><th scope="col" class="keys">Gesture</th><th scope="col">What it does</th></tr></thead>
238              <tbody>
239                <tr><td class="keys">Swipe a task right</td><td>Complete it</td></tr>
240                <tr><td class="keys">Swipe a task left</td><td>Snooze it to tomorrow (recurring tasks are rescheduled in Todoist instead)</td></tr>
241                <tr><td class="keys">Press and hold a task</td><td>More options: complete, move to a quadrant, due date, deadline, open in Todoist</td></tr>
242                <tr><td class="keys">Swipe sideways in focus</td><td>Previous or next task in Single Task Focus</td></tr>
243              </tbody>
244            </table>
245          </div>
246        </section>
247
248        <section id="tips">
249          <h2>Tips</h2>
250          <ul>
251            <li>Shortcuts are ignored while you type in a field, and while a dialog or menu is open, so they never fire by accident.</li>
252            <li>The hint strip above the Clean matrix can be hidden once you know the keys; <kbd>?</kbd> and the keyboard button still open the full list.</li>
253            <li>A fast morning routine: open the daily review, then <kbd>Enter</kbd> on your first focus task, <kbd>Space</kbd> to complete, and let the queue carry you to the next one.</li>
254          </ul>
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