Hotkeys in LeaderTask

Use these hotkeys to quickly navigate to the main program windows, switch between them, quickly create and edit tasks and much more!

 

Main keyboard shortcuts in the Windows version

Main program options

• F1 - Get help or access the program's website
• F2 - Rename the title
• F3 - Advanced search
• F4 - Call "Filters" menu
• F5 - Invoke "Contacts" menu
• F6 - Open the "Projects" menu
• F7 - Display the "Markers" menu
• F8 - invoke the "Staff" menu
• F10 or ALT - Place the cursor on the menu bar
• CTRL+ALT+A - Call LeaderTask
• CTRL+R - Manual synchronization
• CTRL+O - Settings
• ALT+Q - Exit the program
• ESC - Cancel the action being performed

Ways to switch between windows

• CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB - Switches the Navigator section. Moves between tabs
• TAB - Switching between the "Navigator" and "Tasks" windows
• ALT+left-right arrows - Switching the priority of the "Task List" and "Tasks"/"Tasks properties" sections

General operations on windows

• Right-Left Arrow - Expand/Collapse Tree List
• CTRL+E - Show/Hide "Navigator
• CTRL+T - Today
• CTRL+Mouse wheel - Scale the timeline in the "Diary" window
• ENTER; double LC of the mouse - Open an editing area for the task
• Spacebar; double LC of the mouse - Open the editing area for the note
• ESC - Hide "Note" window

Editing the header in the tree

• HOME - Go to the beginning of the string
• END Go to the end of the line
• Right-Left Arrow - Go one character left or right
• CTRL+left-Right arrow go one word to the right or left
• SHIFT+Up/Down Arrow - Highlight or deselect a character to the left or right of the cursor
• CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT-LEFT ARROW - Highlight or deselect a word to the right or left of the cursor
• SHIFT+HOME - Highlight a portion from the cursor to the beginning of the line
• SHIFT+END - Select the segment from the cursor to the end of the line

Basic operations in the Task window

• CTRL+F - Quick Search
• CTRL+H - Show/Hide completed and cancelled tasks
• CTRL+Backspase - Show/Hide overdue tasks
• ENTER; or double-click - Open editing area for Tasks
• CTRL+3 - Select a task label
• CTRL+4 - Select color of task
• CTRL+PgUp; or Ctrl+PgDown - Next/Previous Color
• CTRL+Space to toggle between "In Progress"-"Pending
• SHIFT+Space - assign "Cancelled" status to the task
• Spacebar - assign to the task the "Completed" status
• Right-Left arrows or CTRL+ENTER - Expand/Collapse the list
• CTRL+Up-Down-Right-Left arrows - Move item in the tree
• Middle mouse button - Reset Filter in the Filter Bar
• CTRL+A - Select all tasks in the list
• CTRL+LC of the mouse or SHIFT+LC of the mouse - Selectively highlight tasks
• CTRL+X - Cut to Clipboard
• CTRL+C - Copy to Clipboard
• CTRL+V - Paste from clipboard
• CTRL+Z - Undo last action
• CTRL+Y - Repeat last action
• DEL - Delete Task
• INS - Add a task
• ALT+INS - Add subtask
• CTRL+N - Add note
• ALT+N to add a subtask
• CTRL+D - Insert current date and time into task/note name (After F2)

Basic operations in the Note window

• HOME - Pass to the beginning of the line
• END - Go to the end of the line
• Right-Left Arrow - Go one character to the right or left
• CTRL+right-to-left arrow go one word to the right or left
• SHIFT+Right-Left Arrow - Highlight or deselect one character in the directory or to the left of the cursor
• CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT-LEFT ARROW - Highlight or deselect a word to the right or left of the cursor
• CTRL+Up-Down Arrow - Move up/down one paragraph
• SHIFT+HOME - Highlight a portion from the cursor to the beginning of the line
• SHIFT+END - Select the segment from the cursor to the end of the line
• DEL - Delete item
• CTRL+DEL - Delete the next word
• CTRL+X - Cut to clipboard
• CTRL+C - Copy to clipboard
• CTRL+V - Paste from clipboard
• CTRL+Z - Undo last action
• CTRL+Y - Repeat last action
• CTRL+B - Emphasize selected text in bold type
• CTRL+I - Emphasize selected text in italics.
• CTRL+U - Underline selected text
• CTRL+} - Increase fonts
• CTRL+{ - Reduce font
• CTRL+L - Left-align text
• CTRL+E - Center text alignment
• CTRL+R - Right-align text

Other

• CTRL+P - Send current window for printing

Basic keyboard shortcuts in the macOS version

Navigating the task list

• Up-down arrow - Navigate through the task list
• Left-right arrow - Collapse-expand task tree
• CMD+up-down arrow - Move task through task list
• CMD+left-right arrow - Change nesting level of a task
• Spacebar - assign "Completed" status to a task
• CMD+A - Select all tasks
• CMD+LC of the mouse (By Tasks) - Select all tasks
• SHIFT+LC of the mouse (By task) - Select tasks in bulk
• CMD+C - Copy Task
• CMD+X - Cut Task
• CMD+V - Paste Task

Basic operations in the Task window

• ALT+left-right arrow - Go to the beginning/end of a line
• CMD+Up/Down Arrow - Move to the beginning/end of a note
• SHIFT+Up/Down-Left/Right Arrows - Select text 
• ESC - Exit editing