Retain App: Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Retain supports keyboard shortcuts to help you work faster. On Mac, shortcuts use the Command (⌘), Control (⌃), and Option (⌥) keys. On Windows, use Ctrl and Alt instead.

General

Action	Mac	Windows
Open search	⌘+F	Ctrl+F
Close modal or dialog	Escape	Escape

Recording

Action	Mac	Windows
Start recording	⌘+R	Ctrl+R
Stop recording	⌘+S	Ctrl+S
Go to notes (while recording)	⌘+G	Ctrl+G

Navigation

Switch between tabs using number keys:

Action	Mac	Windows
First tab	⌘+1	Ctrl+1
Second tab	⌘+2	Ctrl+2
Third tab	⌘+3	Ctrl+3

In the Tasks view, these shortcuts switch between All Tasks, Today, and Upcoming.

Editor

Text Formatting

Action	Mac	Windows
Bold	⌘+B	Ctrl+B
Italic	⌘+I	Ctrl+I
Underline	⌘+U	Ctrl+U
Strikethrough	⌘+Shift+X	Ctrl+Shift+X
Insert link	⌘+K	Ctrl+K
Clear formatting	⌘+\	Ctrl+\
Inline code	⌘+Shift+C	Ctrl+Shift+C
Subscript	⌘+,	Ctrl+,
Superscript	⌘+.	Ctrl+.
Increase font size	⌘+Shift+.	Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease font size	⌘+Shift+,	Ctrl+Shift+,

Text Case

Action	Mac	Windows
Lowercase	⌃+Shift+1	Ctrl+Shift+1
Uppercase	⌃+Shift+2	Ctrl+Shift+2
Capitalize	⌃+Shift+3	Ctrl+Shift+3

Headings and blocks

Action	Mac	Windows
Normal paragraph	⌘+⌥+0	Ctrl+Alt+0
Heading 1	⌘+⌥+1	Ctrl+Alt+1
Heading 2	⌘+⌥+2	Ctrl+Alt+2
Heading 3	⌘+⌥+3	Ctrl+Alt+3
Code block	⌘+⌥+C	Ctrl+Alt+C
Quote block	⌃+Shift+Q	Ctrl+Shift+Q
Add comment	⌘+⌥+M	Ctrl+Alt+M

Lists

Action	Mac	Windows
Numbered list	⌘+Shift+7	Ctrl+Shift+7
Bullet list	⌘+Shift+8	Ctrl+Shift+8
Checklist	⌘+Shift+9	Ctrl+Shift+9

Indentation and Alignment

Action	Mac	Windows
Indent	⌘+]	Ctrl+]
Outdent	⌘+[	Ctrl+[
Align left	⌘+Shift+L	Ctrl+Shift+L
Align center	⌘+Shift+E	Ctrl+Shift+E
Align right	⌘+Shift+R	Ctrl+Shift+R
Justify	⌘+Shift+J	Ctrl+Shift+J

History

Action	Mac	Windows
Undo	⌘+Z	Ctrl+Z
Redo	⌘+Shift+Z	Ctrl+Y

Other

Action	Mac	Windows
Delete selected memories	⌘+Delete	Ctrl+Backspace