Grindstone answers to a handful of keys for things you do often. This topic lists them by where they work. Buttons that have a shortcut name it in their tooltip, as in Select All (Ctrl+A).
In the main window
These work while a workspace is open and no dialog is showing.
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K | Opens Switch, to start or change what you’re timing |
| Ctrl+N | Create: starts something new in the view you’re looking at |
| Ctrl+, | Opens Settings |
In a view
These work in a view’s table, as long as you aren’t typing in a box.
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select All |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected rows, unless you’ve highlighted text to copy instead |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy with Headers |
| Enter | Edit Selected |
| Delete or Backspace | Delete Selected, after you confirm |
Double-clicking a row also edits it. For more about selecting and editing rows, see Selecting rows and Creating, editing and deleting entries; for copying, see Copy and Copy with Headers.
Switching what you’re timing
In Switch (Ctrl+K):
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
| Type | Searches the list |
| Up Arrow and Down Arrow | Move through the list |
| Enter | Start timing what’s selected. If nothing matches your search, Create Work Item instead: create a work item with that name and start timing it |
| Escape | Closes Switch |
For more about switching, see Switching with Ctrl+K.
In the timeframe editor
While you drag a slice, its edges or a stretch you’re painting, hold Alt to go by the second instead of by larger steps.
Click a slice on the bar, then:
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
| Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Moves the slice |
| Shift+Left Arrow or Shift+Right Arrow | Moves the slice’s end |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right Arrow | Moves the slice’s start |
| Alt with any of these | Goes by one second |
| Delete or Backspace | Removes the slice |
See Editing recorded time for how moving and resizing work.
In Welcome Back
These work as long as you aren’t typing in a box.
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
| 1 to 9 | Chooses the answer in that position |
| Arrow keys | Move between the answers |
| Enter | Confirms your answer, like That’s What Happened or Sort It Out |
| Escape | Decide Later |
For what the answers do, see The answers.
In an editor
When you’re creating or editing something, pressing Enter in a one-line text, number or time span field does the same as OK.
On the Mac
On a Mac, use ⌘ wherever this page says Ctrl, as in ⌘K, ⌘N, ⌘, and ⌘A, and tooltips show the Mac’s symbols, as in Select All (⌘A). Delete Selected and removing a slice use the Delete key, and Enter is Return. In the timeframe editor, the arrow-key shortcuts use Control in place of Ctrl, and Option in place of Alt; hold Option while dragging, too.
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