Quip has a number of simple keyboard shortcuts to help you work quickly, without having to use your mouse. You can access a comprehensive list of shortcuts from anywhere in Quip with the following commands. Great news: these are really the only shortcuts you need to remember!
(Please note: All shortcuts are subject to change without notice. If you realize one of these mappings is incorrect, please log a case with our support team)
On a Mac: cmd + /
On a PC: ctrl + /
You may also be interested in checking out our Markdown shortcuts, which can be found here: bit.ly/1yQSM0d
All devices
- Backtick (`) key (top left corner, under the ~): Toggle styles between different types of headings and lists
- Tab: Indent a list item
- Shift-Tab: De-indent (move inward) a list item
- Shift-Enter: Add a single space between lines
- Escape: Stop editing
Mac & iOS with bluetooth keyboard
Anywhere:
- Command-/ (slash): List all keyboard shortcuts
- Command-Option-Shift-N: Create a new ...
- Command-Option-N: Create a new document
- Command-Option-M: Create a new message
- Command-Shift-D: Go to the desktop
- Command-Option-O: Search for a document, folder, or conversation
- Command-Option-left/right arrow: Move between tabs in the desktop app
Style shortcuts:
- Command-B: Bold the selected text
- Command-I: Italicize the selected text
- Command-U: Underline the selected text
- Command-Shift-X: Strikethrough the selected text
- Command-Shift-K: Monospace (code style) the selected text
- Command-Option-0: Paragraph (normal text style)
- Command-Option-1: Large heading style
- Command-Option-2: Medium heading style
- Command-Option-3: Small heading style
- Command-Shift-L: Bulleted list style
- Command-Option-K: Code block style
Editing shortcuts (while typing):
- Command-Option-Up: Move a list item up one line
- Command-Option-Down: Move a list item down one line
- Command-Enter: Check a list item
- Command-Z: Undo
- Command-Shift-Z: Redo
- Command-X: Cut
- Command-C: Copy
- Command-V: Paste
- Command-P: Print document
- Command-K: Insert link
- Control-N: Next line
- Control-P: Previous line
- Command-Option-C: Hide/show conversation
- Command-Shift-C: Add a comment
- Command-Option-S: Finish edit session
- Command-Shift-A: create an anchor link
Spreadsheets:
- Command-Up/Down/Left/Right: Move to the edge of data or to the next non-empty cell
- Command-Shift-Up/Down/Left/Right: Expand selection to the edge of data or to the next non-empty cell
- Shift-Space: Select row
- Control-Space: Select column
- Command-Return: Fill selection with entered text
- Command-D: Fill down in selection
- Commandl-R: Fill right in selection
- Command-Backspace: Scroll focused cell into view
- Control-I: Insert above or in front of selected rows or columns
- Control-- (dash): Remove selected rows or columns
- Command-; (semi-colon): Insert current time
- Command-: (colon): Insert today's date
- Option-Return: Hard return within a cell
Windows
Anywhere:
- Ctrl-/ (slash): List all keyboard shortcuts
- Ctrl-Alt-Shift-N: Create a new...
- Ctrl-Alt-N: Create a new document
- Ctrl-Alt-M: Create a new message
- Ctrl-Shift-D: Go to the desktop
- Ctrl-Alt-O: Search for a document, folder, or conversation
Style shortcuts
- Ctrl-B: Bold the selected text
- Ctrl-I: Italicize the selected text
- Ctrl-U: Underline the selected text
- Ctrl-Shift-X: Strikethrough the selected text
- Ctrl-Shift-K: Monospace (code style) the selected text
- Ctrl-Alt-0: Paragraph (normal text style)
- Ctrl-Alt-1: Large heading style
- Ctrl-Alt-2: Medium heading style
- Ctrl-Alt-3: Small heading style
- Ctrl-Shift-L: Bulleted list style
- Ctrl-Alt-K: Code block style
Editing shortcuts (while typing):
- Ctrl-Alt-Up: Move a list item up one line
- Ctrl-Alt-Down: Move a list item down one line
- Ctrl-Enter: Check a list item
- Ctrl-Z: Undo
- Ctrl-Shift-Z: Redo
- Ctrl-X: Cut
- Ctrl-C: Copy
- Ctrl-V: Paste
- Ctrl-P: Print document
- Ctrl-K: Insert link
- Alt-N: Next line
- Alt-P: Previous line
- Ctrl-Alt-C: Hide/show conversation
- Ctrl-Shift-C: Add a comment
- Ctrl-Alt-S: Finish edit session
Spreadsheets:
- Ctrl-Up/Down/Left/Right: Move to the edge of data or to the next non-empty cell
- Ctrl-Shift-Up/Down/Left/Right: Expand selection to the edge of data or to the next non-empty cell
- Shift-Space: Select row
- Ctrl-Space: Select column
- Ctrl-Return: Fill selection with entered text
- Ctrl-D: Fill down in selection
- Ctrl-R: Fill right in selection
- Ctrl-Backspace: Scroll focused cell into view
- Ctrl-I: Insert above or in front of selected rows or columns
- Ctrl-- (dash): Remove selected rows or columns
- Ctrl-; (semi-colon): Insert current time
- Ctrl-: (colon): Insert today's date
- Alt-Return: Hard return within a cell