Aha! Ideas | Shortcuts
We have designed Aha! Ideas to be quick and intuitive to navigate. If you prefer keyboard and mouse shortcuts, then this article will help you and your team move faster together.
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Format text
Aha! Ideas supports both standard and Markdown formatting in the text editor.
Aha! Ideas function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
Header 1 | Cmd+Opt+1 | Ctrl+Alt+1 |
Header 2 | Cmd+Opt+2 | Ctrl+Alt+2 |
Header 3 | Cmd+Opt+3 | Ctrl+Alt+3 |
Header 4 | Cmd+Opt+4 | Ctrl+Alt+4 |
Header 5 | Cmd+Opt+5 | Ctrl+Alt+5 |
Header 6 | Cmd+Opt+6 | Ctrl+Alt+6 |
Bold text | Cmd+B | Ctrl+B |
Italicize text | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
Underline text | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
Left align text | Cmd+Shift+L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
Center align text | Cmd+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+R |
Right align text | Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+C |
Justify align text | Cmd+Shift+J | Ctrl+Shift+J |
Create bulleted list | *+Space -+Space | *+Space -+Space |
Create numbered list | 1.+Space | 1.+Space |
Insert code snippet | Cmd+/ | Ctrl+/ |
Insert horizontal line | Cmd+- | Ctrl+- |
Clear text formatting | Cmd+\ | Ctrl+\ |
Fullscreen text editor view | Cmd+Shift+Enter | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Use Markdown formatting
Aha! Ideas uses a subset of Markdown that does not include every Markdown syntax.
Aha! Ideas function | Markdown shortcut |
Bold text | __text__ **text** |
Italicize text | _text_ *text* |
Strikethrough text | ~text~ ~~text~~ |
Insert hyperlink | [link text](link URL) |
Header 1 | #+Space |
Header 2 | ##+Space |
Header 3 | ###+Space |
Header 4 | ####+Space |
Quote format | >+Space |
Insert code snippet | `text` |
Insert preformatted code block | ``` |
Exit preformatted code block | Arrow keys Shift+Enter |
Checklist | []+Space |
Numbered list | 1.+Space |
Bulleted list | -+Space |
Whiteboard shortcuts
Whiteboards function | Keyboard shortcut |
Select the Pointer | ` |
Select the Text option | T |
Select your last used Shape | S |
Select the Sticky note option | N |
Select the Connector option | C |
Select the Pen option | P |
Select the Frame option | F |
Select the Stickers option | E |
Add an Image | I |
Navigate to the previous frame | < |
Navigate to the next frame | > |
Format text to paragraph styling | Command or Control + Option + P |
Duplicate an object | Alt or Option + drag |
Bring object to front | Command or Control + ] |
Send object to back | Command or Control + [ |
Zoom to fit all objects | Option + 1 |
Zoom to fit selection | Option + 2 |
Move a selected object | Arrow key |
Move a selected object more | Shift + arrow key |
Duplicate an object | Command or Control + D |
Disable snapping or guidelines | Command or Control |
Edit Aha! Ideas records
Aha! Ideas function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
Add watcher | Shift + W | Shift + W |
Add comment | C | C |
Assign record | Shift+A | Shift+A |
Change record status | Shift+S | Shift+S |
Copy record link | Shift+L | Shift+L |
Download attachments from preview | Cmd+D | Ctrl+D |
Navigate around Aha! Ideas
Aha! Ideas function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
Next field | Tab | Tab |
Previous field | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Select multiple record cards as a group | Shift+mouse click | Shift+mouse click |
Select multiple record cards individually | Cmd+mouse click | Ctrl+mouse click |
Open workspace hierarchy | S | S |
Open record history | Cmd+Shift+H | Ctrl+Shift+H |
Other shortcuts
Aha! Ideas function | Mac shortcut | Windows shortcut |
Undo last action | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
Redo last action | Cmd+Y | Ctrl+Y |
Submit form | Cmd+Return | Ctrl+Enter |
Add record | A | A |
Close drawer view | Esc | Esc |
Open Saved views modal | Shift+V | Shift+V |
Search Aha! Ideas | / | / |
View all keyboard shortcuts | ? | ? |