Freelo Help Account & Settings Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts

Using keyboard shortcuts helps you to speed up your work with Freelo. Click your avatar in the top right corner > Keyboard shortcuts. A modal window with list of shortcuts appears.

Overview of keyboard shortcuts in Freelo.

You will see following keyboard shortcuts:

Overview of keyboard shortcuts for Application.
Overview of keyboard shortcuts for Mind map.

Input of the shortcut will start requested action.

„Examples of keyboard shortcuts

Add a new task

Keyboard shortcut – Alt/Optin + Shift + N.

Example of how to create a new task.

Article how to add a new task is here.

Adding a new task from Chrome

The keyboard shortcut – Alt/Option + Shift + F on selected text in the Google Chrome browser will open the form to add a new task.

Adding task parameters to Freelo.

You can find the article about creating a new task from the page here.

Create a new project

Keyboard shortcut – Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option + Shift + P.

Example of how to create a new project.

Article how to create a new project here.

Invite a new user

Keyboard shortcut – Alt/Option + Shift + U.

Example of how to invite new users.

Detailed outline how to invite a new user to Freelo.

Start / Stop time tracking

Keyboard shortcut – Alt/Option + Shift + S.

Example of how to track time.

More about time tracking here.

Quickly edit the followers of a sub/task

Keyboard shortcut - With the mouse cursor anywhere in the Sub/Task Detail press "F" on your keyboard

How to quickly change tracker.

Quickly assign a sub/task to user

Keyboard shortcut -Move the mouse cursor over the sub/task (anywhere in Freelo) and press "A" on your keyboard OR press "A" on your keyboard when you're in the sub/task detail"

How to quickly change the assigned user.

Quickly add a label to the task

Keyboard shortcut - Mouse over sub/task  + L or Anywhere in the detail below/on task  + L

How to quickly change labels.

Quickly change the sub/task priority

Keyboard shortcut - Mouse over sub/task  + P or Anywhere in the detail below/on task  + P

Quick priority change.

Closing the sidebar showing the detail of the task on Kanban board

Keyboard shortcut - To close the sidebar showing the detail of the task on Kanban board, simply press "Esc" on your keyboard.

How to quickly close task preview.

Keyboard shortcut – Alt/Option + Shift + F.

Example of how to search in Freelo.

Quickly assign a task to yourself

Keyboard shortcut –the cursor on the task + M.

Example of how to assign the task to yourself.

More about how to assign the task to the users.

Quick task preview

Keyboard shortcut – the mouse on the task + Q. This shortcut will display details of the task wherever you are in Freelo. Prevents from leaving the current page.

View task detail via the modal window.

Quick change of sub/task deadline

Keyboard shortcut –the cursor on the task + T. Thanks to this shortcut you can quickly change or set a deadline for a task or a subtask.

  • Up and down arrows↑↓ change the month
  • right and left arrows ← → change the day
  • T key postpones the deadline by a week
  • Enter key saves the deadline
  • X key deletes the deadline
  • and Esc key cancels changes

The shortcut works the same for subtasks as well. Use this shortcut also on Dashboard.

Example of how to change the due date.

You can also use this shortcut when writing new comments. Just finish writing your comment, use Tab on you keyboard, the the shortcut T and save via Enter.

Changing the due date with a shortcut whilst writing a new comment.

Find more about task deadlines here.

Quick editing of custom fields

Shortcut key - C selects a custom field window for editing, you can then switch between individual fields using the Tab key.

Work with custom fields using the C hotkey and switch between them using the Tab key.

Quick add menu

Use the shortcut "/" for a quick add. It means that you can directly perform these functions whilst writing a comment/task description:

  • Quickly create a task and mention in the text straight away – this can come in handy when you're creating a task assignment and suddenly remember other tasks that need to be completed – you can create them including all the attributes (the task assignee, the due date, the labels etc.)
  • Quickly create a new note
  • Quickly mention an already existing task, note, To-Do list etc. – simply start typing its name and pick in from the menu
Quick add menu options.
Looking up a task whilst writing a comment and mentioning it.
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