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Keyboard shortcuts and tips
A handful of shortcuts and habits that make Pencel faster to use. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl wherever this page says ⌘.
Anywhere
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌘K | Open search. Jump to any page, or find a document, knowledge doc, room result, chat, to-do, workflow or agent. |
| ⌘F | Find text on the current page |
In a message box
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enter | Send |
| Shift+Enter | Start a new line |
| Esc | Stop a room while it's replying |
@ | In a room, point at a file, document, guideline or teammate |
/ | On Home, open a quick form (such as /todo). In a room, list the room's actions, such as Search for RFPs |
In Documents
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌘P | Quickly open a file by name |
| ⌘W | Close the current tab |
| ⌘1 to ⌘9 | Jump to an open tab by its position |
| Ctrl+Tab | Next tab (add Shift for the previous one) |
| ⌘. | Turn focus mode on or off |
| Esc | Leave focus mode |
In the editors
| Shortcut | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘S | Any editor | Save |
| ⌘Enter | Document, in the Ask AI or Transform with AI box | Send your instruction |
| ⌘I | Spreadsheet | Ask AI… about the sheet, such as "sum column B" |
| ⌘Z | Slides | Undo |
| ⌘Shift+Z | Slides | Redo |
Tips
Let ⌘K find it. Search covers pages, documents, knowledge, room results, past chats, to-dos, workflows and agents. It's also the quickest way to open To-dos: press ⌘K and type "To-dos", or use the To-dos box on Home.
Jot a to-do from Home. Type /todo in the Home message box to add a to-do with a title, priority and due date, straight to your list. Your agents can see open to-dos, and you can hand one to an agent with the run button next to it. See To-dos.
Run to explore, Build to repeat. Use Run in the Home message box for one-off work you want done now. When you catch yourself asking for the same thing again, switch to Build and turn it into a routine. In a room, the Save as workflow icon on a good reply does the same. See Turn a request into a routine.
Let Pencel choose. Leave the agent picker on Auto and Pencel sends your request to a suitable agent. On Pencel credits, Pencel Auto lets Pencel choose the model too. See Supported models.
Talk about one card. In a room, click a card on the wall and your next message is about that card. See Team and rooms.
Give a room a standing rule. Say "always flag anything over $50K" in the room and it saves the rule for all future work. Click Edit rules to change it later.
Teach Pencel once. Point Pencel at a folder of notes with Knowledge ▸ Add Knowledge, and answer the "Pencel needs" cards on Home. Every room uses what you teach it. See Teach Pencel about your business.
Add a ready-made Room any time. Go to Team ▸ Add a teammate and pick one from the ready-made list. See Ready-made Rooms.
Speak instead of typing. Click the microphone in the Home message box or any room to dictate. Click it again to stop.
Check Home first. Everything that needs you, from every room, lands on Home with the most important item first. If you only check one screen in the morning, check that one. See Home.