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Application Icon   Command Keys

Below are the the factory default shortcuts for the commands in DEVONthink's menus. The main commands, those visible when you open the menu, are listed first. Shortcuts for submenu commands are listed separately. Any alternate commands, e.g., those that are available when holding the ⌥ Option key are listed directly after the related command.

This listing uses Apple's standard command key symbols:

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    ⌘ The Command key, usually next to the Space bar.
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    ⌥ The Option key.
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    ⌃ The Control key (usually labeled with "ctrl").
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    ⇧ The Shift key.
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    ⎋ The Escape key (usually labeled with "esc").
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    ⇥ The Tab key.
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    ↩ The Return key.

There are also a few commands using buttons only found on extended keyboards. These are listed by name. However, there are equivalent key combinations available on laptops using the Function key:

Extended Keys:

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    Home: Function-Left arrow
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    End: Function-Right arrow
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    Page Up: Function-Up arrow
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    Page Down: Function-Down arrow

The Application Menu

Shortcuts found in the DEVONthink menu.

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    Preferences: ⌘,
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    Empty Trash: ⇧⌘⌦
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    Hide DEVONthink: ⌘H
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    Hide Others: ⌥⌘H
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    Quit DEVONthink: ⌘Q
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    Quit and Keep Windows: ⌥⌘Q

The File Menu

Shortcuts found in the File menu, including the New Window, Export, and Close Database submenus.

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    Index Files and Folders: ⌥⌘X
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    Update (Indexed) Items: ⌥⌘S
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    Synchronize Database: ⌃⌥S
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    Synchronize All Databases: ⌃⌥⇧S
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    Database Properties: ⌥⌘P
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    Verify & Repair Database: ⇧⌘Y
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    Check File Integrity: ⌃⇧⌘Y
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    Optimize Database: ⇧⌘K
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    Restore Backup: ⌥⇧⌘K
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    Page Setup: ⇧⌘P
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    Print: ⌘P

New Window

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    New Window: ⌥⌘N

Close Database

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    Close current database: ⇧⌃⌘W
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    Close All: ⇧⌃⌥⌘W

The Edit menu

Shortcuts found in the Edit menu, including the Find, Spelling and Grammar, and Insert submenus.

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    Undo: ⌘Z
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    Redo: ⇧⌘Z
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    Cut: ⌘C
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    Copy: ⌘X
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    Copy with Source Link: ⇧⌘C
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    Copy Item Link: ⌃⌥⌘C
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    Copy Page/Selection/Paragraph Link: ⌃⌥⇧⌘C
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    Paste: ⌘V
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    Paste & Match Style: ⌥⇧⌘C
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    Complete: ⌥Escape
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    Select All: ⌘A
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    Deselect All: ⇧⌘A
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    Tags: ⌃Return
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    Set Name As: ⌃⌘I
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    Emoji & Symbols: ⌃⌘Space

Find

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    In Database: ⌥⌘F
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    Find: ⌘F
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    Find Next: ⌘G
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    Find Previous: ⇧⌘G
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    Use Selection for Find: ⌘E
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    Scroll to Selection: ⌘J

Spelling and Grammar

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    Show Spelling and Grammar: ⌘:
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    Check Document Now: ⌘;

Insert

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    Bullet: ⇧⌘B
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    Date: ⇧⌘D
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    Item Link: ⌃⌘E

The Data Menu

Shortcuts found in the Data menu, including the New, Open With, and Mark submenus.

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    Open: ⌘O
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    Launch URL: ⌃⌘U
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    Reveal: ⌘R
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    Save: ⌘S
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    Save All: ⇧⌘S
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    Duplicate: 
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    Move To: ⌃⌘M
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    Move to… Again: ⌥⌘T
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    Group Items: ⌥⌘G
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    Group Similar Items: ⌥⇧⌘G
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    Ungroup Items: ⌥⌘U
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    Move To Trash: ⌘Delete

New

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    New From Clipboard: ⌘N
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    Plain Text: ⌃⌥⌘N
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    Rich Text: ⌃⌥N
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    Group/Tag: ⇧⌘N

Open With

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    Default application: ⇧⌘O

Mark

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    As Flagged: ⌥⌘K
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    As Unread: ⌘K
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    As Locked: ⌃⌘K

The Format Menu

Shortcuts found in the Format menu, including the Font, Style, Alignment, and Ruler submenus.

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    Make Rich/Plain Text: ⇧⌘T
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    Highlight: ⇧⌘L
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    Make Link: ⇧⌘M
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    Typewriter-like Scrolling: ⌥⌃T
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    Wiki Linking: ⌥⌃L
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    WYSIWYG Editing: ⌥⌃E
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    Show/Hide Format Bar: ⇧⌘F
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    Show/Hide Editing Bar: ⇧⌘E

Font

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    Show Fonts: ⌘T
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    Bigger: ⇧⌘=
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    Smaller: ⌘—
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    Copy Font: ⌥⌘C
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    Paste Font: ⌥⌘V

Style

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    Bold: ⌘B
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    Italic: ⌘I
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    Underline: ⌘U
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    Strike Through: ⌃⌘S
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    Styles: ⌃⌘T

Alignment

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    Align Left: ⌃⌥⌘L
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    Align Right: ⌃⌥⌘R

Ruler

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    Show/Hide Ruler: ⇧⌘R
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    Copy Rule: ⌃⌘C
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    Paste Ruler: ⌃⌘V

The Tools Menu

Shortcuts found in the Tools menu, including the Inspectors, and Filter submenus.

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    Get Info: ⇧⌘I

Inspectors

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    Show/Hide: ⌥⌘I
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    Generic: ⌃1
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    Custom: ⌃2
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    Properties: ⌃P
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    Annotations & Reminders: ⌃3
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    Table of Contents: ⌃4
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    Thumbnails: ⌃5
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    Annotations: ⌃6
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    Attachments: ⌃7
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    Links: ⌃8
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    Mentions: ⌃9
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    See Also & Classify: ⌃S
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    Search: ⌃U

Filter

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    Info: ⌃I
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    Tags: ⌃T
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    Multimedia: ⌃M
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    Maps: ⌃G

Flip

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    Rotate Right: ⌃⌘R
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    Rotate Left: ⌃⌘L

Batch Process

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    Batch Process: ⌥⌘B

The View menu

Shortcuts found in the View menu, including the Full Screen, Zoom, and Document Display submenus.

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    Navigate: ⌥⌘1
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    Reading List: ⌥⌘2
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    Import: ⌥⌘3
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    Extras: ⌥⌘4
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    as Icons: ⌘1
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    as List: ⌘2
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    as Columns: ⌘3
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    None: ⌘5
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    Standard: ⌘6
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    Widescreen: ⌘7
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    Quick Look: ⌘Y
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    Show/Hide Tags: ⌃⌥⌘T
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    Show/Hide Details: ⌥⌘L
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    Show Only Documents: ⌃⌥⌘D

Full Screen

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    Document: ⌘F7
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    Window: ⌃⌘F

Zoom

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    Actual Size: ⌘0
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    All Pixels: ⇧⌘X
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    Zoom In: ⌃⇧⌘=
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    Zoom Out: ⌃⌘—
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    Zoom To Fit: ⌘=
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    Zoom To Width: ⌃⌘W

Document Display

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    Best Alternative/Table View/Preview: ⌃⌘P
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    Text Alternative/Form View/Source: ⌃⌘X
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    Side-by-Side: ⌃⌘Y

The Go Menu

Shortcuts found in the Go menu. Note a few commands are marked

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    Previous Database: ⌥⌘R
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    Next Database: ⌥⌘E
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    Top Group: ⌥⌘Home
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    Enclosing Group: ⌥⌘up arrow
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    Selected Group: ⌥⌘down arrow
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    To Group…: ⌘L
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    First Document: ⌘Home
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    Previous Document: ⌘Page Up
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    Next Document: ⌘Page Down
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    Last Document: ⌘End
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    To Group: ⌃⌘G
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    To Document: ⌃⌘O
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    To Page/Line: ⌥⇧⌘P
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    To Link: ⇧⌘↩
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    Back: ⌘[
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    Forward: ⌘]
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    Previous Instance: 
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    Next Instance: 
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    Previous Highlight: 
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    Next Highlight: 
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    Next Unread Item: ⌘↩
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    Complete News: ⌥⌘↩
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    Move Focus to Sidebar: ⌃⌥⌘S
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    Move Focus to View: ⌃⌥⌘V
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    Move Focus to Preview: ⌃⌥⌘P
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    Move Focus to Inspector: ⌃⌥⌘I

Workspaces: Workspaces you create will be automatically assigned a shortcut of ⌥⇧⌘1, ⌥⇧⌘2, etc. up to the ninth workspace.

The Window Menu

Shortcuts found in the Window menu.

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    Close: ⌘W
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    Close All: ⌥⌘W
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    Minimize: ⌘M
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    Minimize All: ⌥⌘M
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    New Tab: ⌃⌘,
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    Select Next Tab: ⌘}
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    Select Previous Tab: ⌘{
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    Activity: ⌥⌘A

The Scripts Menu

Shortcuts found in the Scripts menu. As the script menu is segregated into subfolders by design, there are no top level commands with shortcuts at the factory settings. However, there are a few built-in scripts with default shortcuts:

Date

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    Verify & Optimize Databases: ⌃⌥⌘Y

Download

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    Linked Images of Page: ⌥⌘J
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    Open Linked Images in Tabs: ⇧⌘J