Hive Keyboard Shortcuts
General Shortcuts
Available throughout the app. Single-key shortcuts (N, P, M, H, F) are disabled when typing in a text field, when a modal is open, or when an AG Grid cell is focused.
Action | Mac | Windows / Linux | Description |
Open Shortcuts Menu | CMD + SHIFT + P | CTRL + SHIFT + P | Opens the keyboard shortcuts panel on the right side |
Open Search | CMD + K | CTRL + K | Opens Universal Search to find actions, projects, and more |
Create Action | N | N | Creates a new action in the current project context |
New Message | CMD + SHIFT + K | CTRL + SHIFT + K | Opens the Start Messaging modal (disabled when Slack is the messaging tool) |
Open AI Assistant (Buzz) | CMD + / | CTRL + / | Toggles the AI Assistant panel (only available when Buzz is enabled) |
Toggle Left Panel | CMD + L | CTRL + L | Collapses or expands the left navigation panel |
Toggle Chat Panel | CMD + SHIFT + L | CTRL + SHIFT + L | Collapses or expands the chat panel when Hive messaging is on |
Toggle Light/Dark Mode | CMD + SHIFT + Y | CTRL + SHIFT + Y | Switches between light and dark mode |
Open My Actions | M | M | Navigates to My Actions list view |
Open Project Navigator | P | P | Opens or closes Project navigator |
Open Recently Viewed | H | H | Opens the recently viewed actions history panel |
Open Filters | F | F | Toggles the filters panel. Does not open filters on Table or Timeline. |
Clear Filters | CMD + ESC | CTRL + ESC | Clears active filters in the current view |
Go Back | CMD + LEFT | CTRL + LEFT | Navigates back in browser history |
Go Forward | CMD + RIGHT | CTRL + RIGHT | Navigates forward in browser history |
Refresh App | CMD + R | CTRL + R | Reloads the Hive application |
Proofing Shortcuts
Active when viewing files in the proofing viewer. The viewer also has single-key tools for annotations and shapes, plus undo, find, rotate, and copy.
Action | Mac | Windows / Linux | Description |
Next Proof | SHIFT + RIGHT | SHIFT + RIGHT | Navigates to the next file in the proofing folder |
Previous Proof | SHIFT + LEFT | SHIFT + LEFT | Navigates to the previous file in the proofing folder |
Add Comment | CMD + J | CTRL + J | Adds a new comment annotation on the current HTML proof |
Text Editor Shortcuts
Formatting shortcuts in Notes, action descriptions, and other rich text fields.
Action | Mac | Windows / Linux | Description |
Bold | CMD + B | CTRL + B | Toggles bold formatting on selected text |
Italic | CMD + I | CTRL + I | Toggles italic formatting on selected text |
Underline | CMD + U | CTRL + U | Toggles underline formatting on selected text |
Strikethrough | CMD + SHIFT + X | CTRL + SHIFT + X | Toggles strikethrough formatting on selected text |
Paste as Plain Text | CMD + SHIFT + V | CTRL + SHIFT + V | Pastes clipboard content without formatting |
Insert Link | CMD + SHIFT + K | CTRL + SHIFT + K | Opens the insert link dialog for selected text |
Quote | CMD + SHIFT + . | CTRL + SHIFT + . | Toggles a quote block |
Messaging Shortcuts
Chat sends with Enter. Comments send with Command+Enter on Mac, or Control+Enter on Windows.
Action | Mac | Windows / Linux | Description |
Send Message | ENTER | ENTER | Sends the current chat message |
New Line | SHIFT + ENTER | SHIFT + ENTER | Starts a new line in a chat message |
Send Comment | CMD + ENTER | CTRL + ENTER | Sends a comment |