Keyboard Shortcuts

Certum Draft has dedicated shortcuts for getting around the app, the matter workspace, and the Finder integration. Shortcuts are scoped to where they’re useful — a matter shortcut like ⌘S (save) only acts on an open matter, not on the dashboard.

Note

All shortcuts use the macOS modifier keys: ⌘ (Command), ⇧ (Shift), ⌥ (Option), ⌃ (Control).

App-wide

These shortcuts work anywhere in Certum Draft.

Action	Shortcut
Settings	⌘,
Certum Draft Help	⌘?
Hide Certum Draft	⌘H
Hide Others	⌘⌥H
Quit Certum Draft	⌘Q

Getting Around (Go Menu)

These shortcuts jump between the main window’s sidebar destinations. They work whether you’re on the dashboard or have a matter open.

Destination	Shortcut
Dashboard	⌘1
Matters	⌘2
Leads	⌘3
Reference	⌘4
Tasks	⌘5

Creating and Opening (File Menu)

These shortcuts work from the dashboard or with a matter open.

Action	Shortcut
New Matter	⌘N
New Document	⌘⇧D
New Task (quick capture)	⌘⇧T
Open Matter	⌘O
Command Palette (matters, contacts, documents, actions)	⌘K
New Lead	⌘⇧P

Tip

New Lead (⌘⇧P) only appears once the Notion Leads database is configured. See Potential New Matters for setup.

Text Size (View Menu)

The whole app follows the typography scale — see the Text Size slider in Settings → General.

Action	Shortcut
Increase Text Size	⌘=
Decrease Text Size	⌘−
Actual Text Size	⌘0

Tasks Page

With the Tasks destination open (⌘5), the list takes the keys until you click into the capture field:

Action	Shortcut
Move selection	↑ / ↓
Open the selected task’s panel	Enter
Tick the selected task off	Space
Clear the selection	Esc

Matter Workspace

When a matter is open, these shortcuts act on it.

Action	Shortcut	Notes
Save (manual flush)	⌘S	Auto-save fires 2.5s after the last edit; this is for an immediate save
Close Matter	⌘W	Waits for any pending save, then returns to the dashboard
Refresh Documents	⌘R	Re-scans the Working Documents folder
Email Client	⌘E	Opens your mail app with a pre-filled subject
Critical Dates panel	⌘⌥I	Shows or hides the Critical Dates inspector (matters with date rules only)

The same three actions are also on the Matter menu — Close Matter, Refresh Documents, and Email Client — so you can find them without memorising anything.

Matter Form (Details Tab)

When you’re working through a matter’s form:

Action	Shortcut
Quick Entry on/off	⌘⇧E
Previous / next stage tab	⌘⌥← / ⌘⌥→

Tip

Quick Entry narrows the form to just its essential fields — handy for intake. The setting is remembered per matter type, and the toolbar shows how many fields are in scope (“6 of 48 fields”).

Note

The workspace’s extra sections have no keyboard shortcut — they’re reached by clicking the sidebar. Which sections appear depends on the matter: Settlement Ledger on Purchase and Sale matters, Institutions on Estates matters (or any matter that already has institutions recorded), and Invoices on every matter.

Finder Services

These shortcuts work in Finder once Certum Draft has launched at least once (so the Services are registered).

Action	Shortcut
Generate Documents (from a matter folder)	⌘⌥G
New Matter Here (from any folder)	⌘⌥N

Note

These shortcuts are configurable in System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Services. If they don’t fire, see Finder Integration troubleshooting.

Standard macOS Editing

Standard macOS shortcuts work as expected throughout matter forms:

Action	Shortcut
Undo	⌘Z
Redo	⌘⇧Z
Cut	⌘X
Copy	⌘C
Paste	⌘V
Select All	⌘A