CheckListr Tips

Use Keyboard Shortcuts for Efficiency

CheckListr offers a wide range of keyboard shortcuts for common actions like adding, moving, indenting, and formatting items. Learning just a few can significantly speed up your workflow.

The most important keys to remember are Insert and F2:

• Insert adds a new item after the focused one.
• Shift + Insert adds a new item before the focused one.
• Alt + Insert adds a child item under the focused one.
• F2 starts editing the item’s title.

For a complete list, see the Keyboard Shortcuts section in the manual.

Organize the List as a Tree

Use parent and child items to structure your checklist into a clear hierarchy. Indentation visually separates categories, tasks, and sub-tasks, making complex lists easier to manage.

To build your tree structure:

• Use Alt + Insert to add a child item.
• Use Ctrl + Right to increase indent (make child), and Ctrl + Left to decrease indent (promote to parent level).
• Use Ctrl + Up and Ctrl + Down to move selected items up or down in the list.

Use Checked State to Track Progress

CheckListr lets you mark items as completed using the checked state—great for tracking your progress through tasks.

• Press Space to toggle the checked state of the selected items.
• Press F8 to hide or show checked items.

Add Details with Descriptions

Each item in CheckListr supports an optional description to hold extra notes, instructions, or context.

• Press Tab to start editing the description of the selected item.

Use descriptions to clarify tasks, add reminders, or provide supporting information—without cluttering the main title.

How to Select Multiple Items

Selecting multiple items lets you perform actions on several list entries at once — such as toggling their checked state, moving them together, deleting them, or changing formatting.

Ways to Select Multiple Items

• Ctrl + Click: Hold Ctrl and click items to add or remove them from the current selection. Items do not need to be next to each other.
• Shift + Click: Select a continuous range by clicking the first item, then holding Shift and clicking the last.
• Rubber Band Selection: Click and drag in an empty area to draw a selection box around multiple items. Hold Ctrl while dragging to add to the existing selection.

Efficient selection makes list management faster and more flexible.