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Getting around
How you move between views, and the shortcuts that make it instant.
The two navigation surfaces
The nav bar holds up to five views and is always visible. On mobile it is the bottom row.
The side menu holds everything else, including views that do not fit in the bar.
Both are configurable. See customize the nav bar and side menu. Plus
The shortcuts
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle sidebar | ⌘\ | Ctrl+\ |
| Toggle side panel | ⌘⌥\ | Ctrl+Alt+\ |
| Open chat panel | ⌘⇧⌥C | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C |
| Open timeline panel | ⌘⇧⌥T | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T |
| Open list panel | ⌘⇧⌥L | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L |
| Open capture bar | ⌘K | Ctrl+K |
| Open Quick Capture window (system-wide)desktop app | ⌘⌃␣ | Ctrl+Shift+␣ |
| Expand input | ⌘⇧F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Search | ⌘/ | Ctrl+/ |
| New list | ⌘⇧N | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Notifications | ⌘⇧A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Switch account (cycle) | ⌘' | Ctrl+' |
| Go to nav position 1 | ⌘1 | Ctrl+1 |
| Go to nav position 2 | ⌘2 | Ctrl+2 |
| Go to nav position 3 | ⌘3 | Ctrl+3 |
| Go to nav position 4 | ⌘4 | Ctrl+4 |
| Go to nav position 5 | ⌘5 | Ctrl+5 |
| Go to nav position 6 | ⌘6 | Ctrl+6 |
| Go to nav position 7 | ⌘7 | Ctrl+7 |
| Go to nav position 8 | ⌘8 | Ctrl+8 |
| Go to nav position 9 | ⌘9 | Ctrl+9 |
| Go to start view | ⌘⇧␣ | Ctrl+Shift+␣ |
| Go to quick view | ⌘⇧0 | Ctrl+Shift+0 |
| Go to settings | ⌘, | Ctrl+, |
| Previous day | ⌘⇧← | Ctrl+Shift+← |
| Next day | ⌘⇧→ | Ctrl+Shift+→ |
Positions one through nine map to your nav bar order, so ⌘1 is whatever you put first. That is the fastest navigation in the product and it costs nothing to learn.
Back history
Rather than a single back step, NewTwos keeps a history you can jump within, so returning to a list you were in four views ago does not mean pressing back four times.
iPhone, iPad, and Android
Long-press the back control to see the history and jump.
Web, Mac, Windows, and Linux
The browser's own back and forward work as expected, and the in-app history sheet gives you the same jump.
Going further
Where the app opens is a setting. Settings Appearance & Accessibility Start on decides the landing view.
Pull-down is navigation too. On mobile, pulling down takes you somewhere, and where is configurable. See pull to capture.
Settings that change this
- Settings Appearance & Accessibility Customize navigation sets the nav bar and side menu. Plus
- Settings Appearance & Accessibility Start on sets the landing view.
- Settings Appearance & Accessibility Keep header visible keeps the header visible while scrolling.
Tips
- Learn positions one and two. Two shortcuts covers most of a day's navigation.
- Put the views you use in the bar and let everything else live in the side menu. Five is a real constraint and it is a good one.