Keyboard shortcuts
1pm is built for the fastest possible iteration of a run of show. If you find yourself reaching for the mouse a lot, you are probably missing one of the shortcuts below. This article is a quick reference for the keyboard flow in the run of show line editor and a few other power-user tips.
Inline edit keyboard flow
Every cell in a timeline row is directly editable. Click into any cell and start typing. The change instantly saves when the cell loses focus just like a cloud based spreadsheet like Google Sheets or Office 365.
Enter in a single-line field (Date, Start, Title, Where, Duration). Clicking off saves the change and removes focus. You can keep moving with Tab, or click elsewhere.
Ctrl+Enter or Cmd+Enter in the Details field saves. Plain Enter in the Details field inserts a new line, because Details is multi-line.
Tab in the Title field. Moves to the Duration field on the same row.
Tab in the Duration field. Saves the row and inserts a new empty row directly below, ready for typing. This is the fastest way to build a timeline from scratch: type the title, Tab, type the duration in minutes, Tab, type the next title, and so on.
The Date, Start time, Where, Details, and Responsible cells are not in the tab order, so a forward Tab skips past them. To edit those, click directly.
The continuous add form (super useful!)
The Start time auto-fills from the end time of the most recent item you added. If you set a 30-minute item starting at 4:00pm, the next Start defaults to 4:30pm. You can override it before saving.
The Add item form at the bottom of the timeline does not close after you save. It clears the Title, Details, and Responsible fields, and the cursor returns to Title.
This is designed for fast keyboard based batch entry. Type the first item, Save, type the next, Save, and so on. You only need to change Start when an item doesn't follow directly from the previous one.
Drag to reorder
Each row has a dotted drag handle on the far left. Drag a row up or down to manually reorder it. The new order saves automatically.
Use drag when two items share the same start time and you want a specific order between them, or while you are still roughing out a plan before times are set. The run of show auto-sorts by time after every time edit, so dragging is rarely necessary once times are settled.
Preview the run of show
In the Share panel, every crew member with an active link has an open-in-new-tab icon. Click it to see the live run of show exactly as that crew member sees it. This is the fastest way to verify who is assigned to what before sending links.
The preview opens in a new tab so your planner stays open in the original tab.
Copy a link instead of emailing
In the Share panel, every crew member with an active link has a copy icon next to the email field. Click it to copy the URL to your clipboard. Paste anywhere: text message, WhatsApp, Slack, your own email client. The copy icon shows a checkmark for about a second to confirm.
This is useful when a crew member prefers messaging over email, or when you want to send via a specific channel like a WhatsApp group.
The crew search
The search box on the Crew page matches across name, email, and phone number all at once. You don't need to remember which field a contact is in. Type a fragment and the list filters as you type.
Modals close on Escape
The Paste in modal and the event edit modal both close when you press Escape.
On the crew view: All vs Mine
If you have items assigned on an event, the crew view shows an All / Mine toggle at the top of the timeline. All shows the event with your items highlighted. Mine shows only your items. The default is All, because most crew want context. Switch to Mine when you want a focused checklist.
Open notes once per event
The Notes accordion at the top of the planner is for day-of information shown to crew (the briefing, special instructions, anything that doesn't fit on a single item). Once per event, click it open, write your notes, and click out to save. Crew see those notes near the top of their run sheet.
