Keyboard shortcuts and tips

1pm is built so the keyboard does most of the work. 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 timeline 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 saves when the cell loses focus.

• Enter in a single-line field (Date, Start, Title, Where, Duration). 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.

Adding rows

An empty timeline shows a single Add first item button. After that, every row has a "+ Insert" divider above and below it, so you can drop a new row anywhere in the list. There is also a divider above the first row for inserting at the top.

The fastest way to build a timeline is the Tab flow in the inline editor: type the Title, Tab to Duration, type the minutes, Tab again. That last Tab saves the row and inserts a fresh empty row directly below, ready for the next Title. No mouse, no separate form.

A row inserted below another auto-fills its Start time from the end time of the row above. If a 30-minute item starts at 4:00pm, the new row below it defaults to a 4:30pm Start. You can override it before typing anything else. You only need to touch 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 timeline auto-sorts by time after every time edit, so dragging is rarely necessary once times are settled.

Preview the crew view

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 sheet 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.

The events list filter combo

On the events list, you have three independent filters: a search box (name), a Show old events toggle (hides past events by default), and a Status dropdown. Combine them. Showing only Confirmed events from this month is two clicks.

Modals close on Escape

The Paste in modal and the event edit modal both close when you press Escape. Useful when you've opened one by accident.

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 above the timeline is for day-of information shown to crew (the briefing, special instructions, anything that doesn't fit on a single item). It is collapsed by default so it doesn't crowd your working space. 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.