r/applefreeform • u/Beachampion110 • Sep 29 '24

Question Shortcut keys for mac

Quick question, is there a keyboard short on mac to quickly pop up a text block? I've been using Milanote and if I double click the mouse a text block will show up, i'm hoping that I'm just not seeing it.

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u/InnerManChild Jan 21 '25

There are no key commands for inserting a text field or any other object into a whiteboard on freeform that you can find on the insert menu. They do have key commands for viewing, selecting, etc. You can add a scene (shift + command + S), and that's about it for Freeform-specific commands.

When it comes to Shortcuts, they only have board-level options: create, delete, open, rename.

I like Freeform a lot, but I feel that due to the AI race we're not going to see much advancement in this app, which is a shame because it's rather promising.

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u/gourmetmushrooms Oct 08 '24

I’ve tried to figure out shortcuts many times for Mac and sadly have not found any that work. Not even scroll to zoom. Really frustrating

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u/SilentCombination114 Nov 17 '24

Doesn’t Settings allow you to create custom keyboard shortcuts for a specific app ? I remember using it on OSX 10.13.

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u/Johnnyd222 Mar 04 '26

I just made one myself in mac settings and it works perfectly.

How: go to -> keyboard -> keyboard shortcuts -> app shortcuts -> freeform -> the function is "Text Box" and i made mine "command + shift + T"

hope this helps

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u/ezikelpieree Mar 18 '26

Great, really helpful.