Reference
Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in Wave: moving around the app and a job, editing line items on the Estimates tab, selecting rows, applying modifiers, undo, and chat. Press ⌘? (Ctrl+?) in the app for the same list.
Wave works well from a keyboard, especially on a job's Estimates tab. Shortcuts are written in their Mac form with the Windows equivalent in parentheses, for example ⌘K (Ctrl+K). Cmd and Ctrl both work on either system. To change how shortcuts are shown in hints, open Settings > Preferences > Keyboard chord style.
Press ⌘? (Ctrl+?) to open the shortcuts overlay. ⌘/ (Ctrl+/) opens it too. The overlay lists shortcuts for the page you are on, so open it on the Estimates tab to see the line-item keys.
Shortcuts are for a computer keyboard. On a phone, tap a line to open its edit sheet and use the menu on each card.
Anywhere in the app
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘K (Ctrl+K) | Open search and the command palette |
| ⌘? or ⌘/ (Ctrl+? or Ctrl+/) | Open the shortcuts overlay |
Inside a job
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘1 (Ctrl+1) | Open Wave chat |
| ⌘2 (Ctrl+2) | Open Overview |
| ⌘3 (Ctrl+3) | Open Notes |
For the Estimates, Files and Drying tabs, click the tab. See Inside a job.
Move around the estimate
These keys work on a job's Estimates tab when you are not typing in a box.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Move between line items |
| ← / → | Move across cells in the selected row |
| Tab / Shift+Tab | Move to the next or previous cell, spreadsheet-style, wrapping across rows |
| R / Shift+R | Jump to the next or previous room |
| Esc | Clear the selection |
Edit line items
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Edit the focused cell |
| Esc | Cancel the edit |
| E | Edit the description |
| Q | Edit the quantity |
| U | Edit the unit |
| P | Edit the price |
| N | Add a line item |
| A (or T) | Add or edit a note on the line item (notes print on the PDF) |
| D, Delete or Backspace | Delete the selected line item (asks you to confirm) |
| ⌘↑ / ⌘↓ (Ctrl+↑ / Ctrl+↓) | Move the selected line item up or down |
Quantity and price cells accept math. Type 12*1.5 or 100/4 and Wave works it out when you save. Feet and inches work too, for example 5'6".
When an estimate is locked, keys that change it (N, A, D, M and ⌘↑/⌘↓) do nothing. Unlock it from the Job actions (⋮) menu. See Lock and unlock an estimate.
Select
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Shift+click | Select a range of rows |
| ⌘-click (Ctrl-click) | Add or remove single rows from the selection |
| Shift+↑ / Shift+↓ | Extend the selection by keyboard |
| ⌘A (Ctrl+A) | Select all line items |
| ⌘C (Ctrl+C) | Copy the selected rows as a table for Excel, Google Sheets or email |
Modifiers
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| M then 1 | After Hours |
| M then 2 | Category 3 |
| M then 3 | Heavy Cleaning |
| M then 4 | No Bagging |
Press M, then the number right after. Only modifiers that apply to that line item's pricing work. The rest are grayed out. See Modify a line item.
Undo and redo
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘Z (Ctrl+Z) | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z (Ctrl+Shift+Z) | Redo |
Undo belongs to the tab you are on.
- Estimates tab: undo steps back through changes made by hand or by Wave. It is off while the estimate is locked or while Wave is working, and Wave tells you why. If an undo changes equipment or room sizes that the drying log was built from, Wave asks whether to Update the drying log or Keep it as it is.
- Drying tab: undo covers only the reading edits you made in this session, and it puts back only the fields your edit changed. Drying logs come with Basic and above.
The undo and redo arrows in the job header are desktop only. See Undo and redo.
Chat
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter or ⌘Enter (Ctrl+Enter) | Send a message. Choose which in Settings > Preferences > Composer |
| ⌘A (Ctrl+A) | With the message box empty, copy the whole conversation as text |
No shortcut needed
A few actions have no key of their own:
- Export: click Export on the Estimates tab or the Export chip on any job tab, or ask Wave to export.
- Lock, Duplicate, Estimate history and Delete: open the Job actions (⋮) menu.
- Job stage: change it from the job's status control, or drag the card on the Jobs board.
Related
- Search jobs and use the command palette: what ⌘K finds and runs
- Select and bulk edit line items: working with many rows at once
- Undo and redo: how undo works on each tab
- Edit a line item manually: editing cells by hand
- Inside a job: the tabs inside a job