Shortcuts and gestures
Every key and swipe Dynotch knows.
Anywhere
| Keys |
What they do |
Where to turn them off |
| Control Option N⌃⌥N |
Opens or closes the notch |
Settings›General |
| Control Option K⌃⌥K |
Opens the command field |
Settings›General |
| Control Option M⌃⌥M |
Mutes or unmutes the microphone |
Settings›Live Activities |
| Control Option S⌃⌥S |
Captures part of the screen |
Settings›Tray |
Trackpad
Two fingers, with the pointer over the notch.
| Gesture |
Over |
What it does |
| Swipe down |
The notch or glance |
Opens the notch |
| Swipe up |
The open notch’s header, anywhere without a scrolling list, or a glance |
Closes it |
| Swipe left |
The closed notch, or the open notch’s header |
Next track |
| Swipe right |
The closed notch, or the open notch’s header |
Previous track |
| Swipe sideways |
The rest of the open notch |
Moves between tabs |
| Swipe up or down |
The Nook’s stack |
Turns the stack |
| Scroll |
The artwork in the Nook |
Changes the volume |
Swipe in Settings›General turns off the swipes, except for turning the stack. Scrolling over the artwork stays too.
The open notch
| Keys |
What they do |
| EscEsc |
Closes it or a glance, whichever app you’re in. A menu, a drag or AirPlay’s device list gets the key first |
The command field
| Keys |
What they do |
| Up arrow Down arrow↑↓ |
Picks a row |
| ReturnReturn |
Runs it |
| EscEsc |
Clears what’s typed, and then leaves |
The Tray
| Keys |
What they do |
| SpaceSpace |
Previews the selected file in Quick Look |
| Arrow keys |
Move between files |
Capture
| Keys |
What they do |
| PP LL AA RR CC |
Pencil, Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse |
| MM TT BB NN |
Marker, Text, Blur, Counter |
| SS |
Back to moving the selection |
| Command Z⌘Z |
Undoes |
| Shift Command Z⇧⌘Z |
Redoes |
| Command C⌘C |
Copies |
| Command S⌘S |
Saves |
| ReturnReturn |
Does what After capture says |
| EscEsc |
Cancels |
On a pinned capture, EscEsc or Command W⌘W closes it.
Settings
| Keys |
What they do |
| Command 1⌘1 to Command 8⌘8 |
Jump to a page |
| Up arrow Down arrow↑↓ |
Move through the pages, once the sidebar is selected |
Settings›About›Keyboard lists the main ones, in case you forget.