{"id":"junk-yard.what-are-the-junk-yard-keyboard-shortcuts","url":"/faq/junk-yard/what-are-the-junk-yard-keyboard-shortcuts","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"shortcuts","title":"Keyboard shortcuts"},"question":"What keyboard shortcuts does the Junk Yard have?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard hotkeys","Junk Yard shortcut list","Control Shift J","Option Shift N new note","Global shortcuts Storage Studio Junk Yard"],"short_answer":"Defaults: ⌃⇧J opens the Junk Yard, ⌥⇧C saves the clipboard to it, ⌥⇧N starts a new note, and ⌃⇧D flips the curtain between Top and Right. Change them in Settings.","answer_markdown":"Four global shortcuts work from any app:\n\n- **Open the Junk Yard** — ⌃⇧J\n- **Save clipboard to Junk** — ⌥⇧C\n- **New note** — ⌥⇧N\n- **Toggle dock position (Top ↔ Right)** — ⌃⇧D\n\nThose are the defaults; change them in Settings → Junk Yard or Settings → Shortcuts. In editors, ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U format text and ⇧⌘V pastes without formatting.","answer_html":"

Four global shortcuts work from any app:

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Those are the defaults; change them in Settings → Junk Yard or Settings → Shortcuts. In editors, ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U format text and ⇧⌘V pastes without formatting.

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What keyboard shortcuts does the Junk Yard have?

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Short answer: Defaults: ⌃⇧J opens the Junk Yard, ⌥⇧C saves the clipboard to it, ⌥⇧N starts a new note, and ⌃⇧D flips the curtain between Top and Right. Change them in Settings.

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Four global shortcuts work from any app:

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  • Open the Junk Yard — ⌃⇧J
  • Save clipboard to Junk — ⌥⇧C
  • New note — ⌥⇧N
  • Toggle dock position (Top ↔ Right) — ⌃⇧D
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Those are the defaults; change them in Settings → Junk Yard or Settings → Shortcuts. In editors, ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U format text and ⇧⌘V pastes without formatting.

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