A keyboard shortcut to invoke a set of commands

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Goal

Use one keyboard shortcut to bring up a very specific set of commands.

Instructions

For this example, we're going to build one command that brings up a set of commands for a bullet journaling practice. People who practice bullet journalling (or BuJo) usually decide on a list of keys or "signifiers": bullet symbols that mean different things to the writer. Here's an example of things that might be in this list:

In Tana, we can assume each item in the list is a separate supertag.

Build the command

1. Decide on a prefix for your commands. In this example, we'll use "Bujo:".
2. For each of the signifiers
   1. Create a new command called Bujo: [signifier]
   2. Add the command Add tag, and insert the supertag definition to the parameter
3. Create a keyboard shortcut: Run Create keyboard shortcut in the command line, then record the shortcut you want to use. In this case, we're using Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P. In the parameter Commands, write the words Bujo:.

Testing the command

To test it, use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P

• This will insert the words Bujo: in the command line
• Type space to bring up all the options

That's it 🙌