Enginely Stage, the mind map for meetings over Zoom, is driven from the keyboard. Enter adds a sibling, Tab a child, P presents, F focuses a branch, T starts a timer, L parks a node. Single letters are commands only while you are not editing a node.
Use Cmd on a Mac and Ctrl on Windows and Linux; Cmd/Ctrl below means whichever your system uses.
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Type | On a selected node, replaces its text. |
| Space, F2 | Edit the text in place, caret at the end. |
| Enter | New sibling below. While typing: commit and add. On the central topic: a child. |
| Shift Enter | New sibling above. |
| Tab | New child. |
| Shift Tab | Outdent. |
| Cmd/Ctrl Enter | Insert a parent above the node (not on the central topic). |
| Delete, Backspace | Delete the node and its branch. Undo brings it back. While typing, Backspace on an empty node deletes it. |
| Esc | Commit the text and stop editing. Also closes a note. |
| Cmd/Ctrl Z, Shift Cmd/Ctrl Z | Undo and redo. |
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Arrows | Move across the tree. |
| /, Cmd/Ctrl / | Collapse or expand the branch. |
| N | Open the note. Esc closes it. |
| O, M | Outline view, map view. |
| Cmd/Ctrl K, ? | Command palette, help. |
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| P | Toggle presenter mode, a 1280 by 720 stage. Esc does not leave it; P does. |
| F | Focus the selected branch: the stage fills with it and the rest dims. |
| Esc | Unfocus, back to the whole map. |
| T | Start a 5:00 countdown, or add 5:00. |
| L | Send the selected node to the parking lot. |
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cmd/Ctrl B | Bold on or off, also while typing. |
| Cmd/Ctrl Shift 1 to 8 | Color the node and its subtree with palette color 1 to 8. |
| Cmd/Ctrl Shift 0 | Back to the branch's own color. |
| Cmd/Ctrl =, Cmd/Ctrl - | Text size larger or smaller for the whole document, 80% to 150%. |
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cmd/Ctrl Shift C | Copy the follow link. The first press creates the session and shows the code. |
Type these at the end of a node's text. They leave the text when you commit with Esc, Enter, Tab or by selecting another node, and they can be combined in any order.
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
@name | Sets the owner. |
^date | Sets the due date: 2026-11-15, today, tomorrow, fri (the next Friday), next-week, nov-15. |
!1 !2 !3 !flag !q !star | Sets the marker. |
The build keys follow XMind's. See the XMind alternative page.
Cmd/Ctrl K opens the palette: import, export, owners, due dates, markers and the follow session. On a Mac, Cmd Shift 3, 4 and 5 are system screenshot keys, so choose Color: 3 to Color: 5 from the palette. Plain Cmd plus a number is left to the browser for switching tabs.
For the meeting flow around these keys, see presenting on Zoom or Teams.
Yes. Wherever a key uses Cmd on a Mac, use Ctrl on Windows and Linux.
Single letters such as P, F, T, L, N, O and M are commands only when you are not editing a node. Press Esc first to stop editing.
Press ? for the help overlay, which lists every key and the inline tokens.