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Turn the selected text into a link

CmdK

Mac Web app ClickUp

Practice this

To turn the selected text into a link in ClickUp, press Ctrl + K. On a Mac, press Cmd + K instead. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Text editor

Before it works

Keyboard shortcuts must be switched on in ClickUp, under Settings and then Preferences.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Web app	`CmdK`
Windows	Web app	`CtrlK`

Where this comes from

Use keyboard shortcuts - ClickUp Help

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Insert a link Confluence Cmd + K
Add or edit a link Evernote Cmd + K
Insert a link GitHub Cmd + K
Turn the selection into a link GitLab Cmd + K
Insert link Gmail Ctrl + K
Attach or change a link Google Docs Cmd + K
Insert link Google Sheets Ctrl + K
Attach or change a link Google Slides Cmd + K
Turn text or an object into a link Keynote Cmd + K
Turn the text into a link Linear Cmd + K
Format the text as a link Mattermost Cmd + Option + K
Insert link Notion Ctrl + K

More ClickUp shortcuts

Apply the last highlight colour Cmd + Shift + H
Duplicate the selected text Cmd + D
Align the text left Cmd + Shift + L
Align the text right Cmd + Shift + R
Center the text Cmd + Shift + E
Format the text as inline code Cmd + Shift + C
Start a bulleted list Cmd + Shift + 9
Start a checklist Cmd + Shift + 8

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