Guides · Using Lasso
Keyboard shortcuts
Every Lasso shortcut in one place. Start a comment with Alt+C, save it with ⌘ Enter, open the side panel, pick a mention and flip through slides in a review.
Once you've left a few comments, the mouse starts to feel slow. These are all the shortcuts Lasso has. There aren't many, and you'll use two of them all day.
On a Mac, Alt is the Option key and ⌘ is Command. On Windows, use Ctrl wherever you see ⌘.
The two that matter
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt+C | Start a comment. Press it again, or Esc, to stop |
| ⌘ Enter | Save the comment you're writing |
Alt+C works whether the side panel is open or not. With the panel closed, you get the quick version. Click something, write, save, and a small card confirms where it went with a link you can copy. With the panel open it does the same as the Add comment button.
In the extension
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌘ Shift L | Open the Lasso side panel |
| Alt+C | Start or cancel a comment |
| Esc | Stop picking an element, or close the comment box |
| ⌘ Enter or ⌘ S | Save the comment |
| @ | Mention someone in the collection |
| ↑ ↓ then Enter or Tab | Pick a name from the mention list |
| ⌘ Enter while editing | Save your edit |
| Esc while editing | Cancel the edit |
In a review
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| → | Next comment |
| ← | Previous comment |
| Esc | Close a zoomed screenshot, or leave present mode |
More on running a review in present feedback in a review.
Change the shortcuts
Chrome owns the two extension shortcuts, so you change them there. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts, find Lasso and click the pencil next to the one you want. If Alt+C clashes with another extension or your keyboard layout, this is where to fix it.
Next
Back to the start? See getting started with Lasso.
Questions people ask
What's the shortcut to leave a comment?
Alt+C on Windows and Option+C on a Mac. It works with the side panel open or closed.
Can I change the Lasso shortcuts?
Yes. Go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts in Chrome, find Lasso and set the keys you want for opening the side panel and starting a comment.
Why doesn't Alt+C do anything?
Another extension may already use it, or Chrome didn't assign it when Lasso was installed. Check chrome://extensions/shortcuts and set it there.
