How to add content to a Paper doc with quick-add commands

Updated Feb 12, 2024
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The information in this article applies to all Dropbox users.

You can quickly add or create content in a Paper doc using the forward slash key and a command. Here’s how:

  1. Type “/” (forward slash) on your keyboard. 
  2. Type a command from the list below.
  3. Press the Enter key. 

For example, if you want to insert a to-do item into your doc, you can type “/todo” and press Enter. Learn more about to-dos in Paper.

What can the quick-add menu do?

Here’s a full list of the commands and associated actions available with Dropbox Paper.

Having trouble with a certain command? You can contact support to get assistance.

Command

Action

/airtable

Airtable

/break, /hr, /divider

Section break

/bulletlist, /ul

Bulleted list 

/code

Code block

/date

Today’s date

/datetime

Current date + time

/dateu

/dateutc

Today’s date + time (UTC)

/disapproval

Displays “ಠ_ಠ “

/dropbox

Dropbox

/facebook

Facebook

/figma

Figma

/fixtable

Displays “┬──┬◡ノ(° -°ノ) “

/fliptable

Displays “(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ “

/framer

Framer

/gist

Gist

/github

GitHub

/gcal

Google Calendar

/gdocs

Google Docs

/gdrive

Google Drive

/gif

Giphy

/gmaps, /gmap, /googlemaps

Google Maps

/gsheets, /gsheet, /gspreadsheet, /googlesheets

Google Sheets

/gslides, /gslide, /gpresent, /googleslides

Google Slides

/h1

Large header

/h2

Medium header

/instagram, /insta, /ig

Instagram

/invision

InVision

/lucidchart

Lucidchart

/marvel

Marvel

/numberlist, /ol

Numbered list 

/pastebin

Pastebin

/pinterest

Pinterest

/prezi

Prezi

/riffsy

Riffsy

/shrug

Displays “¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “

/slideshare

SlideShare

/soundcloud

SoundCloud

/speakerdeck

Speaker Deck

/spotify

Spotify

/table

Table

/today

Today’s date

/todo, /task /checkbox

To-do list

/time

Current time

/tomorrow

Tomorrow’s date

/trello

Trello

/twitter, /tweet

X (formerly Twitter)

/vimeo

Vimeo

/xkcd

xkcd

/yesterday

Yesterday’s date

/youtube, /yt

YouTube

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