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

Updated Feb 12, 2024

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:

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