diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 9bb4581..ddf686d 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ impl App {
                             }
                         }
                     },
-                    (KeyCode::Char(c), m) if m.is_empty() => match self.new_entry_mode {
+                    (KeyCode::Char(c), m) if m.is_empty() || m == KeyModifiers::SHIFT => match self.new_entry_mode {
                         NewEntryMode::Task => {
                             self.new_entry_project.insert(self.new_entry_cursor, c);
                             self.new_entry_cursor += 1;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ impl App {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    (KeyCode::Char(c), m) if m.is_empty() => {
+                    (KeyCode::Char(c), m) if m.is_empty() || m == KeyModifiers::SHIFT => {
                         if self.reassign_project_cursor <= self.reassign_project_buffer.len() {
                             self.reassign_project_buffer.insert(self.reassign_project_cursor, c);
                             self.reassign_project_cursor += 1;
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ impl App {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    (KeyCode::Char(c), m) if m.is_empty() => {
+                    (KeyCode::Char(c), m) if m.is_empty() || m == KeyModifiers::SHIFT => {
                         if self.annotation_cursor <= self.annotation_buffer.len() {
                             self.annotation_buffer.insert(self.annotation_cursor, c);
                             self.annotation_cursor += 1;