Keyboard Shortcuts
BusyContacts Keyboard Shortcuts
| Keyboard Shortcuts | |
|---|---|
| ⌘-F | Selects the Search Field. |
| Escape | Clears and exits the search field. |
| Up/Down Arrow keys | Selects the prev/next contact in Card or List View |
| Tab
Shift-Tab |
Move the selection between the different sections of the window - Search Field, Source List, Tag List, Contact List, Info Panel, Activities Search, Activity List. |
| ⌘-click an address book checkbox | Checks or unchecks all the Address Books in the Source list |
| Control-click an address book | Display a contextual menu for editing the selected address book |
| Double-click an address book | Open address book Info dialog |
| Double-click a contact | Open floating info panel for the contact |
| Option-drag a contact to an address book | Create a copy of the contact on destination address book |
| Control-click a contact | Display a contextual menu for editing the selected contact(s) |
| Tab
Shift-Tab |
Select the next/previous field in the info panel |
| ⌘-click | Disables hover links in Info Panel for text selection |
| Option-click | Hold option key while clicking a related field or linked card in Info Panel to open the card in same window, rather than floating window |
| Control-click an activity | Control-click on an item in the Activity List to display a contextual menu of options |
| Space bar | Select an item in the Activity List and press space bar to display a Quick Look Preview |
| BusyContacts Menu | |
| ⌘-comma | Open BusyContacts preferences |
| ⌘-H | Hide the BusyContacts application |
| Option-⌘-H | Hide all other applications |
| ⌘-Q | Quit the BusyContacts application |
| File Menu | |
| Option-⌘-N | Create a new contact via Quick Entry |
| ⌘-N | Create a new contact in Info Panel |
| Option-⌘-E | Create a new linked Event in BusyCal |
| Option-⌘-M | Create a new linked Meeting in BusyCal |
| ⌘-K | Create a new linked To Do in BusyCal |
| ⌘-J | Create a new linked Journal in BusyCal |
| ⌘-T | Create a new Tag |
| Option-⌘-T | Create a new Tag and apply it to the selected cards |
| Shift-⌘-N | Create a new address book group |
| Option-Shift-⌘-M | Send separate emails to each of the selected contacts |
| Shift-⌘-B | Send a blind carbon copy email to the selected contacts |
| Shift-⌘-M | Send a single email to the selected contacts |
| ⌘-W | Close the BusyContacts window |
| ⌘-P | Print Envelopes and Mailing Labels |
| Edit Menu | |
| ⌘-Z | Undo your last action |
| Shift-⌘-Z | Redo your last action |
| ⌘-X | Cut the selected text or card |
| ⌘-C | Copy the selected text or card |
| ⌘-V | Paste the text or card on the clipboard |
| Option-Shift-⌘-V | Paste the text on the clipboard as rich text |
| ⌘-A | Select all cards currently being displayed |
| ⌘-D | Duplicate the selected card |
| ⌘-I | Opens the selected card(s) in a floating info window |
| ⌘-E or
⌘-Return |
Toggles the info panel between edit and browse modes |
| ⌘-/ | Mark selected card as flagged |
| ⌘-' | Enter a Date & Time stamp into the Notes field |
| Control-⌘-Space | Open the Emoji and Special Characters panel |
| View Menu | |
| ⌘-1 | Display Card view |
| ⌘-2 | Display List view |
| ⌘-Plus,
⌘-Minus |
Increase/decrease the text size in the selected section (source list, list view, or info panel) |
| Control-⌘-H | Show or Hide the Filter Bar |
| Option-⌘-C | Show or Hide the Soure List |
| Option-⌘-T | Show or Hide the Tag List |
| Option-⌘-A | Show or Hide the Activity List |
| Option-⌘-L | Enable or disable Combine Linked Cards mode |
| ⌘-R | Refresh address books |
| Control-⌘-F | Enter full screen mode |
| Filter Menu | |
| Control-⌘-N | Create new smart filter |
| Control-⌘-E | Edit selected smart filter |
| Control-⌘-S | Save changes to selected smart filter |
| Control-⌘-R | Revert changes and restore previous smart filter settings |
| Control-⌘-D | Delete selected smart filter |
| Control-⌘-0 | Select Unfiltered smart filter |
| Control-⌘-1 through 9 | Select custom smart filters |
| Window Menu | |
| ⌘-M | Minimize the BusyContacts window in the Dock |
| ⌘-0 | Show the BusyContacts window |
Customizing keyboard shortcuts
You can override the keyboard shortcuts for any app, including BusyContacts, in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
For example, if you wanted to change the shortcut key for the New Contact menu item on the File menu from ⌘-N to Control-N, you would do this:
- Open System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
- Click on App Shortcuts in the left sidebar.
- Click the + button.
- Choose BusyContacts from the Application menu.
- Enter "New Contact" without the quotes in the Menu Title field.
- Type Control-N in the Keyboard Shortcut field.
- Click Add.
Now, when you click on the File menu in BusyContacts you'll see that the New Contact menu command uses the new keyboard shortcut of Control-N.
Note: When creating keyboard shortcuts you must be careful not to create conflicts with any existing keyboard shortcuts.
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