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BusyCal User Guide

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BusyCal Keyboard Shortcuts

Calendar shortcuts
Arrow keys Select different day in calendar
Command (⌘)-Right Arrow Go to the next day, week, or month
Command (⌘)-Left Arrow Go to the previous day, week, or month
Trackpad 2 or 3 finger swipe Go to next/previous day, week or month
Option-scroll Change the hours shown in Day and Week view
Command (⌘)-click any calendar’s checkbox Select or deselect all the active calendars in the Calendars list
Space bar Select or deselect the active calendar in the Calendars list
Control-click a calendar Display a contextual menu for editing the selected calendar
Double-click a calendar date Create a new event on selected date
Option-Command (⌘) click-and-drag in Day or Week View Create a new event in a time slot where events already exist
Event shortcuts
Tab Select the next event or to-do item in the main calendar view
Shift-Tab Select the previous event or to-do item in the main calendar view
Command (⌘)-E,
Command (⌘)-I, or
Command (⌘)-Return
Toggle the selection between the info panel and calendar view and commit your changes
today
tomorrow
next week
mon
15
8/15
8.15
aug 15
You may enter many different abbreviated date formats in the date field and hit tab to enter the complete date
now
130
130p
1:30
1.30
1:30p
1:30PM
1330
13:30
You may enter many different abbreviated time formats in the time field and hit tab to enter the complete time
Option-drag an event Create a copy of the event
Control-click an event Display a contextual menu for editing the selected event(s)
Option-click a graphic Select the graphic
Command (⌘)-/ when graphic selected Minimizes the selected graphic
Command (⌘)-/ when sticky selected Minimizes the selected sticky
Click title bar of sticky, then Delete-key Deletes the selected sticky
BusyCal menu shortcuts
Command (⌘)-comma Open BusyCal preferences
Option-Command (⌘)-comma Open Info Panel Preferences
Command (⌘)-H Hide the BusyCal application
Option-Command (⌘)-H Hide all other applications
Command (⌘)-Q Quit the BusyCal application
File menu shortcuts
Command (⌘)-N Create a new event
Command (⌘)-K Create a new to-do item
Command (⌘)-U Create a new undated to-do item
Command (⌘)-B Create a new banner (all-day event)
Command (⌘)-Y Create a new sticky
Command (⌘)-J Create a new journal
Shift-Command (⌘)-N Create a new calendar group
Command (⌘)-I Show or hide the info panel for the selected calendar, event, or to-do item
Command (⌘)-W Close the BusyCal window
Command (⌘)-P Print calendars and to-do items
Edit menu shortcuts
Command (⌘)-Z Undo your last action
Shift-Command (⌘)-Z Redo your last action
Command (⌘)-X Cut the selected text or event
Command (⌘)-C Copy the selected text or event
Command (⌘)-V Paste the cut or copied text or event
Option-Shift-Command (⌘)-V Paste the cut or copied text and match the existing style
Command (⌘)-A Select all text or all events in the current calendar
Command (⌘)-D Duplicate the selected text or event
Command (⌘)-/ Mark selected to-do as Done or Not Done
Command (⌘)-F Make the BusyCal search field active
Font menu shortcuts
Shift-Command (⌘)-F Show Fonts
Shift-Command (⌘)-B Make selected text bold
Shift-Command (⌘)-I Make selected text italic
Shift-Command (⌘)-U Make selected text underline
Command (⌘)-Plus Make selected text bigger
Command (⌘)-Minus Make selected text smaller
Shift-Command (⌘)-C Show colors
Option-Command (⌘)-C Copy style of selected text
Option-Command (⌘)-V Paste the cut or copied text style
Shift-Command (⌘)-P Change style of the selected text to plain text
Calendar menu shortcuts
Command (⌘)-R Refresh all calendars
Shift-Command (⌘)-R Refresh all WebDAV subscribed calendars
View menu shortcuts
Command (⌘)-1 Switch to Day view
Command (⌘)-2 Switch to Week view
Command (⌘)-3 Switch to Month view
Command (⌘)-4 Switch to List view
Command (⌘)-Right Arrow Go forward in the main calendar view
Command (⌘)-Left Arrow Go backward in the main calendar view
Command (⌘)-T Show today’s date in the main calendar view
Shift-Command (⌘)-T Show a specific date in the main calendar view
Option-Command (⌘)-T Show or Hide the To Do List
Option-Command (⌘)-I Show or Hide the Info Panel
Shift-Command (⌘)-W Enable or disable word wrap in the calendar view
Shift-Command (⌘)-H Show rich text or plain text in the calendar view
Shift-Command (⌘)-K Show or hide weekends
Shift-Command (⌘)-S Scroll the current calendar view by Days or Weeks
Window menu shortcuts
Command (⌘)-M Put the BusyCal window in the Dock
Option-Command (⌘)-A Show or hide the Address panel
Command (⌘)-0 Show the BusyCal window