Shortcut keys

Keyboard shortcuts that can save you some time. Raniere Silva raniere@rgaiacs.com Andre Klapper ak-47@gmx.net Novell, Inc Shortcut keys

This page provides an overview of keyboard shortcuts that can help you use Evolution more efficiently.

In addition to the shortcuts listed below, you can also use accelerators to navigate with the keyboard.

Hold down the Alt key to reveal accelerators: underlined letters on menu items, buttons, and other controls. Press Alt plus the underlined letter to activate a control, just as if you had clicked on it.

Global

Ctrl1	Select Mail component.
Ctrl2	Select Contacts component.
Ctrl3	Select Calendars component.
Ctrl4	Select Tasks component.
Ctrl5	Select Memos component.
CtrlN	Create a new item in current component.
F6	Cycle focus between panes.
ShiftCtrlQ	Clear search bar.
CtrlW	Close window.
ShiftCtrlW	Open new window.
CtrlQ	Quit Evolution.
CtrlP	Print selection.
CtrlS	Save selection.
Del or Backspace	Delete selection.
ShiftCtrlV	Move mails or contacts to folder.
ShiftCtrlY	Copy mails or contacts to folder.

Mail

ShiftCtrlM	Create a new message.
F12	Send and receive messages.
CtrlY	Apply filters to selection.
CtrlO or Return	Open selection in new window.
CtrlF	Forward selection.
CtrlK	Mark the selection as read.
CtrlShiftK	Mark the selection as unread.
↓	Jump to next message.
↑	Jump to previous message.
. or ]	Jump to next unread message.
, or [	Jump to previous unread message.
CtrlR	Reply to sender.
CtrlL	Reply to list.
ShiftCtrlR	Reply to all recipients.
Backspace	Scroll up.
Space	Scroll down.

Space and Backspace also allow navigating in unread mail across folders:

When you press the Spacebar for the first time, it takes you to the next unread message.

If the message is more than one screen long, Space works as Page Down.

If you press Space after you reach the bottom of the page, it takes you to the next unread message.

If there are no more unread messages in the mailbox, pressing Space takes you to the next unread message in the next folder.

If new messages arrive in a number of folders, Space toggles between those folders. This feature allows you to switch to the next unread message in a different folder without clicking the folder.

Backspace has the same behavior but reverted: It scrolls up in a message and can jump to the next unread message in the previous folder.

Calendar

ShiftCtrlA	Create a new appointment.
ShiftCtrlE	Create a new meeting.
ShiftCtrlT	Create a new task.
ShiftCtrlO	Create a new memo.
CtrlT	Go to today.
CtrlG	Go to date.
CtrlY	Day View
CtrlJ	Work Week View
CtrlK	Week View
CtrlM	Month View
CtrlL	List View

Contacts

ShiftCtrlC	Create a new contact.
ShiftCtrlL	Create a new contact list.

Changing keyboard shortcuts

Advanced users can customize keyboard shortcuts by editing $HOME/.config/evolution/accels.

See this blog post for more information.