Keyboard Shortcuts
This page summarizes the default keyboard shortcuts. The actual mapping can differ by platform and your own adjustments – your own configuration under Settings → Keyboard shortcuts, where you can change every shortcut, is always authoritative.
General
Section titled “General”| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open settings | Ctrl+, |
| Open search | Ctrl+F |
| Open reminders overview | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Switch between areas | Tab / Shift+Tab |
| Select / open / edit | Enter |
| Close dialog or menu | Esc |
| Open context menu | Application key / Shift+F10 |
Events and tasks
Section titled “Events and tasks”| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Quick add event | Ctrl+N |
| New event (full form) | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Quick add task | Alt+N |
| New task (full form) | Alt+Shift+N |
| Edit entry | Enter |
| Check off / reopen task | Space |
| Delete entry | Delete |
Contacts
Section titled “Contacts”| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Edit contact | Enter |
| Add contact | Insert |
| Delete contact | Delete |
| The contact’s context menu | Menu key / Shift+F10 |
Deleting asks first. In a read-only address book — a global address list, say — the command is not offered: those entries belong to the provider.
Views and navigation
Section titled “Views and navigation”| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show today | T |
| Previous period | Page Up |
| Next period | Page Down |
| Move within view/list | Arrow keys |
| Switch view | 1–7 (where assigned) |
Customizing
Section titled “Customizing”Under Settings → Keyboard shortcuts you can assign your own key combination to every action. Combinations already in use are shown as a conflict, so you don’t create accidental duplicates.
Screen-reader note: The shortcut list in the settings is marked up as a table or list and can be read row by row. This lets you have the current mapping read out to you at any time.