VueMinder provides numerous keyboard shortcuts for commonly used features. If you find yourself routinely using menu commands to perform the same tasks, learning these shortcuts can help improve your efficiency by executing the tasks more quickly. You can also customize any of these shortcuts by using the "Customize Menus and Keyboard" command on the Tools menu.
| Shortcut | Description |
| F1 | Get context sensitive help for the current window. |
| F2 | Display properties of the active calendar. |
| F5 | Sync all calendars. |
| Ctrl+F5 | Sync the active calendar. |
| F6 | Add a new calendar subscription. |
| F7 | View the subscription settings of the active calendar. |
| F8 | View the publishing settings of the active calendar. |
| F9 | Add a shared calendar from your local network. |
| F10 | Share the active calendar to your local network. |
| F11 | Toggle the completion status of the selected event or task. |
| Ctrl+LeftArrow | Navigate the calendar view to the previous day, week, or month, depending on on the active view. |
| Ctrl+RightArrow | Navigate the calendar view to the next day, week, or month, depending on on the active view. |
| Ctrl+MouseWheelUp | Zoom in. Equivalent to clicking the Zoom In button at the top of the current calendar view. |
| Ctrl+MouseWheelDown | Zoom out. Equivalent to clicking the Zoom Out button at the top of the current calendar view. |
| Ctrl+1 | Go to the Day View |
| Ctrl+2 | Go to the Week View |
| Ctrl+3 | Go to the Month View |
| Ctrl+4 | Go to the Year View |
| Ctrl+5 | Go to the Timeline View |
| Ctrl+6 | Go to the Event List |
| Ctrl+7 | Go to the Task List |
| Ctrl+8 | Go to the Note List |
| Ctrl+9 | Go to the Contact List |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new event. |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Create a new calendar. |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Create a new note. |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Create a new task. |
| Ctrl+Shift+[1 to 9] | Load a recent window layout, as selected previously via the Window menu. The most recent layout will be Ctrl+Shift+1. |
| Ctrl+B | Toggle the font for the current selection bold. Equivalent to clicking the B button on the Appearance Toolbar. |
| Ctrl+I | Toggle the font for the current selection italic. Equivalent to clicking the I button on the Appearance Toolbar. |
| Ctrl+U | Toggle the font for the current selection underline. Equivalent to clicking the U button on the Appearance Toolbar. |
| Ctrl+P | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Quick Print. |
| Ctrl+F2 | Print Preview |
| Ctrl+O | Open the selected item's editor window. |
| Ctrl+R | Display a list of recent reminders. |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the selected event or note to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected event or note to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+V | Paste an event or note from the clipboard into the selected day or time slot. |
| Ctrl+F | Search for events, tasks, notes, or contacts containing specified text. |
| Ctrl+T | Go to today's date and time. |
| Ctrl+G | Go to a specified date. |
| Ctrl+E | Send the selected calendar or event via email. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo a previous operation, such as deleting an event. |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Toggle hiding of completed events. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Command all events to be visible. |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Command all events to be hidden. |
| Alt+1 | Color events and tasks based on active tab in the Calendar Items list. |
| Alt+2 | Color events based on associated calendar colors. |
| Alt+3 | Color events and tasks based on associated category colors. |
| Alt+4 | Color events and tasks based on associated priority colors. |
| Alt+5 | Color events based on associated location colors. |
| Del | Delete the currently selected item (calendar, event, task, note, contact, etc) |
The keyboard shortcuts listed above only work when the main VueMinder main window is visible and has keyboard focus. Global hotkeys for showing the desktop calendar or main window can also be defined. These hotkeys will work regardless of whether VueMinder is visible or has keyboard focus. By default, these hotkeys are undefined. They can be specified in the Program Options. Make sure to pick a key combination that won't interfere with any of your other software.
If you have questions that aren't answered here, you can reach our support team at support@vueminder.com. If you're using VueMinder Ultimate you'll have our top priority. Otherwise, we'll reply as soon as all VueMinder Ultimate requests have been completed (and always within 1 business day).
