Use and change keyboard shortcuts
The shortcuts that move you around Yardmaster fastest, how to see them all, and how to change any of them.
Almost everything in Yardmaster has a keyboard shortcut, so you can work through your sessions without reaching for the mouse. Press ???? at any time to see every shortcut that works right now, including ones you changed.
Shortcuts that are a single letter only work when you are not typing in a box. Press EscapeEscapeEscapeEscape to leave the box first.
The shortcuts worth learning first#
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Command plus K⌘KCtrl plus KCtrlK | Search everything |
| Command plus Q⌘QCtrl plus QCtrlQ | Go to the Inbox |
| Command plus T⌘TCtrl plus TCtrlT | Start a new session |
| TabTabTabTab / Shift plus Tab⇧TabShift plus TabShiftTab | Next or previous session |
| AAAA | Jump to the next session that needs you |
| RRRR | Reply (puts the cursor in the message box) |
| HHHH | Snooze the session |
| PPPP | Pause or unpause the session |
| Command plus W⌘WCtrl plus WCtrlW | Archive the session |
| Command plus Z⌘ZCtrl plus ZCtrlZ | Undo |
Around the window#
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Command plus \⌘\Ctrl plus \Ctrl\ | Hide or show the projects column |
| Shift plus Command plus \⇧⌘\Ctrl plus Shift plus \CtrlShift\ | Hide or show the sessions column |
| Command plus E⌘ECtrl plus ECtrlE | Show the files of the open session |
| Command plus U⌘UCtrl plus UCtrlU | Attach files to your message |
| Command plus Home⌘HomeCtrl plus HomeCtrlHome / Command plus End⌘EndCtrl plus EndCtrlEnd | Top or bottom of the conversation (when you are not typing) |
| Command plus Equals⌘=Ctrl plus EqualsCtrl= / Command plus Minus⌘-Ctrl plus MinusCtrl- | Bigger or smaller text, even while typing |
In the message box, EnterEnterEnterEnter sends and Shift plus Enter⇧EnterShift plus EnterShiftEnter starts a new line.
Change a shortcut#
Open Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts.
Pick a group on the left, or type in Search all shortcuts….
On the row you want, click Add shortcut and press the keys.
To remove a key, click the x on it.
A row can hold several keys at once, so you can add your own next to the default. A changed row shows Customized. If the keys are already used by another shortcut, the row says so before you confirm. Reset to defaults puts everything back.
Shortcuts that work from anywhere#
The System-wide group holds shortcuts that work even when Yardmaster is in the background, for example Show / hide Yardmaster and Quick Launch composer. If another app already uses the same keys, the row says so, because the shortcut cannot work.
Use Yardmaster with one hand#
Apply one-handed layout sets up keys for the left hand: WWWW and SSSS move between sessions, AAAA and DDDD step through messages, Option plus W⌥WAlt plus WAltW and Option plus A⌥AAlt plus AAltA jump to the top and bottom of the conversation, EEEE archives, RRRR replies, HHHH snoozes, GGGG jumps to what needs you and FFFF pauses. It replaces those actions' keys rather than adding to them, so, for example, Command plus W⌘WCtrl plus WCtrlW no longer archives (only EEEE does) and steps to the previous message instead. The new keys are normal, editable shortcuts; Reset to defaults undoes it.
Send on Caps Lock (off at first) makes Caps LockCaps LockCaps LockCaps Lock send your message, like EnterEnterEnterEnter. Your keyboard's Caps Lock light still toggles.
General: works anywhere in the app.
Navigation: moving between projects, sessions and messages. Command plus 1⌘1Ctrl plus 1Ctrl1 goes to the Inbox and Command plus 2⌘2Ctrl plus 2Ctrl2 to Command plus 0⌘0Ctrl plus 0Ctrl0 to your first nine projects.
Session: actions on the open session, such as sending a quick reply or tagging it.
Gmail, Diff Review and Daily Digest: only work on those screens.
The one-handed layout moves Keep waiting to ZZZZ and takes Focus mode off FFFF.
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