Shortcuts, hotkeys and hotkey editor

Modified on Thu, 25 Jan, 2024 at 3:24 PM



Hard Coded Hot Keys


farmerswife come with some hard coded Hot Keys, please see which ones in the below tables, one for Mac and another for Windows. 


FunctionMac HotkeyWindows Hotkey
Select All (in tables)  
Command + A
Ctrl + A
Multiple selection
Command + click on table row
Ctrl + click on table row
Multiple selection + action
Command + click selection, then use Ctrl + Command for action
Shift + click on table rows. Hold Shift and drag & drop items (e.g. multiple Objects from Toolbox on ‘Hourline’ name or on ‘Objects’ Tree.
Hourline Navigation (Day/Week Mode)  
left/right arrows
left/right arrows
Long Form Navigation 
Alt + left/right arrows
Alt + left/right arrows
Copy Booking
Command + left click, drag & drop
Ctrl + left click, drag & drop
Trim duration of a Booking (all Objects involved)  
Shift + drag & drop Booking
Shift + drag & drop Booking
Trim duration of one Object in a Booking
Command + Shift (in this order) & trim start or end of booking object line (in this order)
Ctrl + Shift (in this order) & trim start or end of booking object line (in this order)
Date + User stamp
Ctrl + D
Ctrl + D
Expand a ‘Note’ field (place cursor in Note field)    
Command + E 
Ctrl + E
Return To Current Day/Today (from Hourline tab)fn + left arrow keyHome
Hide/Show Toolbox    SpaceSpace
N.B. If Caps Lock has been enabled on Mac, then the Command + V combination, will not allow you to paste text into a text-based field


Create your own with the Hotkeys Editor


To create your own Hot keys, go to the Toolbox > Settings > Miscellaneous, and scroll till you see the button Hotkeys Editor. Click to open the Hotkeys Editor. You need to select a Master Key - Control or Alt. Next select a combination key, which can be a number or a letter. In the dropdown under Functionality select the functionality that the Hot key should apply to. Lastly click on Add to actually create the Hot key, and then OK.  



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