HourSlipGuides / Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts
Most of HourSlip can be driven from the keyboard. One shortcut works from any app, and the rest work inside HourSlip.
From any app
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Stop the timer, or resume the last entry | ⌃⌥⌘T | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T |
It's on by default. Settings › General turns it off, and tells you if another app has already claimed the combination.
Timer
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Start one of the six projects in the panel | ⌃1 to ⌃6 | Click the project |
| Start the top search result in the panel | Return | |
| Stop the timer | ⌥⌘. | The shortcut above |
| Resume the last entry | ⇧⌘R | The shortcut above |
Getting around
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Timesheet, Clients, Projects, Invoices | ⌘1 to ⌘4 | Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+4 |
| Settings | ⌘, | Ctrl+, |
| New entry, client or project, depending on the section | ⌘N | Ctrl+N |
| Quit | ⌘Q | Quit HourSlip in the tray menu |
Timesheet
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Search | ⌘F | Ctrl+F |
| Clear the search | Esc | Esc |
| Add or remove an entry from the selection | ⌘-click | Ctrl-click |
| Select a range | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Select all entries shown | ⌘A | Ctrl+A |
| Edit the selected entry | Return | Enter |
| Delete the selection | Delete | Delete or Backspace |
Invoices
| Action | Mac | Windows and Linux |
|---|---|---|
| New invoice | ⇧⌘N | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Export the open invoice as PDF | ⌘E | The Export PDF… button |
| Previous or next invoice | ↑ ↓ | Click the invoice |
| Apply a new invoice number while renaming | Return | Enter |
New invoice works while the Invoices section is showing.
Dialogs and the tour
Return confirms a dialog (Save, Create Invoice, Activate) and Esc cancels it. In the welcome tour, the left and right arrow keys turn the pages.