Shortcut keys

This page provides an overview of keyboard shortcuts that can help you use Evolution more efficiently.

In addition to the shortcuts listed below, you can also use accelerators to navigate with the keyboard.

Hold down the Alt key to reveal accelerators: underlined letters on menu items, buttons, and other controls. Press Alt plus the underlined letter to activate a control, just as if you had clicked on it.

Global

`Ctrl`+`1`	Select Mail component.
`Ctrl`+`2`	Select Contacts component.
`Ctrl`+`3`	Select Calendars component.
`Ctrl`+`4`	Select Tasks component.
`Ctrl`+`5`	Select Memos component.
`Ctrl`+`N`	Create a new item in current component.
`F6`	Cycle focus between panes.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Q`	Clear search bar.
`Ctrl`+`W`	Close window.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`W`	Open new window.
`Ctrl`+`Q`	Quit Evolution.
`Ctrl`+`P`	Print selection.
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save selection.
`Del` or `Backspace`	Delete selection.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`V`	Move mails or contacts to folder.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Y`	Copy mails or contacts to folder.

Mail

`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`M`	Create a new message.
`F12`	Send and receive messages.
`Ctrl`+`Y`	Apply filters to selection.
`Ctrl`+`O` or `Return`	Open selection in new window.
`Ctrl`+`F`	Forward selection.
`Ctrl`+`K`	Mark the selection as read.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`	Mark the selection as unread.
`↓`	Jump to next message.
`↑`	Jump to previous message.
`.` or `]`	Jump to next unread message.
`,` or `[`	Jump to previous unread message.
`Ctrl`+`R`	Reply to sender.
`Ctrl`+`L`	Reply to list.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`R`	Reply to all recipients.
`Backspace`	Scroll up.
`Space`	Scroll down.

Space and Backspace also allow navigating in unread mail across folders:

When you press the Spacebar for the first time, it takes you to the next unread message.
If the message is more than one screen long, Space works as Page Down.
If you press Space after you reach the bottom of the page, it takes you to the next unread message.
If there are no more unread messages in the mailbox, pressing Space takes you to the next unread message in the next folder.
If new messages arrive in a number of folders, Space toggles between those folders. This feature allows you to switch to the next unread message in a different folder without clicking the folder.
Backspace has the same behavior but reverted: It scrolls up in a message and can jump to the next unread message in the previous folder.

Calendar

`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`A`	Create a new appointment.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`E`	Create a new meeting.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`T`	Create a new task.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`O`	Create a new memo.
`Ctrl`+`T`	Go to today.
`Ctrl`+`G`	Go to date.
`Ctrl`+`Y`	Day View
`Ctrl`+`J`	Work Week View
`Ctrl`+`K`	Week View
`Ctrl`+`M`	Month View
`Ctrl`+`L`	List View

Contacts

`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`C`	Create a new contact.
`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`L`	Create a new contact list.

Changing keyboard shortcuts

Advanced users can customize keyboard shortcuts by editing $HOME/.config/evolution/accels.

See this blog post for more information.