Keyboard shortcuts in Calendar on Mac
Quickly accomplish many tasks in Calendar using keyboard shortcuts.
Calendar shortcuts
Action | Shortcut | ||||||||||
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Go to the next day, week, month or year | Command–Right Arrow | ||||||||||
Go to the previous day, week, month or year | Command–Left Arrow | ||||||||||
Go to today’s date | Command-T | ||||||||||
Go to a specific date | Shift-Command-T | ||||||||||
Switch to Day view | Command-1 | ||||||||||
Switch to Week view | Command-2 | ||||||||||
Switch to Month view | Command-3 | ||||||||||
Switch to Year view | Command-4 | ||||||||||
Switch to full-screen view | Control-Command-F | ||||||||||
Exit full-screen view | Escape | ||||||||||
Make text bigger | Command-Plus Sign (+) | ||||||||||
Make text smaller | Command-Minus Sign (–) | ||||||||||
Refresh all calendars | Command-R | ||||||||||
Select or deselect the tickbox next to the selected calendar | Space bar (with the Calendar list open) | ||||||||||
Select or deselect all the tickboxes next to calendars in the Calendar list | Command-click any calendar’s tickbox | ||||||||||
Select the tickbox next to the selected calendar and deselect all other tickboxes | Option-Command-click any calendar’s tickbox | ||||||||||
Add a new calendar group | Shift-Command-N | ||||||||||
Add a new subscribed calendar | Option-Command-S | ||||||||||
Print a day, week, month or year calendar | Command-P |
Event shortcuts
Action | Shortcut | ||||||||||
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Add a new event | Command-N | ||||||||||
Edit the selected event | Command-E | ||||||||||
Edit the selected event in the inspector window | Option-Command-I | ||||||||||
Go to the next field | Tab (while an event is open) | ||||||||||
Go to the previous field | Shift-Tab (while an event is open) | ||||||||||
Close the event editor | Return or Escape (while an event is open) | ||||||||||
Select the next event | Tab | ||||||||||
Select the previous event | Shift-Tab | ||||||||||
Select the next or previous event | Arrow keys | ||||||||||
Search for events | Command-F | ||||||||||
Move an event to another calendar | Control-click the event, then choose a calendar from the shortcut menu | ||||||||||
Move the selected event 15 minutes earlier (in Day or Week view); move the selected event one week earlier (in Month view). | Control-Option–Up Arrow | ||||||||||
Move the selected event 15 minutes later (in Day or Week view); move the selected event one week later (in Month view). | Control-Option–Down Arrow | ||||||||||
Move the selected event one day later (in Week or Month view); move the selected event one week later (in Month view). | Control-Option–Right Arrow | ||||||||||
Move the selected event one day earlier (in Week or Month view); move the selected event one week earlier (in Month view). | Control-Option–Left Arrow | ||||||||||
Show information for a calendar or event | Command-I | ||||||||||
Print the selected events or events in a time range | Command-P | ||||||||||
Show or hide the Availability panel | Shift-Command-A | ||||||||||
Open Calendar preferences | Command-comma |