Less reaching. More doing.
Keep the app grid within reach of your keyboard. These shortcuts cover opening, navigation, selection, folders and the small moves in between.
Your CubbyPad shortcuts.
| ⇧⌘Space | Open or close CubbyPad from any app (or the shortcut you chose) |
|---|---|
| ←→↑↓ | Pick an app or folder |
| Return | Open what’s picked |
| ⌘← | Previous page (also ⌘[ or a mouse’s back button) |
| ⌘→ | Next page (also ⌘] or a mouse’s forward button) |
| ⌘D | Search by voice |
| ⌥← | Move the picked icon a slot (any arrow) |
| Space | Select the picked icon |
| ⌃⌘N | Make a folder of the selected apps |
| ⌘R | Rename the picked app or folder |
| ⌘⌫ | Move the picked app to the Trash (it asks first) |
| ⌘A | Select the whole page, while icons wobble |
| Esc | Back out one step: listening, rename, folder, search, selection, wobbling, then CubbyPad |
| ⌘, | Settings |
A few more useful moves.
- Command–Z undoes grid changes. Shift–Command–Z redoes them.
- Command–[ and Command–] also change pages, as do a mouse’s back and forward buttons.
- Right-click an app for Get Info, Add to Dock, Hide and Move to Folder.
- Icons include VoiceOver actions and announcements when they move.
Prefer your own shortcut?
Record one in Settings › Opening. If you want Command–Space, first disable Spotlight’s shortcut in System Settings › Keyboard › Keyboard Shortcuts › Spotlight. The starting CubbyPad shortcut is Shift–Command–Space.