Hotkeys are keyboard buttons for performing quick actions.

 

Everything can be done with mouse but it's faster with keyboard.

 

  1. Tools
  2. Working with messages
  3. Navigation and program management
  4. Working with text

 

Tools

Key or combination

Function

F1

calls the context Help;

F4

information about a user;

F5

send a file or folder with files directly (avoiding the server);

F6

redirect a private dialogue to another person;

F8

"wake up" a user;

F9

voice calls;

F10

video call;

F12

voice call with screen sharing;

Alt+A

accounts manager;

Alt+C

create a new text conference;

Alt+F

searching users;

Alt+H

viewing message history;

Alt+L

insert a link with a network resource in the chat;

Alt+O

program settings;

Alt+P

managing plugins;

Alt+R

update the list of existing text conference;

Alt+T

add a new task on MyChat Kanban project management board;

Alt+U

viewing and editing own profile;

Alt+V

list of "favorite" conference;

Alt+W

open the folder with received files in a browser;

Alt+0

edit the list of quick messages;

Alt+F1

information about the program;

Alt+F9

send a new multicast private message;

Ctrl+"gray +"

add a new user to personal contacts;

Ctrl+F1

open Kanban board in a browser;

Ctrl+F7

open a built-in forum;

Ctrl+F9

send a new notification for users;

Ctrl+F10

go to the server administration;

Ctrl+F11

send an invitation to the chat via MyChat Guest;

Ctrl+F12

open the announcements board.

 

Working with messages

Key or combination

Function

Enter

sending a message to the chat;

Alt+1..9

inserting quick messages in the chat;

Alt+I

insert an image from a file in the chat;

Alt+M

insert an image from the library in the chat;

Alt+N

clear the chat window;

Alt+S

open the window for choosing smileys;

Alt+Del

delete a selected text from the dictionary for auto-fill (Ctrl+Space);

Alt+Ins

add a selected text to the dictionary for auto-fill (Ctrl+Space);

Ctrl+BackSpace

convert all or selected text typed in wrong keyboard layout ("руддщ" -> "hello");

Ctrl+Down

insert the text of the next sent message to the input field;

Ctrl+Enter

insert a new line for a multi-line message;

Ctrl+Space

open an auto-fill dictionary on the current word;

Ctrl+Up

insert the text of the previously sent message to the input field;

Shift+Enter

insert a new line for a multi-line message.

 

Navigation and program management

Key or combination

Function

Esc

hide the chat window to the system tray;

F11

enable/disable fullscreen;

Alt+B

lock the program;

Alt+X

exit the program;

Alt+Left/Right,

Ctrl+Tab,

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

switching between open dialogues;

Ctrl+`

open the console window for viewing logs and running text commands;

Ctrl+F4

close a private dialogue or exit the conference;

Ctrl+F5

change own status to "online";

Ctrl+F8

change own network status to "do not disturb";

Shift+F2

enable or disable main toolbar;

Shift+F5

enable or disable program sounds;

Shift+F8

disable MyChat Client window transparency;

Win+F12

call MyChat Client window from system tray;

Win+F9

send a screenshot to the chat.

 

Working with text

Key or combination

Function

Del

delete one character  the right of the cursor;

End

move cursor at the end on the line;

Home

move cursor at the beginning of the line;

PageDown

move cursor one page down;

PageUp

move cursor one page up;

Alt+Del

delete selected text from the auto-fill dictionary (Ctrl+space);

Alt+Ins

add selected text to the auto-fill dictionary (Ctrl+space);

Ctrl+A

select all text;

Ctrl+B

text format, "bold";

Ctrl+C

copy selected text to the clipboard;

Ctrl+E

text format, centered;

Ctrl+F

text search;

Ctrl+I

text format, "cursive";

Ctrl+J

text format, width;

Ctrl+L

text format, left;

Ctrl+R

text format, right;

Ctrl+S

text format, "strikethrough";

Ctrl+T

enable or disable the panel for text formatting;

Ctrl+U

text format, "underlined";

Ctrl+V

insert the text from clipboard to the input field;

Ctrl+Del

delete selected text;

Ctrl+End

move cursor at the end of the text;

Ctrl+Home

move cursor at the beginning of the text;

Ctrl+Ins

copy selected text to the clipboard;

Ctrl+Left

move cursor one word left;

Ctrl+Right

move cursor one word right;

Ctrl+Space

open the auto-fill dictionary on the current word;

Ctrl+Shift+End

select the text from cursor to the end of the text;

Ctrl+Shift+Home

select text from cursor to the beginning of the text;

Shift+Del

move selected text to the clipboard;

Shift+End

select text from cursor at the end of the text;

Shift+Home

select the text from cursor to the beginning of the text;

Shift+Ins

insert the text from the clipboard to the input field.