Ah, the space issue was probably why I could not get a shortcut to work for move message to family folder. I knew I could put the Family folder into favorites and then use the automatic keyboard shortcut to move mail messages to a favorite folder, but I wanted something a bit more mnemonic.
For those interested, one is supposed to be able to use -> for accessing sub-menus in setting up keyboard shortcuts. Later, Jonathan Cohn > On May 22, 2018, at 10:46 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I was able to make it work with a following: > > 1. Make sure Mail is the targeted app for the keyboard shortcut, not All > apps. > 2. The menu name is "Save Attachments…". Note that the VO-shift-c seems to > insert a space between the "s" of Attachments and the "…" (ellipsis), this > space should be removed. > 3. I used cmd-option-shift-a which keeps it similar to the "Attach Files" > item. Other combination styles that I usually use didn't seem to work. > 4. Make sure that you close System Preferences before trying this shortcut. > If you're editing your current shortcut, you'll need to make sure that focus > is no longer on the shortcut field because if you're using cmd-w to close > System Preferences, and VO focus is still on this field, your shortcut will > be replaced by the cmd-w combination, which might frustrate you in numerous > ways. > > HTH. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On May 22, 2018, at 03:14, Stan ZA <amista...@gmail.com > <mailto:amista...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi One&All, > I have been trying to create a “Keyboard Shortcut”, but no matter I try, it > just will not work. Can some one please help. > I have tried typing “Save Attachments …”, I tried copping “last spoken > phrase” which also gave me “Save Attachments …” as the “Menu”. > Is it the … ellipsis that causes the problem, I was able to create the > “Keyboard Shortcut” in “Numbers” for menu “Sum” which works, just great. > Thanks > Cheers. > Stan ZA > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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