Keyboard Shortcuts


Besides the hot key, which is used to activate Overflow, and is customizable in the preferences, there are several other keyboard commands available to control Overflow:

EscHide Overflow.
TabCycle selection highlight through items.
Shift-TabCycle selection highlight through items in reverse.
Arrow keysMove selection highlight between items.
⌘ + up / down arrow
Page up / down
Move up or down through the categories list.
⌘ + numberSelect a category corresponding to the number pressed.
Space, Return, ⌘OLaunch the currently highlighted item.
Option + Click on itemLaunch the clicked item but keep Overflow visible.
Command + Click on itemReveal the clicked item in the Finder.

Additionally, an item can be highlighted by typing the first few letters of its name.