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Right-click menus
Right-click almost anything in CowSync to get a short menu of the things you can do with it.
Almost everywhere in CowSync, clicking the right mouse button opens a small menu of shortcuts for whatever is under the pointer. It saves hunting for buttons. On a Mac trackpad, click with two fingers (or hold Control and click).
Starring pages and the favorites row are explained on Navigation & search. This page is about the right-click menu itself.
What's in the menu
The menu is built from what you clicked on. The most specific items come first, and a Page section is always at the bottom.
| You right-click… | You get |
|---|---|
| A row, card, file, task or note | That tool's own shortcuts at the top, such as Edit, Duplicate, Copy as text, Remind me… or Delete |
| Text you have highlighted | Copy and Search CowSync for "…" |
| A box you can type in | Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste and Select all |
| A link | Open, Open in new tab, Add to favorites (or Remove from favorites) and Copy link |
| A picture | Open image in new tab and Copy image address |
| Anywhere (the Page section) | Back, Forward, Reload, Search everything, Add page to favorites, Copy page link, Open page in new tab and Print |
Some items show their keyboard shortcut on the right, such as Ctrl+C for Copy, Alt+S for adding the page to favorites, or Ctrl+K for Search everything (⌘ instead of Ctrl on a Mac). Greyed-out items can't be used right now, for example Cut when nothing is highlighted.
Where the tool shortcuts are
Each screen adds its own items. A few to try:
- My Herd: right-click an animal for Edit labels, Inspect lineage, Inspect animal, Predict with this animal, Add to Mating Planner, Find best match and more. See My Herd.
- Workspace record tools: right-click a row for Edit, Duplicate, Copy as text, tool shortcuts, Remind me on…, Log as expense…, Save to a note, Everything about… and Delete. See How record tools work.
- Drive: right-click a file for Download, Share link…, Send for signature…, Rename, Move to folder and Move to trash. See Drive.
- Invoices and Agreements: the same choices as the row buttons, plus extras like Mark paid in full.
- Messages and CowGPT: right-click a chat to open, archive or delete it.
- Favorites chips: Open, Open in new tab, Rename, Move left, Move right, Copy link and Remove from favorites.
Using the menu
- Right-click the thing you want to work with.
- Click a choice. Or use the ↑ and ↓ keys to move and press Enter.
- To close the menu without choosing, press Esc or click somewhere else.
Good to know
- Want your browser's own menu? Hold Shift while you right-click. That gives you the normal browser menu, for things like spell-check suggestions.
- Drawing pads and videos keep their own behaviour, so CowSync's menu doesn't get in the way there.
- The CowSync Home page (the front page) uses the normal browser menu.
- On a phone or tablet, pressing and holding opens the menu on some devices but not all. The everyday jobs (open, edit, delete) always have a normal button as well, so you never need a right-click to get work done.