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Keyboard Shortcuts.

Mail Shepherd 3.0 for the Mac App Store (build 535) · Updated October 24, 2026

  • ⌘, Settings… (in the Mail Shepherd menu): opens the Settings page.
  • ⌘? Mail Shepherd Help: opens this help in your browser.

Every page is in the sidebar. Get Support is in the Help menu, without a shortcut.

Stop

  • ⌘. Stop: a Sweep, a Review action such as Delete Selected, or a list being read (Review Blocked, Review Junk, Blocked Domains, Allowed Domains), after the current step.

Details

On a message’s details (Review Blocked and Review Junk), a sender’s details (Blocked Senders), an Action Log entry, a Sweep’s log (Sweep Logs) and an Auto-Sweep’s changes (Recent Changes on Automate):

  • ↑ and ↓ Show the one above or below it in the list.
  • Esc Done: back to the list.

Modifier keys

  • Hold ⇧, ⌃, ⌥ or ⌘ on Contacts and Refresh becomes Re-Hash.
  • Hold any of them while clicking Delete Selected or Delete Permanently to be asked first, even with Ask Before Deleting off.

Adding and confirming

  • Return Adds the domain you typed after clicking + on Blocked Domains or Allowed Domains; Esc cancels.
  • Adding or editing an account: Return is Test Connection until the test passes, then Save; Esc is Cancel.
  • Esc Cancels removing an account, unlinking Mail’s Blocked Sender List and clearing the Sweep Logs.

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