Keyboard shortcuts

Two keyboard shortcuts let you use Tab Scheduler without reaching for the mouse. Alt+Shift+S starts a schedule for the tab you are on, and Alt+Shift+P pauses or resumes all your schedules. You can change both.

How the keyboard shortcuts work

Schedule the current tab (Alt+Shift+S)

Press it on any tab and Tab Scheduler opens its settings page with that tab's address already in Website Link. If the settings page is already open, it switches to it. Nothing is saved yet. You choose the timing and click Save Schedule yourself.

Pause or resume all schedules (Alt+Shift+P)

Press it once to pause every schedule, and a notification says All schedules paused. Press it again to start them, and you see All schedules resumed. It does the same as the pause switch in the toolbar popup, and your schedules stay as they are.

How to use and change the keyboard shortcuts

The shortcuts are set up for you when you install Tab Scheduler. Here is how to schedule a tab with the keyboard.

1. Go to the tab you want to schedule and press Alt+Shift+S.
2. On the settings page, check the address in Website Link and add a Title if you like.
3. Choose Select Frequency and Schedule Type, then fill in the time fields.
4. Tick any extras under More options and click Save Schedule.

To change the keys, follow these steps.

1. In Chrome, open chrome://extensions/shortcuts. Other browsers have a similar keyboard shortcuts page for extensions.
2. Find Tab Scheduler in the list.
3. Set new keys for Schedule the current tab and Pause or resume all schedules.

When to use the keyboard shortcuts

• Read it later. You find an article at 10:00 but want to read it after lunch. Press Alt+Shift+S, keep One Time and set 13:30 for today.
• Quiet time for a presentation. Press Alt+Shift+P before you share your screen, so no tab opens or closes in the middle. Press it again when you are done.
• A daily routine. On a page you check every morning, press Alt+Shift+S and set Every Day at 8:30.

Good to know about the keyboard shortcuts

• On a Mac, Alt is the Option key.
• If a shortcut does nothing, open the shortcuts page and check that keys are set for it. Another extension may be using the same keys.
• While schedules are paused, nothing opens or closes.
• The Free plan limit of 5 schedules still applies when you save. Premium has no limit.
• You can also start a schedule from the right-click menu or with Create a schedule for this tab in the toolbar popup.