# General

This section contains startup, display, and keyboard shortcut settings for MsgFiler 4.

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## Startup

* **Launch at login**: Turn this on to have MsgFiler 4 launch whenever your Mac restarts.
* **Hide MsgFiler in Dock**: Enable this to hide the MsgFiler 4 icon from the Dock and to turn the application into a floating panel over all applications. If you use Mail is full-screen mode, you will want to enable this, as MsgFiler 4 will be able to share the same Space as Mail.&#x20;

## Display

* **List font**: Configure the font used in the Mailboxes Table.
* **Reset**: Resets the font used in the Mailboxes Table back to the System font at 12 points.

## Keyboard Shortcut

* **Action**: Choose from one of three actions performed when pressing the MsgFiler Shortcut:
  * Toggle MsgFiler on and off
  * Focus Between Mail and MsgFiler
  * Show MsgFiler
  * Show MsgFiler and focus on search
* **MsgFiler Shortcut**: Configure the keyboard shortcut used to invoke MsgFiler 4 or to switch between MsgFiler 4 and Mail. Learn more in the [MsgFiler Shortcut section](/using-msgfiler/msgfiler-shortcut.md).

### Enter Key

* **Pressing Enter in search**: Choose what happens when you press the Enter key in the search field. MsgFiler 4 can either perform the default action or focus on the Mailboxes Table.

### Escape Key

The Escape key can be used to perform up to three functions, depending on whether you single, double, or triple press the key.

* Close MsgFiler
* Clear the search field
* Toggle filing with number keys
* Do nothing


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