Support keyboard shortcuts for bulk contact selection

Aleksandr
Aleksandr Member Posts: 48 VERIFIED MEMBER
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Problem:

Every day, I add over 100 contacts, and for each one, I need to set attributes. I usually do this through bulk operations. The problem is that contacts cannot be selected in bulk, and I have to manually click each checkbox.

Proposal:

Support keyboard shortcuts in tables, such as Shift + Up/Down and Shift + Click.

Benefit:

In my case, this would save 30 to 60 minutes per day.
In the 21st century, this functionality is standard in all modern interfaces and email services.


Example:

Zoho and other CRMs

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  • Manuel Oliveira
    Manuel Oliveira Admin Posts: 1,295 COMMUNITY MANAGER
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    Hi @Aleksandr you can click and drag up or down over the check box to select multiple lines in list view. No need to shift + click.

  • Aleksandr
    Aleksandr Member Posts: 48 VERIFIED MEMBER
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    @Manuel Oliveira I would never have thought it worked this way, even though I've been developing interfaces for 20 years. If it were up to me, I would fire your entire frontend team – and I can easily justify this )) That's just a side note. On a serious note, if we consider the proposed workaround, it doesn't work correctly and skips lines. I tested this in two browsers. It works poorly because when developers subscribe to drag events, they should block text selection, but they don't. Just support Shift + Click – it's the most familiar UI/UX pattern for selecting rows in tables.

  • Manuel Oliveira
    Manuel Oliveira Admin Posts: 1,295 COMMUNITY MANAGER
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    Thanks for the example. This feedback will go to our product team and will also be available here for other users to comment on and upvote.