Why does shift-command-C sometimes become shift-command-M?

[Mike VanHorn]

Entourage 12.1.7 (090302)

When viewing email messages, I often use shift-command-C ("Choose Folder..."
from the Message, Move To... menu) to choose the folder where I want to save
a message. Every once in a while, I hit shift-command-C and it doesn't work;
I have found (by looking at the menu) that the short cut key sequence has
changed to shift-command-M.

I soft of assume that Entrouage is changing the key combination in response
to a certain set of conditions, but I have never been able to identify what
those conditions might be. Also, it doesn't make sense to do such a thing,
even given a certain set of circumstances, when the original key combination
(shift-command-C) doesn't seem to do anything when pressed (i.e. The
function of shift-command-C hasn't changed, so why move it's normal function
to some other key combination?).

Why does this happen?


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[Diane Ross]

You are correct in that choices change depending on the window that is
active, but the shortcut to move to folder/copy to folder is
Command-Shift-M. No where is it listed as Command-Shift-C that I can find.

Command-Shift-M moves to a different folder. However, when the window pops
up when you are in the newsreader, it indicates it will copy not move.
Newsgroup messages can only be copied.

Command-Shift-C is a command under the Edit menu to copy to the scrapbook.

I'm not sure why it's working at all to move a message. You might be
interested in this script:

File Msgs in Folder By: Allen Watson

<http://tinyurl.com/6brn6c>

With one or more messages selected, this lets you type in a few characters
of a folder's name and moves the messages to that folder. If the match is
inconclusive, it presents a listing of the folders with the first match
selected and lets you select the one you want. Remembers last folder picked
for fast repeat operations.