Performing Actions
Cardhop has a variety of actions you can perform on your contacts simply by typing an action and the contact's name.
The specific actions and examples of text that you can use to trigger actions are as follows:
Call
"dial Wendy", "call Wendy", "phone Wendy"
Call a contact using your phone. Uses your iPhone through Continuity or Wi-Fi Calling, or a phone paired with your Mac with Bluetooth. You can choose whether you use Continuity and Wi-Fi Calling or Bluetooth in Cardhop's Settings.
Copy
"copy Xenia"
Copy a contact’s information. You can copy a specific properties by typing something like “copy Xenia address” or “copy Xenia work email”.
Directions
"map Dahlia", "maps Dahlia", "direction Dahlia", "directions Dahlia", "route Dahlia"
Show a map of a contact’s address. You can choose to open maps in Apple Maps or Google Maps in Cardhop’s General Settings.
"email Rob", "mail Rob"
Compose an email to a contact or list.
FaceTime
"facetime Celestine", "ft Celestine"
Start a FaceTime video call with a contact.
You can also start a FaceTime audio call by using the following syntax:
"facetimeaudio Celestine", "audio Celestine", "facetime audio Celestine", "fta Celestine"
Fantastical
"fantastical Karey", "invite Karey'
Invite a contact or list to a new event in Fantastical.
“task call Alex”, “todo call Alex”, “reminder call Alex”
Create a task in Fantastical of any Cardhop action.
“event facetime Bob” “calendar facetime bob”
Create an event in Fantastical of any Cardhop action
Favorite
"favorite Alice", "favourite Alice", "fav Alice", "fave Alice", "star Alice"
Add a contact to your favorites.
Large type
"large Sam", "banner Sam", "show Sam", "big Sam", "large type Sam"
Show information about a contact in large type so you can read it from far away. You can show phone numbers and addresses in large type.
Message
"imessage James", "message James", "text James", "txt James", "im James", "ping James"
Start an iMessage or a text message with a contact.
Microsoft Teams
“msteams Kate”, “teams Kate”, “msteamscall Kate”, “teamscall Kate”
Start a Microsoft Teams chat or call with a contact.
“print Marlen”, “print family” (a list of contacts)
Print one or more contacts in a variety of formats: List, Envelopes, and Labels. You can also use File > Print with any contact or list selected.
Relationships
"relationship Bob"
Show a contact's relationships to other contacts in Cardhop.
RingCentral Call
"rc James"
Call a contact using RingCentral.
Signal
"signal Alex", "sgnl Alex"
Message a contact using Signal.
Skype
"skype Alexia"
Start a Skype call with a contact.
Skype for Business
"skypefb John", "skypeb John", "sfb John"
Start a Skype for Business call with a contact.
Telegram
"telegram Jerry", "tg Jerry"
Send a Telegram message to a contact.
Tweet
"tweet Pamela", "twitter Pamela"
Send a tweet to a contact. You can choose to use the official Twitter app or another app of your choice in Cardhop’s General Settings.
URL
"website Jill", "webpage Jill", "url Jill", "web Jill"
Open the URL associated with a contact.
"whatsapp Joe", "wa Joe", "whats Joe"
Send a message to a contact with WhatsApp
