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# Keyboard shortcuts
Shortcuts are shown for a Mac. On Windows and Linux, press Ctrl where the table shows ⌘, and Alt for ⌥. ⌃ is Ctrl on every computer.
## Dashboard
### Anywhere
| Action | Keys |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| New session (**New doc** in PM, **New investigation** in SRE) | ⌘⇧O |
| Search | ⌘K |
| Settings | ⌘, |
| Back to app, from Settings | Esc |
| Move to the product switcher, then use the arrow keys | ⌘⇧P |
| Show or hide the sidebar | ⌘B |
| Switch between dark and light | D |
| Start a session from the box on Home | ⌘Enter |
Esc, ⌘B and D don't work while you're typing in a field. The others do.
### In a session
| Action | Keys |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| Show or hide the workbench | ⌘⌥B |
| Terminal | ⌃\` |
| Changes | ⌘⇧G |
| Files | ⌘⇧E |
| Tasks | ⌘⇧K |
| Artifacts | ⌘⇧Y |
| Subagents, when the session has them | ⌘⇧U |
| Ports, when the session has them | ⌘⇧B |
| Usage details, when available | ⌘⇧X |
| Search the conversation | ⌘F |
### Session tabs
On session and new-session pages:
| Action | Keys |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| New tab | ⌥T |
| Close tab | ⌥W |
| Reopen closed tab | ⌥⇧T |
| Next tab | ⌃⇧] |
| Previous tab | ⌃⇧\[ |
### In the message box
| Action | Keys |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| Send, or start the session | Enter |
| New line | ⇧Enter |
| Stop the agent's turn (empty box, while it works) | Esc |
| Stop the agent and send now (while it works) | ⌘Enter |
| Plan mode on or off (new session), or the next mode (in a session) | ⇧Tab |
| Bring back an earlier message (empty box) | ↑ / ↓ |
| Slash commands | / |
| Mention a file | @ |
| Choose the model (new session) | ⌘/ |
## Desktop app
To see these in the app, choose **Help › Keyboard Shortcuts**, or press ? outside a text field.
| Action | Keys |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| New session | ⌘N |
| Search | ⌘K |
| Show or hide the sidebar | ⌘B |
| Keyboard shortcuts | ? |
| New tab | ⌘T |
| Close tab | ⌘W |
| Reopen closed tab | ⌘⇧T |
| Next tab | ⌃Tab |
| Previous tab | ⌃⇧Tab |
| Go to tab 1 to 9 | ⌘1 to ⌘9 |
| Close window | ⌘⇧W |
| Context panel | ⌘⌥B |
| Terminal | ⌃\` |
| Changes | ⌘⇧G |
| Send | Enter |
| New line | ⇧Enter |
| Stop the agent | Esc |
| Slash commands | / |
| Mention a file | @ |
| Choose a new session's model | ⌘/ |
| Developer tools | ⌘⌥I |
## Good to know
* On a touch screen, Enter adds a new line; use the send button.
* **Mention a file** works while the session's sandbox is connected.
* Menus and tooltips in the dashboard show each item's shortcut too.