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# Keyboard Shortcuts
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Keyboard shortcuts allow a user to use Zulip easily and efficiently
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for a better user experience.
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Zulip keyboard shortcuts are divided into four categories:
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* [Navigation](#navigation)
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* [Composing messages](#composing-messages)
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* [Narrowing](#narrowing)
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* [Menus](#menus)
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## Navigation
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* **Initiate a search** `/` - This shortcut moves the user's cursor to
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the message search bar at the top of the window to allow them to
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begin searching for messages belonging to a specific topic, stream,
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view, etc. in the organization.
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* **Search people** `q` - This shortcut moves the user's cursor to the
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user search bar in the right sidebar to to allow them to begin
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searching for a particular user in the organization.
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* **Search streams** `w` - This shortcut moves the user's cursor to
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the stream search bar in the left sidebar to to allow them to begin
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searching for a particular stream in the organization.
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* **Previous message** `k` `Up arrow` - This shortcut allows the user
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to scroll up to the previous message in their view.
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* **Next message** `j` `Down arrow` - This shortcut allows the user to
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scroll down to the next message in their view.
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* **Scroll up** `K` `PgUp` - This shortcut allows the user to scroll
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up through the messages in their view.
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* **Scroll down** `J` `PgDn` `Spacebar` - This shortcut allows the
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user to scroll down through the messages in their view.
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* **Last message** `End` - This shortcut allows the user to scroll to
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the most recent message in their view.
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## Composing messages
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* **Reply to message** `Enter` `r` - This shortcut allows the user to
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begin replying to the selected message (outlined in blue).
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* **Reply to author** `R` - This shortcut allows the user to begin
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writing a private message to the author of the selected message
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(outlined in blue).
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* **Reply to message mentioning the author** `Enter` `@` - This
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shortcut allows the user to begin replying to the selected message
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(outlined in blue), @-mentioning the author of the selected message.
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* **New stream message** `c` - This shortcut allows the user to begin
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composing a new stream message.
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* **New private message** `C` - This shortcut allows the user to begin
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composing a new private message.
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* **Send message** `Tab key` then `Enter` - This shortcut allows the
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user to send the message that they've written.
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* **Cancel compose** `Esc` - This shortcut allows the user to cancel
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and discard their unsent message.
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## Narrowing
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* **Narrow by stream** `s` - This shortcut narrows the view to show
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all messages in the stream of the selected message (outlined in
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blue).
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* **Narrow by topic** `S` - This shortcut narrows the view to show all
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messages with the topic of the selected message (outlined in blue).
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* **Narrow to all private messages** `v` - This shortcut narrows the
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view to show all of the user's private messages.
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* **Cycle between stream narrows** `A` `D` - This shortcut allows the
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user to cycle through the narrows showing the messages of a stream
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according to Stream order in the left sidebar. `A` allows the user
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to navigate to the previous stream narrow, and `D` allows the user
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to navigate to the next stream narrow.
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* **Return to home view** `Esc` - This shortcut makes the user return
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to the Home view, showing all messages in the organization.
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## Menus
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* **Open message actions menu** `i` - This shortcut shows the
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available message actions of the selected message (outlined in
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blue).
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* **Edit a message you sent** `i` then `Enter` - This shortcut allows
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the user to edit the selected message (outlined in blue) if the user
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authored the selected message. If the selected message was written
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by another user, this shortcut will enable the user to view the
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source code of the message.
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* **Show these keyboard shortcuts** `?` - This shortcut makes a modal
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window with a guide to all possible keyboard shortcuts appear.
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