# Keyboard

This page lists useful default shortcuts and key mappings for CopyQ and describes how to change them.

CopyQ is keyboard-friendly, i.e. it should be possible to quickly access any functionality with keyboard without using mouse.

## Default Shortcuts

Note

On OS X, use ⌘ key instead of Ctrl for the shortcuts.

- PgDown/PgUp, Home/End, Up/Down - item list navigation

- Left, Right, Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab - tab navigation

- Ctrl+T, Ctrl+W - create and remove tabs

- Ctrl+Up, Ctrl+Down - move selected items

- Esc - cancel search, hide window

- Ctrl+Q - exit

- F2 - edit selected items

- Ctrl+E - edit items in an external editor

- F5 - open action dialog for selected items

- Delete - delete selected items

- Ctrl+A - select all

- Enter - put current item into clipboard and paste item (optional)

- Ctrl+1…Ctrl+9 - focus a tab in given order

- Ctrl+0 - focus last tab

## Search

Start typing a text to search items. This works in main application window and `copyq menu`.

## Change Shortcuts

To change the shortcuts:

1. Open “File - Preferences”.

2. Select “Shortcuts” tab.

3. Click the button next to action you need to change.

4. Press a shortcut on keyboard.

5. Click OK to save the dialog.

## Create new Shortcut

If and action with shortcut is missing in the Shortcuts configuration tab, you can use predefined ones:

1. Open “File - Commands/Global Shortcuts…”.

2. Click “Add” button.

3. Select command (e.g. “Show/hide main window”).

4. Press a shortcut on keyboard.

5. Click OK to save the dialog.