# Keyboard shortcuts
> Every keyboard shortcut in the Continual web app, grouped by where it works.
Press ? on any page to see the shortcuts available there. This page lists them all, so
you can learn them before you need them.
On Windows and Linux, press Ctrl where this page shows ⌘. Single-key
shortcuts pause while you type in a field.
## Everywhere
| Shortcut | What it does |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| ⌘ K | Search and go to. Works while you type, too |
| ? | Show the keyboard shortcuts for this page |
| / | On any other page, open what it shows beside your thread |
In the search that ⌘ K opens, ⌘ ↵ opens the selected
result in a new tab.
## Your thread
These work in your [thread](/docs/concepts/threads) with
[Continual](/docs/concepts/continual).
| Shortcut | What it does |
| -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| / | Move to the message box |
| ↵ | Send your message |
| ⇧ ↵ | Start a new line |
| ⌘ \\ | Open or close what is beside the thread |
| ⌘ ↵ | Complete the [to-do](/docs/concepts/to-dos) whose thread is open |
| ⌘ ⇧ ↵ | Mark the task beside the thread done |
| ⇧ Tab | Switch between **Chat** and **To-dos** |
### When the message box is empty
| Shortcut | What it does |
| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Tab | Fill in the first reply on offer, to send or change |
| 1, 2, and so on | Send the reply with that number |
| Esc | In a to-do's thread, snooze the to-do. Elsewhere, leave the message box |
## Lists and tables
| Shortcut | What it does |
| --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| C | Create a record of the list's type |
| ↑ ↓ ← → | Move between cells |
| ↵ | Open the focused row's record, or edit the focused cell |
| Space | Preview the focused row's record |
| X | Select the focused row |
| F2 | Edit the focused cell. Typing starts an edit, too |
| ⇧ and an arrow key | Select a range of cells |
| ⌘ D | Fill the range down from its first row |
| Esc | Cancel the edit, leave the focused cell, or clear the selection |
While you edit a cell, ↵ saves and moves down.
## Records
These work on a record's page, and J and K also work in a record's preview.
| Shortcut | What it does |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| J | Go to the next record |
| K | Go to the previous record |
| E | Edit the record's title |
| Esc | Close the record and return to where you were |
### Edit a field
| Shortcut | What it does |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| ↵ | Save a one-line field |
| ⌘ ↵ | Save a multi-line field |
| Tab | Save and move to the next field |
| ⇧ Tab | Save and move to the previous field |
| Esc | Cancel the edit |
### Comments
| Shortcut | What it does |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| ⌘ ↵ | Post the comment |
| Esc | Close a reply you started |
## New record forms
| Shortcut | What it does |
| -------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| ⌘ ↵ | Create the record |
| ⌘ ⇧ ↵ | Create it and start another |
| Esc | Cancel |
## Settings
In the **Search…** box of the Settings sidebar:
| Shortcut | What it does |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| ↑ ↓ | Move through the results |
| ↵ | Open the highlighted setting |
| Esc | Clear the search |
Clear your to-dos from the keyboard.
How you work with Continual in your thread.