# Keyboard shortcuts

#### Windows

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-key-action-ctrl%2Bf12-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 17.8784%;"></col><col style="width: 82.1216%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="height: 29.7969px;">**Key**</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">**Action**</td></tr><tr><td>`Ctrl+F12`</td><td>Default main activation key. Open options to add more or change it.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Main window

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-context-key-action-m" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 962.281px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 20.7285%;"></col><col style="width: 79.2318%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7917px;"><td style="height: 29.7917px;">**Key**</td><td style="height: 29.7917px;">**Action**</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Enter`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Execute the current suggestion (or the first one, if none are selected)</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Escape`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Close main window (or clear the input, if .ini file MainFormEscapeKeyAction is 1

</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td style="height: 46.5938px;">`Ctrl+n` (1-9)</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">(most things) Execute the nth suggestion from the top.

(folders) Lists the folder's contents.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.3854px;"><td style="height: 63.3854px;">`Ctrl+Enter`</td><td style="height: 63.3854px;">(folders) Opens the folder in Windows File Explorer.

(URL's) Opens the URL in a new browser window.

(everything else) Opens elevated (as Administrator).

</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td style="height: 46.5938px;">`Ctrl+Shift+Enter`</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">(URL's) Opens the URL in a new, private/incognito window.

(everything else) Same as Enter.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.3854px;"><td style="height: 63.3854px;">`Alt+n` (1-9)</td><td style="height: 63.3854px;">(files) Opens the nth suggestion's containing folder in Windows File Explorer.

(folders) Opens the nth suggestion in Windows File Explorer.

(everything else) Nothing (e.g. URL's).

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+n` (1-9)</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">"Complete" the nth suggestion from the top (set the input text to it).

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+1`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Toggle filter of only Start Menu suggestions.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+2`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Toggle filter of only file suggestions.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+3`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Toggle filter of only folder suggestions.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+4`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Toggle filter of only Control Panel suggestions.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+5`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Toggle filter of only URL's.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+6`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Toggle filter of only Google searches.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+7`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Toggle filter of only Wikipedia searches.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Backspace`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Backspace over the previous word in the input.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Shift+Backspace`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Backspace over the previous folder in the input.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.7812px;"><td style="height: 30.7812px;">`Ctrl+Space`</td><td style="height: 30.7812px;">Cycle to the next most frequently used action cmd for the current input

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.4583px;"><td style="height: 29.4583px;">`Ctrl+Shift+C`</td><td style="height: 29.4583px;">**C**opy various texts from the current suggestion.</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.4583px;"><td style="height: 29.4583px;">`Ctrl+D`</td><td style="height: 29.4583px;">**D**elete/de-index/reset frequency of current suggestion.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.4583px;"><td style="height: 29.4583px;">`Ctrl+Alt+E`</td><td style="height: 29.4583px;">**E**xpand/contract paths

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7917px;"><td style="height: 29.7917px;">`Ctrl+G`</td><td style="height: 29.7917px;">Activate the **G**oogle action cmd with the current input, to do Google searches

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.4583px;"><td style="height: 29.4583px;">`Ctrl+N`</td><td style="height: 29.4583px;">Creates a **n**ew file/folder using the current input. Creates intermediate folders if necessary.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7917px;"><td style="height: 29.7917px;">`Ctrl+O`</td><td style="height: 29.7917px;">Cycle to the next sort/**o**rder for the current suggestions

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7917px;"><td style="height: 29.7917px;">`Ctrl+Q`</td><td style="height: 29.7917px;">Cancel/clear/**q**uit the current input or current mode.

</td></tr><tr><td>`Ctrl+Alt+Q`</td><td>Toggle input in double quotes.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.4583px;"><td style="height: 29.4583px;">`Ctrl+Shift+S`</td><td style="height: 29.4583px;">Ensure current suggestion is **s**aved/indexed.</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.25px;"><td style="height: 46.25px;">`Ctrl+comma`</td><td style="height: 46.25px;">Switch to afterthought cmds for the current suggestion (lists the suggestion's context menu item).

For math expressions, toggle use of thousands separator.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.4583px;"><td style="height: 29.4583px;">`Ctrl+Shift+comma`</td><td style="height: 29.4583px;">Switch to afterthought cmds for the current suggestion's parent folder, if there is one.

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