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# Elephas Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac and Windows

> Every Elephas keyboard shortcut in one place, with the Mac and Windows keys side by side for Brains, adding files, Ask, navigation, text size and windows.

Most Elephas commands have a shortcut. On Mac they use the Command key (⌘). On Windows they use Ctrl. You can also find every command, with its shortcut, in the menu bar.

## Menu shortcuts

These are the shortcuts shown in Elephas's menus.

### File

| Action | Menu item | Mac | Windows |
| - | - | - | - |
| Create a Brain | **File › New Brain** | ⌘B | Ctrl+B |
| Add files to the open Brain | **File › Add Files…** | ⌘O | Ctrl+O |
| Add a folder to the open Brain | **File › Add Folder…** | ⌥⌘O | Ctrl+Alt+O |
| Add a web page to the open Brain | **File › Add Web Page…** | ⇧⌘O | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Open Settings | **Elephas › Settings…** (Mac), **File › Settings…** (Windows) | ⌘, | Ctrl+, |
| Close the window | **File › Close Window** | ⌘W | Ctrl+W |

**Add Files…**, **Add Folder…** and **Add Web Page…** work when a Brain you can add files to is open.

### View

| Action | Menu item | Mac | Windows |
| - | - | - | - |
| Show or hide the sidebar | **View › Show Sidebar** / **Hide Sidebar** | ⌃⌘S | Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Show or hide the Sources panel in Ask | **View › Show Sources** / **Hide Sources** | ⌥⌘I | Ctrl+Alt+I |
| Go to Home | **View › Home** | ⌘1 | Ctrl+1 |
| Go to Ask | **View › Ask** | ⌘2 | Ctrl+2 |
| Go to Brains | **View › Brains** | ⌘3 | Ctrl+3 |
| Make text bigger | **View › Bigger Text** | ⌘= | Ctrl+= |
| Make text smaller | **View › Smaller Text** | ⌘- | Ctrl+- |
| Reset text size | **View › Actual Size** | ⌘0 | Ctrl+0 |

### Chat

| Action | Menu item | Mac | Windows |
| - | - | - | - |
| Start a new chat | **Chat › New Chat** | ⌘N | Ctrl+N |
| Stop the answer being prepared | **Chat › Stop Answer** | ⌘. | Ctrl+. |
| Rename the open chat | **Chat › Rename Chat…** | No shortcut | No shortcut |
| Delete the open chat | **Chat › Delete Chat…** | No shortcut | No shortcut |

### Window

| Action | Menu item | Mac | Windows |
| - | - | - | - |
| Minimize the window | **Window › Minimize** | ⌘M | Ctrl+M |
| Zoom the window | **Window › Zoom** | No shortcut | No shortcut |

## Keys in the question box

| Action | Mac | Windows |
| - | - | - |
| Send your question | Return | Enter |
| Start a new line | Shift+Return | Shift+Enter |
| Stop the answer being prepared | Escape | Escape |

## Keys in dialogs and Settings

| Action | Mac | Windows |
| - | - | - |
| Confirm a dialog | Return | Enter |
| Cancel or close a dialog | Escape | Escape |
| Leave Settings | Escape | Escape |
| Continue on a welcome screen | Return | Enter |

Return or Enter never confirms a dialog that deletes or removes something, such as **Delete Chat?**. Click the button instead.

Standard system shortcuts, such as copy and paste in text fields and ⌘Q to quit on Mac, work as usual.

## How it works

* **Mac and Windows use the same letters.** ⌘ on Mac becomes Ctrl on Windows, ⌥ (Option) becomes Alt and ⇧ (Shift) stays Shift. The one exception is the sidebar: ⌃⌘S on Mac, Ctrl+Alt+S on Windows.
* **Text size is one setting.** **Bigger Text** and **Smaller Text** change the same text size you can set under **Text Size** in **Settings › Appearance**. See [Appearance](/docs/settings/appearance).
* **There is no Edit menu.** Copy, paste and undo work inside text fields with the usual system keys.
* **Shortcuts can't be changed** in Elephas yet.

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="A shortcut does nothing">
    Some commands need something open. **Add Files…**, **Add Folder…** and **Add Web Page…** need an open Brain that you can add files to. **Show Sources** works in Ask. **Stop Answer** works only while an answer is being prepared. If the menu item is greyed out, so is its shortcut.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Escape didn't stop the answer">
    Escape stops an answer only while the cursor is in the question box. Use ⌘. on Mac or Ctrl+. on Windows from anywhere in the window.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related articles

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Ask questions about your documents" href="/docs/ask/ask-questions-about-your-documents" />

  <Card title="Manage your chat history" href="/docs/ask/manage-chat-history" />

  <Card title="Add files and folders" href="/docs/brains-and-documents/add-files-and-folders" />

  <Card title="Appearance" href="/docs/settings/appearance" />
</CardGroup>


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