Search App Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts available when working in the Search app are listed in the following table. Some keystroke combinations only work when the cursor is located in a certain section of the app; the Focus column in the table specifies the section of the app when that is the case. For more information on the app and its sections, see Searching for Assets.

Shortcut	Description	Focus
Tab	The tab key performs multiple actions within the search header. In general, the following is true: While working in a pill, the tab key moves the cursor to the next available field. If you are on the final field, the tab key creates a new pill with the input field in focus.	Search Header
Left Arrow	Moves to the previous field of a multi-compound value (like month/day/year)	Search Term (pill)
Right Arrow	Moves to the next field of a multi-compound value (like month/day/year)	Search Term (pill)
Shift+Tab	Access the Secondary Search Type menu (if applicable) Moves focus to the previous search term (if applicable)	Search Term (pill)
Shift+Down	Accesses the Search Term short menu	Search Term (pill)
Up Arrow Down Arrow	Used to navigate the Search Term menu, Search Type menu, Super Pill menu, or fields in a multi-compound value.	Search Term (pill)
Shift+Left	While holding the Shift key, this action highlights the text to the right of the cursor.	Search Term (pill)
Shift+Right	While holding the Shift key, this action highlights the text to the left of the cursor.	Search Term (pill)
Ctrl+Shift+Left	While holding Ctrl+Shift keys, this action highlights the whole text to the right of the cursor.	Search Term (pill)
Ctrl+Shift+Right	While holding Ctrl+Shift keys, this action highlights the whole text to the left of the cursor.	Search Term (pill)
Home	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the search term text field.	Search Term (pill)
End	Moves the cursor to the end of the search term text field.	Search Term (pill)
Enter (Windows) Return (macOS)	Executes a search	Search Term (pill)
Enter (Windows) Return (macOS) or Tab	Selects value in pill type drop down or match drop down	Search Term (pill)
Tab	Adds a new pill with the AND ( & ) operator	Search Term (operator)
Alt+Ctrl+\ (Windows) Opt+Cmd+\ (macOS)	Adds a new pill with the OR ( \| ) operator	Search Term (operator)
Alt+Ctrl+ - (Windows) Opt+Cmd+ - (macOS)	Adds a new pill with the AND NOT ( — ) operator	Search Term (operator)
Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) Cmd+Backspace (macOS)	Clears all search criteria including Search Terms and Filters	Search app
Shift-Click, or Ctrl-Click (Windows) Cmd+Click (macOS)	Copies results into buffer (for use with Copy Results and Download Results feature)	Results
Up Arrow Down Arrow	Used to navigate to the previous asset Used to navigate to the next asset Keep arrow held down for rapid navigation.	Results
Shift (hold) + Up Arrow Shift (hold) + Down Arrow Shift (hold) + Left Arrow Shift (hold) + Right Arrow	Used to select multiple consecutive assets	Results
Enter (Windows) Return (macOS)	Opens the asset in the Asset Editor (if applicable)	Results
Shift+Enter (Windows) Shift+Return (macOS)	Opens the asset in the Search app’s In-Line Hits window	Results
Up or Left Arrow Down or Right Arrow	Used to navigate to the previous asset Used to navigate to the next asset Keep arrow held down for rapid navigation.	In-Line Hits
Esc	Closes opened drop downs, reverts changes in the pill and converts pill into read mode	Search Term (pill)
Esc	Closes In-Line Hits	In-Line Hits