Help:Keyboard Shortcuts

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"Keyboard shortcuts" respectively "access keys"

Browser dependencies

Depending on your browser, you should:

• Firefox 1.5 on Windows: hold Alt, press access key
• Mozilla Firefox 2 and beyond on Windows and Linux: hold Alt+⇧ Shift, press access key
• Mozilla Firefox before version 14 on Mac OS X: hold control, press access key
• Mozilla Firefox version 14 and beyond on Mac OS X: hold control+⌥ Option, press access key

• Internet Explorer 6 on Microsoft WindowsWindows: hold Alt, press access key
• Internet Explorer 7 on Windows: hold Alt+⇧ Shift, press access key
• Internet Explorer 8 and 9 on Windows: hold Alt, press access key (to follow a link, then press ↵ Enter)

• Opera (all platforms): press ⇧ Shift+Esc, then press access key (Shift-Esc will display the list of choices)

• Chrome on Windows|Windows: hold Alt+⇧ Shift, press access key
• Chrome on Linux: hold Alt+⇧ Shift, press access key
• Chrome on Mac OS X: hold control+⌥ Option, press access key

• Safari on Windows: hold Alt, press access key
• Safari on Mac OS X: hold control+⌥ Option, press access key
• Safari 3 or earlier on Mac OS X: hold control, press access key

Keyboard Shortcuts

List of available access keys

Access key	Command	Description
+	Start a new discussion	Allows you to add a new section (talk pages only)
. (period)	My user page	Opens your user page (logged-in users only)
, (comma)	Edit box	Jumps to the edit box (on edit pages)
=	Protect	Allows you to protect the current page (admins only)
	Unprotect	Allows you to unprotect the current page (admins only)
c	Content page	Shows the content page associated with the current article
d	Delete	Allows you to delete the current page (admins only)
	Undelete	Allows you to undelete the current page (admins only)
e	Edit this page	Allows you to edit the current page (non-protected pages or admins)
	View source	Shows the source of the current page (protected pages)
f	Search	Allows you to search Wikipedia
h	History	Shows the current page's history
i	Minor edit	Toggles the "This is a minor edit" checkbox (on edit pages)
j	What links here	Shows all of the pages that link to the current one
k	Related changes	Shows recent changes in pages linked to the current one
l	My watchlist	Opens your watchlist (logged-in users only)
m	Move	Allows you to move the current page and its talk page (non-move-protected pages only)
n	My talk	Opens your talk page (logged-in users only)
p	Show preview	Shows a preview of your changes (on edit pages)
	Printable version	Opens a printable version of the current page (on pages other than edit pages)
q	Special pages	Shows a list of all special pages
r	Recent changes	Shows a list of recent changes to Wikipedia
s	Save page	Saves the changes that you have made (on edit pages)
t	Discussion	Opens the current article's talk page
u	Upload file	Allows you to upload images or media files
v	Show changes	Shows what changes you made to the text (on edit pages)
w	Watch	Adds the current page to your watchlist (logged-in users only)
	Watch this page	Toggles the "Watch this page" checkbox (on edit pages)
x	Random article	Loads a random article
y	My contributions	Opens your contributions page (logged-in users only)
z	Main Page	Goes to the Main Page

Display access keys

The following entry in your user CSS file (e.g., User:Example/vector.css) will display access keys before links that have them.

This does not work in Internet Explorer versions lower than 8.0, since they don't support the :before CSS selector.

a[accesskey]:before {
    content: " " attr(accesskey) " ";
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: pre;
    border: thin solid;
    font-family: sans-serif;
    text-decoration: underline overline;
    margin-right: 0.5ex;
}

Changing and disabling access keys

Disabling individual acess keys

To disable or modify these access keys, add the code near the bottom of your own skin file (e.g., User:Example/vector.js). Access keys are case-sensitive.

Some common problematic access keys include:

d (delete page):

 /* disable access keys/keyboard shortcuts */
ta['ca-delete'] = new Array(,"Delete this page"); /*delete*/

e (edit page):

 /* disable access keys/keyboard shortcuts */
 ta['ca-edit'] = new Array('','Edit this page');

f ("find"/go to search box):

 /* disable access keys/keyboard shortcuts */
 ta['search'] = new Array('','Search this wiki');