--- title: "Keyboard shortcuts" description: "Every Bearly keyboard shortcut for macOS and for Windows and Linux, covering sending, new lines, interrupting, the / and @ picker, the command menu, search, new and deleted chats, jumping between prompts, Settings, dialogs, dictation, and the desktop app's global shortcut." canonical: "https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/shortcuts/" markdown: "https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/shortcuts.md" --- # Keyboard shortcuts HTML: [https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/shortcuts/](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/shortcuts/) > Every Bearly keyboard shortcut for macOS and for Windows and Linux, covering sending, new lines, interrupting, the / and @ picker, the command menu, search, new and deleted chats, jumping between prompts, Settings, dialogs, dictation, and the desktop app's global shortcut. These shortcuts work in the web app on a computer and in the desktop app. On macOS, ⌘ is the Command key; on Windows and Linux, the same shortcuts use Ctrl. On phones and tablets, Enter doesn't send a message: tap the send button. ## In the composer | Action | macOS | Windows and Linux | |---|---|---| | Send | Enter | Enter | | New line | Shift Enter | Shift Enter | | Send now, stopping the current answer and skipping the queue | ⌘ Enter | Ctrl Enter | | Bring back earlier messages, or the newest queued one (empty composer) | ↑ and ↓ | ↑ and ↓ | | Open the tool, file, and skill picker | / at the start of a message, @ anywhere | / at the start of a message, @ anywhere | | Remove a whole chip | Backspace | Backspace | | Cancel editing a message | Esc | Esc | While Bearly is still answering, Enter queues your draft instead of sending it right away. See [Send while Bearly is working](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/compose.md#send-while-bearly-is-working). ## In the / and @ picker | Action | Keys | |---|---| | Move through the list | ↑ ↓ | | Insert the highlighted item | Enter or Tab | | Open a browsable item, such as a folder | → | | Go back | ← | | Close the picker | Esc | Typing an item's exact label followed by a space or punctuation, such as `@web-search`, turns it into a chip as soon as you type the space, without choosing from the list. See [Reference tools, files, and skills](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/compose.md#reference-tools-files-and-skills). ## Anywhere in a chat | Action | macOS | Windows and Linux | |---|---|---| | Put the cursor in the composer | ⌘ L | Ctrl L | | Open or close the command menu | ⌘ K | Ctrl K | | Search chats and files | ⌘ F | Ctrl F | | New chat, in the current chat's project if it has one | ⌘ N or ⌘ ⇧ N | Ctrl N or Ctrl Shift N | | Delete this chat, after you confirm | ⌘ D | Ctrl D | | Delete this chat and start a new one, after you confirm | ⌘ ⇧ D | Ctrl Shift D | | Jump to the previous prompt | ⌘ ⇧ ↑ | Ctrl Shift ↑ | | Jump to the next prompt | ⌘ ⇧ ↓ | Ctrl Shift ↓ | | Open Settings | ⌘ , | Ctrl , | | Dictate while you hold the key, with Bearly focused (push to talk) | Right Shift | Right Shift | Pressing the new-chat shortcut while you're already on a new chat puts the cursor in the composer and shows "You're already in a new chat". Right Shift is the default dictation key; change it in **Settings** → **Dictation** → **Keyboard shortcut**. See [Voice](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/voice.md). Web browsers keep some key combinations for themselves. If a shortcut does something in your browser instead of in Bearly, use the matching button or the command menu, or use the desktop app. ## In menus and dialogs | Action | Keys | |---|---| | Move, run, and close in the command menu | ↑ ↓, Enter, Esc | | Save or undo a title you're editing in the chat header | Enter to save, Esc to put the old title back | | Submit a Prompt Template form | Shift Enter | | Confirm in a confirmation dialog | Shift Enter | | Close search or a side panel, or stop selecting chats | Esc | | Move and choose in the **Move to project** dialog | ↑ ↓, Enter | ## In the desktop app | Action | macOS | Windows and Linux | |---|---|---| | Bring Bearly to the front from any app (default, changeable) | ⌘ ⇧ P | Ctrl Shift P | | Reload the window | ⌘ R | Ctrl R | | Force reload the window | ⌘ ⇧ R | Ctrl Shift R | The global shortcut works system-wide, even when Bearly isn't the active app. To change it: 1. Open **Settings** → **Desktop** → **Keyboard shortcut** ("Global hotkey to summon Bearly."). 2. Select **Set** or **Change** — Bearly shows "Press keys..." and records the next combination you press. 3. Press the new combination, then select **Save**, or **Cancel** to keep the current one. 4. To turn the global shortcut off, select **Disable**. With **Auto-hide** on in the same pane, Bearly hides when it loses focus, and the global shortcut brings it back. ## Related - [Write, attach, and send](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/compose.md) - [Work with answers](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/answers.md) - [Organize, find, share, and export chats](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/organize.md) - [Get Bearly](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/get-bearly.md) ## Continue through the documentation - [Manual index](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual.md): Browse every page of the Bearly Manual. - [Documentation index](https://bearly.ai/docs.md): Browse every Bearly guide. - [Previous: Talk to Bearly: dictation and voice calls](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/voice.md) - [Next: Research the web, papers, people, products, and places](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/capabilities/research.md) - [Related: Write, attach, and send](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/compose.md) - [Related: Work with answers](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/answers.md) - [Related: Organize, find, share, and export chats](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/chat/organize.md) - [Related: Get Bearly on every device](https://bearly.ai/docs/manual/get-bearly.md)