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How do I navigate in TweetDeck using the keyboard?
richard
posted this on Oct 13, 2009 15:32
You can easily navigate TweetDeck using just your keyboard.
The following hot-keys are activated while the "compose an update" window is not open.
| Key | Action |
|
↑ or k |
Navigate up the current column |
|
↓ or j |
Navigate down the current column |
|
← or h |
Navigate to the left |
|
→ or l |
Navigate to the right |
|
c |
Open the update window |
|
SPACE |
Activate the Heads-Up-Display (HUD) (see below) |
|
Esc |
Close the current menu/popup |
|
F1 |
Open the TweetDeck Support site |
|
. |
Open the "profile picture" menu |
|
/ |
Create a new Twitter search column |
With the update window open, the following hot-keys are available
| Key | Action |
| Esc | Close the update window |
| F1 | Open the TweetDeck Support site |
The Heads-Up Display (HUD)
Pressing SPACE on any update in TweetDeck will activate the HUD - a simple menu that gives you access to the most common actions based for the type of update you currently have selected.
You can access the functions displayed in the HUD in 3 ways:
- Press the hotkey underneath the icon representing the function (e.g. in the above image, S would be Re-tweet)
- Navigate across the HUD using the arrow keys, then press ENTER to select the function
- Click the HUD icon using the mouse
The following functions are available from the HUD per column type
|
Column Type(s) |
Action |
Hot-Key |
| All Friends, Groups, Mentions Search, Favourites |
Reply Re-Tweet DM Favourite |
A S D F |
|
New Followers |
Follow Block |
A S |
|
TweetDeck Recommends |
Follow |
A |
|
|
Comment Like Write on Wall |
A
D |