> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.affinity.co/llms.txt
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# Tutorial 8: Keyboard Shortcuts and Power Navigation

> Navigate Affinity 3–5× faster with keyboard shortcuts and search-first habits.

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## Immediate Value

After this tutorial, you'll navigate Affinity using keyboard shortcuts, copy entries between lists efficiently, and have a cheat sheet of the most useful shortcuts.

## Prerequisites

* Tutorial 1: Your First List
* Tutorial 3: Search and Discovery

## Quick-Start Roadmap

1. Learn the essential keyboard shortcuts
2. Practice search navigation (Cmd+K / Alt+K)
3. Copy entries between lists
4. Build your shortcut muscle memory

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## Task 1: Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

### Context

Keyboard shortcuts speed up common actions. These cover most daily workflows.

### Action

Learn these shortcuts (practice each one now):

| **Action**                 | **Mac**     | **Windows/Linux** |
| -------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------- |
| **Global Search**          | Cmd+K       | Alt+K             |
| **Filter** list            | Cmd+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F      |
| **Sort** list              | Cmd+Shift+S | Ctrl+Shift+S      |
| **Add new** entry          | Cmd+E       | Ctrl+E            |
| **Undo** last action       | Cmd+Z       | Ctrl+Z            |
| **Bold** text (in notes)   | Cmd+B       | Ctrl+B            |
| **Italic** text (in notes) | Cmd+I       | Ctrl+I            |

<Warning>
  **Windows users: It's Alt+K, not Ctrl+K** for global search. This is a common point of confusion.
</Warning>

<Tip>
  Cmd+K / Alt+K is the single most useful shortcut — it opens search from anywhere in the app.
</Tip>

### Expected Outcome

You've practiced each shortcut at least once and can use Cmd+K / Alt+K without thinking.

### 📚 Help Center

* [Keyboard Shortcuts](/s/article/Keyboard-Shortcuts)

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## Task 2: Search-First Navigation Workflow

### Context

Using global search is often faster than clicking through menus, especially when you know the name of the list, company, or person you want to reach.

### Action

**Practice this workflow:**

1. Press **Cmd+K** (Mac) / **Alt+K** (Windows)
2. Type the first few letters of a list name, company, or person
3. Press **Enter** on the top result
4. You're there — no clicking through the sidebar

### Expected Outcome

Search-first navigation feels natural. You instinctively reach for Cmd+K / Alt+K.

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## Task 3: Copy Entries Between Lists

### Context

When a deal progresses from a Sourcing list to a Pipeline list, copy the entry rather than recreating it. This preserves all profile data and history.

### Action

1. Open the source list (e.g., Sourcing)
2. Select the entry (or entries) you want to copy
3. Click **"Copy to List"** in the toolbar
4. In the modal, **"Select or create a list"** as the destination (e.g., "Deal Pipeline")
5. Click **"Add to List"**

<Tip>
  Copying an entry doesn't duplicate the entity — it adds the same person/company to another list. The profile remains the same; only the list-specific (⚫ black) fields are new. Shared (🔵 blue) global fields carry over.
</Tip>

<Warning>
  **You can only copy to lists of the same type.** Affinity has three list types: Organization, People, and Opportunity. An Organization list entry can only be copied to another Organization list. List type is permanent — it cannot be changed after creation.
</Warning>

### Expected Outcome

The entry appears in the destination list with shared (🔵 blue) data intact and new list-specific (⚫ black) fields ready to fill.

### 📚 Help Center

* [How to copy list entries from one list to another](/s/article/How-to-copy-list-entries-from-one-list-to-another)

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## Task 4: Build Your Shortcut Muscle Memory

### Context

Shortcuts only save time once they're automatic. This exercise builds the habits.

### Action

**5-minute daily drill:**

1. **Cmd+K** / **Alt+K** → Navigate to a list
2. **Cmd+Shift+F** / **Ctrl+Shift+F** → Add a filter
3. **Cmd+Shift+S** / **Ctrl+Shift+S** → Sort the results
4. **Cmd+E** / **Ctrl+E** → Start adding an entry (cancel if you don't want to add one)
5. **Cmd+K** / **Alt+K** → Navigate somewhere else
   Repeat for several days until the shortcuts feel automatic.

### Expected Outcome

After a few days of practice, you use shortcuts without conscious thought.

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## Common Questions

<Accordion title="Where can I see all available shortcuts?">
  Go to **Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts** to see the full list, or check the [Keyboard Shortcuts help article](/s/article/Keyboard-Shortcuts).
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Can I customize keyboard shortcuts?">
  Not currently. Affinity uses a fixed set of shortcuts.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Do shortcuts work in all views?">
  Most shortcuts work across views. Cmd+K / Alt+K (search) works everywhere. Filter and Sort shortcuts are specific to list views.
</Accordion>

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## Where to Go Next

* **Next tutorial:** Tutorial 9: Building Your Pipeline
* **🗺️ Learning Paths:** New Admin Setup (Step 3)
* **📖 Help Center:** [Keyboard Shortcuts](/s/article/Keyboard-Shortcuts)