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Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

Complete reference for all keyboard shortcuts in Home Security Intelligence.

This document provides a comprehensive reference of all keyboard shortcuts available in the dashboard. For detailed usage instructions and accessibility features, see the UI Keyboard Shortcuts Guide.

Quick Reference Card

COMMAND PALETTE           NAVIGATION (g + key)
-----------------         --------------------
Cmd/Ctrl + K  Open        g d  Dashboard
                          g t  Timeline
GLOBAL                    g n  Analytics
------                    g a  Alerts
?       Help modal        g e  Entities
Escape  Close modal       g o  Logs
                          g y  System
LIST NAVIGATION           g s  Settings
---------------
j / Arrow Down  Next
k / Arrow Up    Previous
Home            First
End             Last
Enter           Select

VIDEO PLAYER              LIGHTBOX
------------              --------
Space    Play/Pause       Left   Previous
f        Fullscreen       Right  Next
m        Mute             Escape Close
Left     -5 seconds
Right    +5 seconds

Global Shortcuts

These shortcuts work anywhere in the application (except when typing in text fields).

Shortcut Action Context
Cmd/Ctrl + K Open command palette Anywhere
? Show keyboard shortcuts help Anywhere
Escape Close modal / Cancel action Anywhere

Command Palette

The command palette provides fuzzy search for quick navigation.

Platform Shortcut
macOS Cmd+K
Windows Ctrl+K
Linux Ctrl+K

Available Destinations:

Destination Search Keywords
Dashboard home, main, overview
Timeline events, history, time
Analytics charts, graphs, statistics, stats
Alerts notifications, warnings
Entities people, objects, detection
Logs system, debug, output
System monitoring, health, status, performance
AI Performance model, inference, gpu, nemotron, yolo26
Audit Log history, changes, tracking
Settings preferences, configuration, options

Chord Commands (g + key)

Press g followed by another key within 1 second to navigate directly to a page.

Chord Destination
g d Dashboard
g t Timeline
g n Analytics
g a Alerts
g e Entities
g o Logs
g y System
g s Settings

List Navigation

When viewing lists (Activity Feed, Event Timeline, Search Results):

Shortcut Action
j Move down / Next
k Move up / Previous
Arrow Down Move down
Arrow Up Move up
Home Jump to first item
End Jump to last item
Enter Select current item

Media Controls

Video Player

Shortcut Action
Space Play / Pause
Arrow Left Seek backward (5 seconds)
Arrow Right Seek forward (5 seconds)
f or F Toggle fullscreen
m or M Toggle mute
Shortcut Action
Arrow Left Previous image
Arrow Right Next image
Escape Close lightbox
Shortcut Action
Escape Close modal
Tab Next field
Enter Submit form
Shortcut Action
Enter Submit search
Escape Clear search query

Accessibility Notes

  • Shortcuts are disabled when typing in input fields
  • All features are also accessible via mouse/touch
  • Focus indicators show current position when using keyboard
  • Skip to main content link appears on first Tab press

Platform Differences

Action macOS Windows/Linux
Command palette Cmd + K Ctrl + K
Browser zoom in Cmd + + Ctrl + +
Browser zoom Cmd + - Ctrl + -
Browser reset Cmd + 0 Ctrl + 0

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