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title: Core UI keyboard shortcuts
description: You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly perform common actions in the user interface.
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# Core UI keyboard shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly perform common actions in the user interface.

Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations that include access keys, or keys like **Control** or **Command** that modify the action of other keys when pressed in combination. Press access keys in conjunction with other alphanumeric or navigation keys to perform the keyboard shortcut.

Access keys depend on the browser and operating system you are using. Available keyboard shortcuts are based on the UI version. The most common access key combinations are listed in the table. If the key combinations do not work, you may need to use a different access key depending on your browser and operating system.

For information about using keyword shortcuts in Next Experience, see [Next Experience keyboard shortcuts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/next-experience-keyboard-shortcuts.md).

|Action|Windows keyboard shortcut|Mac keyboard shortcut|
|------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|Activate global search field|Alt+Ctrl+G|Control+Option+G|
|Toggle application navigator|Alt+ Ctrl+C|Control+Option+C|
|Activate navigation filter field|Alt+Ctrl+F|Control+Option+F|
|Impersonate user|Alt+Ctrl+I|Control+Option+I|
|Navigate to the main content on the page|Alt+Ctrl+P|Control+Option+P|

-   **[Enable keyboard shortcuts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/enable-keyboard-shortcuts.md)**  
You can enable or disable keyboard shortcuts from the system settings menu.
-   **[Disable keyboard shortcuts globally](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/disable-keyboard-shortcuts-globally.md)**  
Keyboard shortcuts are enabled by default. You can disable all keyboard shortcuts globally or disable certain shortcuts using different user preferences.
-   **[Configure keys for keyboard shortcuts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/configure-keyboard-shortcut-preferences.md)**  
Determine which shortcut key pairings users can use to access elements in an instance.

**Parent Topic:**[Working in Core UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/working-in-ui16-and-ui15.md)

**Related topics**  


[Core UI]()

[Working in the classic environment]()

[Common UI elements]()

[Browser support]()

[User interface configuration]()