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Keyboard Shortcuts

Sumo Logic keyboard shortcuts are enabled by default. To display the list of shortcuts from the UI, select Help > Shortcuts from the left nav.

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You can also press the ? key to display the list of keyboard shortcuts.

For security, shortcuts for some pages are visible only for users with an Admin account.

To disable keyboard shortcuts, for example, if they conflict with an international keyboard, click your name in the left nav, select Preferences, then deselect Enable keyboard shortcuts.

Limitations

  • Keyboard shortcuts are not available when the Setup Wizard is open.
  • Keyboard shortcuts are disabled when typing in the [search text box]). 

Keyboard Shortcuts on macOS

ShortcutDescription
option+sOpen a new Search tab
option+shift+nDuplicate current query in a new tab (search only)
option+shift+dDuplicate both the original query and time range in a new tab
option+shift+qDuplicate both the current query and time range in a new tab
option+shift+tDuplicate current time range in a new tab (search only)
option+shift+pPause a running search (current tab only)
option+mOpen a new Metrics tab
option+fOpen a new Dashboard (New) tab
option+aOpen a new Traces tab
option+lOpen a new LiveTail tab
option+dPopout to new browser tab (dashboard only)
option+hSwitch to Home
option+bSwitch to Library
option+<1-9>Switch to tab 1, 2, ... 9
option+0Switch to the last tab
option+[Switch to the tab to the left of the current tab
option+]Switch to the tab to the right of the current tab
option+wClose the current tab
option+tOpen the Collection page
option+cOpen the Settings page
option+eOpen the Alerts page
option+uOpen the Users tab
option+xOpen the Security page
option+oOpen the Account page
option+pOpen the Preferences tab
option+zOpen the Setup Wizard

Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows

ShortcutDescription
g sOpen a new Search tab
alt+shift+nDuplicate current query in a new tab (search only)
alt+shift+dDuplicate both the original query and time range in the new tab
alt+shift+tDuplicate current time range in a new tab (search only)
alt+shift+pPause a running search (current tab only)
g mOpen a new Metrics tab
g lOpen a new LiveTail tab
g dPopout to new browser tab (dashboard only)
g hSwitch to Home
g bSwitch to Library
alt+[1-9]Switch to tab 1, 2, ... 9
alt+[Switch to the tab to the left of current tab
alt+] Switch to the tab to the right of current tab
g wClose the current tab
g tOpen the Collection page
g aOpen the Trace Analytics page
g cOpen the Settings page
g eOpen the Alerts page
g u Open the Users tab
g xOpen the Security page
g oOpen the Account page
g pOpen the Preferences tab
g zOpen the Setup Wizard
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