> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.zero.inc/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.zero.inc/getting-started/command-menu.md).
# Command Menu & Shortcuts
**Cmd + K** is the fastest way to move around Zero: one field that searches every record, list, agent and settings page, and a set of quick actions you can trigger without touching the mouse. Most of those actions also have a single-letter shortcut that works anywhere in the workspace.
## Searching
Press **Cmd + K** to open the menu — again, or **Esc**, to close it. The search field is focused straight away. Results are grouped by type and update as you type:
| Group | What matches |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Companies** | Company name (substring) or an exact domain, e.g. `acme.com` |
| **Contacts** | Name — every word you type must appear in the name, in any order, ignoring accents; an exact email address; or a phone-number fragment once you type 4+ characters |
| **Deals** | Deal name |
| **Lists** | List name (the result shows which entity the list contains) |
| **Agents** | Agent name (archived agents are excluded; inactive ones are labeled **Inactive**) |
| **Meetings** | Calendar events, once you type 3+ characters — only when **Show calendar events** is enabled |
| **Settings** | Settings pages, matched on their name and related terms (admin-only pages appear only for admins) |
The **Show calendar events** toggle in the footer decides whether meetings appear; your choice sticks until you flip it back.
Move through results with **↑ / ↓** and open one with **Enter**. **→** peeks at the selected result without leaving the menu — for companies and contacts the peek also loads their deals and list memberships — and **←** closes the peek.
## Quick actions
With the search field empty, the menu shows **Quick actions** instead of results. Each one lists its shortcut, which also works on its own without opening the menu:
* **Add company** (`B`), **Add contact** (`P`), **Add deal** (`D`) — open the record creation flow, pre-filled from the record you are currently viewing where that makes sense.
* **Create new list** (`L`) — opens the new-list dialog.
* **Create new task** (`T`) — switches the command menu into the task composer.
* **Focus chat input** (`Z`) — jumps your cursor to the chat input; shown only on pages that have one.
* **Log \** — one entry per custom activity type, with the type's configured shortcut letter. Shown when you are on a record page or have a record open in a list's peek panel. See [Custom Activities](/tracking-context/custom-activities.md).
* **Log comment** (`C`) — opens the comment composer for the record you are viewing or peeking.
Admins also get a **Settings** section — **Add custom property**, **Invite user to workspace**, **Add contact type** — and everyone gets **Open docs** under **Help**.
## Global keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Cmd + K** | Open or close the command menu |
| **Cmd + J** | Open or close the chat panel |
| **B** | Add a company |
| **P** | Add a contact |
| **D** | Add a deal |
| **T** | Create a task. On a meeting page the task links to that meeting; with a record open in a peek panel it links to that record. See [Tasks](/features/tasks.md) |
| **C** | Log a comment on the current record — works on a record page or with a record open in a peek panel |
| **E** | **Send message.** On a contact's record page, opens the message composer addressed to that contact. On a deal's record page, opens one message addressed to all of the deal's contacts with a usable email address |
| **Z** | Focus the chat input |
| **L** | Create a new list |
| **A–Z** | Log a custom activity — each activity type can define its own single-letter shortcut, which works on a record page or with a record open in a peek panel |
The single-letter shortcuts are plain key presses, no modifier. They are ignored while you are typing in a field or editor and while a modal or popover is open, so they won't fire mid-sentence.
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