Not everyone uses keyboard shortcuts, and not everyone will find them any more useful than manual navigation. But it is always helpful to at least know what they are, and you might find yourself growing accustomed to using them. You may also be surprised to discover how useful they can really be.
Not only does every program have these, but so do many websites. Each social media site has their own set of shortcuts, which can be found on their FAQ pages. Or, you can check them out here for the three main social media sites.
Twitter Keyboard Shortcuts
You should start by knowing how to bring up a list of all the keywords. You don’t have to go searching for them. If you use the ? meta key, it will bring up a list of all of the other shortcuts, so you always have them on hand. It is a handy little way of providing it.
The Full List
Basic Navigation:
| Shift+Space | Moves the page up. |
| Space | Moves the page down. |
| Enter | Closes a specified tweet. |
| J/K | Moves from one tweet to the next one without scrolling. |
| . | Refresh the page or go back to the top of the page. |
| / | Takes you to the search box without scrolling. |
Tweeting and Features:
| N | Compose a new tweet. |
| R | Reply to a tweet. |
| F | Favorite a tweet. |
| T | Retweet any post. |
| M | Send a private message. |
| Escape | Cancel any window. |
‘G’ Timeline Navigation:
| G and P | Go to your profile page. |
| G and H | Go to the home page. |
| G and M | Go to your message inbox. |
| G and R | Go to your notifications page. |
| G and F | Go to your favorites |
| G and U | View a user’s timeline through the search box. |
Print out the cheatsheet: Twitter keyboard shortcuts
Facebook Keyboard Shortcuts
Unlike Twitter, Facebook bases their shortcuts (which are very basic) on the type of browser you are using. So Chrome users will have different main shortcuts than those using Firefox or Internet Explorer. But the map keys are the same for all of them, as are the basic navigation keys for your account rather than the main page.
| IE | FF | Chrome | Safari | |
| Mac | Alt + #, then Enter | Ctrl + # | Ctrl + Alt + # | Ctrl + # |
| PC | Shift + Alt + # | Ctrl + Alt + # |
Map:
| 0 | Help |
| 1 | Home |
| 2 | Profile (Timeline) |
| 3 | Friends |
| 4 | Inbox |
| 5 | Notifications |
| 6 | Account Settings |
| 7 | Privacy |
| 8 | About |
| 9 | Terms |
Profile and Account Navigation:
| Alt+? | Main site search. |
| Alt+m | Compose a new private message. |
| Alt+1 | Go back to the main page. |
| Alt+2 | Go to your Timeline. |
| Alt+3 | See all friend requests. |
| Alt+4 | See your message inbox. |
| Alt+5 | See your notifications. |
| Alt+6 | Go to your account settings. |
| Alt+7 | Go to your privacy settings. |
| Alt+8 | Go to Facebook’s profile page. |
| Alt+9 | See Facebook’s Terms and Agreements. |
| Alt+0 | Go to Facebook’s help center page. |
Print out the cheatsheet: Facebook keyboard shortcuts
Google Plus Keyboard Shortcuts
Google’s social networking site uses many of the same navigation shortcuts that their other services do. But they also sometimes change, so if something isn’t working, check their FAQ’s to see if it has been updated.
| k | Go to the previous item in your stream. |
| j | Go to the next item in your stream. |
| Search for people to chat with. | |
| Space | Scroll down. |
| Shift+Space | Scroll Up |
| Enter | Start new comment |
| Enter+Tab | End new comment |
| @ OR + | Tag someone in a post |
Print out the cheatsheet: Google Plus keyboard shortcuts
Conclusion
As you can see, it isn’t that difficult to use these shortcuts, and not even to memorize them. So if you want to cut down on the time spent navigating different pages and just give it all a kind of flow, take some time to get used to these shortcuts.
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