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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Surf Wikipedia with Keyboard Shortcuts

I spend a lot of time on Wikipedia but when I do I use these handy keyboard shortcuts. You don't need Greasemonkey and they work on any browser. In Internet Explorer hit the Alt key followed by the command listed below. In Firefox 2 for Windows, use Alt and Shift. On the Mac hold down the control key.

Key Command Description
+ Start a new discussion Allows you to add a new section (talk pages only)
. (period) My user page Opens your user page if logged in
= Protect Allows you to protect the current page (sysops only)
Unprotect Allows you to unprotect the current page (sysops only)
c Content page Shows the content page associated with the current article
d Delete Allows you to delete the current page (sysops only)
Undelete Allows you to undelete the current page (sysops only)
e Edit this page Allows you to edit the current page (non-protected pages)
View source Shows the source of the current page (protected pages)
f Search Allows you to search Wikipedia
h History Shows the current page's history
j What links here Shows all of the pages that link to the current one
k Related changes Shows recent changes in pages linked to the current one
l My watchlist Opens your watchlist (logged-in users only)
m Move Allows you to move the current page and its talk page (non-move-protected pages only)
n My talk Opens your user's or IP's talk page
p Show preview Shows a preview of your changes (on edit pages)
q Special pages Shows a list of all special pages
r Recent changes Shows a list of recent changes to the Wikipedia
s Save page Saves the changes that you have made (on edit pages)
t Discussion Opens the current article's talk page
u Upload file Allows you to upload images or media files
v Show changes Shows what changes you made to the text (on edit pages)
w Watch Adds the current page to your watchlist (logged-in users only)
x Random article Loads a random article
y My contributions Opens a list of your user's or IP's contributions
z Main Page Goes to the Main Page

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