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The command menu lets you search and run actions from your keyboard — navigation, tools, layouts, playback, recording, appearance, and more — without hunting through menus.

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Open the command menu

Press Cmd+K (macOS) or Ctrl+K (Windows) where the command menu is available, including the editor and shared video pages. A search box opens in the middle of the screen. Start typing to filter actions by name or related keyword.
  • Use the arrow keys to move up and down the list.
  • Press Enter to run the highlighted action.
  • Press Esc to close the menu without running anything.

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What you can do from here

Actions are grouped by category so the list stays useful as the editor grows:
  • Navigation — jump to other parts of Tella like analytics.
  • General — change between light and dark mode, or choose Use system appearance to follow your device’s theme.
  • Recording — start a recording or change the recording setup.
  • Playback — play, pause, and seek shortcuts.
  • Tools — open Trim, Audio, Transcript, Layout, Adjust, Zoom, and Mask panels.
The exact list depends on what’s available in your current context — for example, mask-only actions only appear when you’re editing a clip that supports masks.

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Tips

  • The search is fuzzy and looks at keywords too, so you don’t need to remember the exact label. Type zoom, cut, dark, system, or analytics and the right action will float to the top.
  • Use system appearance only appears when Light or Dark is selected. It hides after your appearance is set to System.
  • Use the command menu whenever you can’t remember a keyboard shortcut for a specific tool — every shortcut you’d hit is also a command, and the menu shows the shortcut next to the action.
  • See the full list of single-key shortcuts in Keyboard shortcuts.

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