General

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following shortcuts are available anywhere within the main docset search and browse view.

Combination Description
Win+Ctrl+V Version 1.1.3 and later: When Velocity is running, brings the Window to the front with the cursor in the search docsets box.
Ctrl+E Move the keyboard focus to the search docsets box.
Ctrl+F Begins a find in page search.
Alt+ Navigate back a page.
Alt+ Navigate forward a page.
Ctrl+Tab Switch the keyboard focus between the content/search view and the browser view.
Alt Hold to reveal the ribbon menu key tips
Win+Ctrl+E Version 1.1.2 and earlier: When Velocity is running, brings the Window to the front with the cursor in the search docsets box.
 

Search

Simply start to type what you want to search for and results will appear as you type.

Docset Keyword Filters

To activate a docset filter simply type the keyword followed by a : at the start of the text. The keyword will be replaced by the docset filter dropdown and the icon for the active docset will be displayed. This filter can be removed by pressing backspace when the cursor is next to the filter.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Combination Description
Move from the search box into the results and down from one result to the next.
Move up from one result to the next or into the search box from the results.
Esc Cancel the current search and clear the search text.
Ctrl-Backspace Delete the previous word
 

Find In Page

Keyboard Shortcuts

Combination Description
F3 Move to the next location of matching text.
Shift-F3 Move to the next location of matching text.
Enter Open the currently selected item in the browser view.
Esc Cancel the current search and clear the search text.
 

Library Contents

Keyboard Shortcuts

Combination Description
Move down an item.
Move up an item.
Collapse the children of the current item or move to the parrent if collapsed.
Expand the children of the current item or move the first child if expanded.
Enter Open the currently selected item in the browser view.
Alt Hold to reveal the ribbon menu key tips