Dockli mirrors the keyboard shortcuts you expect from Windows File Explorer, so working with SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive files feels native. Shortcuts fire only in the active pane (see Active-pane behavior) and are ignored while you’re typing in a text box.
Clipboard
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy the selection | Ctrl + C |
| Cut the selection | Ctrl + X |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
Copy is always allowed; Cut requires move permission on every selected item. Paste accepts either files from the Windows clipboard or items you copied or cut inside Dockli.
Selection
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select all items in the current view | Ctrl + A |
| Move the selection down one row | ↓ Arrow Down |
| Move the selection up one row | ↑ Arrow Up |
Arrow keys move a single selection through the list and keep the highlighted row scrolled into view.
File actions
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open / drill into the selected item | Enter |
| Rename the selected file or folder | F2 |
| Delete the selection | Delete |
Enter opens a file in its app or browser and drills into a folder. F2 and Delete apply to files and folders only, and are silently ignored when a selected item is read-only.
Navigation
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Go back | Backspace or Alt + ← |
Both routes share the same history as the toolbar Back button.
Search
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Focus the search box | Alt + S |
Alt + S jumps your cursor into the search box from anywhere in Dockli.
Dialogs and menus
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Close a menu or dialog / cancel the current action | Esc |
Complete list
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + C | Copy the selection |
| Ctrl + X | Cut the selection |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Delete | Delete the selection |
| F2 | Rename |
| Enter | Open / drill into the selection |
| Backspace | Back |
| Alt + ← | Back |
| Alt + S | Focus search |
| Esc | Close menu / dialog, cancel |
| ↑ / ↓ | Move selection up / down |
Active-pane behavior
Dockli can show two panes side by side (split view). To avoid a single keystroke firing in both places at once, shortcuts only act in the active pane — the one you last clicked into. An inactive pane ignores the keystroke entirely.
Click first, then type
Working in split view? Click the pane you want to act on before using a shortcut. A Ctrl + V always pastes into the active pane, never the other one.
Shortcuts pause while you type
When the focus is in a text box — search, rename, a metadata field or the Ask Dockli composer — file-grid shortcuts stand down so keys like Backspace and Delete edit your text instead of your files.
Where to go next
- Browsing and opening files → Browsing and opening
- Editing SharePoint columns → Editing metadata
- The split-view workspace → The Dockli workspace