The Monobook skin, which is the default on Wikipedia, contains many keyboard shortcuts. You can use them to access certain features of Wikipedia more quickly.
Depending on your browser, you should:
See access keys for more information on this concept.
| Access 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 (logged-in users only) |
| , (comma) | Edit box | Jumps to the edit box (on edit pages) |
| = | Protect | Allows you to protect the current page (admins only) |
| Unprotect | Allows you to unprotect the current page (admins only) |
| c | Content page | Shows the content page associated with the current article |
| d | Delete | Allows you to delete the current page (admins only) |
| Undelete | Allows you to undelete the current page (admins only) |
| e | Edit this page | Allows you to edit the current page (non-protected pages or admins) |
| 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 |
| i | Minor edit | Toggles the "This is a minor edit" checkbox (on edit pages) |
| 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 talk page (logged-in users only) |
| p | Show preview | Shows a preview of your changes (on edit pages) |
| Printable version | Opens a printable version of the current page (on pages other than edit pages) |
| q | Special pages | Shows a list of all special pages |
| r | Recent changes | Shows a list of recent changes to 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) |
| Watch this page | Toggles the "Watch this page" checkbox (on edit pages) |
| x | Random article | Loads a random article |
| y | My contributions | Opens your contributions page (logged-in users only) |
| z | Main Page | Goes to the Main Page |
[edit] Visual display of access keys
The following entry in your user CSS file (e.g., User:Example/monobook.css) will display access keys before links that have them.
This does not work in Internet Explorer, since it doesn't support the :before CSS selector.
a[accesskey]:before { content: " " attr(accesskey) " "; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: pre; border: thin solid; font-family: sans-serif; text-decoration: underline overline; margin-right: 0.5ex; } [edit] Changing and disabling access keys
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- See also the talk page behind the removeAccessKeys script. It will explain yet another way.
Some common problematic access keys include d, e, f, and o.
Mediawiki software affects the Wikipedia shortcut keys. To disable or modify "access keys", put the correct JavaScript statements near the bottom of the default system Monobook.js, copied to your own sub-file.
You can easily customize by simply by cutting and pasting code, and then making slight modifications to the pasted code to effect your customization, before testing and saving the page. Note that access keys are case-sensitive.
Look for something like:
ta['ca-nstab-main'] = new Array('7',"View the content page"); /*change*/ ta['ca-delete'] = new Array(,"Delete this page"); /*delete*/
in an up-to-date user's program statements.
[edit] See also
