---
title: "Tour of the interface: search, the command palette and recents"
description: "Stage 3 of the interface tour — global entity search with its In scope and the / shortcut, the ⌘K command palette with entity results and Go to commands, and the Recent history of the last 8 entities you opened."
type: "tutorial"
audience: [network-manager, publisher, advertiser, admin]
keywords: [search, global search, command palette, shortcuts, recent, history, in scope, keyboard, cmd k, ctrl k]
ui_path: "Account"
---

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# Tour of the interface: search, the command palette and recents

**Goal:** get from anywhere to any campaign or placement in two keystrokes (**/** or **⌘K**
and its name), and back to what you touched this morning in one click.
This is one stage of the [Tour of the interface](https://epom.com/ad-server/docs/start/ui-tour.md); the tour needs no data and changes nothing.

## Steps

1. **Global search.** The search box in the top bar finds entities by name — advertisers,
   campaigns, banners, sites, zones and placements, limited to the side or sides you may see.
   Press **/** anywhere outside a text field to jump into it. The **In** selector next to it
   is a multi-select that narrows the search to specific entity types; leave it empty to
   search them all. Results appear after a short pause and show the entity name and its type;
   inactive entities are dimmed. **Enter** opens the highlighted result (the first, by
   default); picking one jumps straight to its edit page.
2. **Command palette.** Press **⌘K** (macOS) or **Ctrl-K** (Windows/Linux) anywhere in the
   account area, or click the **⌘K** chip inside the search box. One input gives you live
   entity results (all entity types you may see — the **In** scope does not apply) under
   **Entities**, and navigation commands under **Go to**: your tabs, filtered by what you
   type. Arrow keys move through the list, **Enter** opens, **Escape** closes.
   ![Command palette](https://epom.com/docs-images/ad-server/ui-tour/command-palette.webp)
3. **Recent history.** The **Recent** (history) icon in the top bar lists the last 8 entities you
   opened, with a short relative age (*now*, *5m*, *3h*, *2d*) — the fastest way back to what
   you touched this morning. The history is stored in your browser, per user and per device.

## What next

- [Tour of the interface: notifications, notes and your settings](https://epom.com/ad-server/docs/start/ui-tour-alerts-notes-and-settings.md) — the last stage
- [Tour of the interface](https://epom.com/ad-server/docs/start/ui-tour.md) — the whole tour and the gotchas
- [UI navigation reference](https://epom.com/ad-server/docs/reference/ui-navigation.md) — every route and shortcut