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# Using a keyboard

## Keyboard Shortcuts

| **`ctrl`** + **`space`**                                          | Opens the Requirement Dialog in the top-left slot of the first platoon board. |
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| **`←`**                                                           | Move left                                                                     |
| **`→`**, **`tab`**                                                | Move right                                                                    |
| **`↑`**,  **`↓`**                                                 | Navigate through dropdown options                                             |
| **`shift`** + **`tab`**                                           | Switch between active dropdowns                                               |
| **`ctrl`** + **`←`**,  **`→`**,  **`↑`**,  **`↓`**                | Move left, right, up, down                                                    |
| **`ctrl`** + **`shift`** +  **`←`**,  **`→`**,  **`↑`**,  **`↓`** | Move left, right, up, down between boards                                     |
| **`Esc`**                                                         | Close the active Requirement Dialog                                           |