# The Command Palette

Across all the user roles Elyse has around 900 different commands.  Many of these commands can be further divided into different customized forms to suit user interface needs.  Rather than drilling down through hierarchical dropdown menus, the Command Palette allows commands to be easily found directly.

Open the Command Palette by clicking the ⌘ symbol near the right hand end of the grey navigation bar.

Start typing an action into the **Actions** field, e.g. `sel`.  When the desired word, i.e. `Select`, is at the top of the popup list press **Enter**.  To move to the **Objects** field press **Tab**.  Select an object, such as document or file.  The **Fields** field is used to select a field, e.g. `Title`.  Then tab down or click on the desired command.  The **Fields** field automatically maps field names (e.g. `Title`) to field types (e.g. `Document Free Text`) and then maps the field type to the related commands.

The Command Palette will display a list which is ordered according to scoring against the words entered.  For example, if `Select`, `Document` and `Title` are entered then commands which match all three will be at the top of the list.  These will be followed by commands which match two or one of the words.

To add a command to your favorites list select the star at the left.

Select the **Name/Description Search** button to search directly by command name and description.

Commands will only be displayed which are applicable according to the roles available and selected for the connected user.
