---
title: "Use the command palette"
description: "Press ⌘K to search every action in Wave: export, undo, lock, duplicate, change status, jump to a room, and more. Press ? for the full shortcuts overlay."
group: "estimates"
lane: "how-to"
status: "published"
publishedAt: 2026-07-03
sidebarOrder: 135
tags: ["command-palette", "keyboard", "how-to"]
relatedSlugs:
  - "reference/keyboard-shortcuts"
  - "estimates/change-status"
  - "estimates/lock-unlock"
  - "estimates/export-pdf"
sidebarLabel: "Command palette"
---

The command palette is the fastest way to do anything in Wave without hunting through menus.

## Open it

Press **⌘K** (Ctrl+K) from anywhere in the app.

## Search for an action

Start typing and the palette filters as you go. Actions you can run from the palette include:

- Export and print
- Undo and redo
- Lock and unlock the estimate
- Duplicate the estimate
- Change status
- Delete
- Add or edit line items, notes, and modifiers
- Show or hide industry codes
- Jump to a room
- Open settings and switch tabs

Press Enter to run the highlighted command.

## Recent commands float to the top

The palette remembers what you use. Your recently used commands appear first when you open it, so repeat actions become two keystrokes: ⌘K, Enter.

## Learn the shortcuts as you go

Commands that have a keyboard shortcut show it right next to the command name. Next time you can skip the palette entirely.

Want them all in one place? Press **?** to open the shortcuts overlay, which lists every keyboard shortcut in Wave. The full list also lives at [Keyboard shortcuts](/docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts).

## Related

- [Keyboard shortcuts](/docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts)
- [Change an estimate's status](/docs/estimates/change-status)
- [Lock and unlock an estimate](/docs/estimates/lock-unlock)
- [Export reports](/docs/estimates/export-pdf)