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Use These 22 Keyboard Shortcuts
Twitter's keyboard shortcuts got an update during Twitter's design overhaul on Dec 8. In the image above, you'll see the new key strokes. Below is a quick how-to guide to clear up any immediate confusion.
Actions for tweets:
Click "f" to favorite a tweet (must have an individual tweet open; test it here)
Click "r" to reply to a tweet (must have an individual tweet open; test it here)
Click "t" to retweet (must have an individual tweet open; test it here)
Click "m" to send a direct message (must have an individual tweet open; test it here)
Click "n" to create a new tweet (can do this on anywhere on Twitter)
Click "Enter" to see tweet details (must use navigation shortcut "j" first to make this one work; test it here)
Click "l" to close all open tweets (open a few tweets using the "Enter" shortcut and then try closing them)
Navigation:
Click "Shift" and "?" for a list of all keyboard shortcuts
Click "j" to go to the next tweet (can do on homepage or your timeline)
Click "k" to go to the previous tweet (can do on homepage or your timeline)
Click the space bar to page down
Click "/" to search
Click / to jump to the search box
Click "." to load new tweets
Timelines
Click "g" then "h" to go home
Click "g" then "c" to go to the Connect page
Click "g" then "m" to go to your direct messages
Click "g" then "d" to go to the Discover page
Click "g" then "p" to go to your profile
Click "g" then "f" to go to your favorites
Click "g" then "m" to go to your direct messages
Click "g" then "u" to search for any user's timeline
Move Your Direct Messages and Lists Front and Center
Your Messages tab and Lists pull-down menu are no longer on your homepage. They've both been moved to the main pull-down menu next to the blue "Compose new Tweet" button. To avoid having to click twice to get to your direct messages and lists, you can create bookmarks for both and place them on your bookmarks bar.
Embed Tweets Onto Your Website
Developers and bloggers no longer have to take screenshots of tweets to include them on their websites. Now, they can embed interactive tweets that give visitors the ability to reply, retweet and favorite without leaving the page. Below is an sample embedded tweet. Click on the link to learn how to plop one on your own site.
Woot! I just embedded a tweet into my story about Twitter's new embeddable tweets. MATRIX? Check it out! ► on.mash.to/v8okeh— Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) December8, 2011
Discover New Topics and People to Follow
Use Twitter's Discover tab to find new ways to explore topics and find users. Remember, you can employ a keyboard shortcut (click "g" then "d") to navigate to the Discover page.
Stories: This tab sorts stories and trends based on your connections, location and language.
Activity: The Activity Stream, which was introduced in August, shows you what the people you follow are doing besides tweeting.
Who to Follow: This tab lists recommendations of who to follow "based on who you follow and more."
Find Friends: Go here to search your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail (and Messenger) and AOL contact lists.
Browse Categories (pictured above): Click on a topic such as "technology," "sports" or "funny" to discover people within those content areas to follow.
Bonus: How New Twitter Looks
Don't have the New Twitter yet? We've got you covered. Watch this video and check out the gallery below. Click here for everything you need to know about Twitter's recent redesign.
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