# Getting around

Undra is a workspace, not a single document, so a little orientation goes a long way. This page covers the things that make moving around fast: the command palette, slash commands, and the panels around your editor.

## The command palette

The command palette is the fastest way to do almost anything. Open it with **`Ctrl/Cmd + K`** (on Windows you can also use `Ctrl + P`) and start typing.

From there you can:

- **Run any command** by name, from layout and navigation to sidebar actions.
- **Jump to an item** by title, with an icon showing its type.
- **Open a folder** in your workspace.

Your recently used commands show up first when you open it, so the things you do often are always a keystroke away.

## Slash commands

Inside a note or a canvas text box, type **`/`** after a space to pull up quick inserts without leaving the keyboard. Built-in ones cover the things you reach for constantly:

- `/date`, `/time`, `/now` for stamping the current date and time
- `/callout`, `/table`, `/code` for structure
- `/wikilink`, `/embed` for connecting to other items

You can also save your own **command templates** with variables like `{{date}}` or `{{selection}}`, and invoke them by slash too.

:::note Slash is context-aware
Slash completion only triggers after a space, and it stays out of your way inside code blocks. So a literal `/` in a path or a code snippet is left alone.
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## Panels around the editor

Your editor sits in the middle, and supporting panels dock around it on the left, right, and bottom. The main ones:

- **Explorer**: your workspace file tree.
- **Context**: what the current item links to, its tags, and related items.
- **Chat**: the AI conversation panel.
- **Activity** and **Watchlists**: keep an eye on runs and items you are tracking.
- **Terminal**: a shell, when you want one.

Click a panel's tab to switch to it, drag a tab to a different dock to move it, and drag a divider to resize. Your layout is remembered between sessions, so the workspace reopens exactly as you left it.

## Arrange your editor

Everything you open is a tab. You can **stack** related tabs into a single slot, or **split** the editor to see two at once, both by dragging tabs around the editor area. The [Tabs](/docs/workspace/tabs/) page walks through both moves, with a diagram you can drive.

:::tip Build your own commands
The **Commands** page (find it in the command palette) is where you create, edit, and organize your own command templates and snippets, so a sequence you repeat becomes one entry you can run anywhere.
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## Where to go next

- **[Start here](/docs/)**: the mental model of the whole workspace.
- **[Setting up AI](/docs/getting-started/setting-up-ai/)**: turn on the chat and agent panels.
- **[Settings](/docs/reference/settings/)**: change shortcuts, theme, and more.