# Devonthink sorter hotkey can't get to tags w/o mouse? Thanks

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-sorter-hotkey-cant-get-to-tags-w-o-mouse-thanks/8825>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [December 13, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-sorter-hotkey-cant-get-to-tags-w-o-mouse-thanks/8825 "2009-12-13T06:34:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![cbd](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@cbd](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cbd)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-sorter-hotkey-cant-get-to-tags-w-o-mouse-thanks/8825/1 "2009-12-13T06:34:39Z")

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Running devonthink pro office, here is my problem of not being able to add to tags to the sorter… I have to revert back to my mouse to select the tags area at the bottom, to tedious, any help and/or suggestions please let me know. I wrote this up real quick so hope it makes sense.

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How can I go down to the tags part on the “devonthink sorter” without resorting to my mouse? I have tried tab but it doesn’t go down just indents (pressing tab)… Anyone have any ideas? I like the addition as I use the sorter all the time for quick notes and would rather not have to reach for the mouse to set some tags…

Brings me to another point… when I raise the sorter by accident I can’t press “esc” or anything to get the sorter to hide again, I have to click on the tab… (bringing me to the mouse again, argh) or if I am in the writing area it wil save if I put something down and pressed the conventional command + s.

Would really appreciate any help. Impossible to add tags like they are in the app “the hit list” type something as “/tag” and it will be tagged because the backslash and context is made by just “@context.”

Thank you for the time, I hope this is not very convoluted… I love devonthink but need these features badly… I imagine they are implemented I just can’t figure it out. Thank you again.

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**Author:** ![annard](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/annard/32/57_2.png) [@annard](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/annard)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-sorter-hotkey-cant-get-to-tags-w-o-mouse-thanks/8825/2 "2009-12-13T12:12:48Z")

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I’m afraid you can’t at the moment.

You can always minimise the window using the standard minimize window Command-M.

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**Author:** ![cbd](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@cbd](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cbd)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-sorter-hotkey-cant-get-to-tags-w-o-mouse-thanks/8825/3 "2009-12-15T03:10:20Z")

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Thanks for the quick response, nice to know minimize works to close the window, now I just need a way of moving to the tags section via keyboard.

Is this an issue/request that is/could be resolved in future updates. On the agenda or can I submit a feature request? Thanks again for the prompt response. Thanks for answering my second question. Cheers.

cbd

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**Author:** ![annard](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/annard/32/57_2.png) [@annard](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/annard)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-sorter-hotkey-cant-get-to-tags-w-o-mouse-thanks/8825/4 "2009-12-15T03:19:51Z")

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You can always send these to [support@devon-technologies.com](mailto:support@devon-technologies.com). I might add this in a future version.

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**Author:** ![system](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/2X/4/4e6ff70c96be2eb307a274d890bba8d71ba671b3.png) [@system](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-sorter-hotkey-cant-get-to-tags-w-o-mouse-thanks/8825/5 "2022-01-21T11:06:57Z")

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