# Scrolling content area
**URL:** https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447
**Category:** Tips
**Created:** [October 12, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447 "2013-10-12T14:53:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@bosie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bosie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/1 "2013-10-12T14:53:12Z")
Hi,
i have a record selected in a ‘as three panes’ layout.
how can i actually scroll the content up/down with my lovely keyboard?
cheers,
thomas
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### Author:  [@korm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/korm)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/2 "2013-10-12T15:23:14Z")
option-down arrow and option-up arrow (⌥-↓, ⌥-↑)
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### Author:  [@bosie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bosie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/3 "2013-10-12T15:24:58Z")
that is odd. those two things jump to the end/beginning of my record list…
this happens regardless of the type of the currently selected record (pdf, webarchive, movie)
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### Author:  [@korm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/korm)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/4 "2013-10-12T18:22:01Z")
> [@bosie](#):
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> that is odd. those two things jump to the end/beginning of my record list…
You have to have the focus in the document not the file list. If you’re focused on the document preview and option-arrow isn’t working, just try the up/down arrows.
If you expect to elegantly traverse all elements of the DEVONthink windows with just the keyboard – I’m afraid that’s not going to happen easily. It’s not a keyboard-centric application. ☹
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### Author:  [@bosie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bosie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/5 "2013-10-12T18:29:04Z")
indeed, you are right. its odd cos even devonsphere express can do it 😕
i played around with keyboard maestro and found something that seems to work. we will see how that goes.
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### Author:  [@korm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/korm)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/6 "2013-10-12T21:09:36Z")
I’m afraid you’ve lost me. That macro does not do scrolling over here. It does nothing. 😮
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### Author:  [@bosie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bosie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/7 "2013-10-12T21:13:15Z")
hmmm 😉
basically when i am on a record, two tabs gets me down to the preview (3 panel). then i press page down. thats for the scrolling.
but i loose the selection. thats why i press alt+command+’ twice. the first time i get to the "see also’ sidebar. second time i get back to the group list. another tab, and i gete to the record list, automatically selecting and focusing on the previously selected record
edit: seems to be only working with the ‘see also’ sidebar out.
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### Author:  [@korm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/korm)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/8 "2013-10-12T21:24:53Z")
In three-pane view control-tab is the command to move between panels.
It seems the macro is machine-specific – for your setup, perhaps. Thanks for the concept.
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### Author:  [@bosie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bosie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/9 "2013-10-12T21:31:22Z")
OMG OMG AWESOME. thank you very much. but i guess thats machine specific as well 😉
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### Author:  [@korm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/korm)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/10 "2013-10-12T21:43:13Z")
> [@bosie](#):
>
> i guess thats machine specific as well 😉
Har har 😉
Actually … there’s a really useful page at Help \> Help \> Documentation \> Appendix \> Keyboard Shortcuts😕
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### Author:  [@bosie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bosie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/11 "2013-10-12T21:47:14Z")
sweet help page. for a second i thought my work was pointless
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/scrolling-content-area/16447/12 "2022-01-21T11:19:59Z")