# Camera Shortcuts

Shortcuts provide seamless transitions between adjacent camera feeds, enhancing the efficiency of live and historical investigations by enabling quick tracking of moving subjects across multiple cameras. Navigational shortcuts appear directly on the camera feed, allowing users to hover for a preview and switch with a single click. The adjustable preview window can be repositioned to prevent obstruction of critical details. With bidirectional functionality, users can effortlessly navigate between camera views.

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## Manage shortcuts

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You must have [Org Admin or Site Admin](/command/users-and-permissions/roles-and-permissions-for-command.md) permissions to create, edit, and delete shortcuts.
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### Create and edit shortcuts

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**Select a camera.**
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**To the right of the camera feed, on the sidebar, click Camera Overlays > Shortcuts > Setup.**

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**Select a point on the camera view to place a shortcut and choose a nearby camera to link.**
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**The point where you click on the next camera feed is where the other end of the shortcut is placed. All shortcuts are bidirectional so it places shortcuts on both the cameras.**
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**Once the shortcut is placed, you can fine-tune its location on both ends and add additional shortcuts.**

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## View shortcuts

### Live player

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**Select a camera.**
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**Hover over the live player to view the shortcuts that have been set up.**
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**Hover over a shortcut to display a preview of the live feed on the linked camera.**

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**Click the shortcut to switch to the linked camera’s live view.**
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#### History player

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**Select a camera and open the history player.**
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**Hover over the history player to view the shortcuts that have been set up.**
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**Hover over a shortcut to display a preview of the history of the linked camera.**
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**Click on a shortcut to switch to the linked camera’s history player.**
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**Add a camera view to the history player by holding ⌘ (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) and click on the shortcut.**

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#### Grid player

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras.**
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**In the left navigation, select Grids > your grid.**
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**Hover over a camera on the grid to view the shortcuts that have been set up.**
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**Hover over a shortcut to display a preview of the live feed on the linked camera.**
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**Click on a shortcut to view the linked camera.**

a. Click anywhere on the grid (except the shortcut icon) to return to the grid you were previously viewing.\
b. You can also return to your original grid by clicking **X** in the top right corner.

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**Prefer to see it in action?** Check out the [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWScbxb5ZK8).
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