# Keyboard shortcut for inserting from search menu to composer not working in Markdown mode

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-inserting-from-search-menu-to-composer-not-working-in-markdown-mode/378100
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** composer, search, pr-welcome, keyboard-shortcuts
**Created:** [August 11, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-inserting-from-search-menu-to-composer-not-working-in-markdown-mode/378100 "2025-08-11T05:09:14Z")
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### Author: ![rkda](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rkda/32/120046_2.png) [@rkda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rkda)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-inserting-from-search-menu-to-composer-not-working-in-markdown-mode/378100/1 "2025-08-11T05:09:14Z")

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## ℹ Overview

The shortcut to insert search results into the composer is not working reliably in Markdown mode.

## 🚶‍♀️ Steps to reproduce

1. Open the composer and make sure it’s set to Markdown mode.

2. Click on the search icon and submit a search.

3. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to highlight a topic in the search results.

4. Hit the `a` key.

## ✅ Expected results

The link to the highlighted topic should be inserted into the composer.

## ❌ Observed results

The link to the highlighted topic is inserted into the search field.

## 📚 Additional context

Original report from @rkda:

> I used to be able to insert search results from the search menu using the A shortcut.
> 
> ![CleanShot 2025-08-11 at 13.00.54](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/e/3/de30b4f76e4e33116590f622e022ad151cbcaf7f.png)
> 
> Here’s the workflow:
> 
> 1. Open Composer.
> 2. Use Ctrl⌥F to open Search Menu.
> 3. Input search term and press Enter
> 4. Use ↓/↑ to navigate to preferred result
> 5. Press A to insert result to composer
> 
> Now it just changes the search term.
> 
> ![CleanShot 2025-08-11 at 13.04.58](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/a/6/8a648330e527232a3f23d615c9985b9ea185bd21.png)
> 
> Am I doing it wrong or is this workflow just broken?

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