# Keyboard Shortcut - post actions select post unclear

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** keyboard-shortcuts\
**Created:** [19 Diciembre, 2016 20:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512 "2016-12-19T20:33:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [19 Diciembre, 2016 20:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512/2 "2016-12-19T20:38:06Z")

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They’re all working for me (can’t test delete here…). Have you selected the post first using j and k? As those are post commands they’ll do nothing if there isn’t a post selected.

As for quote, it works, but you have to have the post selected.

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