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# Shortcuts

Shortcuts are controls you place directly on a camera's video. A shortcut points at another **camera** or a **sensor**, and what it does depends on whether you hover or click. Shortcuts are saved per camera and per user.

## Camera shortcuts

A camera shortcut puts a neighbouring camera one move away:

* **Hover** to preview that camera inline, without leaving the one you're watching. While reviewing a recording, the preview shows that camera at the same moment and follows along as you scrub.
* **Click** to switch to that camera. When you're reviewing the past, it opens at the same timestamp.

## Sensor shortcuts

A sensor shortcut puts an accessory on the video:

* **Hover** to read its current state, such as a contact sensor's open or closed, a temperature, or a lock's status.
* **Click** to control it, for accessories that can be controlled: toggle a light or switch, lock or unlock, open a garage, sound a siren, ring a doorbell, or pick an arm state for a security system. Read-only sensors only show their state.

Controlling accessories requires admin. See [Sensors & accessories](/sensors/) for what each type does.

## Adding and editing shortcuts

1. On the camera, click the **Shortcuts** button in the toolbar (in fullscreen, in the menu of the control bar) to show your shortcuts, then click the pencil (**Edit Shortcuts**) that appears on the video. The toolbar button on its own only shows or hides the shortcuts you already have.
2. Click anywhere on the video to drop a shortcut, then choose a **Camera** or a **Sensor** as its target.
3. Drag a shortcut to reposition it.
4. Long-press a shortcut to remove it.