What are the keyboard shortcuts for the Identify page?

Below is a list of keyboard shortcuts (also known as "hot keys") for use with the Identify page's observation view. These shortcuts may take a little while to memorize, but using these will substantially speed up your identification and annotation work on that page.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Basic / Info Tab Keyboard Shortcuts
• Annotations Tab Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Alive or Dead
  • Evidence of Presence
  • Life Stage
  • Flowers and Fruits
  • Leaves
  • Sex
  • Projects/Observation Fields

Basic / Info Tab Keyboard Shortcuts

• x = mark the observation as captive/cultivated
  
  
• r = mark the observation as reviewed
  
  
• c = add a comment to the observation
  
  
• i = add an identification to the observation
  
  
• f = add the observation to your favorites
  
  
• z = zoom in on photo
  
  
• SPACE = play first sound in observation
  
  
• → = go to next observation
  
  
• ← = go to previous observation
  
  
• SHIFT + → = go to next tab
  
  
• SHIFT + ← = go to previous tab
  
  
• ALT/CMD + → = go to next photo
  
  
• ALT/CMD + ← = go to previous photo
  
  
• ? = show keyboard shortcuts

Annotations Tab Keyboard Shortcuts

These annotations can only be used when the Annotations tab of the Identify observation view is visible. This page contains the definitions of iNaturalist's Annotations and Annotation Values. 

Alive or Dead

• a then a = add "Alive or Dead: Alive" annotation
  
  
• a then d = add "Alive or Dead: Dead" annotation
  
  
• a then c = add "Alive or Dead: Cannot Be Determined" annotation

Evidence of Presence

• e then o = add "Evidence of Presence: Organism" annotation
  
  
• e then s = add "Evidence of Presence: Scat" annotation
  
  
• e then g = add "Evidence of Presence: Gall" annotation
  
  
• e then t = add "Evidence of Presence: Track" annotation
  
  
• e then b = add "Evidence of Presence: Bone" annotation
  
  
• e then e = add "Evidence of Presence: Egg" annotation
  
  
• e then c = add "Evidence of Presence: Construction" annotation
  
  
• e then l = add "Evidence of Presence: Leafmine" annotation

Life Stage

• l then a = add "Life Stage: Adult" annotation
  
  
• l then l = add "Life Stage: Larva" annotation
  
  
• l then n = add "Life Stage: Nymph" annotation
  
  
• l then p = add "Life Stage: Pupa" annotation
  
  
• l then e = add "Life Stage: Egg" annotation
  
  
• l then j = add "Life Stage: Juvenile" annotation
  
  
• l then t = add "Life Stage: Teneral" annotation
  
  
• l then s - add "Life Stage: Subimago" annotation

Flowers and Fruits

• p then l = add "Flowers and Fruits: Flowers" annotation
  
  
• p then r = add "Flowers and Fruits: Fruits or Seeds" annotation
  
  
• p then u = add "Flowers and Fruits: Flower Buds" annotation
  
  
• p then n = add "Flowers and Fruits: No Flowers or Fruits" annotation

Leaves

• v then b = add "Leaves: Breaking Leaf Buds" annotation
  
  
• v then g = add "Leaves: Green Leaves" annotation
  
  
• v then c = add "Leaves: Colored Leaves" annotation
  
  
• v then n = add "Leaves: No Live Leaves" annotation

Sex

• s then f = add "Sex: Female" annotation
  
  
• s then m = add "Sex: Male" annotation
  
  
• s then c = add "Sex: Cannot Be Determined" annotation

Projects/Observation Fields

• SHIFT + p = Add to Project
  
  
• SHIFT + f = Add Observation Field