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# How to Use the Action Bar to Reach Almost Anything
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/use-the-action-bar/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:29:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:29:18.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **use the action bar**, press the shortcut and type what you want. It creates apps, tables, and automations, navigates to folders, clones apps, and downloads data — without hunting through menus.

## Why menu hunting slows everyone down

The cost of not knowing where something lives is paid every single time you need it.

- Remembering a click path instead of an action
- An app you know exists but cannot find
- A setting buried three levels deep
- Building something manually because the shortcut was unknown

## What the action bar can do

| Action       | What it does                                          |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Create**   | Apps, tables, automations, folders, tasks             |
| **Search**   | Finds an app or table when you only remember its name |
| **Navigate** | Jumps straight to a folder or area                    |
| **Clone**    | Duplicates an existing app under a new name           |
| **Download** | Exports data without navigating to the table first    |

## How to use it in Jestor

1. Press Ctrl+K or Cmd+K anywhere in **Jestor** to open the action bar.
2. Type "create", then specify what — an app, a table, or an automation.
3. Name it, and it is created without returning to the main screen.
4. Search by name when you remember an app but not where it lives.
5. Use it to clone an app under a new name when you want a variant.

## Why choose Jestor for fast navigation?

**Jestor** designed the action bar as the answer to being lost: rather than learning the click path for every action, you type what you want and it appears.

Automations created this way are saved and can then be attached to whichever table needs them, so the creation step never interrupts what you were doing.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can I create an automation from the action bar?

Yes, and attach it to a table afterwards. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Can I clone an app from there?

Yes, under a new name.

### Does it work from anywhere?

Yes, from any part of the platform.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

## Get to know Jestor

With **Jestor**, you can automate workflows, connect teams, and build internal systems your way — all without code and powered by **AI**. Discover Jestor at [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com) and see how to take your company's operations to a new level of efficiency and control.