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* Add info about the command palette

1. Add info about the command palette.
2. Typo fixes (e.g. "quick-start guide" instead of "quickstart")
3. Style fix, e.g. we don't have a keyboard key whose full name is "alt+shift+plus".

* revert description

Co-authored-by: Matt Wojciakowski <[email protected]>
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title: Windows Terminal installation
description: In this quickstart, you will learn how to install and run Windows Terminal.
description: In this quickstart, you will learn how to install and set up Windows Terminal.
author: cinnamon-msft
ms.author: cinnamon
ms.date: 01/28/2021
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## Open a new tab

You can open a new tab of the default profile by pressing <kbd>ctrl+shift+t</kbd> or by selecting the + (plus) button. To open a different profile, select the ˅ (arrow) next to the + button to open the dropdown menu. From there, you can select which profile to open.
You can open a new tab of the default profile by pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd> or by selecting the + (plus) button. To open a different profile, select the ˅ (arrow) next to the + button to open the dropdown menu. From there, you can select which profile to open.

## Invoke the command palette

You can invoke most features of Windows Terminal through the [command palette](./command-palette.md). The default key combination to invoke it is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>P</kbd>. Without the command palette, you have to learn the keyboard shortcut for each feature.

![Example of the command palette in use](./images/command-palette-iterable-commands.gif)

## Open a new pane

You can run multiple shells side-by-side using panes. To open a pane, you can use <kbd>alt+shift+plus</kbd> for a vertical pane or <kbd>alt+shift+minus</kbd> for a horizontal one. You can also use <kbd>alt+shift+d</kbd> to open a duplicate pane of your focused profile. Learn more about panes on the [Panes page](./panes.md).
You can run multiple shells side-by-side using panes. To open a pane, you can use <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>=</kbd> for a vertical pane or <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>-</kbd> for a horizontal one. You can also use <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>D</kbd> to open a duplicate pane of your focused profile. Learn more about panes on the [Panes page](./panes.md).

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