Search pages and commands

One palette finds pages, runs commands, and navigates Orbit — press Cmd+J (macOS) or Ctrl+J (Windows/Linux).

Search your workspace

1. Press Cmd/Ctrl+J.
2. Type — the placeholder reads Search pages and commands….
3. Pick a result with the arrow keys and press Enter to open it.

Results are grouped: Recent, Title matches, Content matches, Actions, Navigation, and Themes. Hovering a page result shows a rendered preview pane beside the list.

Title and path matches come from Orbit’s search index. Content matches run through Microsoft Graph with your own sign-in — your page bodies are never stored in Orbit’s database, so full-text search happens inside your Microsoft 365 tenant and returns only what you can access.

Run commands and navigate

Type > to filter to commands only (“Type > for commands”). The palette runs actions like Create new page and Rebuild link index, and navigation like Go to home, Go to graph view, and Go to trash — plus theme switching. Commands with a global shortcut show it inline; the full list is in Keyboard shortcuts.

Search SharePoint sources

In a SharePoint-backed workspace, the palette also searches SharePoint itself — files beyond your Orbit pages.

1. Press Cmd/Ctrl+J and choose Search SharePoint sources (placeholder: Search SharePoint sources…).
2. Type at least 2 characters.
3. Toggle the scope: Search only this site or Search across all SharePoint sites.

Results come from SharePoint you can access. Each result offers Open in SharePoint and Copy link. SharePoint search requires a one-time Microsoft 365 admin approval; until it is granted, the palette shows Grant admin consent.

Note

Content search never leaves your tenant: Orbit sends the query to Microsoft Graph as you, and Microsoft returns the matches. Orbit’s own index stores titles, paths, and tags only.

FAQ

Why does a brand-new page not match by content yet? Microsoft indexes new file content on its own schedule. Title matches appear immediately; content matches follow once Microsoft 365 has indexed the file.

Can I search across workspaces? The palette searches the workspace you are in. Switch workspaces first — see Switch and find workspaces.

Up next: turn search hits into a connected wiki with Link pages with wiki links.