Slidev Navigation

This skill covers all navigation features in Slidev, including keyboard shortcuts, navigation bar, overview mode, and customizing navigation behavior.

When to Use This Skill

• Learning navigation controls
• Customizing keyboard shortcuts
• Setting up presentation navigation
• Configuring navigation bar
• Creating custom navigation components

Default Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic Navigation

Key	Action
Space	Next animation or slide
→ / Right	Next animation or slide
← / Left	Previous animation or slide
↑ / Up	Previous slide (skip animations)
↓ / Down	Next slide (skip animations)

Mode Toggles

Key	Action
o	Toggle overview mode
d	Toggle dark mode
f	Toggle fullscreen
p	Toggle presenter mode

Navigation Jumps

Key	Action
g	Go to specific slide
Home	Go to first slide
End	Go to last slide

Other Controls

Key	Action
Esc	Exit fullscreen/overview/drawing
e	Toggle drawing mode
r	Toggle recording

Navigation Bar

Location

Bottom-left corner of the slide (appears on hover).

Available Buttons

• Home: Go to first slide
• Previous: Previous slide/animation
• Current/Total: Click to open go-to dialog
• Next: Next slide/animation
• Presenter: Open presenter mode
• Camera: Toggle camera view
• Record: Start/stop recording
• Drawing: Toggle drawing mode
• Overview: Open slide overview
• Dark Mode: Toggle dark/light
• Fullscreen: Toggle fullscreen
• Export: Export options
• Info: Presentation info

Overview Mode

Accessing

• Press o key
• Click overview button in navigation bar
• Navigate to /overview URL

Features

• Grid view of all slides
• Click any slide to navigate
• Keyboard navigation within overview
• Search slides (if implemented)

Overview Navigation

Key	Action
← → ↑ ↓	Navigate grid
Enter	Select slide
Esc / o	Close overview

Go-To Dialog

Opening

• Press g key
• Click slide number in navigation bar

Usage

1. Dialog opens
2. Type slide number
3. Press Enter

Quick Jump

g → 15 → Enter

Goes directly to slide 15.

Customizing Shortcuts

Configuration File

Create setup/shortcuts.ts:

import { defineShortcutsSetup } from '@slidev/types'

export default defineShortcutsSetup((nav, base) => {
  return [
    ...base, // Keep default shortcuts
    {
      key: 'enter',
      fn: () => nav.next(),
      autoRepeat: true,
    },
    {
      key: 'backspace',
      fn: () => nav.prev(),
      autoRepeat: true,
    },
    {
      key: 'ctrl+f',
      fn: () => nav.go(1),
    },
  ]
})

Shortcut Properties

Property	Type	Description
key	string	Key combination
fn	function	Action to perform
autoRepeat	boolean	Repeat when held

Key Syntax

// Single key
{ key: 'enter', fn: () => {} }

// Modifier + key
{ key: 'ctrl+s', fn: () => {} }

// Multiple modifiers
{ key: 'ctrl+shift+s', fn: () => {} }

Available Modifiers

• ctrl
• shift
• alt
• meta (Cmd on Mac)

Navigation API

In Components

<script setup>
import { useNav } from '@slidev/client'

const {
  currentSlideNo,  // Current slide number (ref)
  currentPage,     // Current page number
  total,           // Total slides
  clicks,          // Current click count
  next,            // Go to next
  prev,            // Go to previous
  go,              // Go to slide number
  nextSlide,       // Next slide (skip animations)
  prevSlide,       // Previous slide (skip animations)
} = useNav()
</script>

Navigation Functions

<template>
  <!-- Custom navigation buttons -->
  <button @click="nav.prev()">Previous</button>
  <button @click="nav.next()">Next</button>
  <button @click="nav.go(1)">Go to Start</button>
  <button @click="nav.go(total.value)">Go to End</button>
</template>

<script setup>
import { useNav } from '@slidev/client'
const nav = useNav()
</script>

Custom Navigation Components

Slide Progress Bar

<!-- components/ProgressBar.vue -->
<script setup>
import { computed } from 'vue'
import { useNav } from '@slidev/client'

const { currentSlideNo, total } = useNav()
const progress = computed(() =>
  (currentSlideNo.value / total.value) * 100
)
</script>

<template>
  <div class="fixed top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-gray-200">
    <div
      class="h-full bg-blue-500 transition-all"
      :style="{ width: `${progress}%` }"
    />
  </div>
</template>

Custom Page Number

<!-- components/PageNumber.vue -->
<script setup>
import { useNav } from '@slidev/client'
const { currentSlideNo, total } = useNav()
</script>

<template>
  <div class="fixed bottom-4 right-4 text-sm">
    {{ currentSlideNo }} / {{ total }}
  </div>
</template>

Navigation Buttons

<!-- components/NavButtons.vue -->
<script setup>
import { useNav } from '@slidev/client'
const { prev, next, currentSlideNo, total } = useNav()
</script>

<template>
  <div class="fixed bottom-4 flex gap-2">
    <button
      @click="prev()"
      :disabled="currentSlideNo === 1"
      class="px-4 py-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded disabled:opacity-50"
    >
      Previous
    </button>
    <button
      @click="next()"
      :disabled="currentSlideNo === total"
      class="px-4 py-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded disabled:opacity-50"
    >
      Next
    </button>
  </div>
</template>

Touch Navigation

Default Behavior

• Swipe left: Next slide
• Swipe right: Previous slide

Touch Areas

Screen is divided into:

• Left third: Previous
• Right two-thirds: Next

Mouse Navigation

Click Areas

• Left side of slide: Previous
• Right side of slide: Next

Disable Click Navigation

---
# In frontmatter
---

Custom CSS to disable:

.slidev-page {
  pointer-events: none;
}

URL Navigation

Direct Slide Access

http://localhost:3030/5      # Slide 5
http://localhost:3030/10     # Slide 10

Presenter Mode

http://localhost:3030/presenter
http://localhost:3030/presenter/5  # Presenter at slide 5

Overview Mode

http://localhost:3030/overview

Slide Numbering

Default Numbering

Slides numbered 1 to N based on order.

Custom Slide IDs

---
routeAlias: introduction
---

Access via:

http://localhost:3030/introduction

Link to Slide by ID

[Go to Introduction](/introduction)

Navigation Events

Watch Navigation

<script setup>
import { watch } from 'vue'
import { useNav } from '@slidev/client'

const { currentSlideNo } = useNav()

watch(currentSlideNo, (newSlide, oldSlide) => {
  console.log(`Navigated from ${oldSlide} to ${newSlide}`)
})
</script>

Best Practices

1. Learn Core Shortcuts

Essential for smooth presenting:

• Space / → - Forward
• ← - Back
• o - Overview
• g - Go to

2. Custom Shortcuts for Your Style

// If you prefer Enter/Backspace
{
  key: 'enter',
  fn: () => nav.next(),
}

3. Hide Navigation for Clean Presentations

CSS to hide nav bar:

.slidev-nav {
  display: none;
}

4. Add Progress Indicator

Global bottom component for progress.

5. Practice Navigation

Before presenting:

• Run through all slides
• Practice overview jumping
• Test any custom shortcuts

Output Format

When configuring navigation:

// setup/shortcuts.ts
import { defineShortcutsSetup } from '@slidev/types'

export default defineShortcutsSetup((nav, base) => {
  return [
    ...base, // Keep defaults

    // Custom shortcuts
    { key: '[key]', fn: () => nav.[action]() },
  ]
})

NAVIGATION PLAN:

• Forward: [key]
• Backward: [key]
• Overview: [key]
• Jump: [method]

CUSTOM COMPONENTS:

• Progress bar: [yes/no]
• Page numbers: [yes/no]
• Custom buttons: [yes/no]