As an alternative to using EchoLink with a mouse, the following commands can be entered from the keyboard:
| Key | Function |
| Alt+1 | Activates the Station List area |
| Alt+2 | Activates the Text Message area |
| Alt+3 | Activates the QSO Status area |
| Alt+4 | Activates the Text Chat area |
| F6 | Activates the next area (in the sequence above) |
| Shift-F6 | Activates the previous area (in the sequence above) |
| Ctrl+PgDn | Switches between Index View and Explorer View in the Station List |
| Tab | Switches between the left and right sides of Explorer View, or between sections of the Text Chat area |
| Space | Begins (or ends) transmitting |
| Ctrl+F10 | Keys (or un-keys) the local transmitter (Sysop mode) |
| Ctrl+F9 | Simulates COS function of local receiver (Sysop mode) |
| Alt+A | Alarms |
| Alt+B | List Me As Busy |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Alt+C | Connect (the selected station) |
| Alt+D | Disconnect |
| Alt+E | Setup |
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| Alt+M | Server Message |
| Ctrl+O | Connect To... |
| Ctrl+P | |
| Alt+P | Preferences |
| Alt+Q | Call CQ |
| Alt+R | Reconnect |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Del | Delete |
| Ctrl+X | Cut |
| F1 | Help (Contents) |
| Alt+F4 | Exit |
| Alt+F10 | Alarm Log |
| Alt+F11 | Station Summary |
| Alt+F12 | Statistics |
| Alt+F2 | Recording start/stop |
| F5 | Refresh (station list) |
| Alt+F9 | DTMF Pad |
| Alt+Y | Sysop Setup |
The following keyboard commands are available when Explorer View is active:
| Key | Function |
| Enter | Connect to selected station, or expand selected folder |
| Tab | Switch between left and right sides of Explorer View |
| UpArrow | Select previous item in list |
| DownArrow | Select next item in list |
| RightArrow | Expand selected folder (left side) |
| LeftArrow | Collapse selected folder (left side) |
| * (on num pad) | Expand selected folder and all sub-folders (left side) |
| PgUp | Scroll to the the previous page of items |
| PgDn | Scroll to the next page of items |