To enter a command into QTerminal type the command in and press :kbd:`Enter`. After you do this the command will display its output on the line below where you have entered it.
To open a new tab go to the :menuselection:`File --> New Tab` or press :kbd:`control + shift + t`. You can also open a new tab by double clicking empty space on the tab bar. To close a tab press the :guilabel:`X` button near the right hand side of the tab, :menuselection:`File --> Close Tab`, or press :kbd:`Control+Shift+W`. You can change between tabs by left clicking on the tabbar on the tab you want to switch to. If you want to switch between tabs click on the different click on that tab or press the left and right arrows in the upper right corner to see different tabs if you can't see them all. Another way to switch between tabs is :kbd:`control + page up` or :kbd:`control + page down`.
To open a new tab go to the :menuselection:`File --> New Tab` or press :kbd:`control + shift + t`. You can also open a new tab by double clicking empty space on the tab bar. To close a tab press the :guilabel:`X` button near the right hand side of the tab, :menuselection:`File --> Close Tab`, or press :kbd:`Control+Shift+W`. You can change between tabs by left clicking on the tabbar on the tab you want to switch to. To open a new tab with 2 terminals split top bottom select :menuselection:`File --> New Tab From Preset --> 2 Horizontal terminals`. To have one split terminal left and right next to each other :menuselection:`File --> New Tab From Preset --> 2 Vertical Terminals`. To open a new tab with 4 terminals use :menuselection:`File --> New Tab From Preset --> 4 Terminals`. If you want to switch between tabs click on the different click on that tab or press the left and right arrows in the upper right corner to see different tabs if you can't see them all. Another way to switch between tabs is :kbd:`control + page up` or :kbd:`control + page down`.
If you want to copy text from the terminal press :kbd:`control + shift + c` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy Selection` to copy text. If you wish to paste text into the terminal you can :kbd:`control + shift + v`, right click and select :menuselection:`Paste Clipboard`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Clipboard` however you should be really careful it is not a malicious command and shows the command you are pasting in. If you want to paste selected text in the terminal press :kbd:`Shift + Insert` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Selection`. If you want to open a new terminal window :kbd:`Control+ Shift+ N` or go :menuselection:`File --> New Window`. To try to autocomplete the command you type in a command line press the :kbd:`Tab` key. To see what else a command could be hit :kbd:`Tab` twice.
