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As long as you're not the very first user in your team's Metabase, the easiest way to start exploring your data is by looking at dashboards, charts, and lists that your teammates have already created. The best place to start is by checking out any dashboards that might be pinned on your home page, or in [collections][collections] you have access to.
## Browse your data
## Command palette
The command palette lets you create new things, search your content, or jump to anywhere in your Metabase.
To bring up the command palette, hit cmd/ctrl + k. That's `cmd + k` for Macs, or `ctrl + k` for Windows PCs.
You can use the command palette to:
- Create new things (like new questions and dashboards)
- Find things (saved questions, dashboards, models, etc.)
- Find and jump to Admin and account settings.
So anytime you want to do or find anything in Metabase, just hit `cmd/ctrl + k` and start typing what you want to do.
> The command palette is currently unavailable in [interactive embedding](../embedding/interactive-embedding.md) contexts.
## Advanced search
To filter your search results, hit `cmd/ctrl + k` to bring up the command palette and enter your search term. The first result is a link to "Search and filter all X results".
![Search results](./images/search-results.png)
Searches take into account items’ titles, descriptions, and other metadata — you can even search the contents of your SQL queries. For example, you can search for things like `SELECT escape_pod FROM mothership` and find that one question you worked on six months ago. The results will display which collection each item is saved in, what kind of object it is, and whether it’s pinned. Note that you'll only ever see items in that are in collections you have permission to view.
You can search by:
Alternatively, you can dive right in to exploring the data in Metabase by clicking on one of the databases at the bottom of the home page or clicking **Browse** > **Databases** in the side nav bar, and then selecting a database and clicking on one of its tables to see it. You can also hover over any table and click on the bolt icon to see an automatic exploration of the table's data. Give it a try!
- **Content type**: dashboard, question, model, collection, database, table.
- **Creator**: who made the thing.
- **Last editor**: who made the last saved change on the thing.
- **Creation date**: when the thing entered our universe.
- **Last edit date**: when someone last cared enough to update the thing.
- **Verified items only**. Only show items that [have been verified](#verified-items).
- **Search the contents of native queries**: search through the SQL/native code in questions.
- **Search items in trash**: include the depths of oblivion in your search.
## Browse your data
![Browse databases](./images/browse-data.png)
To explore databases and models, click on either the **Models** or **Databases** browsers in the left sidebar.
### Browse models
The models browser list all the models in your Metabase. [Pro](https://www.metabase.com/product/pro) and [Enterprise](https://www.metabase.com/product/enterprise) plans include the ability to filter for [Verified models](#verified-items).
### Browse databases
The data browser will list all the databases connected to your Metabase. Hover over a table and click on the **bolt** icon to [X-ray](x-rays.md) the table, or click on the **book** icon to view more info about the table: its fields and their descriptions (if any), what questions are based on that table, and more.
To learn more, see [Exploring data with Metabase's data browser](https://www.metabase.com/learn/basics/questions/data-browser.html).
## Exploring collections
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One of our personal favorite ways to explore is with the **Distribution** option. This will show you how many rows there are in a given table, grouped by the column you clicked on. So if you have a Users table, if you click on an Age column and select Distribution, you'll see a bar chart with the count of users you have in each age bracket.
## Search
Use the search bar to find dashboards, questions, collections, subscriptions, and alerts. You can select a result from the dropdown, or hit enter to view a search results page. You can also activate the search bar from anywhere by pressing the `/` key.
Searches take into account items’ titles, descriptions, and other metadata — you can even search the contents of your SQL queries. For example, you can search for things like `SELECT escape_pod FROM mothership` and find that one question you worked on six months ago. The results will display which collection each item is saved in, what kind of object it is, and whether it’s pinned. Note that you'll only ever see items in collections you have permission to view.
![Search results](./images/search-results.png)
## Bookmarks
**Bookmarks** are a way to quickly get back to things you visit frequently (or have been working on recently). Bookmarked items show up in the main navigation sidebar above [collections][collections].
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