Window Management
Switch to next/previous focused window
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Alt+Tab /
Shift+Alt+Tab
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Cmd+Tab /
Shift+Cmd+Tab
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Alt+Tab /
Shift+Alt+Tab
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Switch focus to the next/previous window (without dialog)
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Alt+Esc /
Shift+Alt+Esc
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Ctrl+F4 or Cmd+`
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Alt+Esc /
Shift+Alt+Esc
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Switch focus to the next/previous panel on the desktop
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab /
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Tab
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Switch focus to the next/previous panel (without dialog)
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Alt+Esc /
Shift+Alt+Esc
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Pop up window menu
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Alt+Space
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Alt+Space
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Close the focused window
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Alt+F4 or
Ctrl+F4 or Alt+Space then C or
Ctrl + W
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Cmd+W
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Alt+F4
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Restore the focused window to its previous size
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Alt+F5
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Move the focused window
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Alt+Space then M then
Arrow Keys
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Alt+F7
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Resize the focused window
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Alt+Space then
S then Arrow Keys
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Alt+F8
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Minimize the focused window
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Alt+Space then N
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Cmd+M
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Alt+F9
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Maximize the focused window
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Alt+Space then X
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Alt+F10
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Maximize horizontally
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Maximize vertically
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Minimize all
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Win+M
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Cmd+Alt+M
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Ctrl+Alt+D
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Undo minimize all
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Shift+Win+M
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Ctrl+Alt+D
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Switch fullscreen/normal size
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F11
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Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbar
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Depends on application
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Ctrl+F11
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Rollup/down window
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Cmd+M
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Alt+F12
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Move window to left/right/up/down workspace
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win+ctrl+arrow keys
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Shift+Alt+Left /
Right / Up / Down
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Move window to desktop X
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Switch to next/previous desktop
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Fn+Right /
Fn+Left (Leopard)
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Switch to next/previous desktop list
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Go to desktop X
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Go to left/right/up/down desktop
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Ctrl+Alt+Left /
Right / Up / Down
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Show / hide desktop
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Win+D
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F11
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Ctrl+Alt+D
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Activate window demanding attention
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Kill window
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Alt+F4 or Ctrl+F4 varies
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Cmd+Alt+Esc
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Close dialog
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Esc
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Esc
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Widget Navigation
Moves keyboard focus to next/previous control
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Tab / Shift+Tab
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Tab / Shift+Tab
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Pop up tooltip for currently-focused control
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Shift+F1
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Ctrl+F1
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Show context-sensitive help for currently-focused window or control
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Shift+F1
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Cmd+?
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Shift+F1
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Give focus to next/previous pane
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Ctrl+F6 / Alt+F6
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Cmd+`
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F6 / Shift+F6
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Give focus to splitter bar in paned window
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F8
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Give focus to window's menu bar
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F10 or Alt
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Ctrl+F2
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F10
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Pop up contextual menu for currently-selected objects
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Shift+F10 or Menu
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Shift+F10
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Toggle selected state of focused checkbox, radio button, or toggle button
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Space
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Space
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Space
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Activate focused button, menu item etc.
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Enter
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Enter
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Enter
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Select/move to first/last item in selected widget
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Home / End
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Scroll selected view by one page up/left/down/right
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PageUp / Ctrl+PageUp /
PageDown / Ctrl+PageDown
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Tab management
Create new tab
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Ctrl+T
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Cmd+T
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Ctrl+T
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Close current tab
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Ctrl+W
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Cmd+W
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Ctrl+W
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Go to next/previous tab
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Ctrl+Tab /
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
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Cmd+{ / Cmd+} or
Cmd+Shift+Left / Cmd+Shift+Right (Safari)
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Ctrl+PageUp /
Ctrl+PageDown
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Desktop Navigation
Run new application
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Win+R
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Alt+F2
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Open new browser window with same page as current
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Ctrl+N
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Cmd+N (Non-default user option in Safari)
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Start menu / Applications menu
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Win or Ctrl+Esc
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Cmd+Shift+A
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Alt+F1
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Copy a screenshot to clipboard
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Print Screen or Ctrl+Print Screen
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Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+3 (Cmd+Shift+3 to create as a file on the desktop)
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Print
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Copy a screenshot of window to clipboard
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Alt+Print Screen
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Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+4 then Space (Cmd+Shift+4 to create as a file on the desktop)
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Alt+Print
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Lock desktop
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Win+L or Ctrl+Alt+Space
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Ctrl+Alt+L
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Show desktop
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Win+D
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Ctrl+Alt+D
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Switch active user
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Win+L (XP only)
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Task manager
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc, Ctrl +Alt+Delete
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Cmd+Opt+Esc
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Rename file
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F2
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Enter
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F2
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Windows Key+E
ReplyDeleteThe best part about shortcut keys is letting your keyboard do half the work. This is a perfect example: This shortcut allows you to open Windows Explorer with one quick keystroke.
Windows Key+M
ReplyDeleteThis is the shortcut to keep in mind when you are at work doing anything but working—it allows you to minimize all of your open windows, leaving just the desktop left exposed. To restore the windows, hit Windows key+Shift+M. Another quick way to do this is Windows key+D, which shows your desktop; to restore, just repeat the same keystroke. This is a handy shortcut to have around the next time your boss is wandering through the office.
Alt+Tab
ReplyDeleteThis allows you to easily scroll through all the windows you have open. If you're working in Word and referring to something in Explorer, for example, you can toggle back and forth between the two programs. You can also use this to switch between windows in the same program, making multitasking a breeze. Very similar is Windows key+Tab: In XP, it lets you scroll the items on the taskbar, and in Vista, it starts Flip 3D for a fun graphical spin on the same idea.
Alt+F4
ReplyDeleteThis shortcut is a quick way to close a window in any program. Alt+Spacebar+C (which requires less stretching, but more keys) and Ctrl+W do the same thing. Any of the ways will allow you to close a window without using your mouse to hit the X in the upper-right corner.
Ctrl+Arrow Keys
ReplyDeleteIn Microsoft Word, the left and right arrows allow you to move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word or the next word; the up and down arrows will do the same with paragraphs. This is very helpful when editing a document or scanning for any reason.