List of Keyboard Shortcuts (Ubuntu OS)
Alt + F1 – Open the Applications menu
Alt + F2 – Run an application by typing its name in the box which appears
Prt Sc – (Print Screen) Take a screenshot of the whole screen
Alt + Prt Sc – Take a screenshot of the current window
Shift + Prt Sc – Take a screenshot of a selected rectangle on the screen
Alt + Tab |
Switch between currently-open windows. Press Alt + Tab and then release Tab (but continue to hold Alt). Press Tab repeatedly to cycle through the list of available windows which appears on the screen. Release the Alt key to switch to the selected window. |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab |
Switch between currently-open windows in all Workspaces. Press Tab repeatedly to cycle through the list of available windows which appears on the screen. Release the Ctrl and Alt keys to switch to the selected window. |
Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Cursor |
Lets you quickly switch between your Workspaces. |
Alt+F7 – Moves the current window (can be moved with a mouse or keyboard).
Alt+F8 – Resizes current window (again, can be moved with mouse or keyboard).
Alt+F9 – Minimises current window.
Alt+F10 – Maximises current window.
Alt+Space – Brings up a window menu with ‘Always on Top’ and ‘Minimise’ and ‘Maximise’ and above commands.
Alt+F5 |
Returns window to ‘normal’ or previous size. |
Alt+F4 |
Closes window. |
Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Cursor |
Spins the ‘cube’ that your workspaces reside on, allowing you to select the workspace you wish to use. |
Ctrl + Alt + Up Cursor |
Enables an ‘expose’ like feature that presents you with all the windows you currently have open, allowing you to select the one you wish to give focus to. |
Ctrl + Alt + Down Cursor |
Unfolds your workspace cube allowing you to see more than one of your workspaces at once, using the left and right cursor keys with this action will allow you to select the workspace you wish to use. |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab |
Switch between currently-open windows across all workspaces. |
Super + W |
Enables the ‘scale’ effect, it shows all windows from the current workspace. |
Super + A |
Enables the ‘scale’ effect, it shows all windows from all workspaces. |
Super + N |
Invert the colours of the focused window. |
Super + M |
Invert colours for the whole screen. |
Super + Mouse Scroll Wheel |
Zooms in on the screen. |
Super + Middle Mouse Button |
Select a region to zoom into, using a rectangle. |
Ctrl + Super + D |
Toggles ‘Show Desktop’. |
Alt + Middle Mouse Button |
Resize focused window. |
Alt + Left Mouse Button |
Move focused window. |
Alt + Right Mouse Button |
Show window menu. |
Super + S |
Zoom out, show workspace switcher |
Ctrl + Alt + Delete – Restart the computer immediately, without saving open files
Ctrl + Alt + Plus (numeric keypad) – Rotate through supported screen resolutions
Ctrl + Alt + Minus (numeric keypad) – Rotate backwards through supported screen resolutions
Ctrl + C |
Copy the selected text/object |
Ctrl + X |
Cut the selected text/object |
Ctrl + V |
Paste/insert the selected text/object |
Ctrl + A |
Select all text |
Ctrl + B |
Make the selected text bold |
Ctrl + I |
Make the selected text italic |
Ctrl + U |
Underline the selected text |
Ctrl + N |
Open a new document or window |
Ctrl + S |
Save the current document |
Ctrl + O |
Open another document |
Ctrl + P |
Print the current document |
Ctrl + Z |
Undo the last change you made |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Redo a change that you just undid |
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