Useful GNOME Shell Keyboard Shortcuts You Might Not Know About

Alt + F4 – close the window on focus.
Alt + F8 – resize the window.

What keyboard shortcuts do we need to know?
What are some cool keyboard shortcuts?
What are the most common keyboard shortcuts?
What are my hotkeys?
What are 5 shortcuts?
What is the fastest way to learn keyboard shortcuts?
What is Alt F4?
What does Ctrl M do?
What is the Num Lock key?
What is CTRL A to Z?
What is Ctrl Q?
What is Ctrl +F?

What keyboard shortcuts do we need to know?

Below are the top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use.

Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert and Ctrl+X. Both Ctrl + C and Ctrl + Insert will copy highlighted text or a selected item. ...
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert. ...
Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y. ...
Ctrl+F and Ctrl+G. ...
Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Tab. ...
Ctrl+S. ...
Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End. ...
Ctrl+P.

What are some cool keyboard shortcuts?

CTRL+TAB – Move forward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB – Move backward through tabs. ...
+BREAK – Display the System Properties dialog box. +D – Show the desktop. ...
Right SHIFT for eight seconds – Switch FilterKeys on and off. ...
END – Display the bottom of the active window. ...
Ctrl+N – Open new window.

What are the most common keyboard shortcuts?

Most useful keyboard shortcuts

Windows: F2 Mac: Enter.
Windows: Ctrl+F Mac: ⌘Cmd+F.
Windows: Ctrl+H Mac: ⌘Cmd+Shift+F.
Windows: Home/End Mac: ⌘Cmd+←/→
Windows: Ctrl+←/→ Mac: Alt+B/F.
Windows: Tab Mac: Tab.
Windows: Alt+D Mac: ⌘Cmd+L.
Windows: Ctrl+Alt+any arrow key.

What are my hotkeys?

Hotkeys are combinations of keys that when pressed at the same time let you quickly access/open menus using only your keyboard. A hotkey consists of the Alt key combined with another key (usually a letter). This second key is specific to each menu and is usually indicated by an underlined letter in the menu name.

What are 5 shortcuts?

Word shortcut keys

Ctrl + A -- Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C -- Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X -- Cut selected text.
Ctrl + N -- Open new/blank document.
Ctrl + O -- Open options.
Ctrl + P -- Open the print window.
Ctrl + F -- Open find box.

What is the fastest way to learn keyboard shortcuts?

Check the Help menu—for most apps, you can find a list of keyboard shortcuts in the help documentation. Check menus—in many apps, you will see available keyboard shortcuts displayed on the right, next to the action in the menu. If you're using a Google app, CMD + / or CTRL + / will show most Google keyboard shortcuts.

What is Alt F4?

2 Answers. Alt-F4 is the windows command to close an application. The application itself has the ability to execute code when ALT-F4 is pressed. You should know that alt-f4 will never terminate an application while being in a read/write sequence unless the application itself knows it is safe to abort.

What does Ctrl M do?

Ctrl+M in Word and other word processors

In Microsoft Word and other word processor programs, pressing Ctrl + M indents the paragraph. If you press this keyboard shortcut more than once, it continues to indent further.

What is the Num Lock key?

NumLock key is used to convert part of the main keyboard to act as a numeric keypad rather than letters. When enabled, NumLock lets you use the 7-8-9, u-i-o, j-k-l and m keys as a numeric keypad.

What is CTRL A to Z?

CTRL + V = Paste text. CTRL + W = Close Word document. CTRL + X = Cut text. CTRL + Y = Redo an action previously undone OR repeat an action. CTRL + Z = Undo a previous action.

What is Ctrl Q?

All right, Android fans: Today's tip is for you. Well, kind of. It's actually related to Chrome for Windows. ... Ctrl-Shift-Q, if you aren't familiar, is a native Chrome shortcut that closes every tab and window you have open without warning.

What is Ctrl +F?

What is Ctrl-F? ... Also known as Command-F for Mac users (although newer Mac keyboards now include a Control key). Ctrl-F is the shortcut in your browser or operating system that allows you to find words or phrases quickly. You can use it browsing a website, in a Word or Google document, even in a PDF.