Michael Hill
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Julita Inca
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Define or change keyboard shortcuts in Keyboard settings.

# Set keyboard shortcuts

Shaun McCance

Define shortcuts, using Shortcuts tab in Keyboard settings. Provide reference for what everything is (can group for conciseness). Explain custom shortcuts.

Important: the window says "To edit a shortcut, click the row and hold down the new keys or press Backspace to clear." This is actually wrong. You have to click the row, then click again on the shortcut within the row. File bug against control-center about the faulty message (or better, about the confusing interaction), but make sure to explain correctly in the help regardless.

To change the key or keys to be pressed for a keyboard shortcut:

Click your name on the top bar and select System Settings .

Open Keyboard and select the Shortcuts tab.

Select a category in the left pane, and the row for the desired action on the right. The current shortcut definition will change to New accelerator...

Hold down the desired key combination, or press Backspace to clear.

# Pre-defined shortcuts

There are a number of pre-configured shortcuts that can be changed, grouped into these categories:

## Launchers

Launch help browser | Disabled
Launch calculator | Calculator
Launch email client | Mail
Launch web browser | WWW
Home folder | Explorer
ਖੋਜ | ਖੋਜ

## Navigation

Move window to workspace 1 | Disabled
Move window to workspace 2 | Disabled
Move window to workspace 3 | Disabled
Move window to workspace 4 | Disabled
Move window one workspace to the left | Shift Ctrl Alt←
Move window one workspace to the right | Shift Ctrl Alt→
Move window one workspace up | Shift Ctrl Alt↑
Move window one workspace down | Shift Ctrl Alt↓
Switch applications | Alt Tab
Switch windows of an application | Disabled
Switch system controls | Ctrl Alt Tab
Switch windows directly | Alt Esc
Switch windows of an app directly | Alt F6
Switch system controls directly | Ctrl Alt Esc
Hide all normal windows | Disabled
Switch to workspace 1 | Disabled
Switch to workspace 2 | Disabled
Switch to workspace 3 | Disabled
Switch to workspace 4 | Disabled
Move to workspace left | Ctrl Alt←
Move to workspace right | Ctrl Alt→
Move to workspace above | Ctrl Alt↑
Move to workspace below | Ctrl Alt↓

## Screenshots

ਸਕਰੀਨ-ਸ਼ਾਟ ਲਵੋ | Print
Take a screenshot of a window | Alt Print
Take a screenshot of an area | Shift Print
Copy a screenshot to clipboard | Ctrl Print
Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard | Ctrl Alt Print
Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard | Shift Ctrl Print

## Sound and Media

Volume mute | Audio mute
Volume down | Audio lower volume
Volume up | Audio raise volume
Launch media player | Audio media
Play (or play/pause) | Audio play
Pause playback | Audio pause
Stop playback | Audio stop
Previous track | Audio previous
Next track | Audio next
Eject | Eject

## System

Show the run command prompt | Alt F2
Show the activities overview | Alt F1
Log out | Ctrl Alt Delete
Lock screen | Ctrl Alt L

## Universal Access

Turn zoom on or off | Disabled
Zoom in | Disabled
Zoom out | Disabled
Turn screen reader on or off | Disabled
Turn on-screen keyboard on or off | Disabled
Increase text size | Disabled
Decrease text size | Disabled
High contrast on or off | Disabled

## Windows

View split on left | Super key←
View split on right | Super key→
Activate the window menu | Alt Space
Toggle fullscreen mode | Disabled
Toggle maximization state | Alt F10
Maximize window | Disabled
Restore window | Alt F5
Toggle shaded state | Disabled
Close window | Alt F4
Minimize window | Disabled
Move window | Alt F7
Resize window | Alt F8
Toggle window on all workspaces or one | Disabled
Raise window if covered, otherwise lower it | Disabled
Raise window above other windows | Disabled
Lower window below other windows | Disabled
Maximize window vertically | Disabled
Maximize window horizontally | Disabled

# Custom shortcuts

To create your own keyboard shortcut:

Select Custom Shortcuts in the left pane, and click the + button (or click the + button in any category). The Custom Shortcut window will appear.

Type a Name to identify the shortcut, and a Command to run an application, then click Apply. For example, if you wanted the shortcut to open Rhythmbox, you could name it Music and use the rhythmbox command.

Click Disabled in the row that was just added. When it changes to New accelerator..., hold down the desired shortcut key combination.

The command name that you type should be a valid system command. You can check that the command works by opening a Terminal and typing it in there. The command that opens an application may not have exactly the same name as the application itself.

If you want to change the command that is associated with a custom keyboard shortcut, double-click the name of the shortcut. The Custom Shortcut window will appear, and you can edit the command.