<info> <name>Michael Hill</name> <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email> <name>Julita Inca</name> <email>yrazes@gmail.com</email> <desc>Define or change keyboard shortcuts in <gui>Keyboard</gui> settings.</desc> </info> <comment> 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.

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

<steps> <item>

Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings </gui>.

</item> <item>

Open <gui>Keyboard</gui> and select the <gui>Shortcuts</gui> tab.

</item> <item>

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

</item> <item>

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

</item> </steps>
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
Search | Search

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 | <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>←</key></keyseq>
Move window one workspace to the right | <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>→</key></keyseq>
Move window one workspace up | <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>↑</key></keyseq>
Move window one workspace down | <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>↓</key></keyseq>
Switch applications | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq>
Switch windows of an application | Disabled
Switch system controls | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq>
Switch windows directly | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Esc</key></keyseq>
Switch windows of an app directly | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F6</key></keyseq>
Switch system controls directly | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Esc</key></keyseq>
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 | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>←</key></keyseq>
Move to workspace right | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>→</key></keyseq>
Move to workspace above | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>↑</key></keyseq>
Move to workspace below | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>↓</key></keyseq>

Screenshots
Take a screenshot | <key>Print</key>
Take a screenshot of a window | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Print</key></keyseq>
Take a screenshot of an area | <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Print</key></keyseq>
Copy a screenshot to clipboard | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Print</key></keyseq>
Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Print</key></keyseq>
Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard | <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Print</key></keyseq>

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 | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq>
Show the activities overview | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq>
Log out | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Delete</key></keyseq>
Lock screen | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>L</key></keyseq>

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 | <keyseq><key>Super key</key><key>←</key></keyseq>
View split on right | <keyseq><key>Super key</key><key>→</key></keyseq>
Activate the window menu | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Space</key></keyseq>
Toggle fullscreen mode | Disabled
Toggle maximization state | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F10</key></keyseq>
Maximize window | Disabled
Restore window | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F5</key></keyseq>
Toggle shaded state | <keyseq><key>Disabled</key></keyseq>
Close window | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F4</key></keyseq>
Minimize window | Disabled
Move window | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F7</key></keyseq>
Resize window | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F8</key></keyseq>
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:

<steps> <item>

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

</item> <item>

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

</item> <item>

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

</item> </steps>

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 <gui>Custom Shortcut</gui> window will appear, and you can edit the command.