FOR GNOME:
General Shortcut Keys
Alt + F1
Opens the Applicantions Menu .
Alt + F2
Displays the Run Application dialog.
Print Screen
Takes a screenshot.
Alt + Print Screen
Takes a screenshot of the window that has focus.
Ctrl + Alt + right arrow
Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + left arrow
Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + up arrow
Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + down arrow
Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + d
Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.
F1
Starts the online help browser, and displays appropriate online Help.
Window Shortcut Keys
Alt + Tab
Switches between windows. When you use these shortcut keys, a list of windows that you can select is displayed. Release the keys to select a window.
Alt + Esc
Switches between windows in reverse order. Release the keys to select a window.
F10
Opens the first menu on the left side of the menubar.
Alt + spacebar
Opens the Window Menu .
Arrow keys
Moves the focus between items in a menu.
Return
Chooses a menu item.
Esc
Closes an open menu.
Ctrl + Alt + right arrow
Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + left arrow
Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + up arrow
Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + down arrow
Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + d
Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.
Panel Shortcut Keys
Ctrl + Alt + Tab
Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. When you use these shortcut keys, a list of items that you can select is displayed. Release the keys to select an item.
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Release the keys to select an item.
Ctrl + F10
Opens the popup menu for the selected panel.
Tab
Switches the focus between objects on a panel.
Return
Chooses the selected panel object or menu item.
Shift + F10
Opens the popup menu for the selected panel object.
Arrow keys
Moves the focus between items in a menu. Moves the focus between interface items in an applet also.
Esc
Closes an open menu.
F10
Opens the Applications menu from the Menu Bar , if the Menu Bar is in a panel.
Application Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys
Command
Ctrl + N
New
Ctrl + X
Cut
Ctrl + C
Copy
Ctrl + V
Paste
Ctrl + Z
Undo
Ctrl + S
Save
Ctrl + Q
Quit
FOR KDE:
Alt-F2
Execute Command
Ctrl - B
Add Bookmark
Ctrl-Esc
List of running applications.
Ctrl - W
Close
Alt-Tab
Switch forward among windows
Ctrl - C
Copy
Alt-Shift-Tab
Switch backward among windows
Ctrl - End
End
Ctrl - F1 to F12
Switch to Desktop 1 - 12
Ctrl - F
Find
Shift-Ctrl-F1 to F4
Switch to Desktop 13 to 16
F3
Find Next
Ctrl-Alt-Esc
Kill Window (Click on the window to action the kill.)
Ctrl - F3
Find Prev
Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Logout (To complete logout process, Tab & Enter)
F1
Help
F12
Toggle cursor key mouse emulation
Ctrl - Home
Home
Alt - F1
Popup KDE launch menu
Ctrl - Insert
Insert
Ctrl-Tab
Switch forward one desktop
Ctrl - N
New
Ctrl-Shift-Tab
Switch back one desktop
Ctrl - Down
Next Complete Match
Alt - F4
Window close
Down
Next Item in List
Alt - F3
Window open menu
Ctrl - O
Open
Ctrl - V
Paste
"Windows" Menu
Popup Menu Context
Ctrl - Up
Previous Complete Match
Up
Previous Item in list
Ctrl - P
Print
Page Up
Prior
Ctrl - Q
Quit
Ctrl-Shift-Z
Redo
F5
Reload
Ctrl - R
Replace
Ctrl - S
Save
Ctrl - A
Select All
Ctrl - E
Text Completion
Ctrl - Z
Undo
Shift - F1
What's this
Ctrl - Plus (+)
Zoom In
Ctrl - Minus (-)
Zoom Out
