A hotkey is a keyboard key or a set of keys that, when pressed simultaneously, cause the operating system or a program to execute a specific and pre-configured action.
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What is the keyboard shortcut for Keep Text Only in Outlook?
When I paste text into an email in Outlook, the following prompt hovers near the text:
Based on the hint, instead of clicking on the button with the mouse, it looks like I should be able to press ...
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Navigate Chrome's extensions icons using keyboard?
Does anyone know how to do this? By extension icons I mean the icons that display for extensions on the top right corner.
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How to add a special key to .Xmodmap?
I have a SteelSeries 7g keyboard. You can see in the following picture that the "standard" windows key is replaced by the "Steelseries logo key".
I'm using Awesome Window Manager. I would like to ...
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International Dvorak keyboard doesn't trigger hot-keys
I'm using the Engilsh-Dvorak keyboard-layout; My second keyboard language is Hebrew, which has nothing to do with Dvorak but the hot keys (e.g if I'm writing a document in Hebrew and want to make some ...
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Shortcuts to move windows across multiple screens in Gnome
I've two screens next each other and I'm running Gnome (Metacity 2.22). I use Xinerama to setup resolution and position for the screens. Using OpenSuse 11.1.
I would like to use the keyboard to move ...
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AutoHotkey: problem assigning CAPS LOCK to ALT-TAB
Yesterday I asked how I could disable or reassign the infamous CAPS LOCK key. The accepted answer pointed me to AutoHotkey, a powerful free, open-source utility for Windows for automating key strokes ...
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Alternative to setpoint that allows key configuration profiles for multiple mice?
I have 2 mice: Logitech MX Revolution and Razer DeathAdder.
I use my mx revolution for browsing internet (I set up a lot of hotkeys on all my buttons to make browsing really convenient) and the ...
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Kinesis Advantage OS X media keys
I recently started using a Kinesis Advantage with my MacBook and one of the things I've really missed since switching from my Apple keyboard is having the functionality of the OS X media keys.
I ...
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How do you disable hotkeys in Internet Explorer 9?
My school is trying to provide HTML5 video to students. The computers are locked down so that nothing can be done except Internet Explorer 9, and even Internet Explorer 9 is locked down with a proxy. ...
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Global hotkey to show/hide a specific app in OS X? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Launch an OS X app with a keyboard shortcut
Is it possible to define a global hotkey to show/hide a specific app in OS X?
For example, I want to be able to show/hide ...
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Ctrl+Alt registering as AltGr for US International Alternate, any way to disable?
I am using the US International Alternate keyboard layout on Windows. Google Docs has Ctrl+Alt+M to enter a comment, but with this keyboard layout that registers as AltGr+M, which produces ยต. Is there ...
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Utility to insert text when a hot key is pressed
I am looking for an utility that inserts (pastes) text into the active application, when a hot-key is pressed.
The utility I am looking for should allow to use of tokens in the text (in example ...
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Windows 8 on ASUS notebook, Brightness Down does not work
Recently my brother installed Windows 8 on his ASUS notebook. He had problems with the FN keys, so he asked me to have a look at it. (I'm not sure what model, when I find out I'll post it)
I've ...
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Use trackball to scroll, zoom, etc
I've got a Logitech Marble Trackball (which is great, btw). By setting one of the extra buttons as a "middle" mouse button, when I click it, many apps (like browsers) will start "scrolling mode" so ...
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Firefox keyboard shortcuts don't work when a form field is focused
When using Firefox in Linpus Linux (on an Acer One netbook) some hot keys don't work.
Ctrl + w
Alt + d
However
Ctrl + Tab
Does still work.
Edit: The version installed is 3.6.
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NotePad++ shortcut for selecting whole word
I know in notepad++ i can use mouse doubleclick to select whole word, but i want to use some keybord shortcut. For example in visual studio it's ctrl+w by default and it's very useful. Can i specify ...
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Kill window or application just like linux do
Is there any way to kill or force closed a particular hanging window or hanging application by selecting it with some hotkey? Similar to Ctrl+Alt+Esc and select window in Ubuntu?
(I may be ...
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windows hotkey combination to start the browser?
Is there a win hotkey combination to start your browser? I know that win + E will start windows explorer, but I have found nothing to start the browser in windows 7?
If there isn't such a key is ...
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Is there any program which will allow me to control volume with mouse buttons?
My favorite mouse just died after some four years of hard work and one feature I miss is volume control using mouse buttons. It's driver had that option, but my current mouse's doesn't, so is there ...
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Hotkey for insert equation to word 2010
It's not so convenient to go to insert --> equation --> insert new equation everytime you want to create a new one. I guess there must be some hotkey to insert an inline equation at the current cursor ...
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A program that can press keys
I would like to know if there's a program that can press keys. For instance I would like the program to press Ctrl+v and Print Screen. I have googled a bit and found out that notepad can do this but I ...
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Shortcut to Windows 7 Screen resolution setting other than by right-click on the desktop
I regularly have to access the Windows 7 "Screen resolution" setting on a netbook with many full-screen windows open, often with bogged down CPUs.
These are the usual necessary steps I have to ...
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What is the hotkey to put my Windows to sleep?
My keyboard doesn't have power-related keys. I would like to enter the hybrid sleep using the keyboard and only with a minimum of keystrokes.
If there is none, how do I bind a hotkey to it?
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How to type guillemets in Emacs?
How to type guillemets (book title mark in Chinese) in Emacs (efficiently)?
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Is it possible to find out which software/parameters are opened pressing some hotkey?
I have some hotkey that I press when I do some actions (to open Software, and so on).
Is it possible to monitor these actions? Just to see which file and parameters are called pressing this key...
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Windows 7 shortcut -> make current window cover all monitors?
When I run a diff or merge, I would like the window to span all monitors so I can see the entirety of both files at once. Is there a windows 7 shortcut to do this?
Edit: Since the hotkey doesn't ...
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To refresh something on my new laptop I need to do a Fn + F5, instead of just F5. How to revert this behaviour to just F5?
I guess this must have something to do with a "new" convention my new HP Pavilion has. When I press F5 the computer interprets it as what my old Tx2000 would do with Fn + F5, and when I do a Fn + F5, ...
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Assign custom hotkey on any Google chrome extension?
Is it possible to assign custom (own) hotkey on any Google chrome extension? Looking for in-box or 3-rd party solution.
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How To Map Fn+Key (Multiple Keys) To Other Key in Windows?
I've got a ThinkPad W530 laptop, which replaces the Application Key (also known as Menu Key or Mouse Right Click key, usually between Right Alt and Right Ctrl) with the Print Screen key.
So, I need ...
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Disable Win+1-9 Hotkeys
Just downloaded Dexpot (virtual desktop application), and would like to assign the desktop switch hotkeys to Win-#, but these are already being used the by the system.
Is there an easy way to ...
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Clicking on a selected link without using the mouse, using Firefox
Let's say I made have some link selected in my browser (for instance, if I do a CTRL + F and type "Questions", selecting the Questions tab on the top of this page).
I'd like to know if there's any ...
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Stop arrow keys changing pages when on Google.com [closed]
I find that when I type search terms into a browser, suggestions come up. Not from history but popular search terms. Fine.
But When I hold the forward arrow to put the cursor at the end of what i've ...
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How to Unregister Windows aero hotkeys?
Salve! I just switched from WindowsXP to Windows7. Now, I want to use the global hotkeys win+right, win+left, shift+win+right, etc., for something else, but find that they are already taken by ...
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Why setting hotkey for a Windows 7 shortcut doesn't work?
I try to set up one so as to open my application quickly but it doesn't work.
What I did wrong?
Please help!
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How to disable the shape toggle hotkey in Windows Chinese Input method?
In any version of Windows I have used so far (Xp, Vista, 7, 8) and all versions of the MSPY IME (RTM versions and the 2010 version)
There is this annoying bug that you cannot change or disable the ...
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Microsoft Office: Hotkey for applying frequently used fonts?
When writing technical documents/reports, it is often a good practice to use different fonts for certain concepts, e.g. to use Consolas for the names of datatypes (in the context of software ...
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Custom Windows hotkey to refresh browser window
I work in a double screen environment where I write code on one screen and preview the results in the other (containing Firefox, Chrome etc.).
It would be great if I could somehow make the browser ...
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Reset ctrl + alt + T to operate Evernote Tags instead of Windows 7 tools?
I use evernote, which uses the hotkey ctrl + alt + t to open a specific window to tag notes.
At some point in time, Windows 7 stole that combination to open a system dialog "Tools for the active ...
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Keyboard keys combination emulator
Is there any program who can emulate certain keystrokes and "transforms into other"?
For example, if I press Shift + K, I want the computer to interpret it as Alt + A (just an example).
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Control windows audio player using hotkeys
I am looking to control Windows Media Player, or any audio player for that matter, using hotkeys while typing in Microsoft Word (listening to recorded lectures and want to take a lot of notes, ...
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delete whitespace left and right in notepad++
In Notepad++, is there a hotkey to wipe all white space left and right of the cursor? I'd imagine it would be the same as "delete current word", but I can't find it.
Ctrl + Del deletes to the end of ...
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Hotkey to switch input language in Windows 7
I'm using Windows 7 and I'd like to define a custom hotkey to change between different input languages.
I know that I can change them to Ctrl + Shift, Left Alt + Shift or the grave accent, but I ...
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How to create a hotkey to open diigo in Chrome browser?
I'm using diigo extension in Chrome browser and feel quite tired of clicking the diigo icon every time I want to bookmark. I'm looking for a way to have a hotkey for it but can't find it in the option ...
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Is it possible to replace the default search application in Windows?
When I press Win+F I get the Windows search window. I want to replace that with a different search application, is it possible to re-map the Win+F shortcut to a different application?
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How to configure a hotkey/shortcut to activate a macro in Outlook 2007?
Is there a way to configure Outlook 2007 so by pressing a [CTRL]+[letter] combination, a macro is activated?
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Setting Global Hotkeys for VLC on Windows
Is there a way for setting global hotkeys on VLC working on Windows XP?
I looked through the internet and found out that this feature has already been implemented. But I couldn't find exactly how to ...
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Is Keyboard Viewer supposed to work through VNC?
I'm connecting to my Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) from my Windows XP work computer using both TightVNC and RealVNC, and both of those don't give me access to the Option key. So to work around that, I ...
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How can I create hotkey that instantly turns WiFi off? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Enable/disable wireless interface in a bat file
I need to create a hotkey that essentially instantly turns off my wireless radio card (whatever it is called), and either ...
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Windows 7 hotkey to focus running application
I know how to hotkey an application from the Taskbar, but if the application is already running, and I don't want to start another instance of that application, is there a way to hot key to it? I know ...
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Horizontal scrolling in Visual Studio 2010
Does anyone know if there is a hot key I can press to activate horizontal scrolling with my mouse wheel in Visual Studio 2010?
e.g. Pressing 'ctrl' while scrolling the mouse wheel would scroll the ...
