Questions tagged [keyboard-shortcuts]

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations and oft-struck keys that help you work faster, or do more with less typing.

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How do I create a Code Snippet in MS Teams using a Keyboard Shortcut

In MS Teams, it is common to need to share code snippets quickly. Is there a keyboard shortcut that displays the code snippet editor?
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How do I stop a website from overriding my keyboard shortcuts?

The DeepL website has recently overridden my keyboard shortcuts so I can no longer copy paste sentences in and out of the text input boxes. This still works if the keyboard is set to the US default. ...
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OS X: using the keyboard to select an option in a message window / box?

I'm still a new Mac owner, and I've struggled with the message windows / boxes / popups that sometimes appear and ask me to choose an option, like "save" "don't save" and "cancel" in TextEdit's case. ...
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shortcut key for show applications in linux

I'm using Linux for the first time and I want to know if there is any shortcut key for the "show applications" button. I've searched, but I can't find any information about it.
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Shortcut keys to move windows between virtual Windows 10 desktops?

In Windows 10, are there keyboard shortcut keys to move an application window between virtual Windows desktops? For example, I remember in Ubuntu, I can press CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT and that will move the ...
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Umlaut (ä, ö, ü) on English (US) layout

The internet tells me, that I need to use the unicode-code to get those letters, but that can't seriously be the proper way to do it right? There must exist an easier solution (without 3rd party ...
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Keyboard shortcut to pull Google Chrome tab into its own window

Is there a keyboard short cut, or extension, that lets you rip a tab into a new window in Google Chrome instead of using the mouse?
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Run a shell script on OS X without having a terminal window appear?

I'm trying to set up a few keyboard shortcuts that open specific iTerm sessions, which I was able to do with BetterTouchTool and a bit of AppleScript magic. The problem is that OS X insists to open a ...
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How can I make ctrl+left/right keys to move by whole word in tmux?

In both zsh and bash, Ctrl+arrows allows me to move the position I'm typing at by whole word, but this does not work in tmux, which is a problem as I'm currently launching it automatically every time ...
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Windows 7: Is there a way to reroute CMD+Left to Pos1 and CMD+Right to End?

Using Mac OSX, I quickly grew accustomed to CMD+Left and CMD+Right to jump to the beginning or the end of the line in a text-editor. On my work-PC, these combinations only jump one word left or right, ...
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How to move cursor left or right by word in Windows?

I'm in Windows and the shortcut to move the cursor 1 word to the left or right is supposed to be CTRL+→ or CTRL+← However when I do that, in Win 7 or Win 10, it instead moves my Editor window, or ...
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Keyboard shortcut for moving mouse to focused window for MacOs?

Is there a keyboard shortcut for Mac OS, or a setting, to make the mouse cursor "jump" to the currently focused window? I use a dual monitor setup, and after CmD + Tab -ing to a window on ...
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How to make command+tab switch tabs like in PC in macOS?

By default, in chrome for mac, the command key acts like ctrl in windows. You use command + t to open a new tab and command+w to close tabs. However, to switch between tabs you have to use ctrl+tab. ...
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When using a Windows Key shortcut, Start Menu always opens, even though a shortcut was used for something else, why?

Whenever I use a Windows key shortcut, for example Win + R for run, win + PrtSc, or Win + , for aero peek (for desktop), the Windows start menu will open. In Windows 8, this did not happen to me. I ...
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Windows suddenly thinks I pressed the windows key all the time but i haven't

I have the problem that somehow all keys I press execute like I press the key with the Windows key. Examples: If I press 'e' the Windows explorer opens When I press 'i' the settings open It's like ...
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How to enable the super key when running linux in a virtual machine in OSX

I'm running Linux inside VMware in OSX. I want to use gnome-do. The shortcut key to call it is super+space. But that doesn't work when running inside VMware on OSX. How can I enable to super key to ...
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Google Chrome (Mac) set keyboard focus from address bar back to page

I'm using the latest Google Chrome (14.0.835.35) on a Mac (10.6.8) There are quite often instances where the address bar has focus and I'd like to get back to the main page (so I can use arrow keys ...
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Customize Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts?

I would like to customize keyboard shortcuts in Google Chrome. For example, I would like to map the key combination Ctrl+Shift+W to the command "Close Other Tabs" instead of right-clicking on a tab ...
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Firefox addon to display all shortcuts

Is there a firefox addon that would display all shortcuts on a web page and also browser shortcuts. for eg: c is the keyboard shortcut for gmail compose. So either on a particular key combination or ...
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How to bind multiple keys on one button in mouseX (more in description)

I am currently using Mouse X and I was wondering if you could bind two key clicks into one button. For instance, when I press the left mouse button I would like to input: ---Click real Left Mouse ...
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How can I press "Insert" on a keyboard without that key?

I have this Dell Dual USB/PS2 Keyboard with built-in Touchpad Mouse P/N 0TH827, but it doesn't have an Insert key. Is there another way to press the Insert key?
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Hold Alt to change keyboard layout in Windows temporarily

I use OSX most of the day, but recently built a new desktop PC and started using Windows 10 as well. On my Mac, when I hold the Alt key, the keyboard uses the English keyboard layout, but only as long ...
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Switching Logitech mouse and keyboard between two computers (Logitech Flow not working since work computer is on a VPN)

I have the Logitech MX Keys and MX Master 3 and was hoping to use Logitech Flow in order to use my work computer and personal computer at the same time. Unfortunately, my work computer is locked down ...
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Notepad++: Creating a macro replacing selected text

I need a Notepad++ macro that will perform search and replace, but for the portion of text that is highlighted at the moment of running the macro. I tried recording a macro, but it records for the ...
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Keyboard shortcut for "Invert selection"

Is there a dedicated windows keyboard shortcut for the "Invert Selection" command?
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Delete all on left after cursor with keyboard shortcut - Windows 11

I'm trying to replicate on Windows 11 the same function that Cmd+Backspace does on Mac, that is to delete everything on the left on the same line as the cursor, with just one key combination. Ctrl+...
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How to change shortcut for switching chrome tabs

I currently have my shortcut for changing tabs in chrome as Cmd ⌘ Opt ⌥ → / ← which is the default. This would either require both hands, or require one hand to be in a very awkward position, so ...
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Keyboard issues with my Estonian keyboard

How do I type greater than and less than sign on my Dell latitude e7240 PC.... It has an Estonian keyboard layout and not all keyboard characters are accurate. For example when I try pressing the ...
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Is there any program or way to make Windows' Alt-Tab behave like Mac OS X's ⌘-Tab?

I would like to switch between programs, not individual windows from every program. I believe this is how Windows used to work back in Windows XP. When you switch between programs in macOS, you switch ...
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issue with launching an application with a keyboard shortcut

I am on Windows 11 Home. I have created a shortcut CTRL+ALT+A in the properties to start Ableton Live. I have created a project template that loads automatically when Ableton starts. The template ...
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Remove keyboard shortcut

I have recently installed tinywall...a lw firewall...it is nice but the firewall have assigned the key combination ctrl+shift+p to open a window of its own, the problem is, the same key combination ...
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How to disable only some Windows 10 global shortuts to use them in third-party applications?

1. Briefly I want to disable only some Windows 10 default global hotkeys, to use this hotkeys for run Sublime Text commands. 2. Detail I have Windows 32-bit 10.0.14393. In Windows 10 we have many ...
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How do I disable specific windows 10/Office Keyboard Shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+WIN+ALT+D)

it seems that Office has decided to hi-jack the keyboard shortcut CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+WIN+D. That might not seem like a problem, but I have assigned that keyboard shortcut in AutoHotKey and have been ...
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tmux - scroll up/down with shift + page up/down into a pane

I would like to be able to scroll up/down into a given pane with the same keybinding that xterm does, i.e SHIFT + Page Up/Down. For example, if the tmux window is divided into 2 vertical panes, I ...
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How to use ctrl+shift+a in SAP?

I've been using SAP(-PM) for a few years now. And on occasion I have accidentally pressed the keyboard combination control+shift+a. After which SAP displays all enterable fields with numbers and ...
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Pause/Break key on modern keyboards

Is there still a use for this key in modern operating systems? I know back in the days of the rapid fire dir /s on ten thousand files in DOS 5.5 this key was indispensable, but is it needed anymore? ...
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window snap feature: is there any shortcut to switch between snapped window

while using windows snap feature,using second option (thick and thin one) many time it happens that I want to put a specific app in thin window (i.e. on right side ) and other app in thick window but ...
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How to increase and decrease quote levels in Thunderbird?

Is there a way to change the quote level in Thunderbird without any special add-ons? Ideally, I'd like a shortcut to change quote leves from this to this and the ...
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How to create a new keyboard shortcut using the Windows key?

Windows has built-in key shortcuts for locking your machine (WinKey+L) and for starting Explorer (WinKey+E). I'd like to create a similar new shortcut, WinKey+X, to start one of my favourite ...
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Using Microsoft 600 Wired Keyboard Fn keys

At work, I have a simple Microsoft wired 600 keyboard which has four keys (F5-F8) with blue symbols which look like they can be 'launched' in combination with the (blue) Fn key. However, pressing them ...
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Auto fit column value without increasing row height in LibreOffice

I m using Libre Office Calc on my Ubuntu 12.10 desktop and I need a help. I am writing some data from other resource and save it for each row. I have only 2 columns which values are lengthy and rest ...
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How to disable Win+Ctrl+N hotkey that opens Narrator settings in Windows 10?

It's easy enough to disable the main Narrator hotkey Win+Ctrl+Enter (in the very settings mentioned in the title), but there seems to be no solution to disable Win+Ctrl+N that launches the settings ...
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Excel Auto-Fill a Series Without Mouse (Keyboard Only)

When I want to extend a series or something along those lines, I can highlight a group of cells, then click on the bottom right corner of the highlighting box and drag down. Excel will then attempt ...
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How to sync Surfingkeys settings

What's the best way to sync Surfingkeys settings? I've found Surfingkeys to be the best vim shortcut key extension for all browsers. It works amazing on every one that I've tried. However, it claims ...
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Fn-Lock not working on external keyboard

I have an external keyboard connected to my laptop (easier usage). But the problem is Fn-lock function does nothing. On my laptop pressing Fn-Lock would allow me to access the other keys without ...
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How to change windows 10 “task view” Virtual Desktop Keyboard shortcut?

As you know, when we use Windows Key+Ctrl+Left / Right it'll change Virtual Desktops in windows 10 but I want to change (or add) to a new keyboard shortcut to change virtual desktops in Windows 10. I ...
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Is there any shortcut to iterate through Excel's worksheet tabs?

Is there any keyboard shortcut to iterate through Excel's worksheet tabs more easily? Maybe something that would allow me to see all the tabs together and select one of them to switch to it.
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S hotkey not working in Windows 10 at all (not even in safe mode)

I am using the Romanian (programmers) keyboard in Windows 10 so that I can insert special characters using the AltGr key (or Ctrl+Alt). All of them work EXCEPT for AltGr+Shift+S (that should insert ...
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Firefox: access a button that belongs to an extension using keyboard shortcut?

I have an extension that, when I click its icon in the Firefox toolbar, opens a pop-up menu with some buttons. I would like to assign a keyboard shortcut to one of these buttons. Is that possible?
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Shortcut to jump mouse cursor from one screen to another in Windows 10

I have two screens on my Windows 10 machine, and find it cumbersome to change the mouse cursor from one screen to another. The only way I know is to drag the mouse cursor from one screen to another, ...