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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Privacy issue with Ctrl + Shift + N (Undo Close Window) in Firefox?
I frequently switch between Chrome and Firefox and so I often mistakenly hit Ctrl+Shift+N to open a private tab in Firefox and instead it performs the Undo Close Window function to open or restore the ...
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Shortcut to move one image to a different folder?
I have tons of pics. I would like to create a keyboard shortcut with numbers
For example:
With the image selected press Ctrl+1 to move to a different folder
Category Pets Folder C:/Pets Shortcut ...
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What process get killed when I do `ctrl + c`?
My vague and intuitive understanding is that Ctrl+C kills the process that is currently running on the selected window.
I am getting confused though typically about the difference of what process get ...
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What is the alt code for Fullwidth Colon?
Can't seem to find it anywhere.
Or is there another way to type this character (without copy pasting it all the time) ? -
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How to make an executable file that is not installed show up when typing in Windows 10 start menu
I prefer the keyboard over the mouse. The normal way I launch an application is by pressing the windows key and start typing the name of the application until it shows up, then press enter. This is ...
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Windows 10 Skype freezes when using keyboard layout shortcuts
I have Windows 10 installed on my machine. I am using the keyboard shortcuts for switching between keyboard languages(layouts). For instance, I use Ctrl+1 to switch to my primary language.
If I press ...
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Excel 2010: Hiding column with Ctrl+0 does not work
it is strange ... every shortcut overview I found so far claims that Ctrl+0 is meant to hide the selected column. On my computer (German Windows 7, German Windows 10, German keyboard layout) the ...
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Windows keyboard shortcut force always open new window
I have a shortcut on my desktop for a command that runs cmd.exe /k <myscript.cmd>. I assigned it the keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+Alt+R.
This works to open one window, but the problem is that ...
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How to change screen within max OSX - Multiple screens - Only with the keyboard
I have a monitor connected to my 2015 MBP Pro running OSX El Capitan 10.11.3.
I like switching between screens using the ctrl <- / ctrl -> options.
This is fine most of the time, but say for ...
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Get Mac-like symbol shortcuts on Windows
So I recently switched from being a life-long Mac user to building my own Windows 10 desktop. There are plenty of things I like but one thing I feel like I'm greatly missing is the ability to easily ...
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Is it possible to use computer effectively without mouse?
Sorry if this question is a bit onff-topic here. I am just a newbie in using computer shortcut/hotkeys. I am wondering if you can use computer effectively fast without using the mouse. Are you mostly ...
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How to turn off focus searchbar shortcut in Firefox
Question is in the title, but here's some background info:
I use a custom version of the Dvorak layout on a Windows 10 machine. This is the layout I use (the internals of a .klc file) My Layout (on ...
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Shortcut file not always starting when shortcut key is pressed
At my company we have small workstations ~13 inch with touchscreen.
The operating system is: Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
The workstations have 5 buttons on ...
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Cannot type "#" in windows 10
I am using a hungarian keyboard, on which I have to press "AltGr + X" or "Ctrl + Alt + X" to write a "#".
But windows has it's shortcut for the same button combination to make a screen save...
I ...
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Open a link sent in a message using the keyboard
I try to use my computer while touching the mouse as little as possible, using the keyboard for as many actions that I can.
I'm now using Outlook 2010 on Windows 7. I'm getting a message and there's ...
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MS Word 2007 keyboard shortcut for switching between word documents
I am using MS Word 2007 in the regime when all documents are in a single window (this is what I prefer right now). But now it is little clumsy to switch between the documents. I have to go to "View" ...
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Fast, robust access to current files without cluttering the desktop (mac)
In my workflow, I keep current files on the Desktop for ultra-fast access by mapping a keyboard shortcut to "show desktop".
Advantages:
VERY fast. Nothing is ever opened, the desktop is just ...
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How to insert special characters with zsh line editor?
In vim we can type Ctrl+v then Number in insert mode to insert special characters. This is mostly used to insert control characters. But any characters can be inserted if we know the ASCII number. E.g....
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Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, Windows 10, Icelandic Keyboard shortcut not working
PC: Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 (1370)
OS: Windows 10 Pro, clean install
When configured to use Icelandic keyboard, the key combination to make a @ (at-sign) is normally altgr+q. After installing Windows 10, ...
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Excel shortcut to set font size and bold
I have an Excel budget spreadsheet that as items (cells with numbers) are paid, I make the font bold and size 14.
Is there a way to create a shortcut to do this with one keyboard move instead of ...
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Windows keyboard change doesn't work
I have a Windows 8.1 laptop, but suddenly my Alt Gr button doesn't want to work anymore...
So now I need to use Ctrl+Alt to perform actions.
I hate this because I'm a developer that writes a lot of ...
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Need to automatic "translate page" process or fix it. In google chrome
I am aware that question come up few times, but my problem is more specific.
In my job in necessary to spend 5-6 hours a day to do website search of various company around the globe. I need to ...
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How to change the default IME input method in Windows 8.1?
I would like to know if there is a way to change the default input method while writing in Japanese.
I have several keyboard languages installed and change between them using the shortcut Windows + ...
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How can I disable function keys in Chrome?
Those classic MS-DOS games over at archive.org has brought back many memories. Being able to play them on a current computer, through the browser, is so much fun.
Since these games were certainly not ...
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Change keyboard layout with WIN key on Windows 7
I tweaked my Linux box to use WIN key to change keyboard layout (EN/RU), howether sometimes I need to use Windows-machines and I want to have the same feature on them.
Any ideas how to implement it?
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Cisco Packet Tracer: Closing a Telnet session manually
How do I escape a Telnet session in Cisco's Packet Tracer 6.1.1, when I'm connected from an end-device such as PC-PT or Laptop-PT to a Server-PT device? For instance, telnet 192.168.0.1 80. I'm using ...
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How to column select in Sublime Text 2 on a HP Envy laptop
I want to be able to column select in Sublime Text 2 on my HP Envy laptop (p/n: J4Z51EA#UUW) using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+Up or Ctrl+Alt+Down. By default, these shortcuts were used by Intel ...
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Excel 365 slow keyboard shortcuts
I'm an experienced Microsoft Excel user and I've always loved the software in the past, when I used Excel 2007. One of the best things I liked about Excel 2007 was how I could do everything on the ...
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Can we assign a keyboard shortcut to a particular window in Mac?
I have so many apps to work with, and each has som many windows. Is thre a way to assign key windows with a keyboard shortcut (not apps). So Window 1 of Excel with F1 for example.
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Shortcut to move to next new content (Excel)
I'd like to know if there is a shortcut to move to and select the last cell in a row or coumn with the same content as the current cell. I.e. ctrl + arrow moves to the edge of the data array, but I'd ...
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Can I create a custom touch keyboard in windows 8
I am a graphic designer with a 2-in-1 laptop/tablet (specifically the Acer R7).
I would like to use my digitizer pen in my Adobe programs while in tablet mode... however, I use shortcut keys quite ...
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How to use "Search and replace" in selected text in Sublime Text 3
I want to select text and then use "search and replace" to replace strings in this selection.
I think the following workflow should be it:
Select Text
Ctrl+H to activate "search and replace"
type ...
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How/Is there a way to fix broken TASK links on Windows 7 for Google Chrome?
I solved this a while back by uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome but it didn't work the first attempt at this because I prematurely believed it failed
I right-click on Google Chrome pinned to my ...
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How to redefine Windows-S shortcut in Microsoft OneNote 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010 has an option when pressing Windows -S activates taking screenshot. Now in Windows 8.1 they decided to break this functionality (as they always like to do).
Is it possible to ...
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How can I remap my command key to my control key?
In short, here's my predicament:
I'm running 2 computers synergy'd together and I'm having a hard time remembering to have to use Command-C when on my 3rd screen (the mac machine), and Control-C when ...
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Disable CTRL + ALT + [LETTER] to produce accented variations [duplicate]
After an unknown config change, CTRL + ALT + [LETTER] has started producing common accented versions of [LETTER]. I'm not a big fan of this arrangement, seeing as I've memorized all my favourite ALT + ...
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Can I Use Word 2013's Non-English Character Shortcuts System-Wide?
One thing I've always hated about Windows is that to type a non-English character, like é, on a US keyboard you have to hold the Alt key and type in a four digit code on your num-pad. For instance, é ...
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Mapping Fn + W|A|S|D to arrow keys
I have tried using Ukelele and KeyRemap4MacBook to map Fn+WASD (or IJKL) to arrow keys, but didn't find any working solution.
I need them to work with Shift, Cmd and Alt so I can easily select/...
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Remapping Emacs' Meta to Windows keys on Kubuntu
After quite a few hours of searching now, I still can't work out how to do this.
Setup:
French Windows Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (which is why I want to remap)
HP Pavilion dm4 laptop running ...
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How can I get more control over the keyboard layout than XKB offers?
I am starting to run up against the limits of XKB, the keyboard subsystem of the X window system.
I would like to know if there is a way I can gain more flexibility. Here are examples of the kind of ...
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Adjust Fixed width option in Text to Columns without a mouse?
Is it possible to apply "Text to Columns" without a mouse (we can use only keyboard)?
If yes, then how can we CREATE/DELETE/MOVE a break line for Fixed width Original data type?
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How to bind super and arrow keys to windmove in Emacs?
I'm trying to bind Super and the arrow keys, (s-up, s-down, etc) to change windows in Emacs. Unfortunately I'm having trouble setting it correctly.
I am running Kubuntu 13.04 with Emacs 24.3.1.
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How do I edit the "switch windows" shortcut from cmd+` to another key instead of `?
I have an Macbook and I'd like to adjust this shortcut. The ` key is very close to the cmd key, and frequent use is contributing to RSI-type injuries in my left wrist.
If I can change the keyboard ...
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Is it possible to create a shortcut in Mountain Lion for a mouse click in a specific area of the screen?
I'm currently evaluating the quality of several 10000s of files containing heart beat profiles of a gastropod (yes!).
To complete this task I have used R to program an interface that allows me to ...
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How to quickly assign keyboard shortcuts to launch your favorite applications using autohotkey
In Windows (XP, 7, 8) how do you quickly assign keyboard shortcuts to launch your favorite applications using autohotkey when the application is active.
In Keyboard utilities, you can launch your ...
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How to configure shortcut key for windows 8 apps (and shutdown maybe)
Is there any way to configure Windows 8 to shutdown by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S or something? I need it for other Windows Store apps also (News, Contacts...)
If there are already some shortcuts where I ...
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Unity Shortcuts in Linux Mint
Does anybody know how to put usefull unity keyboard shortcuts on Linux Mint Cinnamon?
Like to maximize current window to the left side, or to change to the right workspace with ctrl+alt+right.
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Outlook Keyboard Shortcut to Jump from Task's Subject to Task's Note
When I open a new task in outlook, the cursor focus is in Subject. I can quickly jump from here to other controls e.g. Priority by ALT + P. But to jump to notes section I've to go via multiple tab key ...
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How to add a menu item keyboard shortcut where there is a duplicate menu item in the same sub menu
I have seen the previous posts on this type of subject and nothing worked so far
In mail.app on osx lion 10.7 in the menu:
Format > Alignment > Writing Direction > Paragraph > Right to Left
and :
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How can I change what cell is selected after I press Enter in Excel?
Is there an Excel keyboard shortcut for changing editing , i.e., for "After pressing Enter, move Selection Direction (to) Right/Down"?
