Keyboard shortcuts are combinations and oft-struck keys that help you work faster, or do more with less typing.
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Shortcut to create new equation in Word 2011
What is the shortcut to create a new equation in Word 2011?
I have looked at this shortcut list, but it does not include that.
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How do you leave Windows Remote Desktop Connection with keyboard shortcut?
Is it possible to exit a Windows Remote Desktop Connection in full-screen mode with a keyboard shortcut?
I'm using Windows 8.
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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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slow windows desktop keyboard shortcuts
I've got a couple of shortcuts on my desktop and on some of them I've configured the "Shortcut key" to a keyboard combination. For example I have a shortcut pointing to d:\documents\todo.txt and I've ...
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Is it possible to “hook” Logitech functions?
I'm wondering if it's possible to somehow hook Logitech Setpoint shortcut functions, like volume change?
I have both a Logitech keyboard and mouse. On the keyboard, there are buttons for changing the ...
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How do I type the infinity character in a web browser? [duplicate]
I can use Charmap utility in Windows to find, copy, and paste the character in any application, including web browsers. But what is the Alt key combination to type in the infinity character?
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Compose key on Windows
On Linux, the Compose key is a great way to enter many symbols. E.g.
m-dash — by pressing Compose then ---
ö by pressing Compose then :o
Euro € by pressing Compose then C=
(The Compose key ...
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Binding caps lock key to another unique key
I've been mapping my caps lock key on windows machines to various keys (I have tried both Backspace, which I have never gotten used to due to deeply ingrained habit, and Esc, which will take time to ...
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How do I get my Logitech media buttons to control Spotify
I have a Logitech diNovo keyboard which includes media buttons for play/pause, stop, next, previous. I would like to let those buttons control Spotify. I've tried to add Spotify to the players.ini ...
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Control key does funny things
I switched from Windows to Linux Mint LMDE 64 with Cinnamon as window manager a few weeks ago on my Lenovo W510 notebook (but have good Linux knowledge from work about 10 years ago).
All is fine so ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to remove the selection on a webpage in Chrome?
I am using Tmux in my terminal and that means I am typing Ctrl+A a lot.
In Chrome when this happens it selects the entire page and turns it blue.
How can I undo this without having to switch to my ...
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Keystroke to open a new window in Windows 7 Explorer?
I'm a bit late to the Windows 7 party, and having just installed it yesterday, I'm already sorely missing an XP feature. In explorer, I used to be able to click the toolbar Up button with Ctrl held ...
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Keyboard shortcut for moving a window to another screen
When working with two (or more screens), a common problem is that launched applications appear on the "wrong" screen. I especially find this annoying when launching a text editor from the command ...
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Opposite of CTRL+D in Sublime Text 2
In Sublime Text 2, one may extend selection to include the next occurence of the current selection with CTRL+D.
I often find myself pressing this one too many times, necessitating I clear selection ...
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How can one input a Unicode character by its hex/decimal value on Dell Latitude e6420 model laptops?
The solution is to input Unicode characters (see here: http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf, 1f36c for example) with the keyboard of a Dell Latitude e6420 which, a quick Google image search ...
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Switching to Vmware (player) without using a mouse
I switch from a virtual machine to the host machine using host key then pressing Alt-tab, but when I switch back to the virtual machine, I am forced to click with a mouse to take the control back. Is ...
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Running all items in a user defined FARR alias group
I've been using FARR 2.203.01. I created a group (named 'compuicreate') in FARR with the following list of programs :
1)"C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\iis.msc"
2)"F:\@HOMEWORK\THESIS\UI ...
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VS 2010 shortcut keys not the defaul keys
I have installed ReShaper trial version and after that I have set the default shortcut keys which is supported by the Reshaper. Now the trial has expired and it is not working.
My issue is now VS ...
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UBUNTU - How to assign terminal command to a keystroke using Autokey?
So I'm using Ubuntu at work. Just bought a shiny new MS Keyboard. At the top it has a Play/Pause button, which doesn't do anything at the moment.
So I download Autokey so I can assign an action to ...
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Is there a way to manually disable the key shortcuts for Chrome's developer tools shortcuts?
Chrome thought it would be a really creative idea to have two different ways to tab between Developer tool panels. The traditional way, which is [ + a number. And in the latest release, decided to ...
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Is there a keystroke that can lock the Mac OS X screensaver?
On Windows I can hit Windows + L to lock my desktop. On Leopard there doesn't seem to be this capability. While I can set the screensaver to come on very quickly, I would like to hit a key combo to ...
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Close the Find/Replace dialog in Notepad++ with a keyboard shortcut?
When I do a find (not a find all, which closes the dialog) or replace in Notepad++, the focus will remain on the find/replace dialog. If I want to focus on the main window with the text in it, I ...
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How to bind F1 key in the new Foobar2000 release?
In the latest version of Foobar2000 I can't bind F1 to nothing since, when I press it, it opens the help screen.
I could do it in previous versions...
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Any Spotify tweaks with keyboard shortcut to 'star' tracks?
I'm a premium subscriber of Spotify and an obsessive productivity geek.
One thing that really annoys me is that there isn't a keyboard shortcut to 'star' a track (I.e add a track to favourites). I ...
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Keyboard shortcut to unhide or unminimize a window in OS X
I know how to Hide (Cmd+H) or Minimize (Cmd+M) a focused window in OS X, but I can't find a keyboard shortcut or even a menu item to restore, unhide, unminimize, or otherwise show a window that I've ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to close windows from the Windows 7 taskbar window selector?
If, for example, Windows Explorer is in the first position of the taskbar and there are multiple explorer windows open, holding the Windows Key and pressing 1 will cycle through the available windows ...
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Shortcut keys don't work in MS-Word on Win8
I've just upgraded to Windows 8 (from XP) and re-installed my copy of Office 2007. Now the common shortcuts (Ctrl-Z, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V etc) don't work in Word, however other shortcuts (Ctrl-P) are fine.
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How do I perform multi-window operations on a non-combined group of windows in Windows 7?
With multiple windows/instances of an application open and the taskbar buttons set to "Always combine, hide labels", I can Shift+right-click the taskbar button for the window group to open a menu ...
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How can I disable screen shortcuts in Windows 7?
Is there any way to disable screen shortcuts such as Ctrl+Alt+[F1..F4] in Windows 7?
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How to copy a forumla in excel using only the keyboard?
I run into this situation a lot. I have a column of data (A) and I created a formula in B1 that I wish to copy from B2 to B5. This is just a tiny example, because usually I'm dealing with thousands ...
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Shortcut/program to list the names of open windows on Windows 7+?
I'm looking for a program for Windows that does something similar to the tabs outliner extension for chrome. I prefer reading the titles of the open windows to a visual representation of them such as ...
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Windows Shortcut Key for `
I use MySQL a lot and also Pseudo code editors, I am trying to find out the shortcut for this character ` (backtick)
// Example
SELECT * FROM `latest_orders` LIMIT 3000
Preferably on a Windows ...
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keyboard shortcut to throw active window to other monitor
I have two monitors. Windows XP. NVIDIA video driver.
I'd like to be able to throw an active window to the other monitor with a keystroke.
The instructions say "open NVIDIA control panel and find ...
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Powerpoint 2010 - Keyboard shortcut to enable text wrapping
I'm working quite a bit in Powerpoint 2010 and I very much need a shortcut-key to activate text wrapping for a chosen shape.
Is there a keyboard shortcut-key?
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Where are ipython key bindings documented?
I'm mostly loving ipython, but exasperated by my efforts to find any documentation for keyboard shortcuts. I can arrow/scroll through my command history, I can use ctrl r to search my history, a la ...
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Windows/OS X: Is it possible to switch to a window in a particular direction?
I'm looking for the functionality that you can find on window managers like awesome, screen, and tmux where you can specify the window you want to switch to with a directional key.
When using ...
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Windows 7 rightclick menu from toolbar like ALT-SPACE?
The menu containing Restore, Move, Resize, Minimize, Maximize and Close accessible through right click on a window titlebar or click on the upper left form icon, was before the new Aero stuff ...
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Can you toggle function keys on / off with a keyboard shortcut on OSX?
I know you can toggle this option on and off in the System Preferences screen for 'keyboard' but I'd like to know if I can do it via a shortcut as I do it all the time.
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Ability to nudge windows using shortcut keys in Windows 7?
I absolutely love using the keyboard for doing things and use Win7's Win+Left, Win+Right, Win+Up, etc a lot. They save so much time.
However, a friend of mine who uses fluxbox for a window manager ...
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Making the mouse cursor disappear?
On windows, what is the shortcut key that makes the mouse cursor disappear?
I used to know this combination but now I can't find it.
When you press it, the cursor completely disappears, even if you ...
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow stopped working
When I work with a big amount of data, I introduce formulas in Excel by using the shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+arrow. That shortcut allows me to select a whole set of data to the left, right, up or down. ...
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Word 2010 Keyboard Shortcut to Move Focus to Document
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290938 says press F6 to :
Move the focus to select the following areas of the window:
Active tab of the Ribbon
Any open task panes
Status bar at the bottom of the ...
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Shortcut for moving an email to another folder in Mail.app
How could I setup a keyboard shortcut for Mail.app in OSX Lion so an email in the inbox, which is still unread, when I use this shortcut is moved automatically to some other previously defined folder?
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How to move multiple files in OSX
In OSX, when I click on a file while holding down the command button, I can move it to another drive.
The problem is trying to do this with multiple files. If I press command-A to select all the ...
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Shortcuts don't work in Microsoft Word 2013
I have English Windows 8, English Office 2013 and a few keyboard languages.
When I set the English keyboard and start Word, shortcuts work. But when I change the English keyboard to other languages ...
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How do I left or right align text in Google Chrome 6 address bar?
I was typing into Google Chrome's address bar and I think I hit some keys by accident that right aligned the text in the bar. This is very annoying! What might I have pressed? How can I change this ...
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Is it possible to remove a built-in shortcut from an application in Mac OS X?
Long story short, I want to use Cmd-Shift-S for "Save As" in TexMaker, my favorite OS X LaTeX editor.
But Cmd-Shift-S, the standard "Save as" shortcut, is already taken by some worthless formatting ...
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Window key commands not working in Windows 7
When I press win key, the start menu pops up. But key combination like Win+R Win+L etc doesn't work. It is not responding at all. What could be the problem?
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CTRL-Space always toggles Chinese IME (Windows 7)
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate (w/ SP1), and have multiple UI languages installed - mainly for screenshots etc. Among them are Chinese (traditional) and Chinese (Simplified), which insist on hooking ...
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Disable all shortcut keys except 1
We have chromium running in kiosk mode. We would like to disable all the shortcut keys except one. With this one key we can quit the kiosk mode.
So we are searching for a way to disable all shortcut ...
