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Select all text |
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Copy the selected text/object |
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Save the current document |
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Undo the last change you made |
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Paste/insert the selected text/object |
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Cut the selected text/object |
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Open a new document or window |
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Open another document |
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Print the current document |
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Make the selected text italic |
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Make the selected text bold |
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Underline the selected text |
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Display hidden files in file manager |
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Redo a change that you just undid |
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Close the window |
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Open terminal |
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Move focused window |
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Unfolds your workspace cube allowing you to see more than one of your workspaces at once, using the left and right cursor keys with this active will allow you to select the workspace you wish to use |
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Enables an ‘expose’ like feature that presents you with all the windows you currently have open, allowing you to select the one you wish to give focus to |
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Open Applications menu |
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Resize current window |
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Minimize current window |
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Run an application by typing its name |
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Move current window |
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Bring up window menu with with ‘Always on Top’ and ‘Minimize’ and ‘Maximize’ and above commands |
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Take a screenshot of whole screen |
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Return window to "normal" or previous size |
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Maximize current window |
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Show window menu |
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Switch between open windows |
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(numeric keypad) Rotate backwards through supported screen resolutions |
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Resize focused window |
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Take a screenshot of the current windows |
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(numeric keypad) Rotate through supported screen resolutions |
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Restart the computer immediately, without saving open files |
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Quickly switch between Workspaces |
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Spins the ‘cube’ that your workspaces reside on, allowing you to select the workspace you wish to use |
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Switch between currently-open windows in all Workspaces |
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Switch between currently-open windows across all workspaces. |
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Take a screenshot of a selected rectangle on the screen |
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Display music files |
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Open Trash can |
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Enables the ‘scale’ effect, it shows all windows from the current workspace |
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Invert colours for the whole screen |
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Display recently used and installed applications |
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Display files and folders |
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Lock the PC |
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Enables the ‘scale’ effect, it shows all windows from all workspaces |
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Invert colours of the focused window |
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Display media files |
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Zoom out, show workspace switcher |
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Minimize everything to show desktop |
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Zooms in on the screen |
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Select a region to zoom into, using a rectangle. |
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Toggles ‘Show Desktop’ |
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Note: Windows key is called "Super" in Ubuntu world.
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You can configure your own keyboard shortcuts by pressing
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Shortcuts below may not work on every machine but they're quite common.
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Shortcuts below may behave different depending on the application, but works on most applications.
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Source: Ubuntu help page
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What is your favorite Ubuntu hotkey? Do you have any useful tips for it? Let other users know below.
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