What is Esc keyboard shortcut for?
This shortcut is used by 438 programs in our database.
General description for this shortcut: Generally used to close menus, dialog boxes and cancel ongoing operations. During games, it generally brings up the game menu.
Popular programs using this shortcut
What this shortcut does in different programs?
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Grand Theft Auto V
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Switch between timeline & menu
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Fortnite (PC)
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Creative building exit
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The Sims 4
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Bring up main menu or cancel current operation
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Discord
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Decline incoming call
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
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Main control panel
All programs
All programs using this shortcut, by category.
General
1Password
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Clear the search field.
1Password
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Close 1Password mini.
1Password
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Clear the search field.
Apple iBooks
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In the Formula Editor, discard changes
Camtasia
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Exit ScreenDraw
Celestia
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Cancel the currently executing motion or script
Firefox Quantum
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Close the Find or Quick Find bar
Google Chrome
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Stop the page loading
Maxthon
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Stop
Microsoft Edge
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Stop loading the page
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
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Stop downloading a page
Microsoft Photos App
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Return to previous screen
Mozilla Thunderbird
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Clear current quick filter; hide quick filter bar
Mozilla Thunderbird
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Clear current Events filter
Mozilla Thunderbird
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Clear current tasks filter
Opera
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Exit context or cancel
Opera
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Cancel current voice prompt
Opera
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Restore original address in address field and set focus to page
Roll20
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De-select active text boxes
Safari
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While typing in the Smart Search field, restore the current webpage address
Safari
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Exit full-screen view
Safari
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Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebar
Steam
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Clear search filter
Vim
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Gets out of the current mode into the “command mode”. All keys are bound of commands
Vivaldi
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Stop loading
Waze Map Editor
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Deselect all objects
Windows 3.1
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Cancel most operations and close dialog boxes
Windows Calculator
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Fully clear input (select C)
Text editing
Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac)
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Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus
Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac)
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Return to Hand tool or Select tool
Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix)
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Return to Hand tool or Select tool
Brackets
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Switch to a single selection
LibreOffice Writer
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(when text frame is selected) Clears the cursor from the text frame
Microsoft FrontPage
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Cancel an action.
Microsoft FrontPage
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Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.
Microsoft FrontPage
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Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
Microsoft FrontPage
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Close the smart tag menu or message.
Microsoft OneNote
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Cancel the selected outline or page
Microsoft OneNote
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Dismiss Search and return to the page
Microsoft Word 2016
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Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation.
Microsoft Word 2016
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Exit Read mode
Microsoft Word 2016
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Turn extend mode off.
Notepad2
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Optionally minimize or exit Notepad2
PSPad
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Exit with ESC
Sublime Text
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Go from multiple selections to a single selection
TextMate
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Completion
TextRoom
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Quit or exit fullscreen, close About and Help dialogs
WinMerge
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Close window (if enabled in options)
WriteMonkey
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Toggle full screen
Xodo
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Close the current menu/dialog
Xodo
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Stop editing textbox or ink
Zim
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Close sidepane (when focus is on a side pane)
Imaging
ACDSee
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Closes current dialog box, or closes View mode and returns to previous mode
ACDSee Free
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Closes ACDSee Free or closes the current dialog box
Adobe Illustrator
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Exit Artboard tool mode
Adobe Illustrator
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Exit Full Screen mode
Adobe Illustrator
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Deselect a width point
Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
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Exit Artboard tool mode
Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
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Exit Full Screen mode
Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
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Deselect a width point
Adobe Lightroom Classic
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Switch to Grid view
Adobe Lightroom Classic
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End slide show
Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac)
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Switch to Grid view
Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac)
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End slide show
Adobe Photoshop CC
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Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)
Adobe Photoshop CC
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Cancel completely
Adobe Photoshop CC
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Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso
Adobe Photoshop CC
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(On Crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping
Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac)
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Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool
Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac)
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(crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping
Adobe XD (Mac)
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Go from Spec view to UX flow view
Adobe XD (Mac)
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Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view
Adobe XD (Windows)
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Go from Spec view to UX flow view
Adobe XD (Windows)
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Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view
Affinity Photo
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Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation
Apple iMovie
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Exit full screen view
AutoCAD
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Cancel current command
Autodesk SketchBook (Mac)
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Exit Selection tool
Autodesk SketchBook (Mac)
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Exit the fill tool
Autodesk SketchBook (Windows)
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Exit Selection tool
Autodesk SketchBook (Windows)
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Exit the fill tool
Autodesk SketchBook (Windows)
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Prompt to quit app
Autodesk SketchBook (Windows)
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Cancel
Canva (Mac)
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Deselect element
Canva (Windows)
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Deselect element
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel a last point
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
Clip Studio Paint Pro
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Cancel
FastStone Image Viewer
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Close the editor
GIMP
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Close Dialog
Gmsh 4.1.4
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Cancel lasso zoom/selection
Gmsh 4.1.4
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Toggle mouse selection ON/OFF
Inkscape
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Return to the canvas
Inkscape
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Cancel changes and return to canvas
Inkscape
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cancel rubberband, move, transformation
Inkscape
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cancel rubberband or move
Inkscape
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cancel current line
Inkscape
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deselect the text object
IrfanView
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Close current window or dialog, exit fullscreen view, or exit program
IrfanView
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Exit fullscreen mode
LDCad
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Navigate to the parent group if any
LDCad
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1: Cancel the current editing activity if supported
LDCad
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2: Deselect the selection, if any, otherwise
LDView
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Cancel load
LibreOffice Draw
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Exits current mode
Microsoft Paint
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Cancel a selection
Nuke
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Switch back to the current Select tool
Paint.NET
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Commit text or tool drawing to layer
Paint.NET
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Commit text to layer
PhotoDirector 10
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Cancel regional adjustment
Pinnacle Studio 22
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Exit full screen view or close
Pinnacle Studio 22
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Exit full screen view
Pinnacle Studio 22
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Exit full screen viewing
Shotcut
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Switch Source/Program
Shotcut (Mac)
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Switch Source/Program
Sketch
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Selects parent group
System tools
Clipboard Master
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End ongoing collection
Command Line
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Delete current line
CopyQ 3.8
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Cancel search, hide window
Ditto
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Close Window
Everything
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Cancel any current actions
Everything
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Close the Everything window
Everything
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Close the current window
Gigabyte Aorus motherboard
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(in main menu) Exit the BIOS Setup program
Gigabyte Aorus motherboard
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(submenus) Exit current submenu
NoxPlayer
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Back key
Xfce
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Dismiss/cancel dialog
Developer tools
Android Studio
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Return to editor window from a tool window
Atom (Windows)
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(Source: GitHub) tool-panel:unfocus
Atom (Windows)
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tool-panel:unfocus
Atom (Windows)
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editor:consolidate-selections
Atom (Windows)
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(Source: Autocomplete Plus) autocomplete-plus:cancel
Atom (Windows)
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(Source: GitHub) github:co-author:escape
Atom (Windows)
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(Source: Go To Line) core:cancel
Atom (Windows)
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(Source: Tree View) tree-view:unfocus
Atom (Windows)
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(Source: Tree View) core:cancel
Bitbucket Cloud
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Dismiss dialog or remove focus
Chrome DevTools
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Toggle the drawer
Chrome DevTools
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Reject autocomplete suggestion
Coda for iOS
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Show completions
CodeMirror
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When multiple selections are present, deselect all but the primary selection
DBeaver 6.0.3
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Cancel changes in current cell/row
dbForge SQL Complete
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Closes the suggestion box without inserting any suggestion into code. If the suggestion box and/or parameter information hint is shown, the first pressing of Esc will close the hint first
Delphi
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Selects parent control in design mode. Left mouse click + Escape drags the parent control
FileMaker
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Cancel an operation or dialog box
FileMaker
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Close a dialog box
GitHub
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Cancel the move in progress
GitHub
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Cancel the move in progress
HeidiSQL
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Cancel running operation
IntelliJ IDEA (macOS)
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Go to editor (from tool window)
IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux)
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Go to editor (from tool window)
jEdit
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Select none.
JS Bin
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Return to single cursor
Jupyter Notebook
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Close pager
Jupyter Notebook
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Command mode
LibreOffice Base
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Leaves the current selection
Matlab
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Cancel current action
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
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Window.ActivateDocumentWindow
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
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Edit.SelectionCancel
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
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Edit.SelectionCancel
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
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Edit.SelectionCancel
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
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Edit.SelectionCancel
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
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Edit.SelectionCancel
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)
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Window.ActivateDocumentWindow
PyCharm 2018.2
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In the editor: close pop-up windows, terminate search, or remove highlighting.
PyCharm 2018.2
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In a tool window: return focus to the editor.
Qt Creator
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Move to Edit mode. First press moves focus to the editor. Second press closes secondary windows
RStudio
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Interrupt currently executing command
RStudio
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Dismiss completion popup
RStudio (Mac)
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Interrupt currently executing command
RStudio (Mac)
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Dismiss completion popup
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
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Close a menu or dialog box, canceling the action
WinHex
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Clear block
Web applications
BBC iPlayer
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Exit full screen
Chromebook and Chrome OS
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Stop the loading of your current page
cPanel & WHM
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Clear the search box
Elementor
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Quit
FastMail
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Cancel
Feedly
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Close selected article
Gmail
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Focus latest chat or compose
Google Calendar
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Return to calendar grid from event details page
Google Keep Notes
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Finish editing
Google Photos
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Go back, close or cancel selection
JW Player
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Exit a menu, overlay, or fullscreen
Netflix
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Disable full screen
OneDrive
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Clear all or navigate to the previous folder
OneDrive
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Clear all or navigate to the previous folder
Outlook.com
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Close email
ProtonMail
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Close the active modal
ProtonMail
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Close the active composer
TinyMCE
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Move focus back to editor body
Webflow
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Deselect / abort
Yahoo Mail
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Returns to previous mode
YouTube
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Exit full screen
Zoho Mail
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Clear menu
File manager
Adobe Bridge CC
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Exit review mode
Adobe Bridge CC (Mac)
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Exit review mode
PeaZip
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Cancel current selection and clear clipboard
WinNc
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In the viewer: Exits the WinNc viewer
WinSCP
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Cancel reading of remote directory
Xyplorer
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Abort calculating folder sizes or a running search
Xyplorer
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Abort a running File Find or Folder Report process
Xyplorer
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Close Full Screen Preview
Xyplorer
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Close Floating Preview
Media player
BSPlayer
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Exit full screen
Kodi
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Previous menu OR Home screen
Microsoft Movies and TV
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Leave full-screen
VLC Media Player
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Exit full screen mode
Games
AI War Classic
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If in Galaxy View, return to the main game display
AI War Classic
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If in Main View, bring up the in-game menu (does not pause)
American Fugitive (PC)
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Pause
American Truck Simulator
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Main control panel
Anno 1800
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Game options menu
Astroneer
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Open the game menu
Battlezone 98 Redux
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Game options menu
Bus Simulator 18
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Open/Close menu
Bus Simulator 18
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Action Menu cancel
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
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Main menu / Cancel
ChessBase 13
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Close window
Company of Heroes
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Toggle in-game menu
Company of Heroes
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Clear all selections
Dauntless
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Menu
Deponia
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Go to main menu / Skip dialog lines, cutscenes
Diablo
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Bring up the main menu
Diablo II
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Activates or deactivates the game menu
Don't Starve (PC)
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Pause menu
Enter the Gungeon
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Pause
Euro Truck Simulator 2
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Main control panel
Europa Universalis IV
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Close current window
Fallout 76
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Pause Menu
Fez
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World map
FlightGear
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Exit program
Flyff
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Deselect a targeted player, monster, item, or NPC
Fortnite (PC)
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Creative building exit
Grand Theft Auto V
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Switch between timeline & menu
Hearthstone
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Open game menu
Hotline Miami
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Pause
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
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Menu / Abort / Exit
L. A. Noire
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Enter pause menu
League of Legends
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Close current window, such as the shop
Life Is Strange 2
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Pause menu
Magic: The Gathering Online
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Cancel
Minecraft Java Edition
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Open the menu and give back cursor control
Minecraft Java Edition
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Pause single player game
Minecraft Java Edition
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Exit the chat / command window
Mordhau
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Open pause menu
NBA 2K19 (PC)
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Exit
Old School RuneScape (OSRS)
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Switch to the Inventory tab
Open Rails 0.6.2
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Quit
Pharaoh
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Exit the game
RimWorld
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Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Menu
Roblox
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Roblox menu
Rust
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Exit Menu
Sea of Thieves
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Options
Spintires (PC)
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Menu
Terraria
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Inventory
The Forest
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Options
The Secret of Monkey Island
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Bypass a cutscene
The Sims 4
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Bring up main menu or cancel current operation
This War of Mine
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Game Menu (also pauses)
Tibia
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Stop any character action
Total War: Attila
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Hide chat
Total War: Attila (Mac)
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Hide chat
Warcraft III
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Return to the previous menu
Warcraft III
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Cancel commands
Warframe
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Menus
World of Tanks
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Exit chat mode
Zwift (PC and macOS)
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Open "End ride screen". Press again to go back to the game
Social & Messaging
Cisco Webex
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Cancel an action, close an active window or menu, or display the meeting controls, panels, and notifications in full screen sharing mode
Discord
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Decline incoming call
Google Hangouts
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Close the current Hangout window
Google+
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Close an open activity
NewsBin Pro
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Cancels most functions
NZBGet
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Remove focus from search box
Office Delve
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Undo an action
Slack
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Close windows, menus or message input box
Slack
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Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read
Telegram
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Exit selected chat and search Telegram
Telegram
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Exit display of current chat / channel
Zimbra Web Client
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Cancel changes
Security
Comodo IceDragon
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Stop loading
Comodo IceDragon
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(When Find and Quick Find bar is active) Close the Find or Quick Find bar
Comodo IceDragon
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Close Tab Groups View
Kaspersky Internet Security
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Cancel unsaved changes and exit editor mode
Productivity
Ableton Live 10
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Close Window/Dialog
Ableton Live 10
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Abort Value Entry
Ableton Live 10 (Mac)
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Close Window/Dialog
Ableton Live 10 (Mac)
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Abort Value Entry
ActivePresenter 7
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Stop preview
Android
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Go back
Apple Calendar
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(while an event is open) Close the event editor
Apple Pages
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Hide the Find window
Apple Pages
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(sürüklerken) Stop the reordering of rows or columns
Apple Pages
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In the Formula Editor, discard changes
Apple Pages
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Close the template chooser
Asana
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Collapse the right pane
Asana (Mac)
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Collapse the right pane
Azendoo
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Close opened task
Bluebeam Revu
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Exit current command
CintaNotes 3.13
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If a tag or text search filter is set, clear current filter to display all notes; otherwise minimize CintaNotes.
Confluence
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Cancel autocomplete
Confluence (Mac)
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Cancel autocomplete
draw.io
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Stop editing and apply value
Figma
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Select none
FL Studio 20
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Closes a window
Freemind
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Go to root
Grafana
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Exit edit/setting views
Huggle
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Cancel current action being performed
iPad Smart Keyboard
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Close
Kibana
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Close auto-complete menu
Kindle for PC
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Exit Full-Screen Mode
Lacerte
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Move from the detail window to the Section list.
Lacerte
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Move from the detail window to the Screen list.
LibreOffice
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Terminates the action or dialog. If in LibreOffice Help: goes up one level
LibreOffice
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Ends Drawing Object selection
LibreOffice
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Leave the Point Selection mode. The drawing object is selected afterwards
LibreOffice
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Edit a point of a drawing object (Point Edit mode)
LibreOffice Impress
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End presentation
LibreOffice Impress
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Exit current mode
Microsoft Access 2016
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From the Backstage, return to your database
Microsoft Access 2016
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Close the visible menu; or, with a submenu visible, close only the submenu
Microsoft Access 2016
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Close the selected drop-down list box
Microsoft Access 2016
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Cancel the command and close the dialog box
Microsoft Access 2016
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Exit Navigation mode and return to Edit mode in a form or report
Microsoft Access 2016
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Cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview
Microsoft Access 2016
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Exit Navigation mode in a form or report
Microsoft Access 2016
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Cancel Extend mode
Microsoft Access 2016
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Stop the last action (Stop button)
Microsoft Excel 2016
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Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation
Microsoft Excel 2016
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Cancel an entry in the cell or Formula Bar
Microsoft Excel 2016
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Cancels an entry in the cell or Formula Bar
Microsoft Excel 2016
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Closes an open menu or submenu, dialog box, or message window
Microsoft PowerPoint (Creating presentations)
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End the slide show
Microsoft PowerPoint (Slideshows)
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End a presentation
MindMeister
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Cancel editing
MYOB AccountRight
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Close window
Oracle PeopleTools
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Activates the Cancel button, where appropriate.
Oracle PeopleTools
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Closes all open menu items. Collapses all expanded menus.
Oracle RightNow
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Close window (only acts on windows not docked to the console -- does not affect docked tabs)
Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
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Close
Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
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Clear the search results
Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
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Close a contact
Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
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Close the active card
QuickBooks Desktop
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Close Active window
REAPER
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Time selection: Remove time selection and loop points
REAPER
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Misc: Close window if not docked, otherwise pass to main window
REAPER
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Misc: Close window if not docked, otherwise pass to main window
SimpleMind
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Cancel
Sumatra PDF
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Exit full screen or presentation mode
Tableau (Mac)
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Clear the selection
The Bat!
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Close active window
Todoist
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Cancel current changes
Trello
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Close menu / Cancel editing
Virtual DJ 2018
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Loop
WavePad
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Stop
WorkZone Client
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Cancel (in dialog boxes only)
WorkZone Client
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Deactivate area selection for keyboard navigation
WorkZone Client
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When the focus is on the search form elements – close the dialog box
WorkZone Client
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When the focus is on a list – close the dialog box
WorkZone Client
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When the focus in on a list item – move focus to the list
Xactimate
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Cancel Active Tool
Scientific
Maple
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Command/Symbol Completion
Tekla Structures 20
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Interrupt
Hardware
Ducky One 2 Mini
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Caps Lock will blink in the amount of selected profile number
Samsung TV
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Return to previous menu screen
