Define shortcuts, using Shortcuts tab in Keyboard settings. Provide reference for what everything is (can group for conciseness). Explain custom shortcuts.
Important: the window says "To edit a shortcut, click the row and hold down the new keys or press Backspace to clear." This is actually wrong. You have to click the row, then click again on the shortcut within the row. File bug against control-center about the faulty message (or better, about the confusing interaction), but make sure to explain correctly in the help regardless.
To change the key or keys to be pressed for a keyboard shortcut:
Open the
Click on
Click
Click
Click the row for the desired action. The
Hold down the desired key combination, or press
There are a number of pre-configured shortcuts that can be changed, grouped into these categories:
Home folder |
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Launch calculator |
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Launch email client |
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Launch help browser |
Disabled |
Launch web browser |
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Search |
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Settings |
Hide all normal windows |
Disabled |
Move to workspace above |
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Move to workspace below |
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Move window one monitor down |
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Move window one monitor to the left |
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Move window one monitor to the right |
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Move window one monitor up |
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Move window one workspace down |
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Move window one workspace up |
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Move window to last workspace |
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Move window to workspace 1 |
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Move window to workspace 2 |
Disabled |
Move window to workspace 3 |
Disabled |
Move window to workspace 4 |
Disabled |
Switch applications |
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Switch system controls |
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Switch system controls directly |
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Switch to last workspace |
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Switch to workspace 1 |
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Switch to workspace 2 |
Disabled |
Switch to workspace 3 |
Disabled |
Switch to workspace 4 |
Disabled |
Switch windows |
Disabled |
Switch windows directly |
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Switch windows of an app directly |
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Switch windows of an application |
Disabled |
Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard |
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Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard |
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Copy a screenshot to clipboard |
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Record a short screencast |
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Save a screenshot of a window to Pictures |
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Save a screenshot of an area to Pictures |
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Save a screenshot to Pictures |
Eject |
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Launch media player |
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Next track |
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Pause playback |
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Play (or play/pause) |
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Previous track |
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Stop playback |
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Volume down |
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Volume mute |
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Volume up |
Focus the active notification |
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Lock screen |
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Log out |
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Open the application menu |
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Restore the keyboard shortcuts |
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Show all applications |
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Show the activities overview |
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Show the notification list |
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Show the overview |
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Show the run command prompt |
Switch to next input source |
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Switch to previous input source |
Decrease text size |
Disabled |
High contrast on or off |
Disabled |
Increase text size |
Disabled |
Turn on-screen keyboard on or off |
Disabled |
Turn screen reader on or off |
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Turn zoom on or off |
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Zoom in |
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Zoom out |
Activate the window menu |
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Close window |
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Hide window |
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Lower window below other windows |
Disabled |
Maximize window |
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Maximize window horizontally |
Disabled |
Maximize window vertically |
Disabled |
Move window |
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Raise window above other windows |
Disabled |
Raise window if covered, otherwise lower it |
Disabled |
Resize window |
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Restore window |
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Toggle fullscreen mode |
Disabled |
Toggle maximization state |
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Toggle window on all workspaces or one |
Disabled |
View split on left |
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View split on right |
To create your own application keyboard shortcut in the
Click the
Type a
Click the row that was just added. When the
Click
The command name that you type should be a valid system command. You can check that the command works by opening a Terminal and typing it in there. The command that opens an application cannot have the same name as the application itself.
If you want to change the command that is associated with a custom
keyboard shortcut, click the name of the shortcut. The