<info> <name>Michael Hill</name> <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email> <name>Julita Inca</name> <email>yrazes@gmail.com</email> <name>Juanjo Marín</name> <email>juanj.marin@juntadeandalucia.es</email> <name>Shobha Tyagi</name> <email>tyagishobha@gmail.com</email> <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> <name>Andre Klapper</name> <email>ak-47@gmx.net</email> <desc>Define or change keyboard shortcuts in <gui>Keyboard</gui> settings.</desc> </info> <comment> Shaun McCance

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.

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To change the key or keys to be pressed for a keyboard shortcut:

<steps> <item>

Open the Activities overview and start typing <gui>Settings.

</item> <item>

Click on <gui>Settings.

</item> <item>

Click <gui>Keyboard in the sidebar to open the panel.

</item> <item>

In the <gui>Keyboard Shortcuts section, select <gui>Customize Shortcuts.

</item> <item>

Select the desired category, or enter a search term.

</item> <item>

Click the row for the desired action. The <gui>Set shortcut window will be shown.

</item> <item>

Hold down the desired key combination, or press <key>Backspace</key> to reset, or press <key>Esc</key> to cancel.

</item> </steps>
Pre-defined shortcuts

There are a number of pre-configured shortcuts that can be changed, grouped into these categories:

Accessibility
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 | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Super</key><key>S</key></keyseq>
Turn zoom on or off | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Super</key><key>8</key></keyseq>
Zoom in | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Super</key><key>=</key></keyseq>
Zoom out | <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Super</key><key>-</key></keyseq>

Launchers
Home folder | <key>Explorer</key> key symbol or <key>Explorer</key> key symbol or <key>Explorer</key>
Launch calculator | <key>Calculator</key> key symbol or <key>Calculator</key>
Launch email client | <key>Mail</key> key symbol or <key>Mail</key>
Launch help browser | Disabled
Launch web browser | <key>WWW</key> key symbol or <key>WWW</key> key symbol or <key>WWW</key>
Search | <key>Search</key> key symbol or <key>Search</key>
Settings | <key>Tools</key>

Navigation
Hide all normal windows | Disabled
Move to workspace on the left | <keyseq><key>Super</key><key>Page Up</key></keyseq>
Move to workspace on the right | <keyseq><key>Super</key><key>Page Down</key></keyseq>
Move window one monitor down | <keyseq><key>Shift</key>Super<key>↓</keyseq>
Move window one monitor to the left | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super<key>←</keyseq>
Move window one monitor to the right | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super<key>→</keyseq>
Move window one monitor up | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super<key>↑</keyseq>
Move window one workspace to the left | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super <key>Page Up</keyseq>
Move window one workspace to the right | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super<key>Page Down</keyseq>
Move window to last workspace | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super<key>End</keyseq>
Move window to workspace 1 | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super<key>Home</keyseq>
Move window to workspace 2 | Disabled
Move window to workspace 3 | Disabled
Move window to workspace 4 | Disabled
Switch applications | <keyseq><key>Super<key>Tab</keyseq>
Switch system controls | <keyseq><key>Ctrl<key>Alt<key>Tab</keyseq>
Switch system controls directly | <keyseq><key>Ctrl<key>Alt<key>Esc</keyseq>
Switch to last workspace | <keyseq><key>Super<key>End</keyseq>
Switch to workspace 1 | <keyseq><key>Super<key>Home</keyseq>
Switch to workspace 2 | Disabled
Switch to workspace 3 | Disabled
Switch to workspace 4 | Disabled
Switch windows | Disabled
Switch windows directly | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>Esc</keyseq>
Switch windows of an app directly | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>F6</keyseq>
Switch windows of an application | Disabled

Screenshots
Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard | <keyseq><key>Ctrl<key>Alt<key>Print</keyseq>
Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Ctrl<key>Print</keyseq>
Copy a screenshot to clipboard | <keyseq><key>Ctrl<key>Print</keyseq>
Record a short screencast | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Ctrl<key>Alt<key>R </keyseq>
Save a screenshot of a window to Pictures | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>Print</keyseq>
Save a screenshot of an area to Pictures | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Print</keyseq>
Save a screenshot to Pictures | <key>Print

Sound and Media
Eject | <key>Eject key symbol (Eject)
Launch media player | <key>Media key symbol (Audio media)
Microphone mute/unmute |
Next track | <key>Next key symbol (Audio next)
Pause playback | <key>Pause key symbol (Audio pause)
Play (or play/pause) | <key>Play key symbol (Audio play)
Previous track | <key>Previous key symbol (Audio previous)
Stop playback | <key>Stop key symbol (Audio stop)
Volume down | <key>Volume Down key symbol (Audio lower volume)
Volume mute | <key>Mute key symbol (Audio mute)
Volume up | <key>Volume Up key symbol (Audio raise volume)

System
Focus the active notification | <keyseq><key>Super<key>N</keyseq>
Lock screen | <keyseq><key>Super<key>L</keyseq>
Show the Power Off dialog | <keyseq><key>Ctrl<key>Alt<key>Delete</keyseq>
Open the application menu | <keyseq><key>Super<key>F10</keyseq>
Restore the keyboard shortcuts | <keyseq><key>Super<key>Esc</keyseq>
Show all applications | <keyseq><key>Super<key>A</keyseq>
Show the activities overview | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>F1</keyseq>
Show the notification list | <keyseq><key>Super<key>V</keyseq>
Show the overview | <keyseq><key>Super<key>S</keyseq>
Show the run command prompt | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>F2</keyseq>

Typing
Switch to next input source | <keyseq><key>Super<key>Space</keyseq>
Switch to previous input source | <keyseq><key>Shift<key>Super<key>Space</keyseq>

Windows
Activate the window menu | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>Space</keyseq>
Close window | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>F4</keyseq>
Hide window | <keyseq><key>Super<key>H</keyseq>
Lower window below other windows | Disabled
Maximize window | <keyseq><key>Super<key>↑</keyseq>
Maximize window horizontally | Disabled
Maximize window vertically | Disabled
Move window | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>F7</keyseq>
Raise window above other windows | Disabled
Raise window if covered, otherwise lower it | Disabled
Resize window | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>F8</keyseq>
Restore window | <keyseq><key>Super<key>↓</keyseq>
Toggle fullscreen mode | Disabled
Toggle maximization state | <keyseq><key>Alt<key>F10</keyseq>
Toggle window on all workspaces or one | Disabled
View split on left | <keyseq><key>Super<key>←</keyseq>
View split on right | <keyseq><key>Super<key>→</keyseq>

Custom shortcuts

To create your own application keyboard shortcut in the <gui>Keyboard settings:

<steps> <item>

Select <gui>Custom Shortcuts.

</item> <item>

Click the Add Shortcut button if no custom shortcut is set yet. Otherwise click the + button. The <gui>Add Custom Shortcut window will appear.

</item> <item>

Type a <gui>Name to identify the shortcut, and a <gui>Command to run an application. For example, if you wanted the shortcut to open <app>Rhythmbox</app>, you could name it Music and use the rhythmbox command.

</item> <item>

Click the Add Shortcut… button. In the <gui>Add Custom Shortcut window, hold down the desired shortcut key combination.

</item> <item>

Click <gui>Add.

</item> </steps>

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 row of the shortcut. The <gui>Set Custom Shortcut window will appear, and you can edit the command.