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Define or change keyboard shortcuts in Keyboard settings.
Daniel Șerbănescu
daniel [at] serbanescu [dot] dk 2016, 2019

# Set keyboard shortcuts

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

Deschideți vederea de ansamblu Activități și tastați Configurări.

Apăsați pe Configurări.

Apăsați pe Tastatură în bara laterală pentru a deschide panoul.

In the Keyboard Shortcuts section, select View and Customize Shortcuts.

Select the desired category, or enter a search term.

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

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

# 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 | Alt Super S
Turn zoom on or off | Alt Super 8
Zoom in | Alt Super=
Zoom out | Alt Super-

## Launchers

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

## Navigation

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

## Screenshots

Save a screenshot of a window | Alt Print
Save a screenshot of the entire screen | Shift Print
Launch the screenshot tool | Print
Record a short screencast | Shift Ctrl Alt R

## Sound and Media

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

## System

Focus the active notification | Super N
Lock screen | Super L
Show the Power Off dialog | Ctrl Alt Delete
Restore the keyboard shortcuts | Super Esc
Show all applications | Super A
Show the activities overview | Super
Show the notification list | Super V
Show the system menu | Super S
Show the run command prompt | Alt F2

## Typing

Switch to next input source | Super Space
Switch to previous input source | Shift Super Space

## Windows

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

# Custom shortcuts

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

Select Custom Shortcuts.

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

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

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

Click Add.

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 Set Custom Shortcut window will appear, and you can edit the command.