Keyboard Shortcuts in Ubuntu 8.10
1 November 2008
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This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu 8.10 that will make your life easier. This list includes the GNOME Desktop, Nautilus, and FireFox 3.
Desktop
- Ctrl + Alt + Delete » Log Out
- Ctrl + Alt + L » Lock Screen
- Alt + F1 » Open Panel Menu
- Alt + F2 » Run Application Dialog
- Print » Screenshot
- Alt + Print » Screenshot of a window
- Shift + Alt + Up » Initiate Window Picker (Use the up, down, right, left arrows to pick)
- Alt + Tab » Move between windows with popup visual chooser
- Ctrl + Alt + D » Show Desktop
Window Management
- Alt + F10 » Maximize Window
- Alt + F5 » Unmaximize Window
- Alt + F4 » Close Window
- Alt + F9 » Minimize Window
- Alt + F7 » Move Window
- Alt + F8 » Resize Window
- Alt + Space » Activate the menu for the current window
Nautilus
- Shift+Ctrl+N » Create New Folder
- Ctrl+T » Delete (to Trash)
- Shift+Right Arrow » Open Directory
- Shift+Left Arrow » Close Directory
- Alt+ENTER » File/Folder Properties
- Ctrl+1 » Toggle View As Icons
- Ctrl+2 » Toggle View As List
- Ctrl+S » Select Pattern
- F2 » Rename File
- Ctrl+A » Select All
- Ctrl+W » Close Window
- Ctrl+Shift+W » Close All Nautilus Windows
- Ctrl+R » Reload Nautilus Window
- Alt+Up Arrow » Open Parent
- Alt+Left Arrow » Back
- Alt+Right Arrow » Forward
- Alt+Home » Home Folder
- Ctrl+L » Location Bar
- F9 » Toggle Sidepane
- Ctrl+H » Show Hidden Files
- Ctrl++ » Zoom In
- Ctrl+- » Zoom Out
- Ctrl+0 » Normal Size
FireFox 3
- Alt+Left Arrow » Back
- Alt+Right Arrow » Forward
- Alt+Home » Home
- Ctrl+L » Select the Address Bar
- F6 » Select the Address Bar
- Ctrl+K » Select the Search Bar
- Ctrl+K+Down Arrow » toggle Switch Search Engine in Use
- Ctrl+K+Up Arrow » Switch Search Engine in Use
- Ctrl+T » Open New Tab
- Ctrl+W » Close Current Tab
- Ctrl+Page Up » View the Previous Tab
- Ctrl+Page Down » View the Next Tab
- Ctrl+Tab » View the Next Tab
- Alt+Num (1, 2, 3, etc) » Switch to Tab #
- Ctrl+Shift+T » Open Recently Closed Tabs
- Ctrl+R » Refresh (Current Tab)
- Ctrl+Shift+R » Force Refresh (Current Tab)
- Ctrl+U » View Source (Current Tab)
If you have any others shortcuts that you believe should be on this list, please post them in a comment below!
Hey! Thanks for the neat little printout for the keyboard short-cuts. I’ve seen a lot around, but this one was short and sweet.
For new nautilus in Ubuntu 8.10 is
ctrl+T no longer delete to trash
but open new tab!!!
hi friends,
this is very useful key on user.
Thanks you
Cool, I knew most of them but still helpful.
Coolllllllll and nice keys…………….
This is super useful, thank you!
Jason
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