Questions tagged [keyboard-shortcuts]
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations and oft-struck keys that help you work faster, or do more with less typing.
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How do I disable shortcut long-press ctrl "Layout Options" in MS Word?
Going nuts for the long-press on ctrl keyboard shortcut, continually interrupting my workflow in MS Word documents.
Anyone of you smart creatures know how to permanently disable this?
I have tried ...
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Is there a deterministic way to reboot Windows 10/11 from the login screen (if you can't see the screen)
I have a machine that sometimes boots up without activating the discrete Nvida GPU.
Thus I have a machine that's booted, running, at the login screen, but sending video to the wrong place. A reboot ...
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tmux ctrl-b + [arrow key] for navigation not working
I am pressing Ctrl+B, releasing both keys, and then pressing arrow keys, but it is not navigating (instead it is going through past commands as if Ctrl+B was not pressed). I'm using tmux in a SSH ...
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How to emulate Powershell keyboard text selection with WSL in Windows Terminal?
I'm new to using WSL and Windows Terminal. I'm running the default Ubuntu install in Windows 11 and I'm looking for a way to have keyboard text selection behave the same way it does when running ...
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My keyboard shortcut doesn't work when I'm on finder because of its default keybindings
I have created a shortcut in my Mac's Quick Actions with a shell script to run, and gave it the keyboard shortcuts option+cmd+t.
It works great in any other app than Finder, where it just does its ...
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How to disable Alt + Tilda ( ` ) on Linux Mint?
Trying to disable Alt + Tilda (`) shortcut on Mint but it's not showing up anywhere under the keyboard shortcuts.
It's a separate function from Alt+Tab that displays the current window only, as ...
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Shortcut to switch between Microsoft Edge windows
I have 5 windows open in microsoft Edge, each one has a unique web links and i need, for example, a shortcut using ALT+1 to always go to the first opened window,a shortcut ALT+2 to always go to the ...
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Triple actions shortcuts (Single, Double, Hold) with combination of single key and modifier keys
I have been looking for triple action (Single tap, Double tap, Hold) shortcut mapping method that I can easily tweak and assign with AHK and I have finally found this amazing solution.
This single, ...
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setxkbmap multi layout and toggle not working
I installed regolith (based on i3 wm) on my Ubuntu 22.4, and now the default Keybind Super+Space to switch source layouts is not working because regolith uses it as a shortcut for other things.
I ...
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The mysterious Win+End shortcut - is it some undocumented black magic?
I am using Windows 10 and Win+End toggles gray screen.
I think if you also use Windows 10, you can
reproduce that.
However, when I look it up in the Internet, I fail to
find any documents about that. ...
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Reclaiming Shortcuts taken by now removed Windows Bloatware
I got rid of a lot of Bloatware that Win 11 ships with by Clean My PC, however the shortcuts these things have so rudely taken are still being inaccessible.
Is there any way how to let these shortcuts ...
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Disable Cmd + Hover to jump to definition in VSCode on macOS
In VSCode, whenever the Cmd key is down and I hover over a function definition, the editor automatically jumps to that definition. This incredibly annoying since I might press Cmd whenever I want to ...
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Remove all key bindings in Windows Terminal
I'm running WSL2 in the Windows Terminal (v. 1.19, Windows 11). I don't need any of the key bindings (I want to reserve them for tmux, vim etc).
I can remove a single key binding by writing in the ...
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mac os universal txt shortcut to insert 'current date+time'
Is there a keyboard shortcut to insert text that simply displays the current date and time
ive set up ones for ABN and longer email addresses
but havent found one that consistently inserts the current ...
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Why does pressing Ctrl + Q (align left in Spanish) on a paragraph that is already left aligned justify it?
In Spanish the keyboard shortcut to align the paragraph to the left is Ctrl+Q.
I use the Normal style, whose alignment is left.
Pressing Ctrl+Q on a left-aligned paragraph justifies it.
I don't know ...
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How can I jump to the parent node of a JSON object in Notepad++?
Let's say my cursor in Notepad++ is here:
How can I easily jump to the parent node? E.g., is there a keyboard shortcut for that?
Full JSON used in the example:
{
"boats": [
{
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Is there a way to change keyboard backlight key combination?
My old Dell laptop's keyboard backlight key combination was fn + right arrow which was a super easy combination. On my new Dell laptop, it is fn + f10 and I have to struggle to press it when it gets ...
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disable chrome history in search bar
I like to define and use custom entries in Chrome browsing search engine site settings also as hotkeys for sites without any search functionality. I often use a single letter shortcut (for example 'd' ...
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Is there a shortcut to go down a slide while focused on speaker notes?
One of my professors uploads their PowerPoint slide decks for students to reference. I have been using the Speaker Notes section of each slide to add notes or details while watching lecture. The thing ...
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Mac OS 'Command - Tab' switch
The keybind known as 'Command + tab' for me was set to 'F3 + f4' and i had it like that for a year. but when i bought a new keyboard and tried to use 'F3 + f4' to move between apps but Mission Control ...
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F2 key to rename not working on Windows 11
I have a Razer BlackWidow 2019 keyboard on a Windows 11 machine WITHOUT Razer Synapse. This keyboard comes with F1-F12 keys mapped to some media functionality (volume up/down, pause, next, etc.) These ...
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Unexpected key presses logged on trigger of a touchpad gesture mapped to Function keys greater than 12
I'm trying to programmatically assign a key press (F24) to a four-finger tap gesture using the module pynput in Windows. I simply started recording for the shortcut and sent the (F24) key via the ...
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How to Move the cursor one word to the left in ms excel?
In MS Word, Ctrl+left arrow helps use move to the previous word quickly. But the same shortcut in MS Excel takes us to the previous cell. I can't find any shortcuts for the same in the Microsoft's ...
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Keyboard shortcut to open Edge with different profiles
On Windows, I could press Win+2 to open Edge with my Work profile, and Win+3 to open Edge with my Personal profile (2 and 3 were just the positions the launchers took in the application bar at the ...
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How to disable Firefox search when not typing on any input field? [duplicate]
I want to play https://vim-adventures.com/, but I can't use any key, as Firefox will automatically start searching for text, as if I press Ctrl + F. I know this is convenient for most case, but here I ...
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VirtualBox 7 - How to enable "shift + Numpad:Delete" shortcut with Numlock enable?
The "shift + Numpad:Delete" shortcut is not working in my VirtualBox 7.
At first I thought the problem was the Windows 10 ISO I was using, but I also tried the exact same ISO and ...
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How do I jump to the beginning of a command in Windows Terminal?
In Linux, I can skip to the beginning of a command by pressing Ctrl-A , and Ctrl-E for jumping to the end of that. However, it is not compatible with Windows Termianl. How am I going to do that? ...
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How do I quickly position two windows side by side in Windows Tablet mode with a keyboard shortcut instead of moving the window to the side?
When in Tablet mode:
I cannot just press the shortcut as in How do I quickly position two windows side by side? to split the screen into two windows:
Win + arrow
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How can toggle between three input methods?
There are three input methods in my ibus framework:
I have set the ctrl + space as toggling key between the three input methods.
I want to toggle between the three input methods when click ctrl+...
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How to use different pointers and keyboard for different monitors
I have a system running on top of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop which I use along with an external monitor. I am trying to work on both simultaneously and I want to be using separate input methods for ...
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Shortcut to take photo with webcam while its open in other software
I bought a veeeery expensive razer webcam (Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra) purely to take only photos easily directly with my computer and the software (Razer Synapse) to control everything seems great, but one ...
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How to make `Alt + Shift + 0` work (to change the input language) on Windows 10?
I assigned Alt+Shift+0 to en-US but nothing happened when I pressed. And this shortcut just disappeared randomly after reboot.
Alt+Shift+9 and Alt+Shift+8 assigned for zh-CN and Japanese are both ...
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This single, double and hold AHK script is not working
I found this script from https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=51596 it works perfectly. I like that it is easy to understand and change your desired key easily.
The thing is:
It ...
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Alt+Space shortcut doesn't open system menu anymore
Seen a bunch of questions/answers saying it's because of PowerToys, it isn't my case.
Tried restarting the computer, closing every single program but still nothing.
Using Microsoft Keyboard ...
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Windows 11 virtual desktop switch shortcut
In Windows 11, switching to different virtual desktops has the following shortcuts by default:
Alt+Tab+Click
Alt+Tab+Arrow+Enter
Win+Ctrl+Arrow
In the old days, there was a way to customise these ...
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Is it possible to modify/remove devtoolsKeyset key bindings in Firefox?
I've been working on a locked-down version of Firefox and need to disable certain keyboard shortcuts. Clarification: I'm the employee locking it down for my employer for use by our customers on a ...
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For Mac, Automate Switching to Specific Chrome Tabs using Keyboard Shortcuts?
I have various Chrome tabs open that I use for my work flow. They are all not on the same chrome window.
Screen 1:
my daily work journal, Google Doc
a scratchpad on Google Doc
Github
Screen 2:
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SquirrelSQL keyboard shortcuts on MacOS
I am running SquirrelSQL on MacOS.
Many keyboard shortcuts do not work.
For example: find is supposed to be mapped to CTRL-F, but neither CTRL-F nor CMD-F work. Similarly, replace (supposed to be ...
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I am trying to get semicolon to act as shift when held down but ; when tapped and colon when shift is down and also as end when CapsLock is held down
This is the code I have tried in Karabiner-Elements.
The semicolon key sends semicolon when tapped ✔
When shift is held down and semicolon is tapped colon is sent ✔
While CapsLock is held down and ...
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shortcut to change main display while in extended mode
I'm using a tablet as my second/extended monitor, I want to find a way to map a single hot key combination to one of my buttons, so whenever I toggle it, it changes my main display to the other ...
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Switch windows using windows key + # shortcuts by window not app? Also show numbers on taskbar?
You can use the keyboard to switch programs in Windows 11, for example Windows + 2 goes to the second app on the taskbar, and Windows + 3, 3 goes to the second window of the third app. But it is a big ...
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Shortcut to move shape without connectors in Visio
In Visio, is there a shortcut key that will let me move shape without any connectors attached to it. As in, click and hold mouse button while pressing a key, drag the shape and leave the connectors in ...
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How to turn laptop display ON and OFF with a certain key?
I am looking for a way to turn on and off my laptop screen easily (without it going to sleep or hibernate mode). I have various automation scripts running in the background (which include mouse ...
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How to send Windows key shortcuts to local machine in mobaxterm
I defined a hotkey for my local windows machine (CTRL + ALT + M) that replaces my cursor in the second monitor.
When connecting to a session in mobaxterm and pressing this hotkey, the session's ...
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How do I stop a website from overriding my keyboard shortcuts?
The DeepL website has recently overridden my keyboard shortcuts so I can no longer copy paste sentences in and out of the text input boxes.
This still works if the keyboard is set to the US default. ...
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shortcut key for show applications in linux
I'm using Linux for the first time and I want to know if there is any shortcut key for the "show applications" button. I've searched, but I can't find any information about it.
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Some keyboard keys do not work correctly (Alt, ctrl, alt, was jammed)
I have a problem: my keyboard at a certain point starts to change the layout, for example:
ESC -> win and SHIFT together
SHIFT -> alt + tab, if i press it twice, it changes the language.
The ...
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Keyboard shortcut for moving mouse to focused window for MacOs?
Is there a keyboard shortcut for Mac OS, or a setting, to make the mouse cursor "jump" to the currently focused window?
I use a dual monitor setup, and after CmD + Tab -ing to a window on ...
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Notepad++: Creating a macro replacing selected text
I need a Notepad++ macro that will perform search and replace, but for the portion of text that is highlighted at the moment of running the macro.
I tried recording a macro, but it records for the ...
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Keyboard issues with my Estonian keyboard
How do I type greater than and less than sign on my Dell latitude e7240 PC.... It has an Estonian keyboard layout and not all keyboard characters are accurate.
For example when I try pressing the ...
