Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
The following table lists the essential keyboard shortcuts that you
can use to navigate the desktop. The keyboard shortcuts that you use to navigate
specific elements and controls are described in the appropriate sections of
this chapter.
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Ctrl+Esc
| Grants access to the Applications, Places and System menubar items.
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Alt+F2 and Meta+R
| Displays the Run Application dialog, where you can type terminal commands
with or without parameters. If a file needs to be passed as one of these
parameters, use the Run With File button to locate the necessary file.
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Tab
| Gives focus to the next element or control.
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Shift+Tab
| Reverses the navigation direction and gives focus to the previous element
or control. In general, the Shift key reverses the navigation
direction.
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Ctrl+Tab
| Gives focus to the next element or control, if the Tab key
has a specific purpose in a control. For example, if you press Tab in
a text box, the system inserts a tab space. To give focus to the previous element or control, press Shift+Ctrl+Tab.
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Alt+Tab and Shift+Alt+Tab
| Switches between currently running applications. If you have multiple
programs running, use Alt+Tab to cycle forward through the
applications and Shift+Alt+Tab to cycle backwards.
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Arrow keys
| Navigates within an element or control.
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Spacebar
| Activates the element or control that has focus. For example, if the
current control is a button, this action is the equivalent of clicking the
button with a mouse.
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Esc
| Closes a window, menu, or drawer.
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F7
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