Michael Hill
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Julita Inca
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Juanjo Marín
juanj.marin@juntadeandalucia.es
Shobha Tyagi
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Define or change keyboard shortcuts in Keyboard settings.

# Set keyboard shortcuts

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

Open the Activities overview and start typing Keyboard.

Click on Keyboard to open the panel.

Select the Shortcuts tab.

Select a category in the left pane, and the row for the desired action on the right. The current shortcut definition will change to New accelerator…

Hold down the desired key combination, or press Backspace to clear.

# Pre-defined shortcuts

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

## Launchers

Launch help browser | Disabled
Launch calculator | Calculator
Launch email client | Mail
Launch web browser | WWW
Home folder | Explorer
Search | Search

## Navigation

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

## Screenshots

Take a screenshot | Print
Take a screenshot of a window | Alt Print
Take a screenshot of an area | Shift Print
Copy a screenshot to clipboard | Ctrl Print
Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard | Ctrl Alt Print
Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard | Shift Ctrl Print
Record a screencast | Shift Ctrl Alt R

## Sound and Media

Volume mute | Audio mute
Volume down | Audio lower volume
Volume up | Audio raise volume
Launch media player | Audio media
Play (or play/pause) | Audio play
Pause playback | Audio pause
Stop playback | Audio stop
Previous track | Audio previous
Next track | Audio next
Eject | Eject

## System

Show the run command prompt | Alt F2
Show the activities overview | Alt F1
Log out | Ctrl Alt Delete
Lock screen | Ctrl Alt L
Show the message tray | Super M
Focus the active notification | Super N
Show all applications | Super A
Open the application menu | Super F10

## Typing

Switch to next input source | Super Space
Switch to previous input source | Disabled
Modifiers-only switch to next source | Disabled
Compose Key | Disabled
Alternative Characters Key | Disabled

## Universal Access

Turn zoom on or off | Alt Super 8
Zoom in | Alt Super=
Zoom out | Alt Super-
Turn screen reader on or off | Disabled
Turn on-screen keyboard on or off | Disabled
Increase text size | Disabled
Decrease text size | Disabled
High contrast on or off | Disabled

## Windows

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

# Change keyboard shortcuts

This section shows how to change keyboard shortcuts for an application.

Open the Terminal application.

Run the gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface can-change-accels true command.

Start the application for which you want to change the keyboard shortcut.

Find the menu item for which you want to change the keyboard shortcut.

Type the shortcut that you want on the keyboard.

Note that this setting is desktop-wide. You can disable it after you make changes by running the gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface can-change-accels false command. You can also use the dconf-editor utility to do this.

# Custom shortcuts

To create your own keyboard shortcut:

Select Custom Shortcuts in the left pane, and click the + button (or click the + button in any category). The Custom Shortcut window will appear.

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

Click Disabled in the row that was just added. When it changes to New accelerator…, hold down the desired shortcut key combination.

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, double-click the name of the shortcut. The Custom Shortcut window will appear, and you can edit the command.