Sunday, 29 September 2013

Windows 8 and RT keyboard shortcuts

Here are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8 and Windows RT.

Press this
‌ Windows logo key+start typing
To do this
Search your PC

Press this
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)
To do this
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen

Press this
Ctrl+scroll wheel
To do this
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen

Press this
‌ Windows logo key+C
To do this
Open the charms

Press this
Windows logo key+F
To do this
Open the Search charm to search files

Press this
Windows logo key+H
To do this
Open the Share charm

Press this
Windows logo key+I
To do this
Open the Settings charm

Press this
Windows logo key+J
To do this
Switch the main app and snapped app

Press this
Windows logo key+K
To do this
Open the Devices charm

Press this
Windows logo key+O
To do this
Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)

Press this
Windows logo key+Q
To do this
Open the Search charm to search apps

Press this
Windows logo key+W
To do this
Open the Search charm to search settings

Press this
Windows logo key+Z
To do this
Show the commands available in the app

Press this
Windows logo key+spacebar
To do this
Switch input language and keyboard layout

Press this
Windows logo key+Ctrl+spacebar
To do this
Change to a previously selected input

Press this
Windows logo key+Tab
To do this
Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)

Press this
Windows logo key+Ctrl+Tab
To do this
Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled

Press this
Windows logo key+Shift+Tab
To do this
Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order

Press this
Windows logo key+PgUp
To do this
Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)

Press this
‌Windows logo key+PgDown
To do this
Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)

Press this
Windows logo key+Shift+period (.)
To do this
Snaps an app to the left

Press this
Windows logo key+period (.)
To do this
Snaps an app to the right

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/new-keyboard-shortcuts

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