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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="tips"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="keyboard"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="shell-overview"/>
    
    <desc>Get around the desktop using the keyboard.</desc>
    
    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-25" status="candidate"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Projecte de documentació del GNOME</name>
      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>David Aguilera</mal:name>
      <mal:email>david.aguilera.moncusi@gmail.com</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2011</mal:years>
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<comment>
  <p>In 3.2, can't get Ctrl-Alt-D to work in *any* distro.</p>
</comment>

<title>Useful keyboard shortcuts</title>

<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="yes">
<title>Getting around the desktop</title>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq> or
    the <link xref="windows-key">windows key</link></p></td>
    <td><p>Switch between the <gui>Activities</gui> overview and desktop.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq></p></td> <td><p>Pop up command window (for quickly running commands)</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p><link xref="shell-windows-switching">Quickly switch between windows.</link>
    Hold down <key>Shift</key> for reverse order.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>`</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Switch between windows from the same application, or from the selected
    application after <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq>.</p>
    <p>This shortcut uses <key>`</key> on US keyboards, where the <key>`</key>
    key is above <key>Tab</key>. On all other keyboards, the shortcut is
    <key>Alt</key> plus whatever key is above <key>Tab</key>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Tab</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Give keyboard focus to the top bar. In the <gui>Activities</gui> overview,
    switch keyboard focus between the top bar, dash, windows overview, applications
    list, and search field.</p></td>
  </tr>
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    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>D</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Hide all windows and show the desktop. This shortcut may not work on all distros.</p></td>
  </tr>
-->
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Up/Down</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p><link xref="shell-workspaces-switch">Switch between workspaces.</link></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Shift</key><key>Up/Down</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p><link xref="shell-workspaces-movewindow">Move the current window to a different workspace.</link></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>L</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p><link xref="shell-exit#lock-screen">Lock the screen.</link></p></td>
  </tr>
</table>

<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="no">
<title>Common editing shortcuts</title>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>A</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Select all text or items in a list.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>X</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Cut (remove) selected text or items and place it on the clipboard.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>C</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Copy selected text or items to the clipboard.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Paste the contents of the clipboard.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Z</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p>Undo the last action.</p></td>
  </tr>
</table>

<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="no">
<title>Capturing from the screen</title>
  <tr>
    <td><p><key>Print</key></p></td>
    <td><p><link xref="screen-shot-record#screenshot">Take a screenshot.</link></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Print</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p><link xref="screen-shot-record#screenshot">Take a screenshot of a window.</link></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Alt</key><key>Shift</key><key>R</key></keyseq></p></td>
    <td><p><link xref="screen-shot-record#screencast">Start and end screencast recording.</link></p></td>
  </tr>
</table>

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