Linux Mint (Linux)

Current Application Window

Move window

Alt + F8

All hotkeys for Linux Mint (Linux)

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
New folder

Ctrl + Shift + N

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Focus the location bar

Ctrl + L

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate to the home directory

Alt + Home

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate up one directory

Alt + Arrow Up

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate one directory forward / back

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select multiple items

Ctrl + left click

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select a range of items

Shift + left click

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select an item in the indicated direction

Arrow Keys

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select a range of items in the indicated direction

Shift + Arrow Keys

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select items matching a pattern (opens a dialog where you type in a pattern. All items matching that pattern are selected)

Ctrl + S

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select the first or last item in the window

Home / End

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select all items

Ctrl + A

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Invert selection

Ctrl + Shift + I

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Open selected item

Ctrl + O OR Alt + Arrow Down OR Enter

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Open selected item in new tab

Ctrl + Shift + O

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Properties of selected item

Alt + Enter

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Preview selected item

Shift + Space

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Rename selected item

F2

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Create shortcut to selected item

Ctrl + M

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Delete selected item

Delete

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Icon view

Ctrl + 1

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
List view

Ctrl + 2

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Compact view

Ctrl + 3

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Show hidden files

Ctrl + H

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Increase / decrease icon size

Ctrl + = / - OR Ctrl + Mousewheel

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Reset icon size

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle Extra Pane (split view that shows two folder side by side)

F3

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle Terminal in top pane (require the Nemo Terminal plugin)

F4

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle left pane

F9

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Edit bookmarks (Opens a dialog where you can sort, rename, and delete the shortcuts that appear in the left pane)

Ctrl + B

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Add bookmark (a shortcut in the left pane)

Ctrl + D

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Cycle focus between panes

F6

File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Resize panes. Press F8 to cycle through the separators between panes (the selected one will be highlighted). Then use the arrow keys to resize the separator.

F8 , then Arrow Keys

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
New tab

Ctrl + T

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Switch to tab 1 ... 9

Alt + 1 ... 9

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Next / previous tab

Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Move tab left / right

Ctrl + Shift + Page Up / Page Down

File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Close tab

Ctrl + W

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Find

Ctrl + F

File Manager (Nemo) - General
New window

Ctrl + N

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Open file menu

F10

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Open the plugin manager

Alt + P

File Manager (Nemo) - General
Close all windows

Ctrl + Q

General
Open the Applications Menu

Win

General
Show desktop

Win + D

General
Open File Manager

Win + E

General
Open the run dialog

Alt + F2

General
Open a terminal

Ctrl + Alt + T

General
Open the context menu of the selected item

Shift + F10 OR right click

General
Undo / redo

Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y

General
Copy selected item

Ctrl + C

General
Paste

Ctrl + V

General
Cut selected item

Ctrl + X

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Cycle through open windows on current Workspace

Alt + Tab

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Cycle through open windows of the same application on ANY Workspace

Alt + `

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Toggle Scale view (display all windows on current Workspace)

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Alt + Esc

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Toggle Expo view (display all Workspaces)

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Up

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move to left / right workspace

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move current window to left /right workspace

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move current window to different monitor (left/right/up/down)

Win + Shift + Arrow Keys

Current Application Window
Close window

Alt + F4

Current Application Window
Unmaximize window

Alt + F5

Current Application Window
Resize window

Alt + F7

Current Application Window
Move window

Alt + F8

Current Application Window
Toggle maximize / unaximize window

Alt + F10

Current Application Window
Snap window to left/right/top/bottom half of screen. Use in combination to snap to corners, e.g. right then up. Key back toward the middle of the screen to unsnap (e.g., for a right-snapped window, push super+arrow left)

Win + Arrow Keys

Current Application Window
Tile window to the left/right/top/bottom half of the screen. Other maximized windows will fill in the remaining space.

Ctrl + Win + Arrow Keys

Current Application Window
Open window menu

Alt + Space

Session
Lock screen

Ctrl + Alt + L

Session
Log out

Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Session
Open the Shut Down menu (Suspend / Restart / Shut Down)

Ctrl + Alt + End

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Take a screenshot

Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Copy a screenshot to the clipboard

Ctrl + Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Take a screenshot of the current window

Alt + Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Copy a screenshot of the current window to the clipboard

Ctrl + Alt + Print Screen

Screenshots and Screen Recording
Toggle desktop recording (video will be saved to your Home folder)

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R

Troubleshooting
Launch Linux Mint online help

F1

Troubleshooting
Restart Cinnamon, preserving all applications and windows (version 2.6+)

Ctrl + Alt + Esc

Troubleshooting
Re-detect display devices

Win + P

Troubleshooting
Toggle looking glass debugging tool

Win + L

Troubleshooting
Restart the X server (WARNING: this will close all running applications!)

Ctrl + Alt + Backspace

Accessibility
Zoom desktop in or out (Note: Zoom must be enabled in Universal Access settings)

Alt + Win + = / - or Alt + Mousewheel

Similar combinations for other applications


Access 2010 (Windows)
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Manage Access Features - Field List Pane

Alt + F8


SharpDevelop 4.0 (Windows)
Rebuild solution
Building Projects and Solutions

Alt + F8


Access 2010 (Windows)
Invokes the Field List pane in a form, report, or data access page. If the Field List pane is already open, focus moves to the Field List pane.
Manage Access Features - Design View

Alt + F8


Tally 9.0 (Windows)
Delivery Note
Inventory Vouchers

Alt + F8


Total Commander 8 (Windows)
Opens the history list of the command line
Main Shortcuts

Alt + F8


Access 2010 (Windows)
Toggle the Field List pane
Working with Text and Data - Field List Pane

Alt + F8


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Go to Next/ Previous Message
Navigate

Alt + F8 / F7


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Run a macro.
Function key reference: ALT+Function key

Alt + F8


Access 2010 (Windows)
Invokes the Field List pane in a form, report, or data access page. If the Field List pane is already open, focus moves to the Field List pane.
Working with Text and Data - Design View

Alt + F8


CATIA V5 (Windows)
Macros start
38 Shortcuts for CATIA V5 (Windows)

Alt + F8


Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows)
Play Macro
Other Outlook 2010 Shortcut

Alt + F8


IntelliJ (Linux)
Evaluate expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


IntelliJ (Windows)
Evaluate expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


Access 2010 (Windows)
Toggle the Field List pane
Working with Access Views - Field List Pane

Alt + F8


Access 2010 (Windows)
Invokes the Field List pane in a form, report, or data access page. If the Field List pane is already open, focus moves to the Field List pane.
Working with Access Views - Design View

Alt + F8


Microsoft Excel 2013 (Windows)
Display the Macro dialog box
Various Excel Features

Alt + F8


Access 2010 (Windows)
Toggle the Field List pane
The Rest - Field List Pane

Alt + F8


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Display the Macro dialog box.
Various Excel Features

Alt + F8


Access 2010 (Windows)
Invokes the Field List pane in a form, report, or data access page. If the Field List pane is already open, focus moves to the Field List pane.
The Rest - Design View

Alt + F8


Microsoft Outlook 2016 (Windows)
Play Macro
Macros

Alt + F8


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Run to Breakpoint command
Script Debugger (Pro Advanced Only)

Alt + F8


Zoho Sheet (Windows)
Run Macros / View Macros List
Actions

Alt + F8


AutoCAD 2016 (Windows)
Displays the Macros dialog box (AutoCAD only)
General

ALT + F8


Autodesk Inventor 2017 (Windows)
Macros
Tools

Alt + F8


Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
Run a macro.
All Function Key Shortcuts

Alt + F8


JetBrains PyCharm (Windows)
Evaluate Expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
Evaluate Expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Display macro dialog box
The Rest

Alt + F8


JetBrains RubyMine (Linux)
Evaluate Expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


JetBrains PhpStorm (Windows)
Evaluate Expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


JetBrains PhpStorm (Linux)
Evaluate Expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
Rotate
Dockers

Alt + F8


Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)
Styles
63 Shortcuts for Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)

Alt + F8


Corel Quattro Pro X8 (Windows)
Open Play Macro Dialog Box
Excel Compatibility Keys

Alt + F8


Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2016 (Windows)
Display Macros Dialog Box to Run,Edit or Delete Macros
Display Various Objects

Alt + F8


Kingsoft Writer 2016 (Windows)
Display Macro Dialog
Display Various Objects and Dialog Box

Alt + F8


Kingsoft Presentation 2016 (Windows)
Create and Run Macros
Files and Other Shortcuts

Alt + F8


Jetbrains CLion (Windows)
Evaluate expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Evaluate an arbitrary expression
Running and Debugging

Alt + F8


Siemens NX 11 (Windows)
Play Journal
Tools Menu

Alt + F8


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Quantize to frames
Timeline and Track List

Alt + F8


Aorus Smart HUD
Fast backward
General

Alt + F8


Mastercam (Windows)
System configuration
53 Shortcuts for Mastercam (Windows)

Alt + F8


Foxit Reader (Windows)
Reset Toolbars
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Windows)

Alt + F8


Foxit Reader (Linux)
Reset Toolbars
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Linux)

Alt + F8


BricsCAD (Windows)
Launches the VBARUN command
Function Key Shortcuts

Alt + F8


BricsCAD (Linux)
Launches the VBARUN Ctrl
Function Key Shortcuts

Alt + F8


BricsCAD (MacOS)
Launches the VBARUN command
Function Key Shortcuts

Alt + F8


KeyCreator (Windows)
Play Macro
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Alt + F8


Ubuntu
Resize current window
Windows

Alt + F8


Tibia
Show current framerate (frames per second) and ping
Help and Report Functions

Alt + F8


Siemens NX
Play Journal
Tools menu

Alt + F8


Xfce
Resize window
Window manipulation

Alt + F8


PyCharm 2018.2
Evaluate an arbitrary expression.
Running and debugging

Alt + F8


GeForce Experience and GeForce Now
Toggle broadcasting on/off
Broadcasting

Alt + F8


CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018
Rotate
General

Alt + F8


Linux Mint
If the window is not maximizded, resize it
Frequently used shortcuts

Alt + F8


GNOME
Resize window
Windows

Alt + F8


Microsoft FrontPage
Display, edit, or run macros.
Access and use programming applications

Alt + F8


LightWave 3D
Show / hide field chart
Layout: View

Alt + F8


IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux)
Evaluate expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


Microsoft Word 2016
Run a macro
Alt + Function keys

Alt + F8


WinHex
Windows calculator
Tools

Alt + F8


WordPerfect X8
Styles
Formatting

Alt + F8


WPS Office
Displays the Macros dialog box to run, edit or delete macros.
General

Alt + F8


FileMaker
Run to Breakpoint command
FileMaker Pro Advanced: Script Debugger

Alt + F8


Microsoft Access 2016
Show or hide the Field List pane
Working with panes: Using Field List pane with a form or report in Design view or Layout view

Alt + F8


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Open database in Object Explorer
Code editor

Alt + F8


Microsoft Excel 2016
Displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro
Function keys

Alt + F8


Foxit PDF Reader 2.0
Reset Toolbars
View shortcuts

Alt + F8


Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
Play macro
Macros

Alt + F8


Android Studio
Evaluate expression
Debugging

Alt + F8


Gnome 2.32 (Linux)
Resize current window. Use mouse or arrow up/arrow down to resize, then press any key or click the mouse to finish.
Window Management

Alt + F8 / Alt +middle click drag


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro.
Function keys in Excel 2007

Alt + F8


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Play macro.
Other Outlook 2007 Shortcuts

Alt + F8