Nano

Navigation

Scroll up one line without scrolling the cursor

Alt + _

All hotkeys for Nano

File
Write the current file to disk

Ctrl + O

File
Write the current file to disk

F3

File
Close the current file buffer / Exit from Nano

Ctrl + X

File
Close the current file buffer / Exit from Nano

F2

File
Insert another file into the current one

Ctrl + R

File
Insert another file into the current one

F5

File
Switch to the previous file buffer

Alt + <

File
Switch to the previous file buffer

Alt + ,

File
Switch to the next file buffer

Alt + >

File
Switch to the next file buffer

Alt + .

File
Count the number of words, lines, and characters

Alt + D

File
Refresh (redraw) the current screen

Ctrl + L

Editing
Undo the last operation

Alt + U

Editing
Redo the last undone operation

Alt + E

Editing
Indent the current line

Alt + }

Editing
Unindent the current line

Alt + {

Editing
Copy the current line and store it in the cut buffer

Alt + ^

Editing
Copy the current line and store it in the cut buffer

Alt + 6

Editing
Cut the current line and store it in the cut buffer

Ctrl + K

Editing
Cut the current line and store it in the cut buffer

F9

Editing
Uncut from the cut buffer into the current line

Ctrl + U

Editing
Insert the next keystroke verbatim

Alt + V

Editing
Insert a tab at the cursor position

Ctrl + I

Editing
Insert a newline at the cursor position

Ctrl + M

Editing
Delete the character under the cursor

Ctrl + D

Editing
Delete the character to the left of the cursor

Ctrl + H

Editing
Cut from the cursor position to the end of the file

Alt + T

Editing
Search for a string or a regular expression

Ctrl + W

Editing
Search for a string or a regular expression

F6

Editing
Repeat last search

F16

Editing
Repeat last search

Alt + W

Editing
Invoke the spell checker, if available

Ctrl + T

Editing
Invoke the spell checker, if available

F12 Ctrl + T

Editing
Replace a string or a regular expression

Ctrl + \

Editing
Replace a string or a regular expression

F14

Editing
Replace a string or a regular expression

Alt + R

Formatting
Justify the current paragraph

Ctrl + J

Formatting
Justify the current paragraph

F4

Formatting
Justify the entire file

Alt + J

Navigation
Move to the previous screen

Ctrl + Y

Navigation
Move to the previous screen

F7

Navigation
Move to the next screen

Ctrl + V

Navigation
Move to the next screen

F8

Navigation
Go back one character

Ctrl + B

Navigation
Go forward one character

Ctrl + F

Navigation
Go back one word

Alt + Space

Navigation
go forward one word

Ctrl + Space

Navigation
Go to line and column number

Ctrl + _

Navigation
Go to line and column number

F13

Navigation
Go to line and column number

Alt + G

Navigation
Mark text at the cursor position

Ctrl + ^

Navigation
Mark text at the cursor position

F15

Navigation
Mark text at the cursor position

Alt + A

Navigation
Display the position of the cursor

Ctrl + C

Navigation
Display the position of the cursor

F11

Navigation
Move to the beginning of the current line

Ctrl + A

Navigation
Move to the end of the current line

Ctrl + E

Navigation
Move to the beginning of the current paragraph

Alt + (

Navigation
Move to the beginning of the current paragraph

Alt + 9

Navigation
Move to the end of the current paragraph

Alt + )

Navigation
Move to the end of the current paragraph

Alt + 0

Navigation
Move to the first line of the file

Alt + \

Navigation
Move to the first line of the file

Alt + |

Navigation
Move to the last line of the file

Alt + /

Navigation
Move to the last line of the file

Alt + ?

Navigation
Move to the matching bracket

M + ]

Navigation
Scroll up one line without scrolling the cursor

Alt + -

Navigation
Scroll up one line without scrolling the cursor

Alt + _

Navigation
Scroll down one line without scrolling the cursor

Alt + +

Navigation
Scroll down one line without scrolling the cursor

Alt + =

Enable / Disable settings
Help mode enable/disable

Alt + X

Enable / Disable settings
Constant cursor position display enable/disable

Alt + C

Enable / Disable settings
Use of one more line for editing enable/disable

Alt + O

Enable / Disable settings
Smooth scrolling enable/disable

Alt + S

Enable / Disable settings
Soft wrapping of overlong lines enable/disable

Alt + $

Enable / Disable settings
Whitespace display enable/disable

Alt + P

Enable / Disable settings
Colour syntax highlighting enable/disable

Alt + Y

Enable / Disable settings
Smart home key enable/disable

Alt + H

Enable / Disable settings
Auto indent enable/disable

Alt + I

Enable / Disable settings
Cut to end enable/disable

Alt + K

Enable / Disable settings
Long line wrapping enable/disable

Alt + L

Enable / Disable settings
Conversion of typed tabs to spaces enable/disable

Alt + Q

Enable / Disable settings
Backup files enable/disable

Alt + B

Enable / Disable settings
Multiple file buffers enable/disable

Alt + F

Enable / Disable settings
Mouse support enable/disable

Alt + M

Enable / Disable settings
No conversion from DOS/Mac format enable/disable

Alt + N

Enable / Disable settings
Suspension enable/disable

Alt + Z

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Editing Source Code

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Access 2010 (Windows)
Show the access keys (of F10)
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Alt


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time
Manage Access Features - Menus

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Change Cancel to Reset
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Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
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Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool
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Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools
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Alt


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Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool
Panel Shortcuts - Path Editing

Alt


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Show the access keys (of F10)
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Alt


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time
Working with Text and Data - Menus

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
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Additional Shortcuts - Selecting and Moving

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool
Additional Shortcuts - Path Editing

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools
Additional Shortcuts - Path Editing

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool
Additional Shortcuts - Path Editing

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Change Cancel to Reset
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) - Extract and Pattern Maker

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool
Selecting Tools

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Change Cancel button to Reset
Filter Gallery

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool
Keys for selecting

Alt


Access 2010 (Windows)
Show the access keys (of F10)
Working with Access Views - Menus

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
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Editing Shapes

Alt


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time
Working with Access Views - Menus

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Change Cancel to Reset
Liquify

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode
Camera Raw Dialog Box

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Windows)
Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools
Working with Type

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.
Camera Raw Dialog Box

Alt


Pro Tools (Windows)
Automation - Glide to current
Edit Menu

Alt + /


FL Studio (Windows)
Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers)
Playlist Action

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Transform from center or reflect
Transform Selections, Selection Borders, and Paths

Alt


FL Studio (Windows)
Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers)
Piano Roll Action

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point
Edit Paths

Alt


Access 2010 (Windows)
Show the access keys (of F10)
The Rest - Menus

Alt


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time
The Rest - Menus

Alt


Microsoft Windows 10 (Windows)
Close dialog box for active window
The Rest

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Change between Rotate, Roll, Drag, Slide, and Scale 3D Object Tool
3D tools (PS Extended)

right-click / Alt


Microsoft Excel 2010 (Windows)
Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys. Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys. and then arrow left or arrow right
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Alt / F10


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
In Shape Layer: Temporarily convert Selection Tool to Shape Duplication Tool
Activating Tools

Alt


Google Slides (Windows)
Search menus
General Slides Shortcuts

Alt + /


Clink (Windows)
set-mark
BASH (GNU Readline) Line Editing

Alt +


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel
Views

Alt + /


Clink (Windows)
yank-last-arg
BASH (GNU Readline) Line Editing

Alt + _


Adobe Illustrator CC (Windows)
Switch Direct/Group selection tools
Selecting Shortcuts

Alt


Corel Painter 2017 (Windows)
Dropper
Brushes

Alt


Adobe Illustrator CC (Windows)
Switch between various tool
Editing Shapes

Alt


CINEMA 4D (Windows)
Zoom
Motion Tracking

Alt


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Select the Menu bar and Display Access keys
Function Key Shortcuts

F10 / Alt


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Toolbars
Tools Shortcuts

Alt


Dynamics AX 2015 (Windows)
Display key tips for the File menu.
Windows and Menu Control

Alt


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Display access keys in the ribbon
Edit

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Change Cancel to Reset
Liquify Window

Alt


Autodesk Inventor 2017 (Windows)
User work axes visibility
View

Alt + /


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Transform from center or reflect
Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Switch to Convert Point Tool (from Pen Tools) when pointer is over anchor or direction point
Edit Paths

Alt


Overwatch 2016 (Windows)
Melee
Actions

Alt


1Password (Windows)
If View Conceal Passwords is enabled, pressing the Option key will temporarily reveal the password.
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Alt


Atlassian Crucible (Web Application)
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General shortcuts

Alt


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (Windows)
Asymmetric Control Point
Path/Pen

Alt


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (Windows)
From Center
Operations Menu

Alt


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (Windows)
Enable Measurements
Selection Ctrl

Alt


Autodesk SketchBook Pro (Windows)
Color Picker
Actions

Alt / I


Autodesk SketchBook Pro (Windows)
Press Alt before selection,Remove Mode
Actions

Alt


jEdit (Windows)
Scroll Up/Down Page
Scrolling

Alt + ' / Alt + /


Microsoft Teams (Windows)
Open Keyboard Shortcuts
General Shortcuts

Alt + /


Corel Designer X7 (Windows)
Em Dash
Inserting Formatting Code

Alt + _


Houdini (Windows)
Close all pane tab
Main Menu

Alt + /


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Goes through the names of classes, methods, keywords and variables in the current visibility scope
Advanced Editing

Alt + /


Vuze (Windows)
Open Menu
Basic Window Controls

Alt


VideoPad Video Editor (Windows)
Delete Selected Keyframe
Keyframe Editor

Alt + +


Xamarin Studio (MonoDevelop) (Windows)
Dynamic Abbreviation
Text Editor

Alt + /


Sculptris (Windows)
Orbit
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Alt


Titanium (Windows)
Show Alts
Search

Alt


Dota Auto Chess
View current level and experience information
General

Alt


Smite (Windows)
Free Mouse
Other Controls

Alt


Solidworks 2019
Mates. Temporarily hides a face when you hover over a face and click Alt.
Assemblies

Alt


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Activate program's menu bar. You can then use arrow keys to select a menu and press Enter or down arrow key to open the menu
Functions

Alt


FEKO (Windows)
Display hotkeys for keyboard navigation of the ribbon
General Shortcuts

Alt


FEKO (Linux)
Display hotkeys for keyboard navigation of the ribbon
General Shortcuts

Alt


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Toggle Menu Bar (when hidden)
Miscellaneous

Alt


IRONCAD (Windows)
Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal part axis
Orbit Camera Toolbar Button Selected

Alt


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Create Curved AutomationSegment
Ctrls for Breakpoint Envelopes

Alt


Ableton Live 9 (Windows)
Bypass Snapping WhileDragging
Grid Snapping And Drawing

Alt


Affinity Photo
Remove from selection
Pixel selection/Mask

Alt


Altium Designer (Windows)
Constrain object movement horizontally or vertically
Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts

Alt


AVS Video Editor (Windows)
Increase volume
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Alt + +


Battlezone 98 Redux
Issue smart reticle command to selected target
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Alt


GeoGebra
⊕ (xor)
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Alt + +


Solidwork Composer (Windows)
Enables curve detection mode Available only in transformation modes: rotate, translate, and explode
35 Shortcuts for Solidwork Composer (Windows)

Alt


Altium Designer (Windows)
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PCB Editor Only Shortcuts

Alt


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Free Look
General

Alt


Ableton Live 10
Bypass Snapping While Dragging
Grid Snapping and Drawing

Alt


Adobe Illustrator
Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools
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Alt


Fallout 76
(hold) Melee/Power Attack/Grenade
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Alt


Madden NFL 19
Defensive assist
Defensive pursuit

Alt


Lacerte
Activate the menu bar. You can press Alt + the highlighted letter in a menu or feature to access that menu or feature quickly
Client List

Alt


Company of Heroes
Toggle next idle vehicle
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Alt + /


For Honor
Next target
Combat

Alt


FastMail
Copy event
Calendar

Alt


PyCharm 2018.2
Goes through the names of classes, methods, keywords and variables in the current visibility scope.
Advanced editing

Alt + /


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Vector points

Alt


QuickBooks Desktop
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Opening / Closing QuickBooks

Alt


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Alt


Citrix Receiver
Switch between programs from left to right (similar to ALT+TAB)
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Alt + +


Alteryx
(then any letter) Activate menu and select menu item
Other shortcuts

Alt


Path of Exile
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General

Alt


PureSync
Increase font
Tools menu

Alt + +


jEdit
Scroll down one page.
Scrolling

Alt + /


Unreal Engine
(click transform) Duplicate & transform
Level editor

Alt


Diablo II
Displays all items currently on the ground
General

Alt


StarCraft 2
Show / hide health points bar
Interface

Alt


Microsoft Word 2016
while holding, type character code (on the numeric keypad): Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down Alt and press 0128 on the numeric keypad
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Alt


Adobe Photoshop CC
(Click Edge Highlighter/Eraser tool) Toggle between Edge Highlighter tool and Eraser tool
Sonuç (Yalnızca Extract)

Alt


Roll20
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Miscellaneous

Alt


OBS Studio
Hold Alt and drag the bounding box (edges turn green to indicate they are cropped): Crop a source
Preview window

Alt


Heroes of the Storm
Hold while clicking ability to target yourself with a spell
General

Alt


Blood
Strafe
Keyboard

Alt


Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Walk
General

Alt


Autodesk SketchBook (Mac)
Press ‘Alt’ before selection, remove mode
Tools

Alt


Autodesk SketchBook (Windows)
Color picker
Hotkeys in SketchBook for Windows 10

Alt


Oracle PeopleTools
Finds data in a grid or scroll area.
General

Alt + /


Clip Studio Paint Pro
(During free transform) Scale up/down with reference to the cen­ter of rotation
Shortcuts used during operation

Alt


Microsoft FrontPage
(press underlined letter while holding Alt) Select an option; select or clear a check box.
Access and use dialog boxes

Alt


Corel Painter
Subtract from selection
Selection tools

Alt


Warcraft III
(when held during a command) Override formation movement during an action
Game commands

Alt


Adobe XD (Windows)
(with an object selected) Enable measurements
Selection command

Alt


WavePad
Show Full Menu
File Operations

Alt


Comodo IceDragon
Toggle Menu Bar (when hidden)
Miscellaneous

Alt


Microsoft PowerPoint (Creating presentations)
Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate the access keys
Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard

Alt


LibreOffice Draw
Press the Alt key and drag with the mouse to draw or resize an object from the center of the object outward
Shortcut keys specific to drawings

Alt


LibreOffice
(while creating or scaling a graphic object) The position of the object's center is fixed
Drawing objects

Alt


LibreOffice Impress
(with Copy when moving option active) Hold down Alt to draw or resize objects by dragging from the center of the object outward
General

Alt


LibreOffice Calc
and the underlined character in the word "Data" Copies or moves the current field into the "Data" area
Using the pivot table

Alt


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Window.ShowDockMenu
Window

Alt + +


The Sims 4
While painting, holding Alt fills a straight wall with the selected wall pattern
Buy and Build mode

Alt


Minesweeper
View the menus
General (Vista and later)

Alt


NewsBin Pro
+ underlined letter: Display the corresponding menu
Standard Windows keyboard navigation

Alt


Microsoft Access 2016
Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time
Navigate in the Access workspace

Alt


Vuze
Open menu
Basic window controls

Alt


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Move to the SQL Server Management Studio menu bar
Menu activation

Alt


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Changes the IntelliSense filter level from the Common tab to the All tab
Microsoft IntelliSense

Alt + +


Microsoft Excel 2016
Displays the Key Tips (new shortcuts) on the ribbon
Other useful shortcut keys

Alt


Eclipse
Suggest word completion (after typing at least one letter). Press repeatedly until reaching correct name
Editing source code

Alt + /


Paint.NET
Show menu. Press underlined letter in menu to use menu hotkey
Options in the View menu

Alt


PuTTY
Attempt to complete filename
Alt key bound

Alt + /


PeaZip
Highlight menu bar
Bars

Alt


MusicBee
(on numeric keypad) Rating selected tracks: 0.5 stars up
General

Alt + +


Microsoft OneNote
Open the ribbon
Navigation

Alt


Mozilla Thunderbird
Toggle menu bar (if hidden)
Controlling Thunderbird windows and tabs

Alt


SketchUp
Sample paint
Paint bucket tool

Alt


Total Commander
Select all files with extension
Selections

Alt + +


Gnome 3.0 (Linux)
Hold alt while selecting the "Suspend" item in the user menu (upper right) to display the "Shut Down" option.
General Desktop Commands

alt


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Change Cancel to Reset (Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker)
Shortcut Keys for working with Extract, Liquify, and Pattern Maker

Alt


Open Office Impress (Windows)
Hold down Alt to draw or resize objects by dragging from the center of the object outward.
Select and Move Elements

Alt


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Navigate within Documents - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Change Cancel button to Reset
Shortcut Keys for using the Filter Gallery

Alt


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Temporarily switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tool
Editing Paths and Frames

Alt


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Zoom up to 100%
Views

Alt + /


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Temporarily switch from Add to Erase mode for the Adjustment Brush tool, or from Erase to Add mode
Shortcut Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool and change the Open Image button to Open Copy and the Cancel button to Reset.
Shortcut Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box

Alt


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys. . Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys.
Work with the Excel Ribbon

Alt / F10


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Move to another tab of the Ribbon.
Work with the Excel Ribbon

Alt / f10 to select the active tab , and then arrow left / Arrow Right


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Move the focus to each command in the Ribbon, forward or backward.
Work with the Excel Ribbon

Alt / f10 , and then tab / Shift + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Edit Documents - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor or direction point
Shortcut Keys for editing paths

Alt


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Transform from center or reflect
Shortcut Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths

Alt


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Formats - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Manage Word View - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Select item in Ribbon
Tables - Ribbons

F10 / Alt


Figma
Remove fill
Shape

Alt + /


Figma
(while resizing) Resize from center
Cursor

Alt


Pinnacle Studio 22
Provides the alternate behavior when editing on the timeline (insert / overwrite)
Edit tab

Alt


Xactimate
Hide Segmentation
Additional shortcut keys

Alt