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30 Useful Ubuntu 11.04 Unity Keyboard Shortcuts

May 29, 2011 By Praveen 2 Comments

30 Useful Ubuntu 11.04 Unity Keyboard Shortcuts

Work at lightening speed in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system. Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity got released with lots of cool features 🙂 Use the keyboard shortcut keys to make Unity much more user friendly 🙂 I you are in need of general Ubuntu shortcut keys checkout this article, 100 keyboard shortcut for Ubuntu .Here is a collection of 30 useful Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts for easy operation.

Ubuntu Unity Keyboard Shortcuts:

  • Windows key – shows the Unity launcher
  • Windows key + [number] – activates or opens the corresponding applications in the Unity launcher
  • Windows key + Shift + [number] – opens the corresponding applications in the Unity launcher if it’s already running
  • Windows key + T – opens the Trash
  • ALT + F1 – puts focus on the Unity launcher and you can use the arrow keys to navigate
  • ALT + F2 – opens the run a command dialog
  • CTRL + ALT + T – opens a terminal window
  • Windows key + A – opens the Applications widget
  • Windows key + F – opens the Files & Folders widget

Window Management Keyboard Shortcuts:

  • Windows key + D – maximizes or restores all windows
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 1 – places a window in the lower left corner
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 2 – places a window in the lower half corner
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 3 – places a window in the lower right corner
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 4 – places a window in the left half of the screen
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 5 – centers or maximizes a window
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 6 – places a window in the right half of the screen
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 7 – places a window in the upper left corner
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 8 – places a window in the upper half corner
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 9 – places a window in the upper right corner
  • CTRL + ALT + Numpad key 0 – maximizes a window

Workspace Management Keyboard Shortcuts:

  • Windows key + W – shows all desktops and windows (Expo Mode)
  • CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow – navigate to the workspace above
  • CTRL + ALT + Right Arrow – navigate to the workspace on the right
  • CTRL + ALT + Left Arrow – navigate to the workspace on the left
  • CTRL + ALT + Down Arrow – navigate to the workspace below
  • CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Up Arrow – move a window to the workspace above
  • CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Right Arrow – move a window to the workspace on the right
  • CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Left Arrow – move a window to the workspace on the left
  • CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Down Arrow – move a window to the workspace below

I hope this article will improve your life much easier with Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system. 😉 Are you Windows user? then checkout, 100 Most Wanted Windows Keyboard Shortcut Keys.

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Comments

  1. piyush says

    June 4, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    hey can u give a detailed tutorial on installing ubuntu with xp on same system with download links. Actually i m new to this and need some help. Searching google didnt helped much so i m asking u.

    thnx

    Reply
    • Praveen says

      June 4, 2011 at 10:12 pm

      Piyush see this video tutorial,
      [Video]How To Easily Install Ubuntu Linux On Any PC 🙂
      http://www.techpraveen.com/linux/videohow-to-easily-install-ubuntu-linux-on-any-pc/

      Reply

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