Ubuntu Unity Cheat Sheet

Clicking and holding an icon and then dragging it around will allow you to reorder it on the launcher. You can also drag it off to the right of the launcher to move it around. Note that you need to make an explicit movement to the right to move the icon off the launcher before you can move it around.

Dragging and Dropping an icon into the trash can will remove it from the launcher. The program itself will remain installed and accessible through the dash.

Scrolling the mouse wheel while over the Launcher scrolls the icons if you have too many and need to move around quickly.

Maximizing - Dragging a window to the top panel will maximize it.

Restore - There are two ways to restore, or unmaximize the topmost maximized window of the current monitor for this workspace (not using the window controls)

-> Double clicking on the top panel (but not in the applic­ati­on's menu)
-> Dragging the top panel down.

Maximize Window Vertically - Middle click on Maximize

Maximize Window Horizo­ntally - Right click on Maximize

Focus the topmost maximized window of the current monitor for this workspace - Left click on the top panel (but not in the
applic­ati­on's menu)

Cycle between maximized windows of the current monitor for this workspace - Middle click on the top panel (but not in the applic­ati­on's menu)

Tiling - Dragging a Window to the left/right border will auto tile it to that side of the screen.

Middle click on an applic­ati­on's launcher icon - Open a new instance of the applic­ation in a new window. If the applic­ation isn't running it will just open it normally.

Middle click on the top panel (but not the menu) - send the current window behind all other windows.

Shortcuts taken from the thread at http:/­/as­kub­unt­u.c­om/­que­sti­ons­/28­086­/wh­at-­are­-un­ity­s-k­eyb­oar­d-a­nd-­mou­se-­sho­rtcuts