Keyboard shortcuts for navigating the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop environment. Updated for Linux Mint 21 "Vanessa" on 6 Nov 2022.
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Ctrl+Alt+Down
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Show the window selection screen
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Ctrl+Alt+Up
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Show the workspace selection screen
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Super+D
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Show the desktop
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Super+S
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Show desklets
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Alt+Tab
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Cycle through open windows
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Shift+Alt+Tab
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Cycle backwards through open windows
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Alt+F2
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Run dialog
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Ctrl+X
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Cut
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Ctrl+C
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Copy
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Ctrl+V
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Paste
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo
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Ctrl+Alt+Delete
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Log out
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Ctrl+Alt+End
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Shut down
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Ctrl+Alt+L
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Lock screen
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Ctrl+Alt+Esc
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Restart Cinnamon
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Super+P
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Re-detect display devices
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Super+O
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Orientation lock
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Screenshots
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Shift+Print
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Take a screenshot of an area
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Shift+Ctrl+Print
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Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard
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Print
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Take a screenshot
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Ctrl+Print
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Copy a screenshot to clipboard
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Alt+Print
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Take a screenshot of a window
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Ctrl+Alt+Print
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Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard
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Shift+Ctrl+Alt+R
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Toggle recording desktop (must restart Cinnamon)
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Alt+F8
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Resize window
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Alt+F7
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Move window
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Super+Left
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Push tile left
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Super+Right
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Push tile right
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Super+Up
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Push tile up
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Super+Down
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Push tile down
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Ctrl+Super+Left
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Push snap left +
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Ctrl+Super+Right
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Push snap right
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Ctrl+Super+Down
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Push snap down
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Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Left
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Move window to left workspace
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Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Right
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Move window to right workspace
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Super+Shift+Left
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Move window to left monitor
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Super+Shift+Right
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Move window to right monitor
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Super+Shift+Up
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Move window to up monitor
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Super+Shift+Down
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Move window to down monitor
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Alt+F5
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Un-maximize window
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Alt+F4
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Close window
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Alt+Space
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Activate window menu
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Alt+F10
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Toggle maximization state
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Audio mute*
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Volume mute
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Audio lower volume*
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Volume down
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Audio raise volume*
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Volume up
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Audio Mic Mute*
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Mic Mute
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Audio media*
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Launch media player
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Audio play*
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Play
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Audio pause*
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Pause playback
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Audio stop*
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Stop playback
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Audio previous*
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Previous track
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Audio next*
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Next track
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Eject*
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Eject
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Audio rewind*
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Rewind
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AudioForward*
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Fast forward
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Ctrl+Alt+T
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Launch terminal
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Super+E
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Launch home folder
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Calculator*
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Calculator
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Mail*
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Mail
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www*
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Default web browser
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Search*
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Search
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Alt+Super+=
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Zoom in
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Alt+Super+-
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Zoom out
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Alt+Super+S
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Toggle Screen Reader
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Ctrl+Alt+Left
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Switch to Left Workspace
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Ctrl+Alt+Right
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Switch to Right Workspace
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Documents
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Ctrl+N
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Create new document
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Ctrl+O
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Open a document
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Ctrl+S
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Save a document
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Shift+Ctrl+S
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Save the document with new filename
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Shift+Ctrl+L
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Save all documents
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Ctrl+W
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Close the document
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Shift+Ctrl+W
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Close all documents
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Ctrl+Alt+PgDn
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Switch to the next document
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Ctrl+Alt+PgUp
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Switch to the previous document
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Alt+1 ... 9
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Switch to the nth document
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Windows and Panes
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F9
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Show side pane
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Ctrl+F9
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Show the bottom pane
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F11
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Fullscreen on / off
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Ctrl+Q
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Quit xed
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Find and Replace
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Ctrl+F
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Find
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Ctrl+G
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Find the next match
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Shift+Ctrl+G
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Find the previous match
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Ctrl+H
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Find and replace
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Ctrl+I
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Go to line
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**Copy and Paste
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Ctrl+C
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Copy selected text to clipboard
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Ctrl+X
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Cut selected text to clipboard
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Ctrl+V
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Paste text from clipboard
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Undo and Redo
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo previous command
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo previous command
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Selection
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Ctrl+A
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Select all text
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Tools
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Shift+F7
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Check spelling
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Ctrl+P
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Print the document
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Layout
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Ctrl+R
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Toggle word wrap
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Editing
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Insert
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Toggle insert / overwrite
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Ctrl+D
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Delete the current line
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Alt+UpArrow
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Move the current line up
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Alt+DnArrow
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Move the current line down
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Alt+LArrow
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Move current word left
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Alt+RArrow
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Move current word right
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Ctrl+U
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Convert to uppercase
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Ctrl+L
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Convert to lowercase
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Ctrl+T
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Convert to title case
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Ctrl+~
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Invert case
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Shift+Ctrl+A
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Increment number at cursor
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Shift+Ctrl+X
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Decrement number at cursor
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Shift+Ctrl+/
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Toggle comment block
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Ctrl+/
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Toggle comment
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Ctrl+J
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Join lines
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General
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Ctrl+N
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New window
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Ctrl+W
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Close window or tab
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Ctrl+Q
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Close all windows
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F3
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Toggle extra pane
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Ctrl+F
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Search (find)
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Ctrl+D
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Bookmark current location
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Ctrl+B
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Edit bookmarks
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Ctrl+M
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Make link
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Shift+Ctrl+D
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Pin/Unpin selection
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F1
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Show help
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Ctrl+F1
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Show shortcuts
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Opening
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Enter / Ctrl+O
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Open
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Shift+Ctrl+T
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Open in new tab
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Shift+Ctrl+O
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Open in new window
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Ctrl+Alt+O
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Open item location (recent files and search only)
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Tabs
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Ctrl+T
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New tab
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Ctrl+PgUp
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Go to previous tab
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Ctrl+PgDn
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Go to next tab
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Alt+0 ... 8
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Switch to tab #
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Shift+Ctrl+PgUp
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Move tab to left
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Shift+Ctrl+PgDn
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Move tab to right
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Navigation
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Backspace / Alt+LArrow
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Go back
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Alt+RArrow
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Go forward
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Alt+UpArrow
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Go up
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Alt+DnArrow
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Go down
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Alt+Home
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Go to home folder
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Ctrl+L
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Toggle location entry
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View
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Ctrl+ +
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Zoom in
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Ctrl+ -
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Zoom out
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Ctrl+0
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Reset zoom
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F5 / Ctrl+R
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Refresh view
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Ctrl+H
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Show/hide hidden files
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F9
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Show/hide sidebar
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F10
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Show/hide action menu
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Ctrl+1
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Icon view
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Ctrl+2
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List view
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Ctrl+3
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Compact view
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Editing
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Shift+Ctrl+N
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Create folder
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F2
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Rename
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Delete
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Move to trash
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Shift+Delete
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Delete permanently
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Ctrl+X
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Cut
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Ctrl+C
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Copy
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Ctrl+V
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Paste
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Ctrl+A
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Select all
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Shift+Ctrl+I
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Invert selection
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Ctrl+S
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Select Matching Items
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo
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Ctrl+I / Alt+Enter
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Show item properties
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Dual Pane
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F3
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Toggle extra pane
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Alt+S
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Go to other pane's location
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F6
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Focus other pane
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