Set keyboard shortcuts

To change the key or keys to be pressed for a keyboard shortcut:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Settings.
Click on Settings.
Click Keyboard in the sidebar to open the panel.
In the Keyboard Shortcuts section, select View and Customize Shortcuts.
Select the desired category, or enter a search term.
Click the row for the desired action. The Set shortcut window will be shown.
Hold down the desired key combination, or press Backspace to reset, or press Esc to cancel.

Pre-defined shortcuts

There are a number of pre-configured shortcuts that can be changed, grouped into these categories:

Accessibility

Decrease text size	Disabled
High contrast on or off	Disabled
Increase text size	Disabled
Turn on-screen keyboard on or off	Disabled
Turn screen reader on or off	`Alt`+`Super`+`S`
Turn zoom on or off	`Alt`+`Super`+`8`
Zoom in	`Alt`+`Super`+`=`
Zoom out	`Alt`+`Super`+`-`

Launchers

Home folder	or or `Explorer`
Launch calculator	or `Calculator`
Launch email client	or `Mail`
Launch help browser	Disabled
Launch web browser	or or `WWW`
Search	or `Search`
Settings	`Tools`

Navigation

Hide all normal windows	Disabled
Move to workspace on the left	`Super`+`Page Up`
Move to workspace on the right	`Super`+`Page Down`
Move window one monitor down	`Shift`+`Super`+`↓`
Move window one monitor to the left	`Shift`+`Super`+`←`
Move window one monitor to the right	`Shift`+`Super`+`→`
Move window one monitor up	`Shift`+`Super`+`↑`
Move window one workspace to the left	`Shift`+`Super`+`Page Up`
Move window one workspace to the right	`Shift`+`Super`+`Page Down`
Move window to last workspace	`Shift`+`Super`+`End`
Move window to workspace 1	`Shift`+`Super`+`Home`
Move window to workspace 2	Disabled
Move window to workspace 3	Disabled
Move window to workspace 4	Disabled
Switch applications	`Super`+`Tab`
Switch system controls	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Tab`
Switch system controls directly	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Esc`
Switch to last workspace	`Super`+`End`
Switch to workspace 1	`Super`+`Home`
Switch to workspace 2	Disabled
Switch to workspace 3	Disabled
Switch to workspace 4	Disabled
Switch windows	Disabled
Switch windows directly	`Alt`+`Esc`
Switch windows of an app directly	`Alt`+`F6`
Switch windows of an application	Disabled

Screenshots

Save a screenshot of a window	`Alt`+`Print`
Save a screenshot of the entire screen	`Shift`+`Print`
Launch the screenshot tool	`Print`
Record a short screencast	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`R`

Sound and Media

Eject	(Eject)
Launch media player	(Audio media)
Microphone mute/unmute
Next track	(Audio next)
Pause playback	(Audio pause)
Play (or play/pause)	(Audio play)
Previous track	(Audio previous)
Stop playback	(Audio stop)
Volume down	(Audio lower volume)
Volume mute	(Audio mute)
Volume up	(Audio raise volume)

System

Focus the active notification	`Super`+`N`
Lock screen	`Super`+`L`
Show the Power Off dialog	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Delete`
Restore the keyboard shortcuts	`Super`+`Esc`
Show all applications	`Super`+`A`
Show the activities overview	`Super`
Show the notification list	`Super`+`V`
Show the system menu	`Super`+`S`
Show the run command prompt	`Alt`+`F2`

Typing

Switch to next input source	`Super`+`Space`
Switch to previous input source	`Shift`+`Super`+`Space`

Windows

Activate the window menu	`Alt`+`Space`
Close window	`Alt`+`F4`
Hide window	`Super`+`H`
Lower window below other windows	Disabled
Maximize window	`Super`+`↑`
Maximize window horizontally	Disabled
Maximize window vertically	Disabled
Move window	`Alt`+`F7`
Raise window above other windows	Disabled
Raise window if covered, otherwise lower it	Disabled
Resize window	`Alt`+`F8`
Restore window	`Super`+`↓`
Toggle fullscreen mode	Disabled
Toggle maximization state	`Alt`+`F10`
Toggle window on all workspaces or one	Disabled
View split on left	`Super`+`←`
View split on right	`Super`+`→`

Custom shortcuts

To create your own application keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard settings:

Select Custom Shortcuts.
Click the Add Shortcut button if no custom shortcut is set yet. Otherwise click the + button. The Add Custom Shortcut window will appear.
Type a Name to identify the shortcut, and a Command to run an application. For example, if you wanted the shortcut to open Rhythmbox, you could name it Music and use the rhythmbox command.
Click the Add Shortcut… button. In the Add Custom Shortcut window, hold down the desired shortcut key combination.
Click Add.

The command name that you type should be a valid system command. You can check that the command works by opening a Terminal and typing it in there. The command that opens an application cannot have the same name as the application itself.

If you want to change the command that is associated with a custom keyboard shortcut, click the row of the shortcut. The Set Custom Shortcut window will appear, and you can edit the command.

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