8.2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 8
Windows 8 has been designed for Touch screen and Tablets PCs; however,
it can be used just as well on a standard keyboard/mouse driven desktop
or laptop as it can on any other type of PC. If you don't have a tablet
PC or a Touch Screen you have the choice of either using your mouse to
navigate the screens or, as an alternative, your keyboard.
To navigate using your keyboard you are going to need some pretty smart
keyboard shortcuts. Below you will find a list of some of the, current,
most popular shortcuts.
Each shortcut uses the Windows key followed by a keyboard letter.
Keyboard Shortcut
|
Effect
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| Winkey + C |
Opens Charms Bar |
| Winkey + D |
Show Desktop |
| Winkey + E |
Opens Windows Explorer |
| Winkey + F |
Opens the File Search |
| Winkey + H |
Opens Share |
| Winkey + I |
Opens Settings |
| Winkey + K |
Opens Connect |
| Winkey + L |
Lock Computer |
| Winkey + O |
Lock screen rotation |
| Winkey + Q |
Opens App Search |
| Winkey + R |
Opens Run |
| Winkey + V |
Cycle through toasts |
| Winkey + W |
Opens Setting search |
| Winkey + Y |
Peek desktop |
| Winkey + Z |
Opens App Bar |
| Winkey + Shift + V |
Reverse cycle through toasts |
| Winkey + Enter |
Launch Narrator |
| Winkey + PgUp |
Move tiles to the left |
| Winkey + PgDn |
Move tiles to the right |
| Winkey + .: |
Move Split to the right |
| Winkey + Spacebar |
Switch keyboard layout and input
language |