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Proposed Q&A site for people who love working with keyboard & leave others standing nearby saying "Wow man! How did you do that?". It may be a specific popular software or a specific operating system; there are shortcuts for most of the things of which we are not aware.
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Dup of superuser.com – Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski Aug 3 '10 at 11:31
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One of the main points in creating a Q&A site is that its someplace people will visit every day. How many people do you think are interested enough in keyboard shortcuts that they would spend even an hour a every week looking at them? It would be extremely difficult to reach a critical mass of users to become self sustaining. Many questions would not get answered because nobody on the site uses a certain application. Plus there's 500+ questions, and a community of daily users already on superuser. superuser.com/questions/tagged/keyboard-shortcuts – CrazyJugglerDrummer Oct 4 '10 at 23:11
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@CrazyJ I am following this, but I absolutely agree. It probably helps that I talked with Robert Cartaino about the Vi&Vim and Emacs sites; that helped me realize there is already a strong userbase on SO and SuperUser. – Mark C Oct 25 '10 at 15:57
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41 Example Questions (6 closed)

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How can I minimise all windows in Windows?
added by Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 10:44
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In Windows 7, there's a button at the far right end of the taskbar that shows the desktop. The keyboard shortcut is holding down "alt" and pressing "tab" until you scroll to the "Desktop" option. – Deggy Oct 19 '11 at 19:36
Or Windows-M on all Windows versions, since this is about keyboard shortcuts. But we don't want answers unless and until this proposal gets to Beta phase. – Wikis Oct 19 '11 at 19:39
Windows-D will do the same, even though it really means to Show Desktop(It shows the desktop by minimizing all the windows). – ysaimanojkumar Feb 5 at 14:30
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Is there an Mac OS X equivalent to Windows-R (for Start->Run)? What is it?
added by warren, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Feb 13 at 17:45
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What is the OS X equivalent of Windows-L (for lock screen)?
added by warren Aug 4 '10 at 15:30
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My toddler son pressed some keys on the keyboard and now my desktop in {OS name} is upside down, whats the key combination to make this right?
added by Binoj Antony Aug 5 '10 at 5:09
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What's the shortcut to go to address bar in Windows?
added by Manish Aug 3 '10 at 13:19
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Do you know of a KEYBOARD shortcut to safely remove your usb flash from their drives without using your mouse?
added by chanchal1987 Aug 7 '10 at 11:33
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Good question, but i don't know any shortcut which can remove a USB drive directly because there may more than one at that point of time. What I actually do is(Assuming Windows 7), to open My Computer using Win+E and move my keyboard cursor using arrow keys on to the required drive then use the key beside Ctrl to right click on it, then hit 'J' to Eject(all in a moment). I guess this is better than to move the mouse and so on.... – ysaimanojkumar Feb 5 at 14:35
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What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle between sheets in MS Excel?
added by chanchal1987 Aug 7 '10 at 11:45
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Is there an alternative keyboard shortcut to trigger the Windows Start menu for keyboards that don't contain the "Windows" key?
added by Ryan Berger Sep 23 '10 at 2:28
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How do you close a tab in Google Chrome?
added by muntoo Oct 25 '10 at 0:18
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How to switch to a specific tab in any browser?
added by Manish Aug 3 '10 at 10:57
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for right-click button of the mouse (Windows)?
added by chanchal1987 Aug 7 '10 at 11:40
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Is there any application that can help me add/change/remove Windows shortcuts?
added by muntoo Oct 25 '10 at 0:27
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What's the shortcut to open System Properties in Windows?
added by Manish, edited by Dori Oct 16 '11 at 0:30
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How do I change/add keyboard shortcut for {application name}?
added by Binoj Antony Aug 5 '10 at 5:07
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How do you make the screen go upside down?
added by muntoo Oct 25 '10 at 0:19
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What's the keyboard shortcut to invert the colors on a Mac?
added by kchau Oct 26 '10 at 21:40
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What shortcut would you use to ... in Blender?
added by leeand00 Nov 24 '10 at 22:50
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How to open .com, .net, etc. sites with the keyboard in [X browser]?
added by Manish, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 5 '10 at 15:29
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Do you need to specify the browser? – Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 10:45
@Mark: The asker may or may not specify the browser, the answer must contain general as well as specific information I guess. – Manish Aug 3 '10 at 10:50
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What is the best way to learn and remember keyboard shortcuts? [closed]
added by Witek Aug 4 '10 at 10:59
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closed as off topic by Wikis, hudsonsedge, jrtc27, muntoo, Edgar Nov 22 '10 at 7:35

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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Whats the shortcut key to `find all references` while hovering over a variable in Visual Studio 2010?
added by Binoj Antony, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 5 '10 at 15:28
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Where can I get Visual Studio [2005/2008/2010] keyboard shortcut poster?
added by Sandy Aug 5 '10 at 6:31
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How can I create custom keyboard shortcuts in [VisualStudio, NetBeans, etc.]?
added by Sandy, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 5 '10 at 15:25
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Presumably off-topic? – Sandy Aug 5 '10 at 6:43
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Can I activate the HOME key on an Apple Macbook Pro that does not have said key?
added by WaxWing May 4 '11 at 10:43
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Is there any software that can change what a key on a standard keyboard does?
added by Randomman159 May 19 '11 at 13:06
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Where I can I find a list of all Windows shortcuts? [closed]
added by Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 10:45
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closed as off topic by Manish, iSid, Jouke van der Maas, warren, hudsonsedge Oct 6 '10 at 18:49

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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Why does Ctrl-F have different functionality in many Office applications? [closed]
added by Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 10:45
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closed as off topic by Manish, iSid, Jouke van der Maas, warren, hudsonsedge Sep 7 '10 at 15:04

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Presumably off-topic? – Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 10:45
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What free program can I download to automate many keystrokes? [closed]
added by Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 11:01
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closed as off topic by Manish, warren, iSid, Jouke van der Maas, hudsonsedge Sep 7 '10 at 15:04

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Question to test border - on or off-topic? – Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 11:01
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How do you open Task Manager? Ctrl+Alt+Del opens up another screen in Vista.
added by muntoo Oct 25 '10 at 0:24
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What are some iPhone and iPod keyboard shortcuts when working with a Bluetooth keyboard?
added by leeand00, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Feb 13 at 17:46
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What free program can I use to (re)define shortcut keys e.g. F10?
added by glenneroo Dec 19 '10 at 22:46
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What is the most awesome keyboard shortcut ever? [closed]
added by Darth Dec 20 '10 at 18:11
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closed as off topic by André Paramés, Mark Szymanski, Templar, Anto, crucified soul Jun 11 '11 at 17:14

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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What are some "hidden" keyboard shortcuts on Windows 7?
added by Darth, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Feb 13 at 17:47
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What is the keyboard shortcut to clear the screen in Photoshop (or any other software that requires blank screen to start again)?
added by robin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Feb 13 at 17:47
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Is there a shortcut to "Close tabs to the right" in Google Chrome?
added by muntoo Feb 13 '11 at 6:43
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Why does Windows use "ctrl-alt-del" for login, lock, reboot, etc.?
added by warren, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Feb 13 at 17:48
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Is there a shortcut for [function] in [program]?
added by JoshB Jul 3 '11 at 19:34
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How do you scroll through open windows on Mac OS X?
added by daviesgeek, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Feb 13 at 17:48
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What is the equivalent key in Google Docs Spreadsheet to Excel's F2 for editing a cell?
added by leeand00 Jan 3 at 4:49
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I've created a new macro in Word. I want to run it via a simple keyboard shortcut. Any combination I should not use? [closed]
added by Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 11:07
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closed as off topic by Manish, warren, iSid, Jouke van der Maas, hudsonsedge Sep 7 '10 at 15:03

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Again, all about defining the border... on or off topic? – Wikis Aug 3 '10 at 11:08
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Is it possible to configure Blender so that I can work without a 5-button mouse?
added by vikingosegundo, edited by Dori Oct 16 '11 at 0:21
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