Questions tagged [keyboard-shortcuts]
A finite set of one or more keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user.
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Slack keyboard shortcut to toggle active / away
I am looking for the keyboard shortcut in Slack macOS app to toggle active and away.
I could not find it here, for example:
Slack keyboard shortcuts: https://slack.com/help/articles/201374536-Slack-...
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Are there any navigation shortcuts for edx courses?
I'm a passionate user of hotkeys. While using the edX (MOOC Platform) I wish I could use some to navigate between the videos without escaping the wide screen. Since the platform is open source, I ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to add an attachment to a Trello card?
Is there a hidden keyboard shortcut to add an attachment to a Trello card? I can't find it in the shortcuts page.
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to remove link preview in Facebook chat?
It's very common when pasting a URL in the Facebook chat window that a preview is automatically generated. It's possible to remove that preview by clicking on the on the x in the top-right corner.
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How do I fix copy/paste in Google Documents?
At the beginning of this week, I noticed that I can no longer properly copy and paste into or out of a Google Document. I find that if I highlight more than one paragraph and press Edit / Copy or ctrl ...
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Gmail keyboard shortcut activation while typing on the search box
I have keyboard shortcuts enabled for the standard Gmail web interface. I consider myself a search box power user and use it to search emails with long commands. However, both in Chrome and Firefox on ...
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Quickbooks online app overrides Chrome "open last closed tab" shortcut
Quickbooks Online's web app for macros overrides Chrome's command+shift+t command to open the last closed tab. Is there a way to make Chrome win this fight, or disable Quickbook's keyboard shortcut?
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"Accept change" and "reject change" keyboard shortcuts in Google Docs
Do these not exist? I found it so handy using Lyx for a project recently, to be able to quickly keyboard-navigate and accept/reject, with no mouse involvement. For one thing, Google Docs' navigation ...
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Swedish keyboard shortcut for Search field in Google Drive
The keyboard shortcut that takes you to the Search field on the Google Drive main view does not work on a Swedish keyboard. On an English keyboard the shortcut is / but pressing Shift+7 on a Swedish ...
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What are the keyboard shortcuts for navigating a YouTube search result list?
When I search YouTube, is there a shortcut for choosing the first/second/third... etc. video I'm offered?
When I search YouTube keyboard shortcuts, I only see YouTube player keyboard shortcuts such ...
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How to use the Delete button as a shortcut in Gmail?
I already have both regular and custom keyboard shortcuts enabled on my Gmail, but I'm unable to set a shortcut with the "Delete" button. I noticed the default configuration has a shortcut ...
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Is there any way to disable YouTube's miniplayer mode?
Miniplayer is a YouTube mode that puts the current video in a "picture-in-picture" so you can continue watching the video while browsing other videos.
I never want to use this mode. However, ...
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Disable "Press `/` to jump to the search box" in Google
Recently I've been getting the message on the bottom left on Google whenever I press Ctrl + L to put focus the omnibar ("Press / to jump to the search box").
While the animation only ...
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Gmail in Firefox: German keyboard shortcut for indenting a list
This question is about Gmail's keyboard shortcuts with a German keyboard layout.
In Chrome, I can use Ctrl + ß/´ (the two keys next to Backspace) to reduce/increase the indent of a numbered or ...
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Can't switch off YouTube dark mode
I can't switch off YouTube dark mode; the image here explains it:
Can someone help? Restarting the browser doesn't help. If I switch mode and restart it, it is dark again.
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Date and time keyboard shortcut for Google Docs document (not sheets)
I am trying to find out if I can set up a keyboard shortcut to print/type in the current date and time in a Google Docs document (not sheets). Anyone?
The best I could find is an Add-on Text Factory ...
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How do I archive an email without needing to select it first?
I'm using Gmail shortcuts. When navigating my inbox list I can easily move up/down using:
Newer conversation k
Older conversation j
This shows a blue highlight near the message I'm ...
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MacOS How to do ⌘+\ shortcut?
I'm new to MacOS and need to work on Google Doc, I often use the 'Clear Formatting' KeyBoard Shortcut which is ALT+SPACE on Windows. But ⌘+SPACE doesn't work on Google Doc and an alternative seems to ...
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Getting Google Keep shortcuts to work with Category Tabs
Pressing ? in Google Keep gives an overview of the shortcuts that can be used.
However, after I have installed Category Tabs for Google Keep, some shortcuts don't seem to work anymore. For instance, ...
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Shortcut For Right-To-Left In Microsoft's Word Online?
As a Hebrew Mac user, I'm used to Office For Mac without RTL support.
But it turns out Word Online has this button:
As a translator, I need to use it aplenty - what shortcut do I use for it?
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Yahoo mail recipient (To) field problem when pressing ALT+@
When I want to send an e-mail in Yahoo mail, and I want to enter recipient's e-mail address, I have a problem. When I come to the the point when I need to insert @ sign and I press Alt+@ on a keyboard ...
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How to have keyboard shortcuts in Google Search not skip over results?
Using Firefox 36; I look up this query in Google Search, with Javascript enabled for google.com:
https://www.google.com/search?q=something&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=something+pdf
Then I click on ...
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How can I quickly change the color of text in a cell in Google Sheets?
How can I quickly, with either a single or double click, assign a color to the text in a cell in Google Sheets?
In order to quickly determine the status of certain pieces of data in a spreadsheet I ...
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Gmail keyboard shortcut to insert image from URL?
Is it possible to create a Gmail keyboard shortcut to insert an image from a URL?
Currently, it seems like doing so requires four steps:
Mouse over the paperclip icon for "Attach files"
Click on ...
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Archive a message in Gmail without displaying the next/previous email message?
In the Gmail web-app, is there a way to use a keyboard shortcut to archive a message but not display the next/previous email message?
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Is there a keyboard shortcut in Google Docs for accepting the suggestion showed in the autocorreptor popup?
I want to use only keyboard so I wonder if there is a keyboard shortcut in Google Docs for accepting the suggestion showed in the autocorreptor popup.
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Shortcut to clear formatting using a Mac Spanish keyboard?
I can't find the way to type the ⌘+\ combination a Mac's Spanish keyboard, because the \ is obtained using the option key, and ⌘+option+\ does not work either. Is there an alternative shortcut or ...
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A faster way to access strikethrough than Alt+Shift+5
The keyboard shortcut for strike-through in the Google Docs web UI is AltShift5 (yes that is a five), and the toolbar doesn't have a strike-through button.
It's very awkward (I actually have to swivel ...
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Is there a way to change "Tab Key" Function in Google Sheets to that of "Enter/Return Key". Like a way to change the Key Bindings Temporarily
If you Select two columns, and keep pressing tab key, it starts the selection of the cell from A1, Then moves to B1 & then to A2, Then to B2 and so on.
I need to be able to use Enter key to ...
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Slack: How to set custom shortcodes for emojis (short_name shortcodes)
How do I set custom shortcodes for emojis that ship with Slack?
First, shortcodes (defined as short_name in the source repo) are what a user types that translates into an emoji. For example, the ...
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Navigate Google search results with keyboard
It takes way too many tab presses to reach to the search results. Long back, Google had a nice keyboard navigation for search results (Google Instant). Why did Google turn the keyboard navigation off ...
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Google Sheets moving to a new column if cell not blank
I have to scan barcodes of inventory for techs to install I wanted to find a way to skip to the next column after I scan a certain number of meters for example: John needs 90 units his name is on A1 I ...
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How to change cell range without deleting it?
In a function, let's say the SUM function, I have a range H25:H37 I want to change this range to H23:H40 using the mouse. The only way I could find is to delete the initial value, then I can drag the ...
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Google Docs thinks that I am using an Apple keyboard even though I'm not (non-Chrome browser)
I'm using the Gnome Web browser on Linux which happens to be my favorite browser. I'm having an issue with all Google Docs applications where it assumes I'm using an Apple keyboard when I'm not. This ...
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How can I change the height/width of an image in Gmail using the keyboard only?
How can I change the height/width of an image in Gmail using the keyboard only?
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Inserting Time Date into Google Sheets produces Numero sign №
I am trying to use the shortcut ⌘+Option+Shift+; to insert current date and time with Google Sheets on Chrome on MacOS Sierra.
However, this produces the Numero sign №.
I have searched the system (...
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Keyboard shortcuts to navigate Asana board view?
In Asana, I cannot use keyboard shortcuts to navigate in the board view. Am I missing something?
The shortcuts on this page do not work (up and down arrows).
My goal is to navigate between tasks of ...
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Keyboard shortcut for Google Image Search text input box when using Chrome on OSX
While searching for images using text input, I want to be able to go from an existing google image search to the input box using keyboard shortcuts. I'm using Google Chrome on OSX.
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Trello hotkey to turn a text to hyperlink NOT via markdown?
Using the markdown seems to slow me down a lot.
I love the way we can turn text to link via Ctrl+L overhere on stackexchange pages.
In Trello, I'm looking for a shortcut/hotkey to do so; though seem ...
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How do I type an emoji in GroupMe with a keyboard shortcut?
In Skype, it looks like I can just encapsulate the emoji name I want in parentheses.
How do I do something like this in GroupMe?
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Keyboard shortcut to select an item in a dropdown menu in Google search
Is there any keyboard shortcut to select an item in a dropdown menu in Google search?
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Can I configure custom keyboard shortcut for Gmail send-from addresses?
Is there an existing way to invoke specific send-from addresses with keyboard shortcuts? I'm aware you can use Cmd ⌘+Shift+F to switch to the Send-From field, but then you still have to manually ...
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Facebook shortcut Alt + Del for archiving messages has stopped working
Some months ago, the shortcut Alt+Del for archiving messages on Facebook stopped working. From what I can see in this help file (the Norwegian version), the shortcut is currently supposed to be Ctrl+...
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Netflix keystrokes ignored
I read on this site that some keystrokes can be used to control a Netflix streaming movie, but they do not work for me. All keystrokes are ignored once the movie begins and I can only go into full ...
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Gmail keyboard shortcut for navigating tab groupings
The keyboard shortcuts do not work properly for me. I am only able to cycle right to left using ~ (which requires holding shift and pressing ` . However, just pressing does not cycle left to right as ...
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In Gmail, keyboard shortcuts for font selection do not work on Mac Chrome/Safari
In Gmail, ⌘⇧5 and ⌘⇧6 are supposed to change the font of the selected text when composing a message. I want to format some text as Fixed Width font with a shortcut.
But on my end (Mac), they never ...
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How to delete a built-in Google Docs keyboard shortcut
I'm a student with a minor in French, so I often use the ENG INTL keyboard to write in French. Unfortunately, the shortcut to write « » is the same as the Google Docs shortcut to change the zoom to &...
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Keyboard shortcut: conflict between Google Docs subscript and Mac OS Preferences (command+comma)
I teach chemistry and (have to) use Google Drive on a Mac for work. I have run into a problem with creating subscripts.
On a Mac, the shortcut ⌘+, is the shortcut for opening application preferences. ...
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How to hide the display of formula in Google Sheets?
How to hide the display of formula in a protected range of Google sheet? In Excel, I can do that, but in Google sheet not finding any function. Please help.
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How to get the SUM total value to appear in cell vs the formula?
So I have created a spreadsheet to add cells =SUM(B2:B20) ... When I hit enter the sum value should be in the cell I created the formula but instead, I have just the formula after hitting enter. How ...
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