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Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts Keys

[WIN KEY] Open Metro Start Screen
Arrow (Direction) Keys will scroll through Start tiles

[WIN KEY] >Desktop, (Can need tapping depending on location)

[Esc Key] (Once or twice) > Desktop

[WIN KEY] + C Open Charms bar

[WIN KEY] + I Desktop settings, quick access to power/shutdown/restart

[WIN KEY] + I pops the Charms Bar out whilst on any screen or APP.

[WIN KEY] + <-- or --> Snaps
grab an open window or an app, at the top, take it left or right to Snap (split the screen).

[WIN KEY] + Up Arrow gives Full screen

[WN KEY] + Down Arrow back to original window state

[WIN KEY] + W Search Settings

[WIN KEY] + F Search Files

[WIN KEY] + D Go to Desktop anytime, from anywhere

[WIN KEY] + . Snap current app to right side

[WIN KEY] + Shift + . Snap current app to left side

[WIN KEY] + , Peek at the Windows desktop

[WIN KEY] + Q Search Apps (from Desktop)

[WIN KEY] + Z (from Start) Display app bar & ALL APPS icon > All Apps display
Rt Clk, when on Start, also, gives app bar w/ All Apps icon

[WIN KEY] + Enter Narrator

[WIN KEY] + K Devices

[WIN KEY] + L Lock Screen

[WIN KEY] + H Share options

[WIN KEY] + P Projector/Display options

[WIN KEY] + R Run a command

[WIN KEY] + U Ease of Access Center

[WIN KEY] + X Quick access to a variety of system functions

[WIN KEY] + PageUp/PageDown multiple monitors, swap which 1 the Start screen is on

[WIN KEY] + PrtScreen Save .png screenshot of desktop in Pictures library

[WIN KEY] + = Magnifier Larger

[WIN KEY] + - Magnifier Smaller

[WIN KEY] + Tab Gives LF Side Panel scroll through open windows (nicer than Alt + Tab)

[WIN KEY] + Pause gives System window

Alt + F4 gives Shut Down (Options) Window!!

Alt + Tab Scrolls through open windows
You can just hit Ctrl at the lock screen instead of dragging with the mouse.

Ctrl-Alt-Del Access to lock, switch user, sign out, Task Manager, power, accessibility

Mouse Tips for Windows 8:

• Move mouse to upper or lower right-hand of screen will open the Charms bar, slide mouse up or down to access.

• In Desktop app, click far right of taskbar to show desktop(minimize all apps), just like Windows 7

• Move mouse to upper-left, then slide cursor down to reveal running app thumbnails

• Move mouse to lower-left, then slide cursor up to reveal running app thumbnails

• Move mouse to upper-left and click mouse repeatedly to cycle through apps

• When in the "app thumbnail bar" (upper-left) right-click thumbnails for options to snap left/right or close app.

* Pull an open App to the bottom of the screen & it will close.

• Move mouse to lower-left and click for Metro Start menu (you can right-click it for a handy menu)

• Move mouse to top edge of screen in a Metro app and the cursor will change to a hand, drag

• Down to the bottom of the screen to close the app.

• In Metro Start screen click button in lower-right to activate semantic zoom. You can right-click a group of tiles to name them. Click anywhere to exit semantic zoom. Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel zooms the Start Menu in and out too.

• Drag tiles anywhere to arrange them. Drag between two groups of tiles and a vertical thick white bar will appear,
dropping a tile on that bar will create a new group.

The menu one gets by Rt Clk at the bottom - left... not only can you get that when on Desktop but, also, when on Start or any other screen, even an App screen.

While on Desktop, Start is at bottom - left & Apps at top - left
But, at Start, Desktop is at bottom - left, Apps at top - left
And when at an App, Desktop is at top - left & Start is at bottom - left

You can, also, Search by beginning to type anywhere on the Start screen

Start & Win8 Store APPs can be moved laterally by the mouse wheel & w/out using the scroll bar. Also, Win+PageUp or PageDown.

Alt+E4 gives Power Options menu window