A list of the essential keyboard short-cuts for Windows 8 useful for a non-touch screen computer.
Keys |
Functionality |
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Search your PC |
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-) | Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
Ctrl + Scroll wheel | Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
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Open the charms |
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Open the Search charm to search files |
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Open the Share charm |
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Open the Settings charm |
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Switch the main app and snapped app |
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Open the Devices charm |
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Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape) |
Windows logo key ![]() |
Open the Search charm to search apps |
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Open the Search charm to search settings |
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Show the commands available in the app |
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Switch input language and keyboard layout |
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Change to a previously selected input |
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Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) |
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Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled |
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Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order |
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Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors) |
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Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors) |
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Snaps an app to the left |
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Snaps an app to the right (toggle to snap left-right and full) |
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