Shortcuts Unity Desktop for Linux

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Dash

	Linux	Action
	`Win`	Tap to open the dash with focus in the search box. Begin typing to find files or applications.
	`Arrow Keys`	Navigate search results
	`Enter`	Launch selected item.
	`Win`+`F`	Open the find files dash
	`Win`+`A`	Open the Applications dash
	`Tab`	(in Applications dash) focus application category list on the right of the search box. Select category fitler with arrow keys.
	`Alt`+`F2`	Open the dash for entering commands.

	Linux	Action
	`Win`	Hold to place focus on the Launcher.
	`Win`+`1 ... 9`	Launch the application in the 1...9th position from the top of the Launcher. Hold down win to see the numbers corresponding to each icon.
	`Shift`+`Win`+`1 ... 9`	Launch a new instance of the application in the 1...9th position from the top of the Launcher.
	`Alt`+`F1`	Open the launcher with keyboard focus. Use arrow up/down to select an application icon, enter to launch, and arrow right to open an applications

	Linux	Action
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`num 1...9`	Place window in the area of the screen indicated by the num key (e.g. use num 2 to place the window in the bottom half of the screen)
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`num 0`	Maximize current window

	Linux	Action
	`Win`+`S`	Expo mode. Expands all workspaces into a single view.
	`Win`+`D`	Minimize all windows to show the desktop. Restore all windows by hitting again.
	`Win`+`W`	Spread view of all windows on all workspaces.
	`Shift`+`Alt`+`Arrow Up`	Expo mode for windows in the current workspace only.
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Arrow Keys`	Change to workspace left/right/up/down.
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Move current window to workspace left/right/up/down.

	Linux	Action
	`F10`	Open first application menu item (e.g.
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`	Launch a terminal
	`Win`+`T`	Open trash
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`L`	Lock the screen
	`printscreen`	Take a screenshot of the current view.
	`Alt`+`printscreen`	Take a screenshot of the current window.