BeOS Basic to Advanced User info.

Keyboard shortcuts

* Note: These tips assume that the Command key is left at the default configuration (the ALT key).
These tips assume that the Option key is left at the default configuration (the Win key).

Desktop Shortcuts

• hold Ctrl+Tab brings up the Twitcher app. (Use Alt+Tab if Ctrl is your shortcut key.)
• Ctrl+Tab cycles through the running applications in the current workspace.
• Ctrl+Alt+Delete activates The Team Monitor.
• Alt+Fn switches to workspace n (for function keys F1 through F9 only).
• Alt+k will arrange icons.
• Pressing Alt while dragging icons will make them snap to an invisible grid.

Tracker Shortcuts

• Alt+o, Enter, or double-click opens the selected item.
• Alt+d duplicates the selection.
• Win+double-click closes the current directory before opening an item.
• Win+drag copies a selection to a new location (rather than moving it).
• Alt+up arrow closes the parent folder.
• Alt+down arrow opens the selected item.
• Alt+Win+up arrow closes the current folder and opens its parent.
• Alt+Win+down arrow closes the current folder and opens the item.
• Alt+f opens the Find panel (see Finding Files and Folders).
• Alt+y resizes the window to accommodate its contents.
• Alt+t will move files to the trash.

List Control

• Click an item to select the item.
• Click and drag across one or more items to select the items you drag across.
• Type one or more letters to select the item that starts with that letter or letters, case-insensitive.
• arrow selects the next item in the direction of the arrow.
• Shift+click or drag (release the mouse before releasing Shift) selects or deselects additional items.
• Shift+letter selects or deselects additional items.
• Alt+a selects all.
• Alt+right arrow expands a folder, menu, etc.
• Alt+left arrow collapses a folder, menu, etc.
• Enter or Spacebar activates the selected item(s).
• Tab moves to the next item.
• Shift+Tab moves to the previous item.

Focus and Control Shortcuts

• Alt+Tab changes keyboard focus to the next item in a window or panel.
• Win+Tab forces a jump to the next control, if inputting text.
• Enter activates the default button.
• Spacebar activates or toggles the current control (button, checkbox, etc.).

Application Shortcuts

• Esc closes the full-screen window, or cancels the current operation.
• Alt+n opens a new application window.
• Alt+o brings up a file panel to open a file.
• Alt+s saves your work in its current file.
• Alt+Shift+s brings up a file panel so you can save your work in a new file.
• Alt+z undoes the last change.
• Alt+Shift+z redoes the last undo.
• Alt+w closes the active window.
• Alt+Shift+p opens PageSetup prior to printing.
• Alt+p prints.
• Alt+q quits the application.

Menu Mode

• Alt+Esc goes into "menu mode"; subsequent keystrokes are interpreted as trigger letters.
• arrow keys navigate the menus (while in menu mode).
• Esc exits menu mode.

Misc. Shortcuts

• Hold down mouse on title bar and Alt+F1,F2,etc to move the window to a different workspace
• Hold down Shift, then drag a tab to slide it along the top of the window for Slidy Tabs (Does not work in Zeta nor Dano)
• Hold down Shift+Ctrl+Win+Alt (the L shape of keys of a PC keyboards left bottom corner) and click an application's deskbar entry or window to kill that app. This is known as the 'vulcan death grip.'
• Alt+Win+Esc brings up a terminal window.
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12 Recovers from monitor over-settings.

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