Windows 8 Cheat Sheet

New Commands

Action Shortcut

Frequently Used Commands

Return to the home screen;

Action Shortcut

Keyboard Shortcuts

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Show/Hide Desktop, minimize/ restore open apps;

Open the Charms menu;

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Universal Search (works at Home screen);

Type anything

Open the Search Charm; +

Open the Settings Charm; +

Open the Share Charm; +

Access the Settings Search screen; +

Lock the Screen; +

Display the app-specific com-mands bar at the bottom; +

Snapping Apps (to the left side of the screen); +

“Peek”at the Desktop (minimizes all apps while you hold the keys); +

Snapping Apps (to the right side of the screen); + +

Close current window/app; +

Minimize all active Desktop appli-cations; +

Cycle through open apps in Switcher in reverse order;

+ +Cycle through Notification toasts; +

Change screen orientation on slate and tablet PCs; +

Take a screenshot (automatically saves in Pictures folder); +

Access the Windows Tools Menu; +

Display all connected devices; +

shift

shift

shift

tab

Cycle through open apps; + tab

Cycle through open apps, snap-ping them as you go;

+ +ctrl tab

Minimize current application; +

Switch input language and key-board layout; + space

Maximize all active Desktop applications; + +

Maximize current application; +

Copy; +

Display Properties of a selected item; +

ctrl

Cut; +ctrl

Paste; +ctrl

Redo; +ctrl

Undo; +ctrl

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