Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) Keyboard Shortcuts for Unity

Keyboard Shortcuts

Unity comes equipped with easy and useful keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts by pressing combinations of keys can be used to handle applications, windows and graphical user interface without using the mouse. Using keyboard shortcuts may seem a bit awkward at first, but the key combinations are easy to remember and once you get used to, it helps us to handle our computer with high speed without having to take your hands off the keyboard to hold the mouse.

Starter

Pressed the Super - Show Launcher.
Pressed the Super and simultaneously pressing the numeric 1, 2 or 3 etc. until 0 - Start or focus on one application. The number corresponds to the position of the icon in the application launcher counting from top to bottom.
Simultaneously pressing Shift and opens a new instance of your application if it is already open.
Super - T - Open the trash
Alt - F1 - Focus on the starter. Use ↑ / ↓ to select icon. Pressing Enter starts the application. → The display list of options for implementation, if any.
Ctrl - Alt - T - Open a terminal window

Dash

Instant push the Super - Open the Dash. holding it for more than 2 seconds invokes the launcher menu.

Tab - Only Ubuntu 11.10 and newest - Skip the next lens (when the Dash is open).
Shift - Tab - Only Ubuntu 11.10 and newest - Skip to the previous lens (when the Dash is open).

Alt - F2 - Open the Dash in "special service" for execution. Typing the name of a command and pressing Enter executes the command. Entering the path of a file and pressing Enter you open the folder in Nautilus. Pressing Enter before completing the name of a command or run a file or open the first command or file name to enter the characters you've already typed.
The Dash opens with focused input box to find applications and files. With ← / → / ↑ / ↓ navigate the results. Pressing Enter open the selected application or file. Quick double press of the Enter key after typing text into the search box automatically starts the first search result even if it is not complete (something similar to "feel lucky" in google).
Super - A - opens directly to the lens "Applications"
Super - F - opens directly to the lens' Files and Folders "
Super - M - Only Ubuntu 11.10 and higher - opens directly to the lens "Music Collection"
Esc or Super - Closes Dash (Dash when it is open).

Panel

F10 - Development of the first menu panel. Use the ← / → / ↑ / ↓ to navigate the menus. (There is a shortcut for the menu session, but a quick way to get there is to press F10 and then ← )
Press Esc to close the panel menu without selecting anything.

Window Management

Super - W - mode dispersion - Show thumbnails of all windows that are in all workplaces. Use the ← / → / ↑ / ↓ to select the window you want to bring to the fore.
Super - D - Minimize all windows. Reset to xanapatima the same combination.
Alt - Tab - Switch between applications. Hold down Alt and press Tab to move to the next application.
Alt - `~ Only Ubuntu 11.10 and higher - Switch between windows of an application. Pressing this combination while you focus the window of an application only switches between open windows of the same application.

Installation of windows

By repeatedly pressing the same button will test the Unity cyclically varying sizes for your window. Experiment by pressing the numeric key more than once while holding down the Ctrl - Alt, eg Ctrl - Alt - number 5. The numeric keys are usually on the right side of the keyboard:

Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 7 - Installing the focused window in the upper left corner.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 8 - Installing the focused window in the top half of the screen.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 9 - Installing the focused window in the upper right corner.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 4 - Installing the focused window on the left side of the screen.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 5 - Installation / Maximize the focused window in the center of the screen.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 6 - Installing the focused window on the right side of the screen.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 1 - Installing the focused window in the lower left corner.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 2 - Installing the focused window in the bottom half of the screen.
Ctrl - Alt - Numeric 3 - Installing the focused window in the lower right corner.

Managed workspaces

Super - S - Exposure mode all. Displays thumbnails of all workplaces and allows moving windows from one to another.
Shift - Alt - ↑ - Exposure mode all windows in the current workspace.
Ctrl - Alt - ← / → / ↑ / ↓ - Jump to another workspace.
Ctrl - Alt - Shift - ← / → / ↑ / ↓ - Move focused window to another workspace.
Ctrl - Alt - L - Lock screen.

Screenshots

PrtScn - Takes a screenshot of the current workspace.
Alt - PrtScn - Takes a screenshot of the current window.

Dealing with the mouse

Unity supports some advanced maneuvers using mouse that can make it quick and easy to work on the computer.

Starter

Positioning the cursor to the left edge of the screen - Display the starter (if not visible).
Long-click an icon and then dragging - Change position on the launcher icon.
Draw icon right out of the launcher - Change position on the launcher icon - To take the icon out of the starter must slide completely to the right.
Drag and drop icon in the trash - Remove the starter. The corresponding application remains installed and accessible via the Dash.
Scrolling the mouse wheel - scrolling icon if you have too many.
Middle click on icon - Open a new snapshot of the application in a new window. If the application is already running, then start normally.
Right-click Icon - Show the list of options for implementation, if any.

Managing Window

Grip from the window title bar and pulling the top of the screen - Maximize the window.
Double click on the top panel (not on menu) - Reset / Unmaximize the above maximized window.
Grip the upper panel (not on menu) and drag down - Reset / Unmaximize the above maximized window.
Middle click to maximize - maximize the window vertically.
Right-click the maximize button - Horizontal maximize the window.
Left click on the top panel (not on menu) - Focus more on maximized window in this screen and the workplace.
Middle-click on the top panel (not on menu) - Cycle between maximized windows in this display and the workplace.
Grip from the window title bar and pulling to the left or right edge of the screen - Quote Window - This window occupies the left or right half of the screen respectively.