Mouse Controls and Keyboard Shortcuts (Desktop Mode)
| Mouse | Keyboard | |
| Open Action Centre (for notifications and settings) |
Click on the Action Centre icon in the system tray (also known as the systray or notification area), in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
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Action Centre:
Devices:
Settings: |
| Share a screenshot to OneNote, email, or social media. |
Windows key:  +H |
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| Search (applications, settings, files, the Web) |
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Open Cortana in typing mode: Windows key
Open Cortana in listening mode: Windows key |
| Open Start menu |
Click on the Windows icon in the far bottom-left of the screen.
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Windows key Press the same two keys to collapse the Start menu |
| Access commands and context menus |
Right-click on an item to see commands and context menus that are specific to that item. |
Use TAB or arrows keys to highlight an item, then press SPACEBAR or ENTER. |
| View open applications (Task View) |
Click on the Task View icon on the Task Bar (at the bottom of your screen) to view thumbnails of all currently open applications, and a history of your activity.
To switch to a different application, simply click on it.
On a device with limited resources, having many applications open will slow down performance. Close unused applications by clicking on the ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner of the thumbnail. |
Windows key Use Alt–TAB to switch between open applications. |
| Snap an application to use two applications side-by-side | Grab the Title Bar of the application with your mouse pointer and drag it to the left-hand edge of the screen. Drag the second application’s Title Bar to the right-hand edge of the screen. | |
| Make an application full-screen | Grab the Title Bar of the application with your mouse pointer and drag it to the top edge of the screen or simply double-click on Title Bar. | |
| Lock the computer (show Lock Screen) |
Windows key or Ctrl-Alt-Del, then ‘Lock’ |
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| Show the desktop (‘peek’) |
Click on the small area in the notification area in the bottom-right corner of your screen, to the right of the date and time.
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Windows key +D |
| Zoom in or out | Many applications will allow you to zoom in and out using Ctrl-scrollwheel |
Windows key + + [Plus key] to zoom in and Windows key + – [Minus key] to zoom out |
| Close an application | Click on the ‘X‘ in the top right-hand corner of the application. | Alt-F4 |
| Shut down | Right-click the Start button and select ‘Shut down or sign out’. |
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