Ubuntu Unity Cheat Sheet

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Launcher
Hold [SUPER]

Dash

Window Management - Mouse tricks (cont)

Invoke the Launcher

[SUPER] +

Hold [SUPER]

Open application, number

[TAB]

Open Dash

+ 1,2,3,...,0

relates to position in Launcher

[ALT] + [F2]

Hold [SUPER]

Open new instance of

+ [SHIFT] +

application, number relates to

Use arrows in Dash to navigate and Enter key

1,2,3,...,0

position in Launcher

border will auto tile it to that side of the screen.

to launch

Middle click on an application's launcher icon -

[SUPER] + T

Open Trash folder

current monitor for this workspace - Middle

Open Dash as Run
Command

[ALT] + [F1]

Focus on Launcher

[CTRL] +

Open terminal

[F10]

Open first menu on the panel

[ESC]

Close menu

[SUPER] + A

Open Application place

[SUPER] + F

Open Files & Folders place

application's menu)
Tiling - Dragging a Window to the left/right

new window. If the application isn't running it

There is no shortcut for the session menu, so

will just open it normally.

Middle click on the top panel (but not the menu)
- send the current window behind all other
windows.

hitting F10 and left arrow is a quick way to get

Window Placement

there
Launcher - Mouse tricks
Clicking and holding an icon and then dragging

click on the top panel (but not in the

Open a new instance of the application in a

Panel

[ALT]+T

Cycle between maximized windows of the

Window Management

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window in top left

[Numpad 7]

corner

it around will allow you to reorder it on the

[SUPER]

Zooom out on all windows on all

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window on top half

launcher. You can also drag it off to the right of

+W

workspaces

[Numpad 8]

of screen

[SUPER]

Show Desktop, minimise all

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window in top right

+D

windows

[Numpad 9]

corner

the launcher to move it around. Note that you

need to make an explicit movement to the right
to move the icon off the launcher before you

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window on left half

Window Management - Mouse tricks

[Numpad 4]

of screen

can will remove it from the launcher. The

Maximizing - Dragging a window to the top

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Center window

program itself will remain installed and

panel will maximize it.

[Numpad 5]

accessible through the dash.

Restore - There are two ways to restore, or

Scrolling the mouse wheel while over the

unmaximize the topmost maximized window of

Launcher scrolls the icons if you have too many

the current monitor for this workspace (not

and need to move around quickly.

using the window controls)

can move it around.

Dragging and Dropping an icon into the trash

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window on right

[Numpad 6]

half of screen

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window in bottom

[Numpad 1]

left corner

the application's menu)

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window on bottom

-> Dragging the top panel down.

[Numpad 2]

half of screen

Maximize Window Vertically - Middle click on

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Place window in bottom

Maximize

[Numpad 3]

right corner

[CTRL] + [ALT] +

Maximise window

-> Double clicking on the top panel (but not in

Maximize Window Horizontally - Right click on

Maximize
Focus the topmost maximized window of the

[Numpad 0]

current monitor for this workspace - Left click

If you cycle through the same key Unity will

on the top panel (but not in the

cycle through different placement widths, so

application's menu)

experiment by hitting the numkey multiple

times, for example Ctrl-Alt-numpad 5 5 5

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Workspace Management
[SUPER] + S

Expo mode

[SHIFT] + [ALT] + [UP]

Expo mode, current

workspace

[CTRL] + [ALT] + [LEFT],

Change to workspace left,

[RIGHT], [UP], [DOWN]

right, up or down

[CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT] +

Place window to

[LEFT], [RIGHT], [UP], [DOWN]

workspace left, rihgt, up or

down

[CTRL] + [ALT] + L

Lock screen

Screenshots
[PRTSCR]

Screenshot of current workspace

[ALT] + [PRTSCR]

Screenshot of current window

Taken from AskUbuntu

Shortcuts taken from the thread at
http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/what-are-unityskeyboard-and-mouse-shortcuts

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Published 26th March, 2012.

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