Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 8 offers a variety of keyboard shortcuts to help PC users navigate the new interface and launch different features and commands. Though you can certainly get around using just a mouse, you will probably find it helpful to learn and rely on certain keyboard shortcuts. This section lists the new keyboard shortcuts introduced in Windows 8 along with some of the familiar shortcuts that have long been part of Windows.
Windows 8 UI Shortcuts
Table A.1 details keyboard shortcuts for the Windows 8 UI.
Table A.1 Windows 8 UI Shortcuts
|
Shortcut |
Description |
|
Windows |
Go to Start screen, or toggle between Start screen and last app |
|
Right arrow |
Move right one tile on Start screen |
|
Left arrow |
Move left one tile on Start screen |
|
Down arrow |
Move down one tile on Start screen |
|
Up arrow |
Move up one tile on Start screen |
|
Home |
Move to first tile on Start screen |
|
End |
Move to last tile on Start screen |
|
Tab |
Switch between Start screen tile and profile name and picture in upper-right corner |
|
Ctrl+- |
Zoom out |
|
Ctrl++ |
Zoom in |
|
Windows+= |
Turn on Magnifier |
|
Windows++ |
Zoom in with Magnifier |
|
Windows+- |
Zoom out with Magnifier |
|
Windows+Z |
Display app bar in current Windows 8 app |
|
Windows+Tab |
Cycle through all open apps on Switch List bar |
|
Alt+Tab |
Cycle forward through all open apps in center window |
|
Alt+Shift+Tab |
Cycle backward through all open apps in center window |
|
Windows+Q |
