Metro App and Start Page Shortcuts
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Keyboard
| Shortcut Result
| Mouse
| Touch
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Win
| Open Start Page or Last App (alternating).
| Hover bottom left corner -> click corner (repeat).
| Swipe from right edge in -> Start.
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Win + Tab
(release Tab,
repeat)
| Open next App (rotate through Metro Apps, Desktop is one App).
| Hover top left corner -> click corner (repeat).
| Swipe from left edge in then out -> App.
Or swipe from left edge in.
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Win + Tab (release Tab, repeat), Delete
| Close a background App.
| Hover top left corner then down -> right click App -> Close.
| Swipe from left edge in then out -> drag App all the way to bottom of screen.
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Alt + F4
| Close active App.
| Hover top middle -> click and drag app all the way to the bottom.
| Swipe from top edge all the way to the bottom.
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Win + Z
| Open the App commands bar.
| In App, right-click open space.
On Start, right-click a Tile.
| Swipe from bottom edge or top edge.
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Win + . (requires 1366x768 resolution)
| Snap App right. Move the split to the right. (Desktop is a single App.)
| Hover top edge, click and drag app to right.
Or select split line, drag right.
| Swipe from top edge, drag app to right.
Or select split line, drag right.
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Win + Shift + .
| Snap App left. Move the split to the left
(Desktop is a single App.)
| Hover top edge, click and drag app to left.
Or select split line, drag left.
| Swipe from top edge, drag app to right.
Or select Split line, drag left.
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Ctrl + -
| On Start Page, Zoom Out.
| Hover bottom right corner -> click corner (Summary View icon.) Or Ctrl + Scroll wheel down.
| Pinch in.
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Ctrl + =
| On Start Page, Zoom back In.
| Click open area. Or Ctrl + Scroll wheel down.
| Pinch out.
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Ctrl + Alt + Del
| Access to Lock, Switch User, Sign out, Change a password, Task Manager, Ease of Access, and Power down choices.
| Alternatives: Start Page -> [User] -> Lock, Sign Out, or Switch Account. Hover bottom left corner -> right click -> Task Manager. Hover top right corner then down -> Settings -> Power
| Hold Win button and press Power button.
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PgDn
| Move Start page tiles to the left.
| Scroll wheel down.
| Slide left.
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PgUp
| Move Start page tiles to the right.
| Scroll wheel up.
| Slide right.
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Arrows, Space, Tab
| Move active tile, Select, move Focus
| Move mouse, right-click Tile(s), click command
| Swipe tile(s), tap command.
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Metro Charm Shortcuts
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Keyboard
| Shortcut Result
| Mouse
| Touch
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Win + C
| Open Charms (also shows Date/Time/Power/Net).
| Hover top right corner then move down.
| Swipe from right edge.
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Win + F
| Open Search Charm on Files.
| Hover top right corner -> Search -> Files.
| Swipe from right edge -> Search -> Files.
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Win + W
| Open Search Charm on Settings.
| Hover top right corner -> Search -> Settings.
| Swipe from right edge -> Search -> Files.
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Win + Q
| Open Search Charm on Active App
(on right side only if supported by App).
| Hover top right corner -> Search.
| Swipe from right edge -> Search.
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Typing on Start Page
| Search Apps.
| Hover top right corner -> Search.
| Swipe from right edge -> Search.
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Win + H
| Open Share Charm.
| Hover top right corner -> Share.
| Swipe from right edge -> Share.
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Win + I
| Open Settings Charm (plus Start Settings and Metro Help).
| Hover top right corner -> Settings.
| Swipe from right edge -> Settings.
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Win + K
| Open Devices Charm.
| Hover top right corner -> Devices.
| Swipe from right edge -> Devices.
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Desktop Shortcuts
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Keyboard
| Shortcut Result
| Mouse
| Touch
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Win + D
| Show Desktop.
| Click Desktop tile.
| Start page -> Desktop tile.
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Win + E
| Open Windows Explorer.
| Click Explorer tile.
| Start page -> Explorer tile.
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Win + I
| Open Settings Charm (plus Control Panel, Personalization, PC Info, and Desktop Help).
| Hover top right corner -> Settings.
| Swipe from right edge -> Settings.
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Win + X
| Open Desktop quick menu (it’s like a mini Start Menu!)
| Hover bottom left corner -> right click.
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Win + R
| Open Run Dialog.
| Hover bottom left corner -> right click -> Run.
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Win + T
| Cycle through Desktop apps on the Taskbar
| Hover bottom left corner -> right click -> click -> Hover across Taskbar -> click.
| Start page -> Desktop tile -> Taskbar app
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Alt + Tab
(release Tab,
repeat)
| Open next App (rotates through Apps, Desktop apps each have one place in rotation).
| Hover bottom left corner -> right click -> click -> Hover across Taskbar -> click.
| Start page -> Desktop tile -> Taskbar app
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Alt + 1 to 9
| Open the pinned Taskbar application
| Hover bottom left corner -> right click -> click -> Hover across Taskbar -> click.
| Start page -> Desktop tile -> Taskbar app
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Other Shortcuts
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Keyboard
| Shortcut Result
| Mouse
| Touch
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Win + L
| Lock Computer.
| Start Page -> [User] -> Lock.
| Start Page -> [User] -> Lock.
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Win + P
| Second screen options.
| Hover top right corner then move down -> Devices -> Second screen.
| Swipe from right edge -> Devices -> Second screen.
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Win + ,
| Desktop peek (to see notifications I believe)
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Win + O
| Lock screen rotation (if PC detects this)
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Win + V
| Cycle through toasts.
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Win + Shift + V
| Cycle through toasts in reverse.
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Win + U
| Ease of Access Center
| Hover bottom left corner -> right click -> Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Ease of Access Center
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Win + Enter
| Launch Narrator.
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Win + =
| Magnifier, Zoom In.
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Win + -
| When Magnified, Zoom Out.
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生于1978 (2009-6-9) nirvana 
从孩子的阅读谈起 (2009-5-12) meigui 
发表于 2012-3-14 21:37
