Keyboard navigation
This page details keyboard navigation for people who cannot use a mouse or other pointing device, or who want to use a keyboard as much as possible. For keyboard shortcuts that are useful to all users, see Useful keyboard shortcuts instead.
If you cannot use a pointing device like a mouse, you can control the mouse pointer using the numeric keypad on your keyboard. See Click and move the mouse pointer without a mouse for details.
Navigate user interfaces
Tab and Ctrl+Tab |
Move keyboard focus between different controls. Ctrl+Tab moves between groups of controls, such as from a sidebar to the main content. Ctrl+Tab can also break out of a control that uses Tab itself, such as a text area. Hold down Shift to move focus in reverse order. |
Arrow keys |
Move selection between items in a single control, or among a set of related controls. Use the arrow keys to focus buttons in a toolbar, select items in a list or icon view, or select a radio button from a group. In a tree view, use the left and right arrow keys to collapse and expand items with children. |
Ctrl+Arrow keys |
In a list or icon view, move the keyboard focus to another item without changing which item is selected. |
Shift+Arrow keys |
In a list or icon view, select all items from the currently selected item to the newly focused item. |
Space |
Activate a focused item such as a button, check box, or list item. |
Ctrl+Space |
In a list or icon view, select or deselect the focused item without deselecting other items. |
Alt |
Hold down the Alt key to reveal accelerators: underlined letters on menu items, buttons, and other controls. Press Alt plus the underlined letter to activate a control, just as if you had clicked on it. |
Esc |
Exit a menu, popup, switcher, or dialog window. |
F10 |
Open the first menu on the menubar of a window. Use the arrow keys to navigate the menus. |
Shift+F10 or the Menu key |
Pop up the context menu for the current selection, as if you had right-clicked. |
Ctrl+F10 |
In the file manager, pop up the context menu for the current folder, as if you had right-clicked on the background and not on any item. |
Ctrl+PageUp and Ctrl+PageDown |
In a tabbed interface, switch to the tab to the left or right. |
Navigate the desktop
Alt+Tab |
Passa velocemente da una finestra all'altra. Tenere premuto il tasto Maiusc per andare in ordine inverso. |
Alt+` |
Switch between windows from the same application, or from the selected application after Alt+Tab. This shortcut uses ` on US keyboards, where the ` key is above Tab. On all other keyboards, the shortcut is Alt plus whatever key is above Tab. |
Ctrl+Alt+Tasti freccia |
Navigate windows
Alt+F4 |
Chiude la finestra attuale. |
Ctrl+Super+↓ |
Restore a maximized window to its original size. |
Alt+F7 |
Move the current window. Press Alt+F7, then use the arrow keys to move the window. Press Enter to finish moving the window, or Esc to return it to its original place. |
Alt+F8 |
Resize the current window. Press Alt+F8, then use the arrow keys to resize the window. Press Enter to finish resizing the window, or Esc to return it to its original size. |
Ctrl+Alt+Maiusc+Tasti freccia |
Sposta la finestra attuale in uno spazio di lavoro differente. |
Ctrl+Super+↑ |
Maximize a window. |
Ctrl+Super+← |
Maximize a window vertically along the left side of the screen. |
Ctrl+Super+→ |
Maximize a window vertically along the right side of the screen. |
Alt+Space |
Pop up the window menu, as if you had right-clicked on the titlebar. |
More Information
Confronta anche
- Useful keyboard shortcuts — Get around the desktop using the keyboard.