GNOME 3 Shell keyboard/mouse shortcuts

Question

What keyboard or mouse shortcuts for GNOME 3 exist ?

Solution 1

This should help:

GnomeShell CheatSheet

Taken from that page, is a list of main key bindings:

• Super key: Switch between overview and desktop

• Alt+F1: Switch between overview and desktop

• Alt+F2: Pop up command dialog

• Super+F10: Open Application Menu

• Alt+Tab: Pop up application switcher

• Alt+Shift+Tab: Cycle in reverse direction in the application switcher

• Alt+` key above Tab: Switch between windows of the same application in Alt+Tab

• Ctrl+Alt+Tab: Pop up accessibility switcher

• Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R: Start and end screencast recording

• Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down arrow: Switch between workspaces

• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up/Down arrow: Move the current window to a different workspace

• F10: Toggle maximize

• F11: Toggle full screen

• Super + Up arrow: Toggle maximize

• Super + Down arrow: Toggle unmaximize

• Super + Left/Right arrow: Dock left/right

• Super + Shift + Left/Right arrow: Move window to left/right monitor

You can view the rest of the keyboard shortcuts and modify them by looking at the configuration:

• In older Ubuntu versions: Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard
• In Ubuntu 21.04: Settings -> Keyboard shortcuts

Solution 2

To view/change keyboard shortcuts, you must be aware that there are two places with registered keyboard shortcuts. You need to make changes in dconf for certain options, like moving between workspaces:

Enabling native shortcuts on Gnome - 3

Comments

[nanofarad]

Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

[franzlorenzon]

This is another useful link: wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts