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Getting Started With Ubuntu
Basic Ubuntu Shortcuts
Shortcut Action
Click the icon to view
the Ubuntu Netbook
Desktop
<Alt><Tab> Press the key
combination to switch
between applications
<Ctrl><Alt><D> Press the key
combination to minimize
the active window
<Alt><F4> Press the key
combination to close a
window
<Shift><Ctrl><N> Press the key
combination to create
a new folder in Files &
Folders
For more information about shortcut keys in
Ubuntu:
Click 1. System on the main menu.
Click 2. Keyboard Shortcuts in the Preferences
subcategory.
NOTE: The following instructions are
applicable to the Ubuntu Netbook Desktop
view. They may not apply if you set your
computer to the Classic Desktop view.
