Set keyboard shortcuts

To change the key or keys to be pressed for a keyboard shortcut:

  1. Open the Activities overview and start typing Settings.

  2. Click on Settings.

  3. Click Keyboard Shortcuts in the sidebar to open the panel.

  4. Click the row for the desired action. The Set shortcut window will be shown.

  5. Hold down the desired key combination, or press Backspace to reset, or press Esc to cancel.

Pre-defined shortcuts

There are a number of pre-configured shortcuts that can be changed, grouped into these categories:

Launchers
Launchers

Launchers

Navigation
Navigation

Navigation

Screenshots
Screenshots

Screenshots

Sound and Media
Sound and Media

Sound and Media

System
System

System

Typing
Typing

Typing

Accessibility
Accessibility

Accessibility

Windows
Windows

Windows

Custom shortcuts

To create your own application keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard settings:

  1. Click the + button. The Add Custom Shortcut window will appear.

  2. Type a Name to identify the shortcut, and a Command to run an application. For example, if you wanted the shortcut to open Rhythmbox, you could name it Music and use the rhythmbox command.

  3. Click the row that was just added. When the Set Custom Shortcut window opens, hold down the desired shortcut key combination.

  4. Click Add.

The command name that you type should be a valid system command. You can check that the command works by opening a Terminal and typing it in there. The command that opens an application cannot have the same name as the application itself.

If you want to change the command that is associated with a custom keyboard shortcut, click the name of the shortcut. The Set Custom Shortcut window will appear, and you can edit the command.