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Alt+⇧ Shift, Ctrl+⇧ Shift, ⊞ Win+Space, ⊞ Win+⇧ Shift+Space Alt + ⇧ Shift changes between languages while Ctrl + ⇧ Shift changes between keyboard layouts of the same language. The latter two display a menu with the currently selected input method highlighted, and debuted in Windows 8.
Many keyboard shortcuts will work on either a Windows-based PC or a Mac. Often, the main difference is that you press Ctrl on a PC but Command (look for the ⌘ symbol) on a Mac.
Mac: The classic Mac OS supported system extensions known generally as FKEYS which could be installed in the System file and could be accessed with a Command-Shift-(number) keystroke combination (Command-Shift-3 was the screen capture function included with the system, and was installed as an FKEY); however, early Macintosh keyboards did not support numbered function keys in the normal sense.
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 on Windows: hold Alt, press access key; Mozilla Firefox before version 14 on Mac OS X: hold Control, press access key; Safari 3 or earlier on Mac OS X: hold Control, press access key; Camino : hold Control, press access key; Opera 12 and lower: press and release ⇧ Shift+Esc, then press access key
Some non-English language keyboards have special keys to produce accented modifications of the standard Latin-letter keys. In fact, the standard British keyboard layout includes an accent key on the top-left corner to produce àèìòù, although this is a two step procedure, with the user pressing the accent key, releasing, then pressing the letter key.
This page outlines the various mouse and keyboard commands supported by the VisualEditor. If you have ideas for new useful commands, or have noticed problems with the existing ones, please let us know on the Feedback page. You can also see a list of shortcuts while using the VisualEditor by pressing Ctrl+/ or ⌘ Cmd+/.
The Shift key can also be used to modify the mouse behavior on a computer. For example, holding Shift while clicking on a link in a web browser might cause the page to open in a new window, or to be downloaded. [citation needed] In some web browsers, holding Shift while scrolling will scan through previously viewed web pages. [citation needed]
(Left) command-option-* triggers a non-catchable hardware reset thereby hard rebooting the computer. (Contrary to Ctrl+Alt+Del on a PC compatible computer which triggers only a software reset.) On the NeXT ADB keyboard, the Command keys were replaced by keys labeled help and the Command key morphed into a wide Command bar in front of the space ...