It seems a number of Windows 8 users are having difficulty finding their way to the various charm, applications and start screens
Windows 8 has introduced a new series of keyboard shortcuts
I have not had to search for this, it is all in windows Help and support
Windows logo key + F1
Keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate around Windows.
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+start typing
Search your PC
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like applications pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+scroll wheel
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like applications pinned to the Start screen
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+C
Open the charms
In an application, open the commands for the application
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+F
Open the Search charm to search files
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+H
Open the Share charm
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+I
Open the Settings charm
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+J
Switch the main application and snapped application
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+K
Open the Devices charm
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+O
Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
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+Q
Open the Search charm to search applications
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+W
Open the Search charm to search settings
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+Z
Show the commands available in the application
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+spacebar
Switch input language and keyboard layout
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+Ctrl+spacebar
Change to a previously selected input
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+Tab
Cycle through open applications (except desktop applications)
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+Ctrl+Tab
Cycle through open applications (except desktop applications) and snaps them as they are cycled
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+Shift+Tab
Cycle through open applications (except desktop applications) in reverse order
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+PgUp
Move the Start screen and applications to the monitor on the left (Applications in the desktop won’t change monitors)
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+PgDown
Move the Start screen and applications to the monitor on the right (Applications in the desktop won’t change monitors)
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+Shift+full stop (.)
Snaps an application to the left
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+full stop (.)
Snaps an application to the right
Esc
Stop or exit the current task
With many more listed in Help and Support
Windows 8 has introduced a new series of keyboard shortcuts
I have not had to search for this, it is all in windows Help and support
Windows logo key + F1
Keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate around Windows.
Windows logo key*
+start typing Search your PC
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like applications pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+scroll wheel
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like applications pinned to the Start screen
Windows logo key*
+C Open the charms
In an application, open the commands for the application
Windows logo key*
+F Open the Search charm to search files
Windows logo key*
+H Open the Share charm
Windows logo key*
+I Open the Settings charm
Windows logo key*
+J Switch the main application and snapped application
Windows logo key*
+K Open the Devices charm
Windows logo key*
+O Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
Windows logo key*
+Q Open the Search charm to search applications
Windows logo key*
+W Open the Search charm to search settings
Windows logo key*
+Z Show the commands available in the application
Windows logo key*
+spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key*
+Ctrl+spacebar Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key*
+Tab Cycle through open applications (except desktop applications)
Windows logo key*
+Ctrl+Tab Cycle through open applications (except desktop applications) and snaps them as they are cycled
Windows logo key*
+Shift+Tab Cycle through open applications (except desktop applications) in reverse order
Windows logo key*
+PgUp Move the Start screen and applications to the monitor on the left (Applications in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key*
+PgDown Move the Start screen and applications to the monitor on the right (Applications in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key*
+Shift+full stop (.) Snaps an application to the left
Windows logo key*
+full stop (.) Snaps an application to the right
Esc
Stop or exit the current task
With many more listed in Help and Support