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WINDOWS 8 KEY SORTCUTS

• Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-) Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
• Ctrl+scroll wheel Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
• Windows key+C Open the charms
• Windows key+F Open the Search charm to search files
• Windows key+H Open the Share charm
• Windows key+I Open the Settings charm
• Windows key+J Switch the main app and snapped app
• Windows key+K Open the Devices charm
• Windows key+O Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
• Windows key+Q Open the Search charm to search apps
• Windows key+W Open the Search charm to search settings
• Windows key+Z Show the commands available in the app
• Windows key+spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout
• Windows key+Ctrl+spacebar Change to a previously selected input
• Windows key+Tab Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)
• Windows key+Ctrl+Tab Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled
• Windows logo key‌ Windows logo key+Shift+Tab Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
• Windows key+PgUp Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
• Windows key+PgDown Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
• Windows key+Shift+period (.) Snaps an app to the left
• Windows key+period (.) Snaps an app to the right

You can find out more about the Start charm, the Search charm, and app commands so you can move around Windows 8 and Windows RT quickly.