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Alt+ ↵ Enter allows for a new line when Enter performs another command.Alt+ Tab ↹ switches between the currently opened windows on most windowing systems, often referred to as alt-tabbing.Alt+ ⇧ Shift switches between language layouts.

Alt+ F4 closes the current window (or shuts down the computer if the desktop is in the foreground) on most windowing systems.

Ctrl+ Alt+ ← Backspace usually causes the X display server to shut down or to restart, see Control-Alt-Backspace.

Alt+ ⌘ Cmd+ Esc (often referred to as ⌘ Cmd+ ⌥ Opt+ Esc.) brings up the Force Quit window in Apple's macOS, see Option key.

Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete may restart the computer (its original function) in some operating systems it brings up a task manager - see Control-Alt-Delete.

The Alt key is well known as part of the key combinations: The Option key's behaviour in macOS differs slightly from that of the Windows Alt key (it is used as a modifier rather than to access pull-down menus, for example). Alt is used in non-Mac software, such as non-macOS Unix and Windows programs, but in macOS it is always referred to as the Option key. As of 2017, the newest Apple keyboards do not contain the Alt label.

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Since the 1990s Alt has been printed on the Option key ( ⌥ Opt) on most Mac keyboards. The Alt key should not be confused with the Altmode key (sometimes also labelled Alt) on some Teletype and ASCII terminals, which is a synonym for the ASCII escape character.

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Macintosh keyboards equate the Alt key with the ⌥ Option key, which has its own symbol, similar to that of the ISO standard. This symbol is encoded in Unicode as U+2387 alternative key symbol (⎇). The standardized keyboard symbol for the Alt key, ⎇ (which may be used when the usual Latin lettering “Alt” is not preferred for labeling the key) is given in ISO/IEC 9995-7 as symbol 25, and in ISO 7000 “Graphical symbols for use on equipment” as symbol ISO-7000-2105. With some keyboard mappings (such as US-International), the right Alt key can be reconfigured to function as an AltGr key although not engraved as such. Both placements are in accordance with ISO/IEC 9995-2.

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The key is located on either side of the space bar, but in non-US PC keyboard layouts, rather than a second Alt key, there is an ' Alt Gr' key to the right of the space bar. The international standard ISO/IEC 9995-2 calls it Alternate key. For example, simply pressing A will type the letter 'a', but holding down the Alt key while pressing A will cause the computer to perform an Alt+ A function, which varies from program to program. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key, used in a similar fashion to the Shift key. The Alt key Alt (pronounced / ɔː l t/ AWLT or / ʌ l t/ ULT) on a computer keyboard is used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys. To create a Keyboard Shortcut to use whenever you want to insert the Windows symbol you select click the Shortcut Key Button, thern assign a key combination – in the image below you can see I have selected the ALT key in combination with the W key, so I hold down ALT and tap W and the Windows symbol is inserted into my document.įor me it would be really helpful if the Windows symbol was available as a symbol in the emoji library – that way I could use the key combination – WIN key +. The fonts window will open – change the font to HoloLens MDL2 Assets and click the Windows symbol like shown below The Windows Key Symbol is actually a character in the font – HoloLens MDL2 Assets – so to insert that character into your document you need to start by clicking the Insert Symbol icon on the Word Ribbon and select More Symbols

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to insert it here….) How to Create a Keyboard Shortcut for the Windows Key Symbol Here’s how you can setup a keyboard shortcut to insert the Window’s Key Symbol into your documents.

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As a software consultant and trainer I am regularly creating content to help staff make use of the digital tools that they have available to them.Īs we roll out Office 365 to our education staff I have been creating a number of documents supporting the use of Office 365 digital tools and wanted to add the Windows symbol for the Windows key instead of constantly typing out “use the Windows key + D to…….”.