Hotkeys

The Hotkeys trigger allows a quick "keyboard shortcut" access to the most popular actions and some service operations. Using the hotkeys is the standard alternative way of control the programs in addition to using the mouse, and this way of control is the most preferred by IT professionals and advanced users.

All hotkeys provided by Actual Tools programs can be divided into five categories:

hotkeys assigned to certain title buttons and/or window menu items
hotkey groups based on the numpad numeric keys 1..9
hotkeys for standard window operations available in Windows®
hotkeys for service operations of the Control Center
hotkeys related to the Virtual Desktops facility

Title Buttons / Window Menu Hotkeys

The following key combinations are provided by default to invoke the action of a certain title button/window menu item:

<Win+A> - to trigger the Align action
<Win+.> - to trigger the AltMin action
<Win+G> - to trigger the Ghost action
<Win+T> - to trigger the Make Transparent action
<Win+/> - to trigger the Move to Monitor action
<Win+F5> - to trigger the Reapply settings action
<Win+Z> - to trigger the Resize action
<Win+,> - to trigger the Roll Up action
<Win+O> - to trigger the Send to Bottom action
<Win+S> - to trigger the Stay Always-On-Top action

Note
If the invoked action has customizable parameters their actual values will be taken from the corresponding title button settings.

Numpad Hotkey Groups

Figure 1. Numeric keypad (numpad)

The physical layout of keys 1..9 of the numpad (numeric keypad) naturally fits as the 9 predefined positions of the Align action (<Numpad7> corresponds to top-left, <Numpad8> corresponds to top-center, and so on) as the 8 available directions of the Stretch action (<Numpad7> corresponds to top-left window corner, <Numpad8> corresponds to top window edge etc.). Because of this there are two hotkey groups available for a quick window alignment/stretching:

<Win+Numpad1>..<Win+Numpad9> - to quickly align a window to 9 predefined positions
<Win+Ctrl+Numpad1>..<Win+Ctrl+Numpad9> (except for <Numpad5>) - to quickly stretch a window in 8 predefined directions (the second press of the same hotkey will restore window size in that direction)

Hotkeys for Standard Window Operations

There are some window operations Windows® provides for almost each window, such as "Minimize". However, there are no standard hotkeys assigned to these operations so that they cannot be quickly invoked from the keyboard. But these operations are so essential and used so often that Actual Tools decide to fill up this gap - currently the hotkeys are available for the following standard window operations:

<Win+Down> - for the "Minimize" operation
<Win+Up> - for the "Maximize/Restore" operation (this hotkey toggles the "maximized" window state)

Hotkeys for Control Center Service Operations

The Control Center provides the following special hotkeys:

<Win+C> - opens the Configuration Module
<Win+H> - invokes the Unhide submenu
<Win+Q> - invokes the Quick Settings dialog

Hotkeys of the Virtual Desktops Facility

Virtual Desktops facility has some useful functions that can be triggered via hotkeys:

<Win+]> - activates the virtual desktop which is next to the current in the list of desktops
<Win+[> - activates the virtual desktop which is previous to the current in the list of desktops
<Win+=> - moves the subject window to the virtual desktop which is next to the current in the list of desktops
<Win+Shift+=> - moves the subject window to the virtual desktop which is previous to the current in the list of desktops