Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can be used to access frequently used applications, such as a web browser, terminal, file manager, or package manager.

How-to

In your panel, Applications -> Settings -> Keyboard.

Open the Application Shortcuts Tab. This is what it looks like(customised).

To Add a new Shortcut, click on Add

Now we need to type in the name of the command.

For terminal,

Click on Ok.

Then we need to press the keyboard key(s) to create the shortcut.

We choose the Super(Windows) + t key combination for Terminal

and the shortcut would be created.

More such shortcuts can be created in a similar manner.

These shortcuts can be edited also by double clicking on them to change the command.

Web Browser

command-

exo-open --launch WebBrowser

shortcut-

<Super>W

File Manager (Thunar)

command-

thunar

shortcut-

<Super>F

Package Manager (Pamac)

command-

pamac-manager

shortcut-

<Super>P

Package Manager (Octopi)

command-

octopi

shortcut-

<Super>O

GParted

command-

gksudo gparted

shortcut-

<Super>G

Clipboard manager

command-

xfce4-popup-clipman

shortcut-

<Super><Alt>C