The following table shows OS/2 keys and key combinations and the function they perform. It is not the intent of this section to describe the purpose of all keys, only the function keys and key combinations (both common and secret). Consequently, single keys are not described, such as Tab, Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page Up/Down, etc. For additional information, see the "Keys help" pull-down-choice under "Help" on the action-bar. The "Keys by Function" section of this document lists the same keys as those listed here sorted in a different order.
| KEY OR KEY COMBINATION | FUNCTION |
|---|---|
| Left mouse button + right mouse button (on desktop focus) | Window List |
| Alt + (double-click on icon) | Settings notebook for icon (will not work on minimized icon) |
| Alt + (key) | Accelerator key. To invoke either an action-bar-choice or pull-down-choice as denoted by a word with a single underlined letter. |
| Alt + (keypad 1 + 2) | Insert page break (form feed) in text |
| Alt + (mouse select on icon name) | Rename icon on desktop |
| Alt + (Up/Down Arrow) | Display drop-down list or drop-down combo box |
| Alt + Backspace | Undo |
| Alt + Esc | Switch to next window or full screen |
| Alt + F1 | Restore damaged OS/2 or undo changes to the desktop. (secret; Enter the key combination when you see "OS/2" in the upper left corner of your screen during boot-up). |
| Alt + F2 | Displays the name of each driver as it is being loaded during boot-up. (secret; Enter the key combination when you see "OS/2" in the upper left corner of your screen during boot-up). |
| Alt + F4 | Close active window |
| Alt + F6 | Switch between a window and a Help window |
| Alt + F7 | Move window (use arrows to move) |
| Alt + F8 | Size window (use arrows to size) |
| Alt + F9 | Minimize window |
| Alt + F10 | Maximize window |
| Alt + Home | Switch between DOS window and DOS full screen |
| Alt + Page Down | Turn to next page in Properties/Settings Notebook |
| Alt + Page Up | Turn to previous page in Properties/Settings Notebook |
| Alt + S | Search for a word or phrase in Help topics |
| Alt + Spacebar | Displays the System menu of the active window |
| Alt + Tab | Switch to next window |
| Ctrl + (left arrow) | Move cursor to beginning of preceding word |
| Ctrl + (right arrow) | Move cursor to end of next word |
| Ctrl + / | Select all |
| Ctrl + \ | Deselect all |
| Ctrl + Alt + Del | Restart the computer (reboot) |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O | Display list of OS/2 developers (secret; from the Desktop focus) |
| Ctrl + C | Cancel program (from the OS/2 command prompt) |
| Ctrl + End | End of data |
| Ctrl + Esc | Window List |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close a Help window |
| Ctrl + H | Viewed Pages - Display a list of all of the topics you have read in a Help session |
| Ctrl + Home | Beginning of data |
| Ctrl + Insert | Copy |
| Ctrl + S | Search (perform) |
| Ctrl + Spacebar | Select one object, deselect others |
| Esc | Cancel |
| F1 | Help |
| F2 | Save edit session |
| F3 | Exit; close window (quit) |
| F4 | Save and close (quit) |
| F5 | Open a file |
| F6 | Command dialog |
| F7 | Rename file (during edit session) |
| F9 | Undo edit |
| F10 | Switch to/from menu bar |
| F11 (in a Help window) | Help index display |
| Shift + (cursor) | Extended selection |
| Shift + Alt + Backspace | Redo (undoes last Undo) |
| Shift + Ctrl + End | Select text to end of document |
| Shift + Ctrl + Home | Select text to beginning of document |
| Shift + Delete | Cut |
| Shift + End | Select text to end of line |
| Shift + Esc | System menu |
| Shift + F8 | Switch between single and multiple selection |
| Shift + Home | Select text to beginning of line |
| Shift + Insert | Paste |
| Shift + Page Down | Select text down one page |
| Shift + Page Up | Select text up one page |
| Shift + Tab | Backtab |
