A list of all the default keyboard shortcuts for Everything and how to customize them.
Search edit shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the search edit has focus.
The extrude shortcut hasn't changed, the default select button has. The extrude shortcut is ⎈ Ctrl+ non-select mouse button, where 2.7x defaults to RMB select, you use ⎈ Ctrl LMB to extrude, Now that 2.80 has LMB select you use ⎈ Ctrl RMB to extrude, unless you change your selection setting. The ' example also assumes that the Click event of the Button control is connected to ' the event handler method defined in the example. Private Sub button1Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click ' Get the control the Button control is located in. In this case a GroupBox. Click the control button and hold it down, then click on whatever you want to control click on. And to download a link onto your desktop it takes and dwonloads the linked file as a little icon to.
Shortcut key | Action |
---|---|
Ctrl + A | Select all text. |
Ctrl + Backspace | Delete previous word. |
Ctrl + Space | Complete search. Requires search history to be enabled. |
Enter | Focus result list and select the item with the highest run count. |
Up Arrow Down Arrow | Focus result list. |
Alt + Up Arrow Alt + Down Arrow | Show search history. |
Double Click | Select word |
Triple Click | Select all |
Result list shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the result list has focus.
Shortcut key | Action |
---|---|
F2 | Rename the focused item. |
Delete | Move selected items to the recycle bin. |
Shift + Delete | Permanently delete selected items. |
Left Arrow | Scroll left. |
Right Arrow | Scroll right. |
Ctrl + Left Arrow | Scroll left one page. |
Ctrl + Right Arrow | Scroll right one page. |
Enter | Open the selected items. |
Ctrl + Enter | Open the path of the selected item. |
Alt + Enter | Display properties of the selected items. |
Ctrl + + | auto adjust column widths. |
Up Arrow Down Arrow Page Up Page Down Home End | Navigate item focus and selection. |
Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Shift + Page Up Shift + Page Down Shift + Home Shift + End | Extend item selection. |
Ctrl + Up Arrow Ctrl + Down Arrow Ctrl + Page Up Ctrl + Page Down Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End | Navigate item focus. |
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Ctrl + Shift + Home Ctrl + Shift + End | Extend item selection, keeping the current selection. |
Space | Select focus. |
Ctrl + Space | Toggle item selection. |
Escape | Cancel any current actions. |
Ctrl + A | Selected all items. |
Ctrl + C Ctrl + Insert | Copy selected items. |
Ctrl + E | Read the file size, date and attributes of the current selection. May be useful before exporting all sizes, dates and attributes. |
Ctrl + V Shift + Insert | Paste items from the clipboard into the selected folder. |
Ctrl + X | Cut selected items. |
Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy the full path and name of the current selection to the clipboard. |
Shift + F10 | Display item context menu for the current selection. Displays the result list context menu if no selection. |
Any character | Adds a character to the jump to text. |
Backspace | Remove the last character in the jump to text. |
Global keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when an Everything search window has focus.
Shortcut key | Action |
---|---|
Escape Ctrl + W | Close the Everything window. |
F1 | Show the Everything help. |
F3 Ctrl + F Alt + D | Focus and highlight the search edit. |
F5 | Reload icons, file sizes, dates and attributes. |
F11 | Toggle fullscreen. |
Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Cycle between open windows. |
Tab Shift + Tab | Cycle between search edit and results view. |
Escape | Close the current window. |
Alt + 1 | Resize the window to 512 x 398. |
Alt + 2 | Resize the window to 640 x 497. |
Alt + 3 | Resize the window to 768 x 597. |
Alt + 4 | Auto size the window. |
Alt + P | Toggle the preview pane. |
Ctrl + Shift + 1 | Toggle extra large thumbnails. |
Ctrl + Shift + 2 | Toggle large thumbnails. |
Ctrl + Shift + 3 | Toggle medium thumbnails. |
Ctrl + Shift + 6 | Toggle detail view. |
Ctrl + Alt + + | Increase thumbnail size. |
Ctrl + Alt + - | Decrease thumbnail size. |
Ctrl + ` | Toggle debug console. |
Ctrl + F1 | Show About Everything. |
Ctrl + 1 | Sort by name. |
Ctrl + 2 | Sort by path. |
Ctrl + 3 | Sort by size. |
Ctrl + 4 | Sort by extension. |
Ctrl + 5 | Sort by type. |
Ctrl + 6 | Sort by date modified. |
Ctrl + 7 | Sort by date created. |
Ctrl + 8 | Sort by attributes. |
Ctrl + 9 | Sort by date recently changed. |
Ctrl + B | Toggle match whole word. |
Ctrl + D | Bookmark the current search. |
Ctrl + I | Toggle match case. |
Ctrl + M | Toggle match diacritics. |
Ctrl + N | Open a new search window. |
Ctrl + O | Open an Everything file list. |
Ctrl + P | Show the Options window. |
Ctrl + Q | Exit Everything. |
Ctrl + R | Toggle Regex. |
Ctrl + S | Export the current results to an Everything file list, csv or txt file. |
Ctrl + T | Toggle always on top. |
Ctrl + U | Toggle match path. |
Ctrl + + | Increase text size. |
Ctrl + - | Decrease text size. |
Ctrl + 0 | Reset text size to Normal. |
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down | Change view. |
Alt + Home | Go to the home search. |
Alt + Left Arrow Back Mouse back button | Go back to the previous search. |
Alt + Right Arrow Forward Mouse forward button | Go forward to the next search. |
Ctrl + Shift + F | Organize filters. |
Ctrl + Shift + B | Organize bookmarks. |
Ctrl + H Ctrl + Shift + H | Show all search history. |
Hotkeys
The Everything search window can be shown by pressing a hotkey.
Hotkeys can be used anywhere in Windows.
There are three different methods for opening the Everything window with a hotkey:
Method | Description |
---|---|
New window | Always show a new Everything search window. |
Show window | Show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window. |
Toggle window | Hide the Everything search window if it is currently in the foreground, otherwise show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window. |
To define a Hotkey to open Everything:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Keyboard tab.
Choose a hotkey method.
Press a new key combination.
Click OK.
Note: Everything must be running in the background for hotkeys to work.
Note: You can not override any existing hotkey.
To disable a Windows hotkey, such as Win + F:
From the Start menu, open regedit
In the Registry Editor, navigate to:
Create a new String Value called DisabledHotkeys
Set the DisabledHotkeys data to the letter you would like freed, for example: F
Restart your computer
Apply the (now free) hotkey Win + F in Everything.
Customizing
To customize keyboard shortcuts:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Keyboard tab.
Use Show commands containing: to search for a command
Click Add... to add a new keyboard shortcut or click Edit... to edit an existing one.
Select a location to use the shortcut in:
Location Description Global The shortcut will work anywhere in the Everything search window. Search Edit The shortcut will only work when pressed in the search edit. Result List The shortcut will only work when pressed in the result list. Press a new keyboard shortcut for shortcut key.
Check shortcut key currently used by, this existing shortcut (if any) will be removed if you click OK.
Click OK.
Click OK.
How Do You Ctrl Click
Click is a term used to describe the action of pressing a mouse button (usually the left mouse button, if the mouse has two buttons) one or more times. Depending on the computer you are using or the softwareprogram you're in changes the action performed when clicking the mouse button.
NoteA laptop touchpad has two buttons, which act like the two buttons on a desktop computer mouse.
Below are the general ways to click a computer mouse and the actions they perform. As mentioned above, these actions may change depending on the program you are using.
Types of mouse clicks and mouse click options
Single-click
Pressing and releasing the mouse button performs an action if you clicked on a button, icon, file menu, or another object. For example, when you single-click a hyperlink in a browser, that link is opened. With a mouse with two or more buttons, the single-click defaults to the left mouse button, which may also be known as left-clicking.
Double-click
Pressing the default mouse button twice quickly opens or executes a program or opens a file. For example, while in Microsoft Windows or most other operating systemsdouble-clicking a program icon opens that program. If you have an icon to a web browser on your desktop, you would have double-clicked that icon to open the browser.
NoteNot all areas of Windows and other operating systems require a double-click to open a program. For example, icons that are in the Windows Taskbar only require a single-click. If you're not sure if a single or double-click is required, try a single click first; if the object remains highlighted and doesn't open, try double-clicking.
When dealing with text, double-clicking text selects the full word that was clicked.
TipSee our double-click page for further information about double-clicking and examples of double-clicking text.
Click-and-drag
Clicking, holding down the mouse button, and moving the mouse) is used to highlight or drag-select text or objects. For example, in the animated image below, we're clicking-and-dragging the mouse cursor to highlight all text in the first sentence.
Triple-click
What Is Ctrl Click
Pressing the button three times quickly selects a paragraph of text, as shown in the animated picture above.
Right-click
Pressing the alternate mouse button, which is often the right mouse button to perform a special action. For example, in Microsoft Windows, right-clicking the mouse button brings up the right-click menu with additional options for whatever was clicked. In Microsoft Word, right-clicking in the word processor would give you opens like the ability to cut and copy text.
Middle-click
Pressing the middle button on a three-button mouse or using the mouse wheel as a button performs a pre-programmed option. This option may be configured in your operating system mouse settings, or sometimes in the program you are running. For example, in most Internet browsers, using the mouse wheel as a button on a link opens that link in a new tab.
What Is Ctrl Click On A Pc
Ctrl-click
The function of Ctrl+click varies on where and how it's being used. It can select multiple files or objects, open links in a new tab, and open hyperlinks. See our Ctrl+click for further information, instructions, and examples.
Shift-click
Doing a single-click, holding down the Shift key, and clicking again somewhere else on text highlights all text, icons, or another set of objects between the two clicks. See our Shift-click page for further information, instructions, and interactive examples.
Which finger should I use to click?
The index finger on the right hand is used for what is referred to as a selective click. However, those who are left-handed may reverse the order of the keys mouse keys to ensure they have the same functionality.
How to click without a mouse
Using a keyboard, you can also perform the same action as a click by pressing either the spacebar or the Enter on the keyboard. For example, pressing Tab repeatedly allows you to navigate through the links on this page, you can press Enter on the keyboard to follow the currently highlighted link.
If you need to right-click with a keyboard, see our right-click page for further information and examples.
Why won't my mouse click?
This issue usually arises when the mouse needs a driver update, new batteries, or is faulty.
Related pages
Click fraud, Double-click, Drag, Drag-and-drop, Drag-select, Hover, Mouse, Mouse button, Mouse terms, Right-click