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
Acccess the title bar

Shift + TAB
Backtab

Ctrl + Home
Beginning of data

ESC
Cancel

Ctrl + C
Cancel program (from the OS/2 command prompt)

Ctrl + F4
Close a Help window

ALT + F4
Close active window

F6
Command dialog

Ctrl + Insert
Copy

Shift + Delete
Cut

Ctrl + \
Deselect all

ALT + UP/DOWN Arrow
Display drop-down list or drop-down combo box

Ctrl + ALT + Shift + o
Display list of OS/2 developers (secret from the Desktop focus)

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 + Spacebar
Displays the System menu of the active window

Ctrl + END
End of data

F3
Exit close window (quit)

Shift + (cursor)
Extended selection

F1
Help

F11 (in a Help window)
Help index display

ALT + (Keypad 1 + 2)
Insert page break (form feed) in text

ALT + F10
Maximize window

ALT + F9
Minimize window

Ctrl + (LEFT Arrow)
Move cursor to beginning of preceding word

Ctrl + (RIGHT Arrow)
Move cursor to end of next word

ALT + F7
Move window (use arrows to move)

F5
Open a file

Shift + Insert
Paste

Shift + ALT + Backspace
Redo (undoes last Undo)

F7
Rename file (during edit session)

ALT + (mouse select or Icon Name)
Rename icon on desktop

Ctrl + ALT + DEL
Restart the computer (reboot)

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).

F4
Save and close (quit)

F2
Save and edit session

Ctrl + s
Search (perform)

ALT + s
Search for a word or phrase in Help topics

Ctrl + /
Select all

Ctrl + Spacebar
Select one object, deselect others

Shift + Ctrl + Home
Select text to beginning of document

Shift + Home
Select text to beginning of line

Shift + Page Down
Select text down one page

Shift + Ctrl + END
Select text to end of document

Shift + END
Select text to end of line

Shift + Page Up
Select text up one page

NOTE: Not a 'mouseless' command but included in original text.
ALT + (double-click on Icon)
Properties/Settings notebook for icon (will not work on minimized icon)

ALT + F8
Size window (use arrows to size)

ALT + F6
Switch between a window and a Help window

ALT + Home
Switch between DOS window and DOS full screen

Shift + F8
Switch between single and multiple selection

ALT + TAB
Switch to next window

ALT + ESC
Switch to next window or full screen

F10
Switch to/from menu bar

Shift + ESC
System menu

ALT + Page Down
Turn to next page in Properties/Settings Notebook

ALT + Page Up
Turn to previous page in Properties/Settings Notebook

ALT + Backspace
Undo

F9
Undo edit

Ctrl + h
Viewed Pages - Display a list of all of the topics you have read in a Helpsession

Ctrl + ESC
Window List

NOTE: Not a 'mouseless' command but included in original text.
left mouse button + right mouse button (on desktop focus)
Window List

Flash to : Page Guide , Top of Page or Bottom of Page

SHORTCUT KEYS

Alt + F10:
Maximize a window

Note: in e.g. Word Pro, Ctrl+Fx works on the active document, and Alt+Fx on the full Word Pro-window.

Alt + F5:
Restore a window (to it's original size)

Alt + F7:
Move a window with arrowkeys

Alt + F8:
Change windowshape with arrowkeys

Alt + F9:
Minimize window

Alt + Tab:
Switch between active windows

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