ArcaOS 5.x Keyboard Shortcuts

Article Info
Author	Martin Iturbide
Date	2018‎-07-26
OS Version	ArcaOS 5.0.x
Companion File	N/A
Source	N/A

Organized By Component

Boot / Startup

Enter the key combination when you see "OS/2" in the upper left corner of your screen during boot-up

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Alt + F1	Access the "Recovery Choices Menu". Restore damaged OS/2 or undo changes to the desktop.
Alt + F2	Verbose mode: 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 + F3	It will access also the "Recovery Choices Menu", but if you choose the "Esc" key it will boot OS/2 in verbose mode.
Alt + F4	Request confirmation on each loaded driver from the CONFIG.SYS
Shift	(Keep shift pressed before IFX loads) IFX will stop you on boot and let you choose some options to restore the INI files before loading the desktop.
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Restart the computer (reboot)

Desktop

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Space	Select current object
Enter	Open an object or select a menu entry
Alt F10	Switch to menu bar / tittle bar
Home	Select first choice
End	Select last choice
Del	Delete an object
Backspace	Open parent window
Esc	Cancel
Alt + Esc	Cycle through open applications/windows
Alt + Home	Switch a DOS session between windowed and full-screen
Alt + Tab	Switch between open applications, folders and windows
Alt + F4	Close the foreground window
Alt + F5	Un-maximizes the foreground window
Alt + F6	Toggle between child and parent window for certain applications
Alt + F7	Moves the foreground windows (with cursor keypad)
Alt + F8	Resizes the foreground window (with cursor keypad)
Alt + F9	Minimizes the foreground window
Alt + F10	Maximizes the foreground window
Alt + F11	Hides the foreground window
Alt + Enter Alt + (Double Right Click)	Open the properties window of the selected object
Alt + Up/Down arrow	Arrow Display drop-down list or drop-down combo box
Alt + Page Down	Turn to next page in Properties/Settings Notebook
Alt + Page Up	Turn to previous page in Properties/Settings Notebook
Alt + (Mouse select or Icon Name) Shift + F9	Rename icon on desktop / Edit object title
Alt + (Mouse left click)	Drag Icon
Ctrl + a Ctrl + /	Select every object on the desktop
Ctrl + d Ctrl + \	Unselect every object on the desktop
Ctrl + s	Selection criteria
Ctrl + n	Sort icons by object name
Ctrl + y	Sort icons by object type
Ctrl + e	Sort icons by file extension
Ctrl + z	Sort icons by file size
Ctrl + z	Sort icons by file last write date
Ctrl + Esc Mouse Pointer on desktop + Right click (hold) + Left click	Bring up the Window List
Ctrl (hold) + (mouse right click)	Select several objects/icons
Ctrl + Shift + i	Open folder as icon view
Ctrl + Shift + d	Open folder as details view
Ctrl + Shift + s	Open the properties of the opened / focused folder
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Load the CAD menu
Shift	Hold shift after IFX loads and before loading the desktop. It will load the "ArcaOS Desktop Panic" with some options to execute before fully loading the desktop.
Shift + Esc Alt + Space	Switch to the program icon (top left) of the foreground windows / Displays the System menu of the active window
Shift + F10	Bring up the pop-up menu for the foreground application
Shift + (Mouse double right click on Folder)	Will open the selected folder and close the parent

Text Functions

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Ctrl + Home	Beginning of data
Ctrl + End	End of data
Ctrl + Insert Ctrl + c	Copy
Ctrl + z Alt + Backspace	Undo
Ctrl + \	Deselect all
Ctrl + a Ctrl + /	Select all
Ctrl + ⇦(Left Arrow)	Move cursor to beginning of preceding word
Ctrl + ⇨(Right Arrow)	Move cursor to end of next word
Shift + (cursor)	Extended selection
Shift + Insert Ctrl + v	Paste
Shift + Delete Ctrl + x	Cut
Shift + Home	Select text to beginning of line
Shift + End	Select text to end of line
Shift + Page Down	Select text down one page
Shift + Page Up	Select text up one page
Shift + Ctrl + Home	Select text to beginning of document
Shift + Ctrl + End	Select text to end of document
Shift + Ctrl + ⇦(Left Arrow)	Select text to beginning of preceding word
Shift + Ctrl + ⇨(Right Arrow)	Select text to end of next word

Help \ NewView Keyboard Shortcurts

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Alt + s	Search for a word or phrase in Help topics
Ctrl + F4	Close a Help window

OS/2 Command Line

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Esc	Clear command line
Home	Move cursor to first character in command line
End	Move cursor to last character in command line
Ins[ert]	Turn on insert mode
Del[ete]	Delete character above cursor
Left arrow	Move cursor one character to left
Right arrow	Move cursor one character to right
Up arrow	Display previous command in queue
Down arrow	Display next command in queue
Ctrl + left arrow	Move cursor back to first character of a word
Ctrl + right arrow	Move cursor to first character of next word
Ctrl + Home	Deletes all characters to the left of cursor
Ctrl + End	Deletes all characters from cursor to the end of the command line
Enter	Executes the command on the command line
Ctrl + c	Cancel program (from the OS/2 command prompt)

Not sure how it works

Shift + TAB Backtab

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

Shift + ALT + Backspace Redo (undoes last Undo)

Ctrl + Spacebar Select one object, deselect others

Shift + F8 Switch between single and multiple selection

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

Organized by Key

Alt Key

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Alt	Switch to menu bar
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 + F1	Boot: 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	Boot: 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 + F3	Boot:
Alt + F4	Boot: Request confirmation on each loaded driver from the CONFIG.SYS GUI: Closes a window or application
Alt + F5	Restore a window (to it's original size)
Alt + F6	Toggle between child and parent window for certain applications
Alt + F7	Move a window with arrowkeys
Alt + F8	Change windowshape with arrowkeys
Alt + F9	Minimize window
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 + Tab	Switch between active windows
Alt + Enter	Open the properties window of the selected object
Alt + Page Down	Turn to next page in Properties/Settings Notebook
Alt + Page Up	Turn to previous page in Properties/Settings Notebook

Ctrl Key

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Ctrl + a Ctrl + /	Select every object on the desktop
Ctrl + d Ctrl + \	Unselect every object on the desktop
Ctrl + v	Paste
Ctrl + x	Cut
Ctrl + z	Undo
Ctrl + Esc	Bring up the Window List
Ctrl + Home	Beginning of data
Ctrl + End	End of data
Ctrl + Insert Ctrl + c	Copy
Ctrl + ⇦ (Left Arrow)	Move cursor to beginning of preceding word
Ctrl + ⇨ (Right Arrow)	Move cursor to end of next word
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Boot: Restart the computer on boot GUI: Calls CAD application

Shift Key

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Shift + Esc	Switch to the program icon (top left) of the foreground windows
Shift + F9	Rename icon on desktop / Edit object title
Shift + F10	Bring up the pop-up menu for the foreground application
Shift + (cursor)	Extended selection
Shift + Insert Ctrl + v	Paste
Shift + Delete Ctrl + x	Cut
Shift + Home	Select text to beginning of line
Shift + End	Select text to end of line
Shift + Page Down	Select text down one page
Shift + Page Up	Select text up one page
Shift + Ctrl + Home	Select text to beginning of document
Shift + Ctrl + End	Select text to end of document
Shift + Ctrl + ⇦(Left Arrow)	Select text to beginning of preceding word
Shift + Ctrl + ⇨(Right Arrow)	Select text to end of next word

Function Keys

Shortcut	Action	Help Image
Esc	Cancel
F1	Open help
F2	Save and edit session
F3	Exit close window (quit)
F4	Save and close (quit)
F5	Refresh now / Refresh icons on window
F6	Command dialog
F7	Rename file (during edit session)
F10	Switch to/from menu bar
F11 (in a Help window)	Help index display