Keyboard Shortcuts

From: http://en.flossmanuals.net/XO/KeyboardShortcuts

You can use key presses instead of moving the pointer for some actions on the XO. This list shows the keys that you press at the same time to get the described results. Note: not all shortcuts will work in all Activities. 

Keyboard English

Key combination 
Description
ctrl + c (shift + ctrl + c in Terminal) 
Copy the selection 
ctrl + v (shift + ctrl + v in Terminal) 
Paste the selection 
ctrl + x (shift + ctrl + x in Terminal) 
Cut the selection 
ctrl + u while using the Browse Activity 
Launch the Write Activity and view the source code for the current web page 
alt + esc 
Quit an Activity 
alt + tab 
Cycle forward through running Activities 
shift + alt + tab 
Cycle backward through running Activities 
alt + enter 
Toggle full-screen mode 
alt + spacebar 
Toggle tray visibility. This command may not work in all applications. 
alt + 1 
Save a snapshot of the current screen into the Journal 
ctrl + alt + erase 
Restart Sugar, the graphical interface for the XO 
fn + 1 
Neighborhood View 
fn + 2 
Group View 
fn + 3 
Home View 
fn + 4 
Activity View 
shift + alt + r 
Rotate the display 
esc + Frame icon key + RightArrow + fn 
(the four corners keys on the keyboard)
Reset the touchpad if the pointer behaves strangely when you use the touchpad 
fn + spacebar 
View source code system wide. This command may not work in all applications. 
fn + up arrow 
Page Up 
fn + down arrow 
Page Down 
fn + left arrow 
Home 
fn + right arrow 
End 
ctrl + brightness down 
Backlight off - black&white mode 
ctrl + brightness up 
Full brightness - color mode 
ctrl + volume down 
Mute 
ctrl + volume up 
Full volume