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Keyboard Shortcuts on Sun Stations

While you can use the mouse to do just about anything on the Sun, it's sometimes nice to know the keyboard shortcuts for the same operation. Below is a table of keyboard shortcuts for the Sun machines. (Keep in mind that not all machines are configured the same, so these keys may not apply elsewhere.)

Key Combination  Result 
Shift-Arrow Key  Scrolls the viewable area of the desktop by 1 screen in the direction of the arrow you select. 
Meta-Arrow Key  Scrolls by 1/10 of the page. 
Shift-Control-Arrow Key  Moves the mouse pointer by 1% of the page 
Shift-Meta-Arrow Key  Moves the mouse pointer by 1/10 of the page. 
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