xplorer² Shortcuts

Navigate
Ctrl+Alt+FGo to a special system folder
Alt+F1Goto a local disk
Ctrl+TabSwitch to tree pane
Shift+TabSwitch to address bar
  
Ctrl+EToggle between two equal and one large view pane
Ctrl+OToggle single/dual folder pane mode
  
Ctrl+RRefresh pane contents
Ctrl+TShow or hide the folder tree pane
Ctrl+NOpen another explorer window like this one
Ctrl+F4Close the active folder tab
  
Ctrl+Shift+TabSwitch to quick preview pane
Alt+UpJump to the previous selected item
Ctrl+Alt+UpJump to the beginning of the previous group
Ctrl+Shift+UpMove active list item up (temporary)
Alt+RightAdvance to the next folder in list
Ctrl+Alt+RightSwitch to next view tab
Alt+QSwitch between Draft and Normal quick preview tabs
File Pane
BackspaceBrowse one level up from the current folder
Alt+TLocate the browsed folder within the tree hierarchy
  
Ctrl+Num+Adjust column widths to fit all items
Ctrl+Shift+Num+Adjust column widths to fit all items (<Shift> to use headers)
Ctrl+Alt+NSort by name
Ctrl+Alt+TSort by extension
Ctrl+Alt+SSort by size
Ctrl+Alt+DSort by modification date
Ctrl+Alt+AToggles sorting
Alt+KModify columns to show
  
F2Rename file/folder
Ctrl+F2Rename a file including its extension
F3View file contents as text
F4Edit file contents as text
Shift+F12Change dates and DOS attributes
  
Ctrl+Alt+LPane Style - View Details
Ctrl+Alt+PPane Style - View Thumbnails
Within a Pane
Ctrl+ASelect all items
Alt+AUnselect all items
Ctrl+DCalculate total size occupied by folders and their subfolders
Alt+DDisplay statistics for this folder and its subfolders
Copy
Ctrl+CCopy the selection and put it on the Clipboard
Alt+CCopy the full path and name of the selected items to the clipboard
Ctrl+PCopy selected items' column text as it appears in the active pane (for printing etc), for hilighted column only
  
 ?? to another folder (<Alt> for last target)
F5Transfer selection robustly
Ctrl+F5Transfer selection robustly
Alt+F5Transfer selection robustly
F6Move selection
Ctrl+F6Move selection
Alt+F6Move selection
Select
Ctrl+GSelect files that contain some specified text string
Alt+GSelect items whose properties match a complex rule
F11Select all items stored earlier in the selection clipboard
Ctrl+F11Remember the selected items for later use
Alt+F11Unselect all items stored earlier in the selection clipboard
Shift+F11Combine the existing and saved selections in a boolean AND fashion
Ctrl+Shift+F11Bring selected items into view
F12Displays the shell properties of the selected item(s)
Ctrl+F12Mark items according to file transformation rules (e.g. compilation)
Alt+F2Select among folders recently browsed in this pane
Ctrl+Alt+JHide all items that aren't selected
Alt+SToggle sticky item selection mode (unaffected by clicks or keys)
Ctrl+Alt+Num +Select (mark) items with the same extension as the focused item
Alt+Shift+Num +Select (mark) items with the same base name as the focused item
F9Select items that differ among the panes, using date information
Num *Select unselected items and vice-versa
Ctrl+Alt+Num -Deselect items with the same extension as the focused item
Alt+Shift+Num -Deselect items with the same base name as the focused item
Browse
Ctrl+BackspaceNamespace root
Alt+BackspaceBrowse one level up from the current folder
Ctrl+Alt+BackspaceNamespace root
Shift+BackspaceRoot drive of current folder, e.g. C:\
Alt+DownJump to the next selected item
Ctrl+Alt+DownJump to the beginning of the next group
Ctrl+Shift+DownMove active list item down (temporary)
Ctrl+Shift+F1Set quick-bookmark on the current folder
Ctrl+F1Go to the folder bookmarked earlier
Ctrl+InsertBrowse the focused item in a new tab
Ctrl+Alt+InsertBrowse the focused item in a new tab
Alt+LeftReturn to the folder browsed before
Ctrl+Alt+LeftSwitch to previous view tab
Ctrl+Shift+LeftCollapse all groups
Filter
Ctrl+FLook for files and folders that match a filter
Ctrl+Alt+GGroup items using a complex filter for each category
Ctrl+JToggle the wildcard- or rule-based filter on/off
Ctrl+Alt+MForce the same visual filter to the inactive panel
Num +Select items that match a filter
Alt+Num +Select items that match a filter
Num -Unselect items that match a filter
Alt+Num -Unselect items that match a filter
Commands / Scrap
Ctrl+BCreates a script (batch file), applying a command template on each selected item
F10Run a command that requires the DOS interpreter (dir, ren, etc)
Ctrl+F10Select a command from the history list
Alt+F10Quick-repeat of the last command executed
Ctrl+Alt+F10Repeat the last shell context menu command
Ctrl+YRepeat last menu command
  
Shift+EnterOpen a scrap container for selection (folder or cida) and add all contents recursively ( to reuse an existing window)
Ctrl+Shift+EnterOpen a scrap container for selection (folder or cida) and add all contents recursively ( to reuse an existing window)
Ctrl+Alt+TabSwitch to mini-scrap pane
Show / Hide
Ctrl+HConstrain item visibility according to supplied wildcard
Alt+HShow only those items whose properties match a complex rule
Ctrl+Alt+HCreate hard links for the items held in the clipboard (NTFS only)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+HToggle show/hide protected OS and hidden files
Alt+JHide all folders from the active pane (toggle)
Ctrl+QShow or hide the quick previewer pane
SpaceToggle selection state of focused item
Rest of List
F1Complete operating manual
Ctrl+IForce inactive pane to the same folder as the active one ( for the inverse)
Ctrl+Alt+IForce inactive pane to the same folder as the active one ( for the inverse)
Ctrl+KContains personal files
Ctrl+LFind target item pointed to by this shortcut file (resolve link)
Ctrl+MIf checked, the panes follow each other as you traverse the folder hierarchy
Ctrl+Alt+QMark all items that are assumed folders
Ctrl+Alt+RTemporarily suspend the active pane's autorefresh sensor, useful for slow or fast-changing folders
Ctrl+UMutually exchange the contents of the two panes
Ctrl+Alt+UDo not sort items; display them in the order read from disk
Ctrl+VInsert Clipboard contents
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Num +Mark all items in this group
Ctrl+Shift+F4Close all folder tabs except for the active one
F7Create a new (empty) file
F8Create a new folder
Ctrl+F9Synchronize panes with tailor-made options
Ctrl+Alt+SpaceCheck the free space in the disk(s) being browsed; refresh views if necessary
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Num -Unmark all items in this group
Ctrl+WList all windows controlled by this application; optionally switch among them
Ctrl+XCut the selection and put it on the Clipboard
Alt+XQuit the application (all open windows)
Alt+ZSet, edit or clear item's comment, if possible