System keyboard shortcuts
To provide mouse functions from the keyboard, only three features a needed: a way to press the left mouse button, a way to press the right mouse button, and a way to move the mouse pointer. These are provided by the system. They are listed here so you are aware of them and can avoid using these key combinations for any other purpose.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Equivalent Mouse Activity |
| Either Amiga + Left-Alt | Same as clicking left mouse button |
| Either Amiga + Right-Alt | Same as clicking right mouse button |
| Either Amiga + Cursor Key | Moves mouse pointer |
| Either Amiga + Shift + Cursor Key | Moves mouse pointer in larger steps |
Five additional Amiga system functions have keyboard shortcuts:
| Default Keyboard Shortcut | Equivalent System Function |
| Left-Amiga + N | Workbench screen to front |
| Left-Amiga + M | Front screen to back |
| Left-Amiga + B | Requester OK (leftmost gadget) |
| Left-Amiga + V | Requester Cancel (rightmost gadget) |
| Left-Amiga + selection button | Drags screen whether the pointer is on the title bar or not |
The first four functions listed above always use Left-Amiga in combination with another key. The second key in the combination can be changed by the user with the IControl Preferences editor in the Prefs drawer of Workbench. For the screen dragging shortcut, the user can change the modifier or combination of modifiers (Ctrl, Amiga, Shift, Alt) that need to be combined with the selection button.
The Left-Amiga Key
Keep in mind that the Left-Amiga key is reserved at all times for system operations and should never be used as a qualifier for an application keyboard shortcut.