Alt+Space
Alt+Space and Alt+Spacebar are keyboard shortcuts most commonly used to open the control menu of the program currently open in Microsoft Windows. Below are other programs that use this keyboard shortcut and related information.
How to use the Alt+Space keyboard shortcut
To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Alt key, and while continuing to hold, press spacebar key.
Alt+Space in Microsoft Windows
In Microsoft Windows, Alt+spacebar opens the window menu of the currently-opened program. With this window, you can move, size, minimize, maximize, and close the window.
In addition to using the arrow keys in the window menu, you can also use its shortcuts, indicated by underline letters. For example, once displayed, R = Restore, M = Move, S = Size, N = Minimize, X = Maximize, and C = Close.
Alt+Space in Microsoft Excel
Pressing Alt+Shift opens the Format Cells window with the Font tab selected.
Related keyboard shortcuts and keys
Below are links to related keyboard shortcuts and individual key pages.