Disable ubuntu keyboard shortcuts

ubuntu keyboard-shortcuts ubuntu-12.04
sam picture sam · Nov 19, 2012 · Viewed 35k times · Source

I must have accidentally activated some keyboard shortcut function because every time I press certain keys such as w, a, s, d they act as shortcuts to things. For example if I press f, the search function appears. How can I stop this so I can type these letters again?

Thanks

Answer

ironfroggy picture ironfroggy · Jul 16, 2013

In System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts

Find the shortcut you're trying to disable, click on it to set a new shortcut, then pressing Backspace will disable that shortcut.

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