What does Alt + B do?

Alt + B is a shortcut created on the Keyboard and is always used to display the bookmarks file menu in the Firefox web browser.

How to create the Alt + B keyboard shortcut?

To make the Alt + B shortcut on the Keyboard, press the "Alt" key and hold it until you press the "B" key as shown in the image below. The Alt key is present on both sides of the space bar key.

Alt + B usage in Microsoft Excel

When the Alt + B is used in Microsoft Excel, it will display the Acrobat tab in the Ribbon only when Adobe Acrobat is downloaded. When the shortcut is used, we can press an extra key to choose an option in the Animations tab area. If we consider an example, when we press Alt + B, the extra option is present for us to create a PDF by pressing the "C" key.

Note: If the user is editing the cell information and press the Alt + B shortcut on the Keyboard, then the Acrobat tab will not open even when Adobe Acrobat is installed.

Alt + B usage in Microsoft Word

When the Alt + B is used in Microsoft Word, it will give the display Acrobat tab in the Ribbon only when Adobe Acrobat is downloaded. When the shortcut is used, we can press an extra key to choose an option in the Animations tab area. If we consider an example, when we press Alt + B, the extra option is present for us to create a PDF by pressing the "C" key.

Alt + B usage in Microsoft PowerPoint

When the Alt + B is used in Microsoft PowerPoint, it will display the Acrobat tab in the Ribbon only when Adobe Acrobat is downloaded. When the shortcut is used, we can press an extra key to choose an option in the Animations tab area. If we consider an example, when we press Alt + B, the extra option is present for us to create a PDF by pressing the "C" key.

How Alt + B is used in popular programs?

1) Alt + B in Developer tools

Eos Family 3.0.0 - It gives the beam Palette
DataQuest - It jumps to the preceding step
IDA Pro 7.4 - It gives the series of bytes
PythonWin - It appends the comment banner at the present spot
Unreal Engine 5.0(early access) - It appends the chosen actors

2) Alt + B in Games-PC

Dwarf Fortress- It floors the bars
iRacing- It switches in the cockpit
Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13)- It appends a foe soldier under the cursor
Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13)- It loads the last save before the previous one (Load screen only)
Lost Ark (PC)- It gives data about the people who play video games in groups against the enemies
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020- It switches the Master Battery
Stellaris (PC)- It displays the Help

3) Alt + B in File manager

PuTTY - It shifts the cursor by one word on the present file
PuTTY - It shifts backs
WinRAR - It gives the Benchmark
Explore - It focuses on the correct list

4) Alt + B in Imaging

Adobe After Effects 2021 - It settles the sampling method for the chosen layers
Autodesk Maya 2019 - It transitions the background colors between black, gradient, dark grey, or light grey.
Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - It gives the background for a framed area to view the information(viewport)
Aseprite 1.27(Windows) - It gives the contemporary empty frame.
Blender - It separates the 3D view switch
Gmsh 4.1.4 - It conceals or displays the bounding boxes
Harmony 20 - It opens the Brush tool from the toolbar
Harmony 20 in macOS - It opens the brush tool
Inkscape - It designs a replica of a bitmap
Lightworks - It pushes the new empty row
Modo 12.1 - It releases the sketches
Nuke - It copies and branches the chosen nodes
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 in Windows - It opens the brush tool from the toolbar

5) Alt + B in Text Editing

Nano - It either turns on or off the backup files
Notepad3(v5.21) - It pads with blanks

6) Alt + B in Productivity

Adobe InDesign 2020 (Windows)- Extras: It conceals the Conveyor
Azendoo- It traverses to the personal task board
Bluebeam Revu- It bookmarks the tab when the shortcut is used
Bitwig Studio 4.2- It highlights or switches the Browser Panel
Davinci Resolve 17 (Windows)- It makes the Sub clip
FL Studio 20 - It displays the note helpers
Freemind- It combines the color of the node
LumaFusion- It modifies the Clip
LightBurn- It splits apart
Lingoes- It covers text in another language from the clipboard
Microsoft Access 2019- It shifts to the last page of the window
Nuendo 10- It positions the previous hitpoint
Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016- It moves to the last display in the main Outlook window
Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016- It chose the text from the label box after choosing a labeled field
REAPER- It displays the virtual MIDI keyboard
Rekordbox 6- It stops slot 5
Syncfusion Bigdata Studio- It traverses to the HBase tab
Sage 100 (MAS 90/200)- It opens a Batch window to begin many data entries
Sage 100 (MAS 90/200)- It computes the net worth
Steinberg Cubase 10.5- It designates the previous hitpoint
Trading Technologies TT- It brings Buy Order Ticket Join Bid
Thinkorswim- It buys @mkt
Trading Technologies TT- It does the setting of spread type to Combo