What does Alt + D do?

Alt + D is a shortcut created on the Keyboard which selects the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from the address bar in the web browsers.

How to create the Alt + D keyboard shortcut on the Keyboard?

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

Alt + D usage in Internet Browser

In most browsers like Chrome and Microsoft Edge, the Alt + D keyboard shortcut will select the URL in the browser's address bar.

Alt + D in usage in Google Sheets

When we press Alt + D in Google sheets, it will open the Data file menu.

Alt + D usage in some of the popular programs

1) Alt + D in General

Ardour - It copies the region for one time
Arch Linux - It chops the present word succeeding the cursor location
Brave (Windows) - It skips to the address bar
Firefox - It chooses the Location bar
Google Chrome - It selects the URL in the address bar
Microsoft Edge - It chooses the whole URL from the address bar and enables to edit of the URL
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - It jumps to the Address bar and selects the text in it
Microsoft Edge(legacy) - It chooses the address bar
Mapedit - It clips the length
Windows 11 - It selects the address bar in the browser

2) Alt + D in Text editing

Microsoft OneNote - It turns on the Draw tab
Metapad - It puts the file
Nano - It sums up the total word, lines, and characters in the text
Notepad2 - It copies the selected text or image, or characters
Notepad3(v5.21) - It shifts the lines
PSPad - It puts the date and time in the cursor location
Zim - It jumps to this day's page

3) Alt + D in Imaging

Autodesk Maya 2019 - It does not choose anything
ACDSee - It opens the dialog box, which edits the caption
Blender - It makes the related copy
Harmony 20 - It displays the dropper tool
Nuke - It shows the data of data (metadata) for the chosen track things
Nuke - It shows the data of data (metadata) for the chosen shots
Moho 13 - It turns on the last child of the switch layer
PowerDirector 17 - It distributes the prototype on DirectorZone

4) Alt + D in System tools

Bash (Unix Shell) - It erases the characters succeeding the cursor in the present line
Everything - It spotlights the search edit
i3 (window manager) - It turns on the app launcher
Snipping Tool - It slows down the imprisonment by 1 to 5 seconds
Tera Term 4.97 - It copies the session
ZOC 7.23 - It opens the file and then opens the Host Directory

5) Alt + D in Developer tools

Autodesk Stingray - It releases the all-selected items
Advanced Serial Port Terminal 6 - It shifts into the mode of Data view
FileMaker - It does not save the file
IDA Pro 7.4 - It initiates the data types
pgAdmin 4.19 - It erases the rows
STM32CubeMX - It shows the Docs & Resources
TouchDesigner - It displays the MIDI Device Mapper
WinDev 25 - It turns on or off the three-dimensional mode view of the window
WinDev 25 - It activates or deactivates the three-dimensional view of the state

6) Alt + D in Web applications

Chromebook and Chrome OS - It chooses to text and all characters in the address bar
Webull - It makes the elongated line

7) Alt + D in File manager

Explore - It highlights the address bar
File Explorer - It picks the address bar
PuTTY - It erases the word
WinRAR - It examines the archive to find the viruses
WinSCP - It shows the window of the bookmark

8) Alt + D in the Media player

GOM Player - It appends the present directory
PotPlayer 1.7 - It opens the device settings

9) Alt + D in Games - PC

Age of Empires IV - For the right Pan camera, the initial binding is mapped to the keys at the position for the non-English keyboards
Albion Online (PC) - It shows the slot of the head spell
Escape from Tarkov - It will make lean toward the right
Jagged Alliance 2(version 1.13) - It restores the mercs Apps
Lost Ark(PC) - It shows the codex
NetHack - It makes a Dip
Ragnarok Online - It either turns on or off the window named Arrange Detail and then regulates the sprite and texture

10) Alt + D in Social & Messaging

Irssi - It cuts the word next to the cursor

11) Alt + D in Security

Comodo IceDragon - It chooses the position bar
KeeWeb 1.12.3 - It moves to Trash

12) Alt + D in Productivity

Articulate Storyline - It either plays or stops the video when the recording is done
Autodesk Flame 2019 - It selects the slide
Bitwig Studio 4.2 - It switches the device panel
Davinci Resolve 17(Windows) - It activates or deactivates the entire nodes
Epic - It turns on the Order Sets
Epic - It shifts the cursor to the address bar
Edius Pro 9 - It toggles the delete
Figma - It orients toward the right
Google Sheets - It goes to the data menu
LumaFusion - It separates the audio
Lacerte - It opens the access detail tab
LightBurn - It removes the duplicates
Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - It removes the chosen group from the Color Categories dialog box from the list
Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - It turns up the address dialog box
REAPER - It shows the docker
Sage 100(MAS 90/200) - It removes the present record
Sage 100(MAS 90/200) - It readjusts to initial record
Sage 100(MAS 90/200) - It removes the chosen settings from the code snippet
Snip & Sketch - It does the Redo
Snip & Sketch - It slows down the impression by 1-5 seconds
Studio One 5.4 - It copies the items and then inserts them
Syncfusion Bigdata Studio - It traverses to the Hadoop tab
Trading Technologies TT - It chooses the TT when it is touched
Tally ERP 9 - It erases a ticket
TallyPrime - It removes a data entry from a record
TallyPrime - It removes the column
TallyPrime - It erases the ticket