Not many people know that the Steam button on the Deck can also acts as a modifier key for some super handy shortcuts in console mode. Here’s the complete list, but you can also press and hold either the Steam button or the · · · button to reveal the list on the fly.
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![Force Game Shutdown with Steam Button plus B Button](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Force-Game-Shutdown.png)
![Show or Hide Keyboard with Steam Button plus X Button](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Show-Keyboard.png)
![Toggle Magnifier with Steam Button plus Left Bumper](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Toggle-Magnified.png)
![Take Screenshot with Steam Button plus Right Bumper](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Take-Screenshot.png)
![Right Mouse Click with Steam Button plus Left Trigger](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Right-Mouse-Click.png)
![Left Mouse Click with Steam Button plus Right Trigger](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Left-Mouse-Click_1.png)
![Use Mouse with Steam Button plus Right Trackpad](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/As-Mouse.png)
![Joystick as Mouse with Steam Button plus Right Joystick](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Joystick-Mouse.png)
![Left Mouse Click with Steam Button plus Right Trackpad](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Left-Mouse-Click.png)
![Screen Brightness Up with Steam Button plus Left Joystick Up](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Brightness-Up.png)
![Screen Brightness Down with Steam Button plus Left Joystick Down](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Brightness-Down.png)
![Enter Key with Steam Button and Right D-Pad](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Enter-Key.png)
![Tab Key with Steam Button plus D-Pad Down](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Tab-Key.png)
![Escape Key with Steam Button plus D-Pad Left](https://tuxexplorer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Escape-Key.png)
These shortcuts are super helpful when navigating supported and unsupported titles on the Deck. My personal favorite is Steam + Left DPad. Having access to the escape key is a life saver. The runner up is defiantly Steam + B. No one wants to have to restart the whole system if a unsupported game doesn’t behave. Let us know what your favorite is.
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