F1 = help (we all need a bit from time to time)

F2 = transport bar (set your projects tempo hete as well as viewing time display and i/o status
F3 = Mixer.
 F4 = VST i/o setup. if you have a multi in/out sound card and/or an externan mixer you will
find yourself here quite abit
F5 =
F6 =
F7 =
F8 = video player. if you are writing music to video this will come in very handy. you
have the option of selecting alternate video output (eg, external monitor) in device setup menu.
F9
F11 = this is where you select VST instruments. create a midi track and assign the output of
the track to your synth of choice
F12 = displays CPU and disk usage.

H - Zoom Sequencer In
G - Zoom Sequencer Out
, - First Cue Point
. - Next Marker
W - Workspace Select

I love using markers to jump around the track as i'm making changes. All you do is press "ctrl"
and one of the numbers from 1-9 on the top of the keyboard to set the marker. When you want
to jump back to that marker, press "shift" and the number. With my workflow, it allows me to
jump around the track and drop/paste/copy things or work on just sections of the track to
tweak it or layer another effect.

Also, if you switch numlock on, or use a numeric keypad like this geek... you'll find the following
make it very fast to skip around cubase:

Enter = play.
0/Ins = stop
./Del = Home (back to the start!)
1/End = start of loop
2/Arrow Dwn = end of loop.
* = Record
/ = toggle loop (i.e. turn it on or off)
+ = scroll forward
- = scroll backward.

All of the above do basically everything you can from the transport bar... allowing you to close
it, but it's 100 times faster than the mouse for skipping around the project! I use a numeric
kepad (a Beldin one) so my right hand is on the mouse, and the left drives the transport
functions.
Use the following to change between the mouse operated pointer tools. By pressing any of the
numbers multiple times, you change between that tools mode:
1 = pointer
2 = selection tool
3 = scissors/cut
4 = glue
5= eraser
6 = zoom
7 = mute
etc. etc.

The above work only if you don't have the shift or cntrl key pressed, and only on the numbered
part above the qwerty keyboard.

Punching in and out is also cool - I for in and O for out. If you set up the loop markers, and
turn loop off, you can automatically start recording when punch in is enabled. You start
recording at the beginning of the loop. If you've got punch out selected, you stop recording at
the end of the loop. Great for redubbing just a section when everything else is sweet -
especially with live muso's.

Another good one is 'F' for FOLLOW. If you turn follow off, then your cursor scrolls throught the
project, but the page doesn't scroll with it. This is good for doing edits within a loop. To turn it
back on, press F again.

If you want to define your own key shortcuts, you go File->Key Commands. Just select the
command you want, and then enter the key strokes. You may find Enter isn't defaulted as play
in Cubase 3+. It was sub version 2, but they changed it for some reason in the versions i have,
and you need to set it up yourself.

Now, i've showed you some of mine... show me some more of yours!