Shortcut Keys for Windows

Working on a computer all day has turned me into a huge fan of shortcuts, especially as I use the same actions over and over. If you find that you and your mouse are stuck in some warped sort of Ground Hog Day, then I have some good news! Windows has a number of shortcut keys that might help you in speeding things up a bit. I'm sure you're all familiar with CTRL + C (copying shortcut) and CTRL + V (pasting shortcut), but there is a whole world of other shortcuts to introduce you to.

These are some of the ones already built into Windows:

General:

• CTRL + C: Copy
• CTRL + V: Paste
• CTRL + X: Cut
• CTRL + Z: Undo
• CTRL + B: Bold
• CTRL + U: Underline
• CTRL + I: Italic
• CTRL + A: Selects everything in the current open window
• CTRL + Esc: Opens the Start menu
• ALT + Tab: Switch between open programs
• ALT + Shift + Tab: Reverse switch between open programs
• ALT + Double-click: Shows the properties of the file that you double-clicked upon
• F2: Rename a file name when it is highlighted
• F5: Refreshes the current window
• Shift: Hold down the shift key while putting a CD in the CD-ROM drive and it will skip the autorun features
• Backspace: Goes back to the first folder (in Windows Explorer), or goes back one step (in Internet Explorer)
• Tab: Moves to the next field on a form (e.g. in Internet Explorer)
• Shift + Tab: Moves to the previous field on a form

Used Within a Program:

• CTRL + N: New
• CTRL + O: Open a new document
• CTRL + F4: Closes the currently selected window of a program that can have multiple windows open, e.g. more than one Word document
• ALT + F4: Closes an open program
• ALT + Down arrow: Opens the drop-down menu lists
• F1: Help

Now go and make yourself that cup of coffee and heave a sigh of relief. With these shortcuts you can afford to spare the time!

Shortcut Keys for Windows

Working on a computer all day has turned me into a huge fan of shortcuts, especially as I use the same actions over and over. If you find that you and your mouse are stuck in some warped sort of Ground Hog Day, then I have some good news! Windows has a number of shortcut keys that might help you in speeding things up a bit. I'm sure you're all familiar with CTRL + C (copying shortcut) and CTRL + V (pasting shortcut), but there is a whole world of other shortcuts to introduce you to.

These are some of the ones already built into Windows:

General:

• CTRL + C: Copy
• CTRL + V: Paste
• CTRL + X: Cut
• CTRL + Z: Undo
• CTRL + B: Bold
• CTRL + U: Underline
• CTRL + I: Italic
• CTRL + A: Selects everything in the current open window
• CTRL + Esc: Opens the Start menu
• ALT + Tab: Switch between open programs
• ALT + Shift + Tab: Reverse switch between open programs
• ALT + Double-click: Shows the properties of the file that you double-clicked upon
• F2: Rename a file name when it is highlighted
• F5: Refreshes the current window
• Shift: Hold down the shift key while putting a CD in the CD-ROM drive and it will skip the autorun features
• Backspace: Goes back to the first folder (in Windows Explorer), or goes back one step (in Internet Explorer)
• Tab: Moves to the next field on a form (e.g. in Internet Explorer)
• Shift + Tab: Moves to the previous field on a form

Used Within a Program:

• CTRL + N: New
• CTRL + O: Open a new document
• CTRL + F4: Closes the currently selected window of a program that can have multiple windows open, e.g. more than one Word document
• ALT + F4: Closes an open program
• ALT + Down arrow: Opens the drop-down menu lists
• F1: Help

Now go and make yourself that cup of coffee and heave a sigh of relief. With these shortcuts you can afford to spare the time!

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