Apply These Secret Techniques To Improve Keyboard Shortcut

  

Have a PC? These keyboard shortcuts will save you time:

• Alt-tab: Switch between windows.
• Alt-F4: Close a window.
• Ctrl-tab: Switch between a browser and Excel tabs.
• Ctrl-F4: Close a tab.
• Ctrl-Z: Undo.
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• Ctrl+X: Cut the selected text.
• Ctrl+C: Copy the selected text.
• Ctrl+V: Paste the copied or cut text.
• Ctrl+A: Select all text on the page or in the active window.
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• Ctrl+B: Bold the selected text.
• Ctrl+I: Italicize the selected text.
• Ctrl+U: Underline the selected text.
• Home: Skip to the beginning of the current line.
• End: Skip to the end of the current line.
• Ctrl+right arrow: Skip to the beginning of the next word. You can press the right arrow multiple times to skip several words.
• Ctrl+left arrow: Skip to the beginning of the previous word. You can press the left arrow multiple times to skip several words.
• Ctrl+Shift+right arrow: Select the next word.
• Ctrl+Shift+left arrow: Select the previous word.
• Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Quit a frozen application. This keyboard shortcut opens the Task Manager. You can then select the unresponsive application and end it
• Delete: Send a selected file to the Recycle Bin.
• Enter: Open a selected application or file.
• Ctrl+N: Create a new file.
• Ctrl+O: Open an existing file.
• Ctrl+P: Print an open file.
• Ctrl+S: Save the current file.
• Ctrl+Z: Undo the previous action. If you'd like to redo the action, press Ctrl+Y.
• Ctrl+F: Find a word or phrase in the current file. This shortcut will make a search box appear. You can then type the text you wish to find. If the word or phrase appears more than once, press Enter to move to the next instance.
• Ctrl+- (Ctrl+dash key): Zoom out. When viewing a photo in an application like Windows Photo Viewer, this shortcut will make the image appear smaller.
• Ctrl+= (Ctrl+equal key): Zoom in. When viewing a photo in an application like Windows Photo Viewer, this shortcut will make the image appear larger.
• Alt+F4: Quit the current application.
• Windows key: Open the Start menu.
• Alt+Tab: Switch between open windows. This shortcut opens the Task Switcher. While continuing to hold the Alt key, you can then use the left and right arrows (or press Tab) to move between open windows.