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Windows Shortucts

Keyboard shortcuts can make your life easier. Learning to use keyboard shortcuts to complete common tasks can help you complete your work faster than if you were to reach for the mouse or search through menus.

Listed below are common shortcuts to increase yor productivity. Memorize a few and get used to using them and then come back to learn a few more.

The "Win" key mentioned below referes to the key with the windows logo on it.

  • WINDOWS SHORTCUTS
    • Show desktop, press again to restore windows: Win + D
    • Lock your computer: Win + L
    • Open and explorer/My Computer window: Win + E
    • Open the run dialog box: Win + R
    • Cycle through taskbar items: Win + Tab
    • Cycle through open applications: Alt + Tab
    • Cycle through open applications (reverse): Alt + Shift + Tab
  • SHORTCUTS FOR MOST APPLICATIONS
    • Copy: Ctrl + C
    • Cut: Ctrl + X
    • Paste: Ctrl + V
    • Undo: Ctrl + U
    • Select All: Ctrl + A
    • Save current file: Ctrl + S
    • Cycle through open tabs: Ctrl + Tab
    • Cycle through open tabs in reverse: Ctrl + Shift + Tab
    • Print current Document: Ctrl + P
    • Open a new blank file: Ctrl + O
    • Close/quit active item program: Alt + F4
    • Highlight text/items one at a time: Shift + any arrow key
    • Highlight block of text: Ctrl + Shift + any arrow key.
  • WEB BROWSER SHORTCUTS
    • next page (forward): Alt + Right Arrow
    • previous page (back): backspace OR Alt + Left Arrow
    • go to end of page: End
    • go to top of page: Home
    • Page Down: Space Bar
    • Refresh the current page: F5 OR Ctrl + R
    • Enter a new address: Ctrl + L
    • Open a new window: Ctrl + O - IE: opens to current page, Firefox: opens to home page
    • Save the current Page: Ctrl + S
    • Pring the current Page: Ctrl + S
    • Jump between links or other interactive elements: Tab
    • Activate selected hyperlink or button: Enter