119 COMPUTER SHORTCUTS THAT MAKES YOUR OPERATION EASIER AND FASTERS

Wednesday, 17th Jul, 2024 by Mayorkay 33 Comments technology
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  1. Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item(s) to the clipboard.
  2. Ctrl + X: Cut selected item(s); remove them from their current location and store them in the clipboard.
  3. Ctrl + V: Paste the clipboard's contents into the current location.
  4. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
  5. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last undone action.
  6. Ctrl + A: Select all items in a document or window.
  7. Ctrl + S: Save the current document or file.
  8. Ctrl + P: Print the current document or file.
  9. Ctrl + F: Open the find function to search for text or content within a document or webpage.
  10. Ctrl + N: Open a new window or document.
  11. Alt + Tab: Switch between open applications or windows.
  12. Alt + F4: Close the currently active program or window.
  13. Ctrl + Esc: Open the Start menu (on Windows).
  14. Windows Key + D: Show or hide the desktop (on Windows).
  15. Windows Key + E: Open File Explorer (on Windows).
  16. Windows Key + R: Open the Run dialog box (on Windows).
  17. Cmd + C: Copy selected item(s) to the clipboard (on macOS).
  18. Cmd + X: Cut selected item(s); removes them from their current location and stores them in the clipboard (on macOS).
  19. Cmd + V: Paste the clipboard's contents into the current location (on macOS).
  20. Cmd + Z: Undo the last action (on macOS).
  21. Cmd + A: Select all items in a document or window (on macOS).
  22. Cmd + S: Save the current document or file (on macOS).
  23. Cmd + P: Print the current document or file (on macOS).
  24. Cmd + F: Open the find function to search for text or content within a document or webpage (on macOS).
  25. Cmd + N: Open a new window or document (on macOS).
  26. Ctrl + F5: Refresh the current webpage or document (force refresh without cache).
  27. Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager (on Windows) to view and manage running applications and processes.
  28. Alt + F: Open the File menu (in many applications).
  29. Alt + E: Open the Edit menu (in many applications).
  30. Ctrl + Tab: Switch between tabs in a browser or within a multi-tabbed application.
  31. Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab in a browser.
  32. Ctrl + Shift + N: Open a new private or incognito window in a browser.
  33. Ctrl + Shift + Delete: Open the Clear Browsing Data menu in a browser to delete history, cache, cookies, etc.
  34. Ctrl + Backspace: Delete the previous word in a text editor or input field.
  35. Ctrl + Home: Move the cursor to the beginning of a document or webpage.
  36. Ctrl + End: Move the cursor to the end of a document or webpage.
  37. Ctrl + Up Arrow / Down Arrow: Scroll up or down one screen length.
  38. Ctrl + Left Arrow / Right Arrow: Move the cursor left or right one word at a time.
  39. Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow / Right Arrow: Select text one word at a time (left or right).
  40. Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow / Down Arrow: Extend text selection to the beginning or end of a paragraph.
  41. Windows Key + L: Lock the computer (on Windows).
  42. Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Open a menu to lock the computer, switch user, log off, or open Task Manager (on Windows).
  43. Cmd + Space: Open Spotlight Search (on macOS) to quickly search for files, applications, and more.
  44. Cmd + Tab: Switch between open applications (on macOS).
  45. Cmd + Option + Esc**: Force quit an application (on macOS).
  46. Cmd + Shift + 3: Capture a screenshot of the entire screen (on macOS).
  47. Cmd + Shift + 4: Capture a screenshot of a selected portion of the screen (on macOS).
  48. Cmd + Shift + 4, then Spacebar: Capture a screenshot of a specific window (on macOS).
  49. Cmd + H: Hide the current application (on macOS).
  50. Cmd + Option + H: Hide all other applications except the current one (on macOS).
  51. Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste text without formatting (in many applications).
  52. Ctrl + Shift + S: Save a document with a new filename or location (in many applications).
  53. Ctrl + Shift + L: Toggle bullet points or numbered lists (in word processors and text editors).
  54. Ctrl + F1: Toggle the ribbon display in Microsoft Office applications.
  55. Ctrl + F2: Show the print preview in Microsoft Word.
  56. Ctrl + F4: Close the current document or tab (in many applications).
  57. Ctrl + F6: Switch between open documents or windows within the same application.
  58. Ctrl + =: Insert equations or subscript/superscript in some word processors.
  59. Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy formatting (in some word processors and text editors).
  60. Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste formatting (in some word processors and text editors).
  61. Ctrl + 1: Single line spacing (in word processors).
  62. Ctrl + 2: Double line spacing (in word processors).
  63. Ctrl + 5: Set line spacing to 1.5 (in word processors).
  64. Ctrl +]: Increase font size (in many text editors and word processors).
  65. Ctrl + [: Decrease font size (in many text editors and word processors).
  66. Ctrl + Shift + U: Convert selected text to uppercase (in some word processors and text editors).
  67. Ctrl + Shift + L: Convert selected text to lowercase (in some word processors and text editors).
  68. Alt + Enter: Insert a new line in a cell (in Excel).
  69. F2: Edit the selected cell (in Excel).
  70. F4: Repeat the last action (in many applications).
  71. F5: Open the Find and Replace dialog box (in many applications).
  72. F11: Toggle full-screen mode (in web browsers).
  73. Ctrl + Alt + S: Open the Settings menu (in some applications).
  74. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S: Save a webpage as a bookmark (in some web browsers).
  75. Ctrl + Shift + O: Organize bookmarks (in some web browsers).
  76. Ctrl + K: Insert hyperlink (in many applications).
  77. Ctrl + U: Underline selected text (in many word processors and text editors).
  78. Ctrl + I: Italicize selected text (in many word processors and text editors).
  79. Ctrl + B: Bold selected text (in many word processors and text editors).
  80. Ctrl + Shift + F: Change font (in many word processors and text editors).
  81. Ctrl + Shift + P: Change font size (in many word processors and text editors).
  82. Ctrl + T: Open a new tab in a web browser.
  83. Ctrl + W: Close the current tab in a web browser.
  84. Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab in a web browser.
  85. Ctrl + Shift + N: Open a new window in a web browser.
  86. Ctrl + H: Open the browsing history in a web browser.
  87. Ctrl + J: Open the downloads history in a web browser.
  88. Ctrl + D: Bookmark the current page in a web browser.
  89. Ctrl + Plus (+): Zoom in (in web browsers and some applications).
  90. Ctrl + Minus (-): Zoom out (in web browsers and some applications).
  91. Ctrl + 0 (Zero): Reset zoom level to default (in web browsers).
  92. Ctrl + Shift + M: Toggle device mode (simulate mobile devices) in web browsers.
  93. Ctrl + Shift + Tilde (~): Switch keyboard input language (in Windows).
  94. Alt + Enter: Open properties for the selected item (in Windows File Explorer).
  95. Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Open a menu to lock the computer, switch user, log off, or open Task Manager (in Windows).
  96. Windows Key + L: Lock the computer (in Windows).
  97. Windows Key + E: Open File Explorer (in Windows).
  98. Windows Key + Tab: Open Task View (in Windows, for viewing all open windows and virtual desktops).
  99. Windows Key + Print Screen: Capture a screenshot and save it to the Screenshots folder (in Windows).
  100. Windows Key + Arrow Keys: Snap windows to the left, right, maximize, minimize, etc. (in Windows).
  101. Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder (in File Explorer and many other file management applications
  102. Alt + F4: Close the current window or application (in Windows).
  103. Alt + Enter: Open properties for the selected item (in File Explorer and many other applications).
  104. Alt + Space: Open the window menu (to move, resize, minimize, maximize, etc.) (in Windows
  105. Alt + Left Arrow / Right Arrow: Navigate back or forward (in web browsers and File Explorer).
  106. Alt + Up Arrow: Go up one level in File Explorer (navigate to the parent folder).
  107. Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager directly (in Windows).
  108. Windows Key + M: Minimize all windows (in Windows).
  109. Windows Key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows (in Windows).
  110. Windows Key + D: Show or hide the desktop (in Windows).
  111. Windows Key + Up Arrow: Maximize the current window (in Windows).
  112. Windows Key + Down Arrow: Minimize the current window (in Windows).
  113. Windows Key + Left Arrow / Right Arrow: Snap the current window to the left or right half of the screen (in Windows).
  114. Windows Key + Shift + Left Arrow / Right Arrow: Move the current window to the left or right monitor (in multi-monitor setups in Windows).
  115. Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab (in web browsers).
  116. Ctrl + Shift + P: Open a new private browsing window (in web browsers).
  117. Ctrl + Shift + B: Toggle the bookmarks bar (in web browsers).
  118. Ctrl + Shift + Delete: Open the Clear Browsing Data dialog box (in web browsers).
  119. Ctrl + Enter: Add "www." and ".com" around the text entered in the address bar (in web browsers).

 

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