Essential Shortcut Keys for computers

In this technological world, everything is computerised. Shortcut Keys reduce much more time working on computers and also make the work easier.

In the 5G technological world, everyone owns a computer or laptop to do their work easily and efficiently. Even working in a computer has easy ways to perform tasks. Such things are the shortcut keys. Rather than going step by step, using shortcut keys reduce the work time and also makes us feel comfortable. Here in this article, we can see some useful and important shortcut keys.

General Computer Shortcut Keys

Ctrl + A – Select all

Ctrl + C – Copy the selected content

Ctrl + V – Paste the selected content

Ctrl + W – Close the windows explorer or browser

Ctrl + X – Cut the selected content

Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open the task manager

Alt + F4 – Close the active item, or quit the active program

Alt + Tab – Switch between the open programs /windows

Windows Shortcut Keys

Windows key – Open or close start menu

Windows key + A – Open action center

Windows key + C – Open Cortana

Windows key + D – Display and hide the desktop

Windows key + E – Open file explorer

Windows key + G – Screen recording

Windows key + H – Open the Share charm

Windows key + I – Open settings

Windows key + K – Open the connect quick action

Windows key + L – Lock your PC or switch accounts

Windows key + M – Minimize all windows

Windows key + R – Open run dialog box

Windows key + S – Open search

Windows key + U – Open Ease of Action Center

Windows key + X – Open Quick link menu

Windows key + Tab – Open the task view

Windows key + PrtScr – Save s screenshot in the pictures folder

Windows key + Up Arrow – Maximize current window

Windows key + Fn + B – Open system properties

Function Shortcut Keys

F1 Key – Help

F2 Key – To rename the selected item

F3 Key – Search for a file or a folder

F4 Key – Display Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer

F5 Key – Refresh the active window

F6 Key – Move the cursor to the address bar in internet explorers

F7 Key – To spell & grammar check

F8 Key – Enter the Windows startup menu

F9 Key – Send and receive e-mail in Microsoft Outlook

F10 Key – Activate the menu bar in the active program

F11 Key – Enter and exit fullscreen mode in modern internet browsers

Shortcut Keys for MS Word

Set 1

Ctrl + A – Select all contents of the page

Ctrl + B – Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + C – Copy selected text

Ctrl + D – Font Options

Ctrl + E – Align selected text or line to the center

Ctrl + F – Open find box

Ctrl + G – Find and replace options

Ctrl + H – Find and replace options

Ctrl + I – Italicize highlighted selection

Ctrl + J – Justify paragraph alignment

Ctrl + K – Insert link

Ctrl + L – Align selected text or line to the left

Ctrl + M – Indent the paragraph

Ctrl + N – Open new blank document

Ctrl + O – Open options

Ctrl + P – Open the print window

Ctrl + Q – Align selected paragraph to the left

Ctrl + R – Align selected text or line to the right

Ctrl + S – Save

Ctrl + T – Hanging indent

Ctrl + U – Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + V – Paste

Ctrl + W – Close the document

Ctrl + X – Cut the selected text

Ctrl + Y – Redo

Ctrl + Z – Undo

Set 2

Ctrl + Shift + F – Change the font

Ctrl + Shift + > – Increase selected font size +2

Ctrl +] – Increase selected font size +1

Ctrl + Shift + < – Decrease selected font size -2

Ctrl + [ – Decrease selected font size -1

Ctrl + Del – Delete word to right of cursor

Ctrl + Backspace – Delete word to left of cursor

Ctrl + End – Move cursor to end of the document

Ctrl + Home – Move cursor to beginning of the document

Ctrl + Space – Reset highlighted text to default

Ctrl + 1 – Single space lines

Ctrl + 2 – Double space lines

Ctrl + 5 – 1.5 line spacing

Ctrl + Alt + 1 – Change text to heading 1

Ctrl + Alt + 2 – Change text to heading 2

Ctrl + Alt + 3 – Change text to heading 3

Set 3

F1 key – Help

Shift + F3 – Change case of selected text

Shift + Insert – Paste

F4 key – Repeat the last action performed

F7 key – Spell check selected text or document

Shift + F7 – Activate thesaurus

F12 key – Save as

Shift + F12 – Save

Alt + Shift + D – Insert the current date

Alt + Shift + T – Insert the current time

 

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