COMPUTER SHORTCUT KEYS – To Upgrade Your Efficiency At Work

Keyboard

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

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Windows Shortcut Keys

Win + D – Show or hide the desktop

Win + E – Open File Explorer

Win + I – Open the Settings

Win + L – Lock your computer

Win + M – Minimize all windows

Win + R – Open the Run dialog box

Win + Tab – Open the Task view

Win + PrtSc – Save a screenshot in the Pictures folder.

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Function Shortcut Keys

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

F5 key – Refresh the active window

F7 key – To spell & grammar check in MS Word document, Outlook, etc

F8 key – Enter the Windows startup menu, (i.e. for Safe Mode)

F10 key – Activate the menu bar in the active program

F11 key – Maximize or minimize the active window

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Shortcut Keys for Google Chrome and Microsoft IE

Ctrl + E – Open the Search bar

Ctrl + H – Open the History bar

Ctrl + L or Alt + D – Move your cursor to url

Ctrl + N – Start another instance of the browser

Ctrl + T – New Tab

Ctrl + Shift + T- Reopen the recently closed tabs

Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn – Jump to the next open tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp – Jump to the previous open tab

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Shortcut Keys for Microsoft Word

Ctrl + D – Display the Font dialogue box

Ctrl + F – Display the Find dialog box to search the current document

Ctrl + H – Display the Replace dialogue box

Ctrl + K – Create a hyperlink

Ctrl + N – Create a new document

Ctrl + O – Opens a new document

Ctrl + P – Prints a document

Ctrl + S – Saves a document