Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Keyboard shortcuts... for real this time

Over the past few days, I've been compiling a list of my keyboard shortcuts. That is, the ones that I use on a daily basis. Since I sit at a computer a lot each day, it got fairly long. But if you take the time to sift through it, you should be able to glean something worthwhile.

General

Ctrl+X
Cut
Ctrl+C
Copy
Ctrl+V
Paste
Ctrl+A
Select all
Ctrl+Left/Right
Move cursor by word
Ctrl+Up/Down
Move cursor by paragraph
Ctrl+Backspace
Erase the word I just screwed up typing
Alt+F4
Close current window
Ctrl+F4
Close document within current window
Ctrl+S
Save
Ctrl+P
Print

Click through for the full list.

With mouse

Ctrl+click
Add item to (or remove from) selection
Shift+click
Add several items to selection
Ctrl+mousewheel
Zoom in/out


Windows

Win, "note"
Brings up start menu, then searches
Ctrl+Esc
Start menu if you have no Win key
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Launch Task Manager
Win+E
Launch Windows Explorer
Win+L
Lock desktop
Win+R
Run command
Win+(1-9)
Open items 1-9 on taskbar (by position)
Win+Left/Right
Place window on half of screen
Win+Up
Maximize window
Win+Down
Minimize window
Win+Shift+Left/Right
Move window to other monitor
(even works when maximized!)
Shift x5
Turn on StickyKeys
(I use this for intense keyboarding sessions)
Alt+Tab
Switch between applications
(Keep holding Alt and use tab, shift+tab, or the arrow keys to choose)


Google Chrome

Ctrl+T
New tab
Ctrl+Shift+T
Reopen last closed tab
Ctrl+W
Close tab
Middle-click on link
Open in new tab
Middle-click on tab
Close tab
Ctrl+Tab
Switch between tabs
(Ctrl+Shift+Tab moves backward)


Gmail

C
Compose
J/K
Next/Prev conversation (vi-style!)
(This also works in Reader)


Microsoft Office

Alt+(1-9)
Run the commands in the Quick Access Toolbar
(works by position, like Win+(1-9)
F12
Save as
Ctrl+Space
Remove formatting
(Works great in Outlook and Word)


Outlook

Ctrl+Shift+R
Reply all (use with care!)
Alt+Shift+up/down
Move text up or down in doc
Ctrl+Enter
Send mail


OneNote

Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn
Prev/Next note
Win+S
Screen clip


Paint

Ctrl+Shift+X
Crop to selection


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