Thursday, March 15, 2012

Keyboard shortcuts

I made a list of helpful shortcuts for a friend. These are basic, but if you know someone who could use 'em, feel free to share:

General:

Select All
Ctrl+A
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Copy
Ctrl+C
Paste
Ctrl+V
New Window or New Document
Ctrl+N
Windows:

Switch between programs
Alt+Tab
Open Start menu
Windows key ΓΏ
Internet Explorer:

New tab
Ctrl+T
Find on Page
Ctrl+F
Word:

Open a file
Ctrl+O
Save a file
Ctrl+S
Print
Ctrl+P
Bold
Ctrl+B
Italics
Ctrl+I
Underline
Ctrl+U
Move a word at a time
Ctrl+Left (or Right)
Move a paragraph at a time
Ctrl+Up (or Down)
Select text
Shift+Arrow keys

Notes:
"Ctrl+A" means hold down Ctrl key while pressing the A key.

Get the printable pdf at scribd.

1 comment:

  1. How great! I'm compiling my own list for a Mac. I've interviewed various parties at work to learn new shortcuts. Using shortcuts noticeably improves one's efficiency on the computer.

    Other shortcuts I like: the one that reopens an internet tab you accidentally closed. Also the one to close a window. And one I find really useful on a Mac is the shortcut to toggle through all the windows that are open in a program (command + tilde).

    And maybe the best shortcut of all is the one you create yourself. If you find yourself repeatedly doing a task in a program, you should assign a new shortcut to the task and make your life easier!

    Hurray for shortcuts.

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