Important PC Keyboard Shortcuts

I am always surprised at how many people are not aware of the keyboard shortcuts available on the Computer. A fairly quick typer, I would be lost without my quick fixes and shortcut options when working on Lawrence the Laptop!  But I teach a lot of college students and adults who aren’t really familiar with even some of the more basic options available. So here is a quick list! 🙂  *Sorry, I don’t do Mac, so I can’t help there 😦

The ones in Red are shortcuts I use really, really often and find most helpful. They make typing or online work much faster.

Ctrl +

1. Ctrl + A = Highlight Everything
2. Ctrl + B = Bold.
3. Ctrl + C = Copy
4. Ctrl + D = Favorite / Bookmark 
   1. Ctrl + Shift + D = Bookmark All Tabs
5. Ctrl + F = Find (on the page or in the folder
6. Ctrl + H = Open History Page
7. Ctrl + I = Italics
8. Ctrl + J = 
   1. In Word = Justify Left, Right, or Center
   2. In Browser = Open Downloads Page
9. Ctrl + L = Start typing in the address bar
10. Ctrl + N = Open New Page (or Slide or Document depending on the program you’re using)
11. Ctrl + P = Print
12. Ctrl + R = Refresh
13. Ctrl + S = Save
14. Ctrl + T = Open New Tab
    1. Ctrl + Shift + T = Open Previous Tab
15. Ctrl + U = Underline 
16. Ctrl + V = Paste
17. Ctrl + W = Close
18. Ctrl + X = Cut
19. Ctrl + Y = Redo
20. Ctrl + Z = Undo
21. Ctrl + Enter = Adds “http://www.” and “.com” to anything you put in the address bar
22. Ctrl and + = Zoom in
23. Ctrl and – = Zoom out
24. Ctrl + Left Arrow = Start typing at the beginning of the previous word.
25. Ctrl + Right Arrow = Start typing at the beginning of the next word.
26. Ctrl + Down Arrow = Start typing at the beginning of the next paragraph.
27. Ctrl + Up Arrow = Start typing at the beginning of the previous paragraph.
28. Ctrl + F4 = Close the window of all tabs but the one currently open.
29. Ctrl + Alt + Delete = Open Task Manager (how to close pages that aren’t responding)

Alt + Buttons

1. Alt + Tab = Move Between Open Pages
2. Alt + Enter = View “Properties”
3. Alt + Esc = Move between Pages in the order that they were opened.
4. Alt + F4 = Close Page

F Buttons

1. F1 = Help Page (for whatever program  you have open–i.e. using Google Chrome it opens Chrome’s help page. Word, it opens Word’s help page)
2. F2 = Rename (if you highlight a file/folder)
3. F5 = Refresh
4. F6 = Instantly Start Typing in the Address Bar 
5. F7 = Spell Check 
6. F11 = Go to Full Screen (Open or Close)–Shortcut for making videos big 🙂
7. F12 = “Save As” window in Office

Shift + Buttons

1. Shift + D = Delete permanently without sending to “Recycle Bin”
2. Shift + F3 =
   1. When using Microsoft Office = Click to easily go back and forth between 1. all small letters 2. Every Word Is Capitalized and 3. ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
   2. When using a Browser = Find
3. Shift + F7 = Highlight a word and use Shift + F7 to look it up in the Thesaurus

Windows + Buttons

1. Windows + D = Show Desktop
2. Windows + E = Open “My Computer”
3. Windows + F = “Search All Files” option will open so you can search your entire computer
4. Windows + M = Minimize all Windows.
5. Windows + Shift + M = Restore (Maximize) Windows

Other Buttons

1. PrintScreen (PrntScr) to take a Screenshot. Then Paste it into OneNote or a Word Document and save as a picture.
2. Hold down Shift while Highlighting to Highlight things in a row.
3. Hold down Ctrl while Highlighting to Highlight unconnected words. 
4. To pull a group of tabs off into a new page–> Click the first tab + Hold down Shift + Click the last tab . Now Click and drag off the toolbar and they’ll come off and open up in a new page together. Only works in some browsers!

Tags: Computers, Keyboard, Shortcuts