More often than I would like to admit I find that moving a mouse around here there and everywhere is just too strenuous. So I compiled a list of all the shortcuts that I think everyone should know exist, even if they aren't used.
A typical scenario from the unspoken playbook:
"The Facebook Stalk"
Open a browser in windows, then use (
+ →) to move the window to the right size of the screen, then open something work related like your emails, and re-sized that screen to the left ( +
Open a browser in windows, then use (
+ →) to move the window to the right size of the screen, then open something work related like your emails, and re-sized that screen to the left ( + Now if your boss walks by while you're looking at their beach photos, just after the initial shock, calmly press (
+ ↓↓) and viola, it'll disappear.
Or if you're one of those people that like to maximize those beach photos and zoom in, just use (alt + tab) to switch to another window in your browser.*
Basics
ctrl + a
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Select all (text or files)
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ctrl + c
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Copy Selected
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ctrl + v
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Paste Selected
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ctrl + x
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Cut Selected
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| + E |
Open Windows Explorer
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alt + F4
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Close Currently Selected Program
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| + d |
Show Desktop (minimize all)
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Word Processing
ctrl + end
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Go to the very end of a document
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ctrl + home
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Go to the very beginning of a document
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ctrl + f
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Search for word or part of word (also works in browser)
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ctrl + enter
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Adds a "Page Break"
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For the Cool Kids
| + tab or alt + tab |
Switch
between open programs
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ctrl +
alt + delete
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Open
Task Manager Launch Options
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ctrl +
shift + esc
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Open
Task Manager Directly
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| + P |
Select
Screen Output (Use when plugging in a projector)
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| + |
Resize
window to left half of screen
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| + |
Resize
window to right half of screen
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| + ↑ |
Maximize
Window
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| + shift + (← or →) |
Move
window to adjacent monitor
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Browser
F5
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Refresh Page
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ctrl + F5
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Hard Refresh (reloads page as if it was the first time you are viewing it)
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ctrl + mouse wheel
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Zoom in/out
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ctrl + left mouse click
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Open link in a new tab
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ctrl + tab
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switch between tabs
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So keyboard shortcuts are there to make your life easier, not just for teenage nerd-boys to impress girls with (been there, done that, it failed horribly).
Comment below if you have any keyboard shortcuts that you found very helpful. Also, follow me on Twitter and tweet me, @howsemj, if you have any questions about these shortcuts.
* Please note some of these shortcuts will only work on Windows 7 or later
Malcolm
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