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Windows shortcuts:

Ctrl+X=Cut
Ctrl+C=Copy
Ctrl+V=Paste
Ctrl+A=Select all
Ctrl+Z=Undo
Ctrl+P=Print
F5=Refresh (wore this one out during daily getaways)
Ctrl+N=New browser
Ctrl+T=New Tab
Ctrl+J=View downloads
Ctrl+H = History
Ctrl+Esc=Start menu
Ctrl+Left mouse click=Open a link in a new tab.
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel=Zoom in/out.
Ctrl+Enter=Adds .com to a URL in address bar.
Ctrl+Mouse Scroll=Change font size.
Clicking on a link with the scroll wheel opens in new tab.
ctrl+shift+esc to open the task manager
Windows button + arrows: maximize/minimize/right half/left half
Windows button + E: explorer
Windows button or ALT + Tab: scroll between open programs
Windows button + number: open program from task bar
Windows button + M: minimize all
Windows button + Shift + M: Undo minimize all

CRL + Shift + N: new folder
Alt (or Win)+ Prtsc - Screenshot
Alt+Shift: Change Language

Win 7 +

Win+L - Lock
Win+Tab - shuffle between programs (also alt+tab)

Chrome Shortcuts

Ctrl+Shift+N for incognito
Ctrl+shift+T - open closed tab
F6 - Highlight browser URL
CRL+ number: go to tabs

Firefox Shortcuts

Ctrl+Shift+P for incognito

Mac Shortcuts

CMD+C=Copy
CMD+V=Paste
CMD+Option+Shift+V=Pastes as plain text
CMD+Z=Undo
CMD+Y=Redo
CMD+X=Cut
Command+P=Print
Command+W=Closes window
Command+O=Opens selected file
Command+Space=Opens Spotlight
Command+N=Opens new window
Command+Tab=Cycles through apps
The next three can work alone AND are compatible with CMD+Tab
Command+Q=Quits Application
Command+~=Cycles through windows of running application
Command+H=Hides current window
Command+Delete=Deletes entire line of text
Command+I= Open Details window
Option+Delete+Deletes one word
Control+Shift+Eject=Sleep Screen("System Preferences → Security → General, check ‘Require password after sleep or screensaver begins" to lock computer using this combination)
Spacebar=Opens Quick Look
Command+Shift+Arrows=Select entire line of text
Option+Shift+Arrows=Select individual words
FN+f11=Show desktop
Command+Shift+3=Fullscreen screenshot
Command+Shift+4=Screenshot of selected area

Microsoft Excel:
I am adding these in the Wiki because if you work with Excel a lot, these will save you TONs of time.

CTRL+SHIFT+Plus (+)=Displays the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells.
CTRL+Minus (-)=Displays the Delete dialog box to delete the selected cells.
CTRL+D=Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below.
CTRL+Arrow Keys=Move to the edge of next data region (cells that contains data)[Also left clicking on a cell boarder]
CTRL+HOME=Move to the first cell in the sheet.
F2 =Edits the active cell and positions the insertion point at the end of the cell contents. It also moves the insertion point into the Formula Bar when editing in a cell is turned off.
F9=Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks. (If you have formulas in your worksheet this will refresh their values)
ALT+ENTER=Adds up all the numbers above the current cell and displays the total in the selected cell. (If you have any blank cells above the selected cell, it will start the adding from the next cell below the blank one).
Ctrl+~=show all formulas on sheet
ALT+==AutoSum

Author Topic: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts  (Read 19094 times)

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Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« on: March 21, 2013, 04:02:37 PM »
Here are the ones I use.
Have any other good ones?

Ctrl+C=Copy
Ctrl+V=Paste
Ctrl+Z=Undo
Ctrl+P=Print
F5=Refresh (wore this one out during daily getaways)
Ctrl+N=New browser
Ctrl+T=New Tab
Ctrl+J=View downloads
Ctrl+Esc=Start menu

Ctrl+Left mouse click=Open a link in a new tab.
Ctrl+Enter=Adds .com to a URL in address bar.
Ctrl+Mouse Scroll=Change font size.
Ctrl+Shift+P for incognito in IE/FF.
Ctrl+Shift+N for incognito in Chrome.
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 04:08:13 PM »
Write which OS/Broswer

Win 7 +

Win+L - Lock
Win+Tab - shuffle between programs (also alt+tab)

Chrome
Alt+shift+T - open closed tab


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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2013, 04:10:34 PM »
Write which OS/Broswer

Win 7 +

Win+L - Lock
Win+Tab - shuffle between programs (also alt+tab)

Chrome
Alt+shift+T - open closed tab
Ctrl+ shift+t
Reopen recently closed tab for Firefox, lifesaver

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2013, 04:13:08 PM »
F6
Highlight browser URL

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2013, 04:14:34 PM »
Ctrl+ shift+t
Reopen recently closed tab for Firefox, lifesaver
F6
Highlight browser URL
Awesome!
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2013, 04:16:14 PM »
ctrl shift esc to open the task manager

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2013, 04:21:14 PM »
ctrl+right click to selected multiple items without selecting things in middle (or highlight)

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2013, 04:21:23 PM »
ctrl shift esc to open the task manager
Nice, I've still been using ctrl+atl+delete from the good old days when that did the trick directly.
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2013, 04:22:36 PM »
GOOGLE CHROME
Ctrl + W closes tab
Ctrl + tab switches between open tabs

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2013, 04:22:46 PM »
ctrl+right click to selected multiple items without selecting things in middle (or highlight)
You mean ctrl+left click?
And of course there's shift+left click to select the things in the middle.
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2013, 04:23:07 PM »
GOOGLE CHROME
Ctrl + W closes tab
Ctrl + tab switches between open tabs
FF as well.
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2013, 04:23:22 PM »
Nice, I've still been using ctrl+atl+delete from the good old days when that did the trick directly.
+1 Good to know...

No one said this? alt+shift to change languages.

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2013, 04:31:42 PM »
Windows button + arrows: maximise/minimise/right half/left half
Windows button + E: explorer
Windows button or ALT + Tab: scroll between open programs
Windows button + number: open program from task bar
CRL + Shift + N: new folder

Chrome

CRL+ number: go to tabs

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2013, 04:33:14 PM »
these are some really good tips

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2013, 04:36:34 PM »
Alt + Prtsc
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2013, 04:37:15 PM »
Love this thread :)
I'm use a Mac and I don't know if there is a Windows equivalent for this but my favorite one, is Option+Delete. It deletes one word at a time behind the cursor and saves so much time when typing.
Command+1-9 to select the browser tab that corresponds to that number and Command+Shift+T to reopen closed tabs in Chrome.
Command+Option+Arrows to scroll through browser tabs and Command+W to close tabs or windows. Also in Chrome.

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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2013, 04:38:55 PM »
Windows button + arrows: maximise/minimise/right half/left half

+100
Nothing I miss more than that feature from Windows since switching to a Mac. Such a useful feature
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2013, 04:46:02 PM »
Nice, I've still been using ctrl+atl+delete from the good old days when that did the trick directly.
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2013, 05:01:36 PM »
Ctrl+y is redo (undo the undo you just did)
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Re: Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2013, 06:32:20 PM »
CTRL+F = search in a page.
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