In the world of digitalization if one doesn’t have the knowledge of computer he/she may find it difficult to work in their fields. Many people face rejection only due to lacking basic computer knowledge. Not only people working, even youngsters and adults may find it difficult to leave in the coming generations. Therefore learning computer at any age will always be fruitful. The easiest way to start with is by learning the basic computer shortcuts.
Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase one’s productivity, reduce strain and help keep one’s self focused. The shortcuts are helps you to work faster without working hard with the hands. Choosing copy from the file menu, and then returning to the keyboard.
Some easy ways to become a smart computer user:
Apple computer users can substitute the Ctrl key for the command(cmd)key on their computers. For example, pressing Cmd+ C copies highlighted text.
| Shortcut keys | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete full word at a time instead of a single character. |
| Ctrl + Home | Move the cursor to the beginning of the document. |
| Ctrl + End | Will move the cursor to the end of the document. |
| Ctrl + P | To open a print preview the page or document currently being viewed. |
| Alt + F | File menu options in current program. |
| Alt + E | Edit option in a current program. |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open programs (or Ctrl + Tab) |
| F1 | Universal Help in almost every Windows program. |
| F2 | Rename your selected file. |
| F5 | Refresh the current program window in your computer. |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new or blank document in any of your programs. |
| Ctrl + O | Open a file in your current program. |
| Ctrl + A | Select the entire text. |
| Ctrl + B | Change selected text to be bold. |
| Ctrl + I | Change selected text to be in italic. |
| Ctrl + U | Change selected text to be underlined. |
| Ctrl + F | Open search window for any document . |
| Ctrl + S | Save current document file. |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected content. |
| Shift + Del | Cut selected content. |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected item.(or Ctrl + Insert) |
| Ctrl + Ins | |
| Ctrl + V | Paste (or Shift + Insert). |
| Shift + Ins | Paste. |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo last action. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action. |
| Ctrl + K | Insert hyperlink for selected text. |
| Ctrl + P | Print the current page or document. |
| Home | Goes to the beginning of current line. |
| Ctrl + Home | Goes to beginning of document. |
| End | Goes to end of current line. |
| Ctrl + End | Goes to end of document. |
| Shift +Home | Highlight from current position to beginning of line. |
| Shift +End | Highlight from current position to end of line. |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Moves one word to the left at a time. |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Moves one word to the right at a time. |
| Ctrl + Esc | Opens the start menu. |
| Ctrl + shift + Esc | Open windows task manager. |
| Alt + F4 | Close the currently active program. |
| Alt + Enter | Open the properties for the selected items(file,folder,shortcut etc). |
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