I hope you're fine. And this article will see very important shortcut keys from a to set, which we can use while using a desktop or PC before we begin.
So come into a shortcut key, our shortcut. Key.
control + A
If you want to select all it's like all the text, which is written if you want to slip on your Ctrl + A let's check it out.
Let's press. Ctrl +A take his guys. Everything was
selected and the one another shortcut keys.
Ctrl + B
This is used. If you want to make any text alphabet, which
are is what was it a difficult to make that into Bold. Yes, case.
Let's check it out. Let's try to check this. Let's press
Ctrl + B. As guys, you can see that that has got Bold.
If he pressed same thing again, it will get on board.
Ctrl + p
Yes, I know. I know the title is just a joke. Don't worry.
I don't think you're actually stupid but the fact is there are plenty of
keyboard shortcuts in Windows. You probably don't know but really should and
some of them are so useful that you might actually kick yourself for not
knowing them before. And also, even though this article focuses on Windows,
many of these shortcuts also work on Mac and Linux as well just by substituting
control with the command key and ALT with the Innkeepers before.
It's just at the, oh, Jim. So first, let's start off with
shortcuts that are extremely useful, but also are very common. So you should
hopefully already know all these, but if not, don't worry, it's all good. But
definitely write these down because no self-respecting windows users should
ever go without knowing these ones. And if you do know, all these already bear
with And stick around.
Control + C
We will get to a lot more first up. We have the classic
copy and paste. I mean you'd better know this one to copy a file text.
Literally anything in any program its control C and then
to paste it again.
ctrl + v
But even you experts might not realize the more advanced
options such as the newer clipboard history feature, which can be utilized by
pressing the Windows key + V and you can paste previously, copied things to.
With this, this feature does have to be enabled in settings. So if you don't
know, About this one. As a side note, check out my other article talking about
Windows features to enable.
Ctrl. + shift + V
So, I'll put that as a pop-up and in the description as
well. But anyway, another option is pressing Ctrl. + shift + V, which paste the
text only as plain text. No formatting, which is great. If you copied something
with weird formatting, a Big Font text color or whatever and you want to get
rid of that another shortcut.
Ctrl + S
You absolutely better know is Ctrl + S when she just saves
whatever document you have open in a
control + f
We every program ever, it's pretty Universal. And there's
also a control + f which is the universal find / search command. And it works
in Windows
Explorer web browsers, search web pages for certain text
and pretty much every other program as well. Another couple of shortcuts that
are basically required knowledge. At this point are Ctrl + z to undo something,
and Ctrl +. Y to redo something. You just undid or redo something. You just did
multiple times. Even if you didn't necessarily undo. Again, these are pretty
self-explanatory.
Alt + f4
Explanatory and Universal. You should also know about alt
f4, which is used to close out the current active window. Funny enough. This
one is often used as a prank where people will tell you to press alt f4 to
activate some amazing feature, but it actually just shuts, down the programmer,
using, a lot of times people would type this into video game chats and see how
many people they can get to disconnect from the server. So don't fall for it
yourself. All right,
the final shortcuts in the, you should really already know
these category are how to select multiple files at once in.
As Explorer or any other program, you need to select
things, you can shift and click on one item and then shift click another and it
will simply select those two items and everything in between doing
control-click. On the other hand will allow you to select multiple items,
individually without selecting anything in between.
You can even combine the two using shift, click to select
one group and then control, clicking something else and then shift clicking
again yet another folder to make a second separate group selection as you can
see here.
Ctrl + F5
Let's go over a couple function. Key shortcuts. You might
already know about F5, which is the refresh key. This is mostly for web browsers,
but also works elsewhere like in Windows Explorer and it's simply refresh has
the Peyton.
However, a more advanced option is the so-called super
refresh which is Ctrl + F5. And in browsers, this not only refreshes the page
but also read downloads. Any cached files. For the page two, you can actually
test this yourself on this cash. Refresh test website. I found where just
refreshing doesn't change anything but doing Ctrl + F5. Does make it work. So,
if a webpage is acting up and even refreshing, it doesn't work. Try doing
control F5 and that might help the other function key.
You should know is F2, which, in Windows Explorer,
renames, files and folders. You just press it and then type whatever you want
and hit enter, and it will rename that thing. All right.
control + Shift + Escape
Now we're getting into shortcuts that. Not everyone knows,
but still should. And the first shortcut is to bring up the task manager
directly, which is control +. Shift + Escape, you probably already know about
control-alt-delete, which is another way to do it, but requires an extra step
and brings up this whole screen with other options, press control+shift+Escape,
just brings it up immediately.
winkey + tab shortcut
We have the common task switcher, which is just Vault tab,
which again, most people probably already know, actually, but you might not
know about the alternative winkey + tab shortcut, which is really similar to
all tap, but provide some extra functionality.
For example, if you use multiple virtual desktops wind,
tab will show those two and it also shows the more recent timeline feature. So,
you can scroll through and see Recently, used files and stuff like that.
Windows key + L
What incredibly useful feature is the one to lock your
computer, which is Windows key +. L. You can use this, anytime you need to get
up from your computer and you don't want people messing with it and will
require you to type in your password or use a fingerprint sensor or whatever
else you use to log back in, it's, especially useful on laptops, but good for
desktops to like.
if you're in an office environment, obviously, if you
don't have a login password for Windows, this won't help, but that's just common
sense. Another good shortcut is Ctrl + a, which is the select all command.
Whether you're on a web page in word processor or whatever
other program, this just selects everything, not just text, but images and
stuff too. There are a couple limited situations. It might behave differently.
For example, if you're typing in text box in a browser, it
will usually just select everything in the text box. So, to select everything
outside of that, you have to click out of that first and then do it again.
Speaking of selecting things. If you use a laptop without a mouse frequently.
This one will definitely come in handy, which is using the shift.
shift + arrows
Arrow keys to select text. This one is good. If you use a
trackpad, which can be really annoying for selecting text accurately,
especially a lot of it. And one thing to note is, if you use the mouse or
trackpad to select a block of text first, you can then use shift + arrows to
modify the selection based on where you stop selecting the mouse. So, if you
run out trackpad, you can just select more with this, alternatively. You can
also use the shift + click. Like we talked about before which will select the text
between the two points. You Act. Okay. Up. Next, we have the shortcut for
snapping Windows to different parts of the screen, using the Windows key +
arrow keys with a window.
win + left or right
Active pressing win + left or right will snap it to the
left or right half of the screen and if you then press went up or down, it will
snap it into the perspective corner. You can also press win + up or down,
arrows, to minimize and maximize the window. So, these are really useful if you
do a lot of multitasking once you were cut, even I wish I knew about earlier
myself is the Windows key + d.
Command which hides all open windows to show the desktop.
You can then press it again to restore them right back. This is good. If you
store files and shortcuts on your desktop, you access frequently and then using
this, you won't have to minimize and restore programs. Every time, I like it a
lot. Moving on. Here's a good one.
Having to do with the quick launch bar in the taskbar. Any
programs you put here can actually be launched using the keyboard shortcuts
specifically by using
Windows key+,
whatever number of the position of that program in the
quick launch bar. So, for example, we Plus one launches the first program and
so on very useful right now. We've got a few shortcuts that are specifically
just for web browsers, but basically all of them support these same shortcuts
so we can still go over that.
Ctrl + shift + T
They're Universal enough one. I use all the time. And you
absolutely need to know is Ctrl + shift + T, which restores close tabs. There
are countless times where I close a tab by accident or I just wasn't thinking
and I want it back and this shortcut does just that another one is the F 11
key, which toggles.
Full screen mode and browsers more often than not. I just
accidentally activate this, so it might be more useful to know just so you can
disable it in that case, but might also be good. If you're doing a screen,
share something and you don't want any extra stuff on the screen.
Okay, we're not done yet because even though those are 20
shortcuts, you should definitely know it. Memorized. There are a lot that are
still good to know that we can go over, even if they aren't super commonly
used.
So, let's go over some bonus Windows key shortcuts to get
this video over 10 minutes.
And it's the windows + shift. + S command for
screenshotting. This automatically opens the snip and sketch app built into
windows. Then lets you make a selection of the screen to either copy to
clipboard or save profile. So, if you're still one of those noobs, using the
print screen key and you have to crop the screenshot in Microsoft Paint, time
to get with the times.
Win + P
Another good little shortcut is Win + P, which lets you
change Windows into projection mode if you need to present
wind + 0
It said, if you're using a Windows tablet device, you
should definitely know about the wind + 0 command which locks the screen
orientation. So, it doesn't start rotating if you don't want it to. Or if you
just want to prank your friends, you can use the hilarious.
Ctrl + alt+ Arrow
Ctrl + alt + Arrow commands to rotate the screen around to
confuse the heck out of them. Just don't be evil and be sure to tell them how
to restore it quickly. After our next up. There are a few shortcuts that just
open up various menus and windows, like the
wind + e
shortcut, which brings up a new Windows Explorer window. So,
either this PC location or quick access menu, depending on your setting again.
Be sure to watch my other video about Windows settings to
change. If you want to know about more stuff like that. Another is when plus I,
which brings out the settings menu.
So, I guess if you just love that settings menu so much,
you need a shortcut to literally say, s, there you go.
win + r
And there's also the win + r shortcut which brings up the
Run box though. These days. Usually, you can just type whatever you put into
this box into the start menu instead and that'll work too now.
Windows key + semicolon
which brings up the Emoji panel. Yes, truly mind-blowing.
I know. No need to thank me. But if you do want to brag to all the other
pledges who didn't watch this far, be sure to leave a comment below saying I'm
an elite computer expert.
Who watch till the end and go ahead and add your favorite
emoji to using this truly epic shortcut. You just learned obviously. Mine is
the thinking Emoji,
So yeah, by now, you should truly be a computer shortcut expert. Let me know in the comments if I missed any big ones and be sure to check down there, too, because someone might have mentioned one, that's good that I did.
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