Top 10 keyboard shortcuts that everyone should know
Using keyboard shortcuts can dramatically increase your productivity, reduce repetitive effort, and help you stay focused. For example, to copy text, you can highlight text and press the Ctrl + C shortcut. The shortcut is faster than moving your hands from the keyboard, highlighting with the mouse, choosing Copy from the menu. File, then go back to the keyboard.
Below you will find the top 10 keyboard shortcuts that we recommend everyone to memorize and use.
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert and Ctrl + X
Ctrl + C and Ctrl + Insert will copy the highlighted text or a selected item. If you want to cut an item instead of copying it, press Ctrl + X. This action removes the text or item and stores it on the Clipboard instead of copying it to the clipboard while leaving it in the clipboard. original behind.
Apple computer users can replace the command key (cmd) with the Ctrl key on their computers. For example, pressing Cmd + C copies the highlighted text.
Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert
The Ctrl + V and Shift + Insert keys will paste the text or object that is stored in the clipboard.
On Apple computers, use Cmd + V instead.
Use the text input fields above to highlight the text “Cut or copy this text” and press Ctrl + C to copy or Ctrl + X to cut the text. Once cut, move to the next field and press Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert to paste the text. For more demonstration, visit the following link.
• How to copy and paste text into a document or other program.
Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y
Press Ctrl + Z to cancel any changes. For example, if you cut text, press this key combination to cancel the cut. You can also press these shortcuts multiple times to cancel or restore multiple changes. Press Ctrl + Y to restore the cancellation.
On Apple computers, use Cmd + Z and Cmd + Y to undo and redo.
Use the text entry field above to highlight all or part of the text, then press Ctrl + X to cut the text. Once the text has disappeared, press the Ctrl + Z keys to cancel the cut.
Note
If you also did the first example (cut and paste text) and continue to press Ctrl + Z, this will also cancel this change.
Ctrl + F and Ctrl + G
Press Ctrl + F to open the Search field, which allows you to search for text currently displayed in any program that supports it. For example, Ctrl + F can be used in your Internet browser to search for text on the current page. Now press Ctrl + F to open the Search window in your browser and search for the “shortcut” to display whenever the shortcut is mentioned on this page.
On Apple computers, use Cmd + F to search.
Ctrl + G can be used to repeat a search (using Ctrl + F) in a document or on a web page.
Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab
Press Alt + Tab to switch between open programs. For example, if your browser window is open and other programs are running in the background, hold down Alt and then press the Tab key to cycle through each open program.
On Apple computers, instead of using the Alt key, use the command key (Cmd). For example, Cmd + Tab to switch between open programs.
Ctrl + Backspace and Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow
Note
The following shortcuts are reserved for PC users and do not work on Apple computers.
Press Ctrl + Backspace to delete an entire word at a time instead of a single character.
If you hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow, the cursor moves word by word instead of one character at a time. If you want to highlight one word at a time, hold down Ctrl + Shift and press the left or right arrow key. Your highlighted selection will move one word at a time in that direction.
Ctrl + S
When working on a document or other file in almost every program, press Ctrl + S to save that file. Use this shortcut key frequently if you are working on something important in the event of an error, loss of power, or any other problem that results in the loss of any work since the last recording.
On Apple computers, use Cmd + S to save a file.
Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End
Ctrl + Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the document and Ctrl + End moves the cursor to the end of the document. These shortcuts work with most documents, as well as web pages.
On Apple computers, use Command and Cmd and the up arrow to go to the beginning of a document or text, or Cmd and the down arrow to go to the end of a document or a document. text.
Ctrl + P
Ctrl + P opens a print preview of the page or document being viewed. For example, press Ctrl + P now to preview this page.
On Apple computers, use Cmd + P to open the print preview.
