KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS THAT COME HANDY (pt2)

In part 1 (read it here), we gave a number of keyboard shortcuts to make your operation with the computer a lot faster. In part two however, we are going to
categorize the different applications for ease of understanding, so here we go:

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SWITCHING WINDOWS

ALT+F4 closes a currently running program

WIN KEY+D will minimize all windows, CTRL+W closes current window while WIN + PAUSE/BREAK shows system information( Note-some systems do not have the pause break key)

ALT+PRINT copies the current action to the clip board – takes screen shots.

CTRL+Z let you undo an action. This is not only useful in word but you can also bring a file back to its place if you accidentally deleted or moved it.

CTRL+SHIFT+T reopens a tab in chrome and Firefox.

MULTIPLE DISPLAYS

If your computer is connected to more than one screen(monitor): WIN KEY+ ARROW keys causes display to jump to each side of the monitor WHILE SHIFT+WIN KEY+ARROW keys  makes it snap to the other screen. WIN +P lets you set up another display

SAVE TIME WHILE BROWSING THE WEB

CTRL + ENTER automatically adds www. And .com to a URL.

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER  gives  .net

CTRL+L or F6 or ALT+D: lets you jump to the address bar

CTRL+SHIFT+T: reopens a closed tab

CTRL+SHIFT+N: private browsing in chrome

CTRL+SHIFT+P: private browsing in fire fox and internet explorer

CTRL +T: lets you move from one tab to another

CTRL+ NUMBER (1, 2, 3, 4…): lets you move to a specific tab, for instance, CTRL +3 takes you to the third tab.

FILE MANAGEMENT

Pressing F2 renames a selected file

To rename files and arrange them sequentially, select all files then right click on the first file then press F2. This will change all the other files with the same name but with suffixes (1), (2), (3)…

SHIFT+DOWN ARROW: Select a single file

SHIFT +PAGE DOWN:  select a large group of files at once

…And finally a bit on typing tricks…

So these short cuts will come in handy while you are typing

CTRL+ BACKSPACE: deletes entire word behind the cursor making you delete text a bit quicker.

CTRL+ LEFT ARROW KEY moves cursor to the beginning of the word.

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW KEY moves cursor to the beginning of the next word.

CTRL+ SHIFT+ = gives superscripts (think exponents).

CTRL+ = gives subscripts.

One article cannot give you all the key board short cuts but we do hope you try these and make the use of your computer a lot faster…and smarter too. More “shortcut series” on the way. Hang on tight!