Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Introduction

• Importance of keyboard shortcuts when a mouse fails
• Time-saving benefits of hotkeys

Top 14 Keyboard Shortcuts

14. Highlight Everything

• Windows: Ctrl + A
• Mac: Command + A
• Use to highlight all text in documents or select all files in folders.

13. Open New Document/Window

• Windows: Ctrl + N
• Mac: Command + N
• Quickly opens a new document in Word or a new window in browsers.

12. Bold Text

• Windows: Ctrl + B
• Mac: Command + B
• Makes highlighted text bold.

11. Open History in New Tab

• Windows: Ctrl + H
• Mac: Command + Y
• Accesses list of visited websites in Chrome.

10. Clear Browser History

• Windows: Ctrl + Shift + Delete
• Mac: Command + Shift + Delete
• Opens a box to delete browsing history.

9. Incognito Mode

• Windows: Ctrl + Shift + N
• Mac: Command + Shift + N
• Opens a new incognito window to browse privately.

8. Bookmark Current Page

• Windows: Ctrl + D
• Mac: Command + D
• Saves the current webpage as a bookmark.

7. Jump to Specific Tab

• Windows: Ctrl + [Number] (1-8) for specific tab; Ctrl + 9 for last tab
• Mac: Command + [Number]
• Quickly navigates between open tabs.

6. Quit Unresponsive Program

• Windows: Ctrl + Shift + Escape (opens Task Manager)
• Mac: Command + Option + Escape
• Allows users to end unresponsive programs.

5. Restore Closed Tab

• Windows: Ctrl + Shift + T
• Mac: Command + Shift + T
• Reopens the last closed tab in browsers.

4. Effective Text Highlighting

• Use Shift + Arrow keys to highlight text precisely in Word or web pages.

3. Screenshot Selected Area

• Windows: Windows Key + Shift + S (copy to clipboard)
• Mac: Command + Shift + 4 (saves to desktop)
• Allows users to take screenshots of specific parts of the screen.

2. Open Downloads Page

• Windows: Ctrl + J
• Mac: Command + Shift + J
• Opens downloads list in browsers.

1. Search for Word on a Webpage

• Windows: Ctrl + F
• Mac: Command + F
• Opens search box to find specific words on a webpage.

Conclusion

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