Keyboard Shortcuts All Should Know In Windows

Keyboard is an essential part of our life. Not only for computer professionals, but also to small kids onwards, we need keyboards to type in the data to the computer. In fact, keyboard is one of those devices which have reduced time management. So keyboards are a friend to anybody who uses computer, which may be everyone in today's world.

Using keyboard we can many things such as type in text, play video games, etc. As all of you know, keyboards are the evolved form of typewriters which were used to write documents in olden times. Well, keyboard is also used in writing, but has many functionality.

So you all use keyboards, so it important to know some of the shortcuts of your computer. I am using a Windows PC, so I am posting only Windows shortcuts. Sorry! Mac users, no hard feelings. It's just that I have come in contact with Windows more. Using shortcuts is really helpful in certain times. Instead of using the mouse dragging the text over and over again. It is best to use keyboard shortcuts sometimes.

Here is a list of some of the important keyboard shortcuts that all of you should memorize.

Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete
Press the control key and X or shift key and delete key on the keyboard to cut the selected text or selected item.

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert
Press the control key and X or control key and Insert key to copy the selected text or selected item.

Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert
Press the control key and V or shift key and Insert key to paste the selected text or selected item that we had cut or copied.

Ctrl + A
Press the control key and A to select all text or items present in the program or device.

Ctrl + Z
Press the control key and Z to undo any change that we had just implemented.

Ctrl + Y
Press the control key and Y to redo the change that we had just undo-ed.

Ctrl + S
Press the control key and S to save the document or other file in any program. This can be used anytime when you are doing something important.

Ctrl + N
Press the control key and N to open a new bank document in the current program.

Ctrl + O
Press the control key and O to open a file within the current program.

Ctrl + P
Press the control key and P to print the document which is opened right now.

Ctrl + F
Press the control key and F to open the find option in any program.

Alt + Tab
Press the alt key and tab key to switch between open programs moving forward. Press Shift key along with these two to move backwards.

If you are Windows Vista or & or higher, you can use the Windows key and tab key to switch your programs in full screenshot mode.

Ctrl + Tab
Press the control key and tab key to switch between the tabs of a programs moving forward. Press Shift key along with these two to move backwards.

Windows Key + D
Press the windows key and D to minimize all open programs and show the desktop.

Windows Key + Down Arrow & Windows Key + Up Arrow
Press the windows key and down arrow to minimize the program. First it comes to its "normal state"; then press the down arrow again to minimize it completely.

Press the windows key and up arrow to maximize the program from its normal state.

Windows Key + Left Key or Right Key
Press the windows key and left or right key to slide your program to the left side or the right side of your window.

Ctrl + Shift + Escape or Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Press the control key along with shift key and escape to bring the task manager up front with any intermediate step.

Press the control key along with alt key and delete key to bring the task manager in Windows XP, whereas we have to choose the task manager in Windows Vista, 7 and higher versions.

Ctrl + Escape
Press the control key and escape key to open the start menu. It is an alternate way of using the windows key.

Windows Key + L
Press the windows key and L to lock your PC and it immediately displays the login screen.

Windows Key + P
Press the windows key and P to switch setting if you are giving a presentation or using multiple monitors.

Windows Key + Plus sign or Minus sign
Press the windows key and plus sign or minus sign to zoom in or zoom out.

Ctrl + Backspace
Press the control key and backspace key to delete a full word instead of a single letter.

Ctrl + Left Key or Right Key
Press the control key and left or right key to move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character.

Ctrl + Shift + Left key or Right key
Press the control key and shift key along with left or right key to highlight one word at a time. Press the shift key and down to select one line instead of one word.

Shift + Home key or End key
Press the shift key and home or end key to highlight the line in which the cursor is instead or selecting one word or a character at a time.

Ctrl + Home key or End key

Press the control key and home or end key to bring the cursor to beginning or to the end of the document.

Page Up, Page Down

Press the page up key to move up one page at a time. Press the page down key to move down one page a time.

Press the space key also to move down one page at a time.

Alt + Enter

Press the alt key and enter key to open the properties of selected item.

Alt + F4

Press the alt key and F4 to close the current program.

F1 to F12 (Function Keys)
F1: Used as help key for Windows and also for most programs.
F2: Used to rename files and folders
F3: Opens the search feature for Windows and most programs.
F4: Opens find window in Windows 95 to XP, Opens address bar in windows.
F5: Refresh or reload Windows or the current document.
F6: Moves the cursor to the address bar of most programs.
F7: Commonly used to spell check or grammar check.
F8: Used to enter Windows startup menu, commonly to enter Windows safe mode.
F9: Refresh document in MS Word and send and receive mail in MS Outlook.
F10: Activates the menu bar of Windows.
F11: Enter and exit full screen mode in most browsers.
F12: Open the save as window in MS Word.