Windows Keyboard Shortcuts You Want To Know

Keyboard is great tool for making many everyday tasks on a computer easier. Faster browsing, data modification and so much more. Once you learn a shortcut, you can't go on without it. I'll give you some shortcuts examples:

Most of these shortcuts work in browsers or any known software. I Suggest you start using them.




Open a view of all running programs/windows

ALT + TAB

Just hold down ALT and press TAB again to select the program you want to bring to the foreground, by adding SHIFT you can move backwards. ALT + ESC has the same function without the extra view.

Windows Key + TAB (Vista / Win 7 )

Open a lot nicer view of running programs, you can just browse trough it with pressing TAB again or simply by scrolling with your mouse.

Close the currently active window

ALT + F4

Get help

F1

Got lost ? Don't know what to do? Or just need help? Just press it. This applies for almost all programs and windows functions.

Minimize all windows

Windows Key + M

You'll see your desktop. ( Windows Key + D in Win 7 )

Bring back all the windows

Windows Key + SHIFT + M

Brings back all the windows you just minimized with Windows Key + M.

See the preview of your desktop

Windows Key + SPACEBAR

Release the buttons and you'll be able to resume your work.

Copy/Paste

Ctrl + C/V

Copies/pastes anything you've selected. Easier than right click and choosing copy/paste.

Undo/redo changes

CTRL + Z

Accidently deleted an importand text, just undo it.Remembered that the text wasn't really important, redo the changes.

Open a new/previously closed tab in a browser

CTRL + T / CTRL + SHIFT + T

If you managed to close the tab you still needed to work on, no problem, just reopen it fast.

New tab on a browser, new document

CTRL + N

Bookmark

CTRL + B

Search

CTRL + F

Opens search function. Very efficient when you have ball-loads of data and you need something from it.

Save

CTRL + S

Saves an opened document. ( F2 )

Move to the beginning/end

CTRL + Home/End

Moves your at the beginning/end of the document or a webpage.

Move faster

CTRL + arrows

If by arrows only you move by 1 symbol, then with CTRL you move by 1 word.

Zoom

CTRL + Mouse Wheel

Zooming function. Just hold down CTRL and use your mouse wheel.

Refresh

CTRL + R

Refresh function. Refresh a webpage, desktop, anything. ( F5 )

Permanent file delete
SHIFT + Delete

Deletes a file PERMANENTLY, so you won't have to recycle ( doesn't go to recycle bin, so be careful with this ).



For those who don't know where the listed keys are:

TAB is located just above your CAPS LOCK. It may have arrows pointing both ways on it.

Shift is a key with a little arrow pointing up, just below CAPS LOCK.

ALT is a key which has Alt written on it, the one to the left from SPACE BAR.

CTRL is the one in the down-left corner.

Windows Key is the key with a Windows logo on it usually left from ALT.