Cut short to Keyboard Shortcuts

Everyone likes shortcuts, right? When it is becoming late, we search for shortcuts to avoid the huge traffic jams; when we are short of time and have an exam the following day with the complete syllabus still needing to be revised, we look for late-night methods to quickly review the entire syllabus, such as the notes. Similarly to this, while using devices, particularly keyboards, you need shortcuts to make things simple and efficient for working. If you are a computer user, you need shortcuts to make things easier and make yourself feel like a gadget geek.

You're just a beginner with computers, and you're still dragging objects around or pasting text with the mouse? Don't worry. Here are a few general keyboard shortcuts for the latest Windows 11, that everyone should know that will make things a bit easier for you.?

Control keys: These keys can be used on their own or in conjunction with other keys to carry out certain tasks.

Ctrl + A: Select all items in a document.

Ctrl + C: Copy the currently selected item.

Ctrl + D: Delete the selected item and move it to the recycle bin.

Ctrl + E: Open Search box.

Ctrl + R: Refresh the active window.

Ctrl + V: Paste the chosen item.

Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item.

Ctrl + Y: Redo an action.

Ctrl + Z: Undo an action.

Alt, the Windows logo key, and Esc are the other control keys that are utilized the most.

Alt + Tab: Switch between open apps.

Alt + F4: Close the active item, or exit the active app.

Alt + A: Set focus to the first icon in the Suggested Actions menu.

Alt+F8: Show your password on the sign-in screen.

Alt + Esc: Go through the things in the order in which they were opened.

Alt + underlined letter: Perform the command for that letter.

Alt + Enter: Display properties for the selected item.

Alt + Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window.

Alt + Left arrow: Go back.

Alt + right arrow: Go forward.

Alt + Page Up Move up one screen.

Alt + Page Down: Move down one screen.

Esc: Stop or leave the current task.

Function key: Specific actions are carried out with the function keys. They are identified as F1, F2, F3, and so on, up to F12. Depending on the software, these keys may or may not operate.

F2: Rename the object you've chosen.

F3: Use File Explorer to search for a file or folder.

F4: Show the File Explorer address bar list.

F5: Update the currently open window.

F6: Iterate across the desktop or window items on the screen.

F10: Make the menu bar in the currently open app active.

Windows: The Windows key (Winkey), which bears the Microsoft Windows logo, is a key on a computer keyboard that is compatible with Windows. The Windows key provides shortcuts.

Windows logo key: Open or close Start.

Windows logo key + A: Open Quick Settings.?

Windows logo key + B: Set focus to the first icon in the Taskbar corner.

Windows logo key + C: Open Chat from Microsoft Teams.?

Windows logo key + Shift + C: Open the charms menu.

Windows logo key + Ctrl + C: Turn on color filters.

Windows logo key + D: Display and hide the desktop.

Windows logo key + E: Open File Explorer.

Windows logo key + F: Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.

Windows logo key + G: Open the Xbox Game Bar when a game is open.

Windows logo key + Alt + B: Turn HDR on or off.

Windows logo key + H: Launch voice typing.

Windows logo key + I: Open Settings.

Windows logo key + J: Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.

Windows logo key + K: Open Cast from Quick Settings.

Windows logo key + Alt + K: Toggle microphone mute in apps that support Call Mute.

Windows logo key + L: Lock your PC or switch accounts.

Windows logo key + M: Minimize all windows.

Windows logo key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the desktop.

Windows logo key + N: Open the notification center and calendar.

Windows logo key + O: Lock device orientation

Windows logo key + P: Choose a presentation display mode.

Windows logo key? + Ctrl + Q: Open Quick Assist.

Windows logo key + R: Open the Run dialogue box.

Windows logo key + Alt + R: Record video of the game window in focus.

Windows logo key + S: Open search.

Windows logo key + Shift + S: Take a screenshot of part of your screen.

Windows logo key + T: Cycle through apps on the taskbar.

Windows logo key + U: Open Accessibility Settings.

Windows logo key + V: Open the clipboard history.?

Windows logo key + Shift + V: Set focus to a notification.

Windows logo key + W: Open Widgets.

Windows logo key + X: Open the Quick Link menu.

Windows logo key + Y: Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.

Windows logo key + Z: Open the snap layouts.

Windows logo key + period (.) or semicolon (;): Open the Emoji panel.

Windows logo key + comma (,): temporarily peek at the desktop.

Windows logo key + Ctrl + F: Search for PCs.

Windows logo key + number: Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.

Windows logo key + Shift + number: Start a new instance of the program that is pinned to the taskbar at the location provided by the number after opening the desktop.

Windows logo key + Ctrl + number: Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Windows logo key + Alt + number: Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + number: Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator.

Windows logo key + Tab: Open Task View.

Windows logo key + Up arrow: Maximize the window.

Windows logo key + Alt + Up arrow: Snap the window in focus to the top half of the screen.?

Windows logo key + down arrow: Remove the current app from the screen or minimize the desktop window.

Windows logo key + Alt + Down arrow: Snap the window in focus to the bottom half of the screen.

Windows logo key + left arrow: maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.

Windows logo key + right arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.

Windows logo key + Home: Minimize all except the active desktop window.

Windows logo key + Shift + Up arrow: Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.

Windows logo key + Shift + Down arrow: restore or minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.

Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow: Move an app or window on the desktop from one monitor to another.

Windows logo key + Shift + Spacebar: Cycle backward through languages and keyboard layouts.

Windows logo key + Spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout.

Windows logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar: Change to a previously selected input.

Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter: Turn on Narrator.

Windows logo key + Plus (+): Open the magnifier and zoom in.

Windows logo key + minus (-): zoom out in the magnifier.

Windows logo key + Esc: Close Magnifier.

Windows logo key + PrtScn: Save the full-screen screenshot to a file.

Windows logo key + Alt + Enter: Open the taskbar settings.

Cursor Movement: Arrow keys, often known as "cursor movement keys," are computer keyboard buttons that may be programmed or set to move the pointer in a certain direction.

Ctrl + Right Arrow: Position the cursor at the start of the following word.

Ctrl + Left Arrow: Position the cursor at the start of the word before this one.

Ctrl + Down arrow: Position the cursor at the start of the following paragraph.

Ctrl + Up arrow: Position the cursor at the start of the preceding sentence.

Navigating through files and programs: Navigating through computer menus, such as the Start menu in Windows, opening software applications, or examining files in Windows Explorer is referred to as "navigation." To access icons and other operating system functionality, you normally navigate by moving the mouse across the screen. You may move the cursor, browse across documents and websites, and modify text by using the navigation keys.

Alt + Shift + arrow keys: When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.

Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys: When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.

Ctrl + arrow keys: Resize the Start menu when it's open.

Ctrl + arrow key + Spacebar: Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.

Ctrl + Shift + an arrow key: Select a block of text.

Right arrow: Open a submenu or the next menu to the right.

Left arrow: Close a submenu or open the menu to the left.

File Exploration: In Windows 11, File Explorer makes it simple and quick to find the files you require. Since Windows 95, it has been a feature of every version of Microsoft Windows. On your computer, it is used to explore and manage drives, folders, and files.?

You can access the address bar by pressing Alt + D.

The search box is accessed by pressing Ctrl + E.

Ctrl + F: Displays the find box.

Open a new window with Ctrl+N.

Ctrl + T: Open a new tab and switch to it.

Ctrl+W closes the currently active tab.

Ctrl + Tab: Move to the next tab.

Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move to the previous tab.

Ctrl + 1, 2, 3, ___: Move to that tab number.

Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel: Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons.

Ctrl + Shift + E: Display all folders above the selected folder.

Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder.

Num Lock + asterisk (*): Display all subfolders under the selected folder.

Num Lock + plus (+): Display the contents of the selected folder.

Num Lock + minus (-): Collapse the selected folder.

Alt + P: Display the preview panel.

Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialogue box for the selected item.

Alt + right arrow: View the next folder.

Alt + Up arrow: View the folder that the folder was in.

Alt + Left arrow: View the previous folder.

Backspace: Return to the previous folder.

Right arrow: Display the current selection or select the first subfolder.

Left arrow: Collapse the current selection or select the folder that the folder was in.

End: Display the bottom of the active window.

Home: Display the top of the active window.

F11: Maximize or minimize the active window.

Conclusion: Hope this may make you the quick computer typist you so intently observed and wished for. I assume this will be useful for you and that it has piqued your interest in keyboards and stirred your curiosity. Do Keep in Mind Keyboard shortcuts are both useful and enjoyable.