Keyboard shortcut keys can boost your work done quickly and improve your efficiency. Shortkeys are the short path to reach directly to the final destination of an option. When you are working on the computer then you can use short keys to perform most of the operations (options) without using a mouse. So, We are providing some keyboard shortcut keys which will help for work in the heat of a moment.
Some Shortcut Keys Mostly Used In Our Daily Life
Basic Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Win + D Bring the desktop to the top of all other windows
Win + Tab Cycle through open programs through the taskbar
Win + F1 Display the Microsoft windows help
Win + Ctrl + F Display the search for computers window
Win + S Search the web and windows
Win + L Lock the computer
Win + M Minimizes all windows
Win + Shift + M Undo the minimize windows
Win + E Open Microsoft Explorer
Win + R Open the Run windows
Win + Enter Narrator on
Win + U Open Easy and Access Center
Win + I Open Setting on windows
Win + Down Arrow Restore Down Window
Win + Up Arrow Maximize window
Win + B Show hidden icons on Taskbar
Win + Space Change language
Win + F1 Open windows help
Win + Shift + M Restore minimized windows on the desktop
Esc Stop and leave the current task
F1 Display Help
F2 Rename the selected item
F3 Search for a file or folder
F4 Display the address bar list in file explorer
F5 Refresh the active windows
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 Active the menu bar in the active app
Ctrl + F4 Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Ctrl + A Select all items in a document or window
Ctrl + C or
Ctrl + Insert Copy the selected item
Ctrl + D / Delete Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
Ctrl + R or F5 Refresh the active window
Ctrl + V or
Shift + Insert Paste the selected item
Ctrl + X Cut the selected item
Ctrl + Y Redo an action
Ctrl + Z Undo an action
Ctrl+ + or Ctrl + – Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl + Right Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl + Left Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Down Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl + Up Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Alt + Tab Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
Ctrl + Esc Open the Start screen
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager
Ctrl + Shift Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
Ctrl + Spacebar Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off
Alt + F4 Close the active item or exit the active app
Alt + Esc Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
Alt + Enter Display properties for the selected item
Alt + Spacebar Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Alt + Left Arrow Backward
Alt + Right Arrow Forward
Alt + Page Up Move up one screen
Alt + Page Down Move down one screen
Alt + Tab Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)
Shift + F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
Shift + Arrow Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop or select text within a document
Shift + Delete Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
Right Arrow Open the next menu to the right or open a submenu
Left Arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
File Explorer Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Alt + P Display the preview pane
Alt + Enter Open the Properties dialog 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 View the previous folder
F11 Maximize or minimize the active window
Alt + D Select the address bar
Ctrl + E Select the search box
Ctrl + F Select the search box
Ctrl + N Open a new window
Ctrl + W Close the current window
Ctrl+ Shift + E Display all folders above the selected folder
Ctrl + Shift+ N Create a new folder
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Ctrl + T Open new tab
Ctrl + W Close tab
Ctrl + Shift + T Reopen last tab closed,Up to 10 Tabs
Ctrl + 1 Jump to first tab
Ctrl + 9 Switch to the last tab
Ctrl + Tab Switch to the next/previous tab
Ctrl + N Open new chrome window
Ctrl + Shift + N Open new chrome window in incognito mode
Alt + F4 Close current window
Ctrl + Click on link Open link in a new background tab
Ctrl + Shift + Click on link Open link in a new foreground tab
Shift + Click on link Open link in a new tab
Alt + Click on link Download link
Ctrl + [+/-] Zoom in/Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 Return zoom to normal text size
Ctrl + U View web page source
Alt + Home Jump to home page
Ctrl + R / F5 Reload current page
Esc Stop web page loading
Backspace Back a web page
Shift + F10 Open context menu (simulate right mouse button)
Ctrl + A Select all content on web page
Ctrl + C with content selected Copy selected content
Ctrl + P Print current web page
Ctrl + Shift + P Print current web page (with windows print dialog)
Ctrl + S Save current page
Ctrl + H Open history tab
Ctrl + J Open downloads tab
Ctrl + D Add bookmark for current web page
Facebook Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Alt + M Send a new message
Alt + 1 Homepage
Alt + 2 Profile page
Alt + 3 Accept or cancel friend request
Alt + 4 Go to message page
Alt + 5 See notification
Alt + 6 Go to account setting
Alt + 7 Go to privacy setting
Alt + 8 Go to the Facebook fan page
Alt + 9 See term and condition of facebook
Alt + / Go to search box
Special Character Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Alt + 0224 à
Alt + 0232 è
Alt + 0236 ì
Alt + 0242 ò
Alt + 0241 ñ
Alt + 0228 ä
Alt + 0246 ö
Alt + 0252 ü
Alt + 0248 ø
Alt + 0223 ß
Alt + 0198 Æ
Alt + 0231 ç
Alt + 0191 ¿
Alt + 0176 °
Alt + 0177 ±
Alt + 0153 ™
Alt + 0169 ©
Alt + 0174 ®
Alt + 0128 €
Alt + 0162 ¢
Alt + 0163 £
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