In this article I will introduce about some common windows shortcut keys. These can help developer works faster when coding or testing
General shortcut keys
This is some common
shortcut keys which you often use.
| Ctrl X |
Cut text |
| Ctrl C |
Copy text |
| Ctrl V |
Paste text |
| Ctrl Alt V |
Paste Special |
| Ctrl A |
Select all focused control or window |
| Shift Alt |
Cycle through installed keyboard languages |
Navigation shortcut keys
These
shortcut keys are often use to navigate or do some
actions in Windows
| Ctrl N |
New Window |
| Ctrl Shift N |
New folder |
| Window D |
Show desktop |
| F2 |
Rename object (edit cell in Excel or google sheet) |
| Alt Tab |
Switch Windows |
| Alt Esc |
Switch windows without dialog |
| F3 or Ctrl F |
Search |
Text Editing shortcut keys
These
shortcut keys are often use in text editor like MS Word,
or Sublime, Notepad++,...
| Ctrl Del |
Delete word to the right of cursor |
| Ctrl Backspace |
Delete word to the left of cursor |
| Home |
Go to start of line |
| End |
Go to end of line |
| Ctrl Home |
Go to start of document |
| Ctrl End |
Go to end of document |
| Ctrl Left Arrow |
Go to previous word |
| Ctrl Right Arrow |
Go to next word |
| Ctrl Up Arrow |
Go to previous line break |
| Ctrl Down Arrow |
Go to next line break |
| Ctrl H |
Search and replace |
| Ctrl Shift Left or Right Arrow |
Select word to the left or right of the cursor |
| Ctrl Shift Up or Down Arrow |
Select line up or down from the cursor |
Text formating shortcut keys
These
shortcut keys are often use in document editor as MS Word
| Ctrl B |
Bold |
| Ctrl U |
Underline |
| Ctrl I |
Italic |
| Ctrl Shift = |
Superscript (m2) |
| Ctrl = |
Subscript (B2) |
| Ctrl Shift > or Ctrl [ |
Make selected text larger |
| Ctrl Shift < or Ctrl ] |
Make selected text smaller |
| Shift Enter |
Insert linebreak |
Browser Shortcut keys
These
shortcut keys are often use on web browser.
| Alt D or F6 |
Go to address bar |
| Alt Left Arrow |
Go to the previous location in history |
| Alt Right Arrow |
Go to the next location in history |
| Alt Home |
Go to home page |
| Ctrl Enter |
Url shortcuts (Adds www.+.com) |
| Ctrl Shift Enter |
Url shortcuts (Adds www.+.org) |
| Shift Enter |
Url shortcuts (Adds www.+.net) |
| F5 or Ctrl R |
Reload webpage |
Ctrl Shift F5
Ctrl Shift R |
Reload a webpage ignoring cache |
Tab Management Shortcut keys
These
shortcut keys work on web browser and Clover (Window
explorer tool)
| Ctrl T |
New tab |
| Ctrl W |
Close tab |
| Ctrl Tab |
Go to next tab |
| Ctrl Shift Tab |
Go to previous tab |
| Ctrl + number |
Go to tab number |
| Ctrl Shift T |
Open previous closed tab |
| Ctrl Shift N |
Open private window in some browsers |
Window Shortcut keys
These are some common
shortcut keys we often use on
Windows
| Window Down Arrow |
Minimize the focused window |
| Window Up Arrow |
Maximize the focused window |
| Window Shift Up |
Maximize verticle |
| Window M or Window D |
Show desktop |
| Window Home |
Minimize all non-focus window |
| F11 |
Switch to fullscreen mode |
| Window T |
Foucs the first taskbar entry. Press again will cycle through of
them |
| Window Left or Right Arrow |
Move window to left or right of workspace |
| Window Shift Left or Right Arrow |
Move window between multiple monitors |
| Window number |
Open or focus pinned program on the taskbar |
| Window Shift Number |
Open new program window of the pinned program on the taskbar (pinned
program) |
| Window P |
Choose external display options |
Hope this article can help you to work better and faster.
