08.21.2019

Windows shortcut keys

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.

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