When working with any OS or program, you need to use not only a mouse, but also a keyboard, even if you do not type any texts. Well, at least because this way you will speed up your work a little, and additionally relieve your hand from working with the mouse and save the health of your brush.
So, here are 10 keyboard shortcuts, without which working in Windows would be a torment:
- CTRL-C / CTRL-V — copies . inserts anything: text, part of an image, file system files, etc. If you work entirely with the keyboard, then be sure to try using CTRL-INS / SHIFT-INS for the same actions.
- CTRL-A — selects all text in the working document, all files and folders in the open folder, etc.
- ALT-F4 — closes the active window. It is very convenient to remember the combination for those who play games in which the process of exiting the game turns into a painful process.
- F3 — opens the Windows Search dialog, which, by the way, is very convenient to use in Windows Vista.
- ALT-TAB — switching between windows, WIN-TAB — switching between windows using Flip3D, if you use WIN-CTRL-TAB, then you can scroll through the windows using the keyboard arrows, and after selecting the desired one, just click the mouse or press ENTER.
- CTRL-P — opens the screenshot dialog.
- F2 — renaming the active element.
- CTRL-ESC / WIN — opens "Start".
- SHIFT-DEL — deletes a file or folder without putting it in the trash.
- TAB — moves between window elements, convenient in forms.
- Space — selects the checkboxes, presses the active buttons.
- ESC — closes dialog boxes, stops actions, stops loading web pages.
Ten Windows Keyboard Shortcuts I cannot live without [ gHacks ]
