Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

[Daniel]

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert


Copy the highlighted text or selected item.


Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert


Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard.


Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y


Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.


Ctrl + F


Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page.


Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc


Quickly switch between open programs moving forward.
Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program.
Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program.


Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window.


Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow


Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character.
Holding down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl + Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while highlighting each word.


Ctrl + S


While working on a document or other file in almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file. This shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on anything important.


Ctrl + Home / End


Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.

Ctrl + P


Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser.


Page Up / Space bar and Page Down


Pressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet pressing the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time.

Daniel Reviewed by Daniel on 20th Oct 2011. Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert Copy the highlighted text or selected item. Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard. Rating: 5

[Ivan]

Win+D - minimizes all screens to show desktop

[shanit]

Win+L - will lock the computer

[augustusrome]

Win + R - To Open Run option
CTRL + Esc - To open Start button
CTRL + A - Select all the text

[J3372k]

Start+ 2 time press u PC Shut Down
Start+ press U+ Press R Restart

[haraku]

Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow

didn't know this one existed. Always just Ctrl + A -> Delete

[Shrinker]

cntrl + alt + delete - to open task manager. the most required one. which help in closing the freezing task. just goto process and stop the task which makes ur system to get hang .

[ibby]

Alt+F4 or CTRL+F4 if ur watching PORN.

[my123world]

Start+ 2 time press u PC Shut Down
Start+ press U+ Press R Restart

Works on XP Only

[Apathetic]

When you are watching porn and you forgot to lock your door and mommy enters your room, press Windows Key + D