I find that at least 80% of the time when I am on the computer, my hands are on the keyboard, and I use my mouse for only rudimentary tasks, like starting a program, finding a file, or clicking a weblink. I pretty much use the keyboard for everything else, changing windows, paging through text, saving files, typing. After some thought, I decided to compile a list of some keyboard shortcuts which I have learned over the years.
Windows Shortcuts:
| Basic | |
|---|---|
| Cut | Ctrl+x |
| Copy | Ctrl+c |
| Paste | Ctrl+v |
| Undo | Ctrl+z |
| Redo | Ctrl+y |
| Save | Ctrl+s |
| Select All | Ctrl+a |
| Advanced | |
| Rename File | F2 |
| Refresh | F5 |
| Display Address bar list | F4 |
| Select List of Files | Shift+ Click Files |
| Select only files clicked | Ctrl+ Click Files |
| Select letter | Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
| Select word | Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
| Select Line | Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Cycle through Windows | Alt+Tab |
| Cycle Through Opened Windows | Alt+Esc |
| Show File Properties | File Selected Alt+Enter |
| Open Task Manager | Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
| Move through Tabs | Ctrl+Tab |
| Move backward through Tabs | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Web Browser | |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Move Forward a page |
| Alt+Left Arrow | Move Back a page |
| Open Link in new Window | Hold Alt+Click link |
| Open Favorites | Ctrl+b |
| Open Searchbar | Ctrl+e |
| Open History | Ctrl+h |
| Find on page | Ctrl+f |
| Open New Tab | Ctrl+t |
| Open new address | Ctrl+L |
| System | |
| System Properties | Windows Key+BREAK |
| Show Desktop | Windows Key+d |
| Minimize all Windows | Windows Key+m |
| Restore Minimized Windows | Windows Key+Shift+m |
| Open My Computer | Windows Key+E |
| Open Run Dialog box | Windows Key+r |
| Lock Keyboard | Windows Key+l |
I found some application specific shortcuts at Microsoft, but I find these to be the most useful when working on Windows.
