This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
System
-D |
Toggle show Desktop |
-E |
Open File Explorer |
-P |
Projector (manage 2nd screen) |
-X |
System menu |
- |
Dock window left |
- |
Dock window right |
-Shift- |
Move window to left monitor |
-Shift- |
Move window to right monitor |
Alt-Tab |
Select / Toggle windows1 |
Ctrl-Shift-Esc |
Open Task Manager |
Ctrl-Shift-N |
New folder |
Ctrl-Click |
Toggle selection2 |
Shift-Click |
Select range2 |
Esc |
Escape3 |
1Hold Alt down and tap Tab repeatedly to cycle through windows. Tap Tab and release Alt immediately to toggle between two last windows.
2Works for File Explorer and selection dialogs of many programs.
3Gets you out of dialog boxes and other stuff in many programs.
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Screenshots
PrtScn |
Entire screen |
Alt-PrtScn |
Active window |
Copies images to Clipboard
Virtual (Multiple) Desktops
-Tab |
Task View / Manage Desktops |
-Ctrl- |
Previoust desktop |
-Ctrl- |
Next desktop |
-Ctrl-D |
Create a new desktop |
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Web Browsers
Ctrl- (no shift) |
Zoom in |
Ctrl- (no shift) |
Zoom out |
Ctrl-0 (digit zero) |
Zoom to normal (100%) |
Ctrl-Click |
Open link in new tab |
Home |
Top of page |
End |
Bottom of page |
Alt- |
Back |
Alt- |
Forward |
Editing
Ctrl-S |
Save |
Ctrl-Z |
Undo |
Ctrl-X |
Cut (think "X" = "scissors") |
Ctrl-C |
Copy |
Ctrl-V |
Paste |
Ctrl-A |
Select All |
Word
Ctrl-Shift-V |
Insert without formatting |
Alt-Shift-D |
Insert Date |
Alt-Shift-T |
Insert Time |
Excel
Ctrl-` |
Toggle show formulas |
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