Cheatography
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A sheet of useful shortcuts.
Windows Shortcuts
Windows + E |
Opens a File Explorer window. |
Windows + D |
Shows the desktop and minimises all windows. Press again to show windows. |
Windows + Tab |
Opens Task View to view and switch windows. |
Windows + I |
Opens Windows Settings. |
Windows + L |
Locks your computer. |
Windows + Left/Right/Up/Down |
Minimises and maximises the focused window, or snaps it to the left or right. |
Windows + Shift + Left/Right |
Moves the focused window between screens. |
Windows + 0-9 |
Starts the program pinned to the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number. Switches to the program if it is already open. |
Windows + P |
Opens the Project menu on the right side of the screen. Use this to select a display mode. |
Windows + A |
Opens the Action Center. Use this to view your notifications and to change your device's quick settings e.g. brightness. |
Windows + Pause |
View your computer's About page to find your computer's name and its specs. |
Windows + . |
Opens the Emoji window. |
Windows + R |
Opens Windows Run. |
Windows + V |
View and paste from the clipboard's history. Clipboard History must be enabled first. |
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Text Editing Shortcuts
Ctrl + Left/Right |
Moves the cursor to the start or end of the current or next word. |
Ctrl + Up/Down |
Moves the cursor to the start or end of the paragraph. |
Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right |
Selects text from the cursor's current position to the start or end of the current word, previous word, or next word. |
Ctrl + Backspace |
Deletes the word or text to the left of your cursor. |
Double click a word |
Selects the clicked word. |
Triple click a word |
Selects the entire paragraph. |
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Browser Shortcuts
Alt + D |
Moves the cursor to the address/search bar. |
Ctrl + E |
Moves the cursor to the address/search bar to search with the default search engine. |
Ctrl + F |
Opens Find to search for text in the current tab. |
Ctrl + T |
Opens a new blank tab. |
Ctrl + W |
Closes the current tab. |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
Reopens the most recently-closed tab. |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
Duplicates the current tab. |
Ctrl + R or F5 |
Refreshes the current tab. |
Ctrl + D |
Bookmarks the current tab. |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
Shows/hides the Bookmarks Bar. |
Ctrl + J |
Opens the Downloads window. |
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