Essential Shortcut Keys for Every User

Essential Shortcut Keys for Every User

Common Shortcuts

Browser Shortcuts

Ctrl + T – Open new tab
Ctrl + Shift + T – Reopen closed tab
Ctrl + L – Focus URL bar
Ctrl + W – Close tab
Ctrl + Tab – Switch to next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Switch to previous tab
Ctrl + H – Open browser history
Ctrl + J – Open downloads
Ctrl + Shift + J – Open Developer Tools
Ctrl + U – View page source
F11 – Full-screen mode
Ctrl + F – Find on page
Ctrl + Shift + N – Open incognito mode
Ctrl + D – Add bookmark
Alt + Left Arrow – Back in browser
Alt + Right Arrow – Forward in browser
Ctrl + K – Focus search bar
Ctrl + E – Focus search bar
Ctrl + F5 – Force refresh page
Ctrl + Shift + F5 – Clear cache and refresh

System Shortcuts

Windows Key + L – Lock computer
Windows Key + R – Open Run dialog
Windows Key + X – Power user menu
Windows Key + P – Projection settings
Windows Key + M – Minimize all windows
Windows Key + Shift + M – Restore minimized windows
Windows Key + I – Open Settings
Windows Key + A – Open Action Center
Windows Key + V – Open clipboard history
Ctrl + Shift + N – New folder
Ctrl + Alt + Del – Open Task Manager
Ctrl + F4 – Close window
F12 – Open Developer Tools
Shift + Delete – Permanently delete file
Windows Key + D – Show desktop
Windows Key + Tab – Open Task View
Windows Key + S – Open Windows Search
Windows Key + C – Open Cortana (search assistant)
Windows Key + E – Open Explorer
Windows Key + F – Open File Search

Accessibility Shortcuts

Ctrl + Esc – Open Start Menu
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow – Select text to the left
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow – Select text to the right
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow – Select text downward
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow – Select text upward
Windows Key + U – Open Ease of Access Center
Alt + Left Arrow – Back in browser
Alt + Right Arrow – Forward in browser
Alt + Esc – Switch between open apps
Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open Task Manager
Alt + F – Open file menu
Ctrl + D – Add bookmark
F6 – Navigate through browser windows
Ctrl + Shift + Left Click – Open link in new tab
Alt + Shift + Tab – Switch to previous app
Alt + F4 – Close app
Ctrl + H – Open browser history
Windows Key + Shift + S – Take screenshot
Windows Key + P – Change screen projection settings
Ctrl + A – Select all text

Text Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl + B – Bold text
Ctrl + I – Italicize text
Ctrl + U – Underline text
Ctrl + E – Center text
Ctrl + L – Align text to left
Ctrl + J – Justify text
Ctrl + K – Add hyperlink
Ctrl + M – Indent paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + M – Remove indent
Ctrl + Shift + N – New document
Ctrl + T – Open new tab
Ctrl + Shift + F – Change font
Ctrl + Shift + P – Change font size
Ctrl + Q – Quit program
Ctrl + R – Refresh page
Ctrl + W – Close window
Ctrl + Shift + C – Copy code
Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste code
Ctrl + Shift + X – Cut code
Ctrl + Shift + Z – Redo action

Spreadsheet Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + L – Activate filter
Ctrl + Arrow Key – Go to data boundary
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Key – Select data to boundary
Ctrl + 1 – Open cell formatting
Ctrl + Shift + 1 – Number formatting
Alt + E, S, V – Paste special
Ctrl + Shift + “+” – Insert cell
Ctrl + “-” – Delete cell
Ctrl + T – Create table
Ctrl + Shift + K – Change table style
Ctrl + F3 – Open named ranges
Alt + H, O, I – Resize column width
Ctrl + Shift + F3 – Create data range
Ctrl + Shift + F4 – Remove data formatting
Ctrl + Shift + D – Display data
Alt + E, S, T – Paste values and formats
Ctrl + Shift + P – Paste within rows
Ctrl + F – Find data
Ctrl + R – Copy data to the right
Ctrl + C – Copy selected cells

Graphics and Image Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + N – New graphics document
Ctrl + O – Open image
Ctrl + S – Save
Ctrl + P – Print
Ctrl + Z – Undo
Ctrl + Y – Redo
Ctrl + C – Copy
Ctrl + V – Paste
Ctrl + X – Cut
Ctrl + A – Select all
Ctrl + D – Deselect
Ctrl + R – Refresh image
Ctrl + Shift + E – Merge image layers
Ctrl + Shift + S – “Save As”
Ctrl + Shift + M – Rotate image
Ctrl + B – Bold image style
Ctrl + G – Activate grid
Ctrl + T – Transform image
Ctrl + L – Lock layer
Ctrl + J – Duplicate layer

Video and Media Shortcuts

Ctrl + P – Play
Ctrl + O – Open
Ctrl + S – Save
Ctrl + F – Full-screen mode
Ctrl + M – Mute
Ctrl + B – Change video speed
Ctrl + Shift + I – Inspect video
Ctrl + Shift + X – Export video
Ctrl + Shift + R – Reset video
Ctrl + F1 – Open video controls
Ctrl + W – Close window
Ctrl + Shift + E – Adjust amplitude
Ctrl + G – Reduce video size
Ctrl + Shift + P – Expand panel
Alt + F4 – Close video
Ctrl + N – Open new video
Ctrl + K – Change video format
Ctrl + L – Check video length
Ctrl + F5 – Restart video
Ctrl + Q – Close video

Professional Tools Shortcuts

Ctrl + E – Adjust image software
Ctrl + H – Check program health
Ctrl + Shift + S – Open settings
Ctrl + R – Start recovery process
Ctrl + D – Start download
Ctrl + J – Display jobs
Ctrl + K – Edit link
Ctrl + T – Activate timeline
Ctrl + Shift + C – Customize settings
Ctrl + L – View logs
Ctrl + V – Check variable
Ctrl + P – Print report
Ctrl + Shift + M – Set monitor
Ctrl + Shift + P – Set page
Ctrl + T – Edit text
Ctrl + G – Visualize graph
Ctrl + F5 – Download file
Ctrl + N – New analysis
Ctrl + Z – Journalistic report
Ctrl + F – Change formatting

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