Keyboard shortcuts are great and come in handy for users
that care to know them. They are efficient, easy to remember and save us pretty
much time. Although, the mouse is a great device for navigating and carrying
out operations but using keyboard shortcuts can actually save you some few
clicks and a whole lot of time.
In this stroll, I’ve compiled some useful keyboard shortcuts
every Windows 8/8.1 user needs to know to save them a lot of time used on their
Computers.
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Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Every Windows 8/8.1 User Must Know
Below is the list of some useful keyboard shortcuts for you.
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Keyboard Shortcut
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Function
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WIN + Tab:
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Shows the running apps.
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WIN + I:
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Opens the Settings menu.
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WIN + L:
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Locks the computer.
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WIN + W:
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Opens the windows search menu.
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WIN + M:
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Minimizes all the open windows.
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WIN + Shift + M:
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Restores all minimized Windows
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WIN + +:
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Zoom in using Magnifier
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WIN + - :
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Zoom out using Magnifier
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WIN + F1:
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Open Windows Help and Support
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WIN + E:
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Launches a new Windows Explorer Window
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Shift + Delete:
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Permanently deletes files without sending
it to Recycle Bin
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WIN + R:
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Opens the Run dialog box
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WIN + D:
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Minimizes all open windows and Shows the
desktop
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CTRL + B:
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Bold highlighted words
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CTRL + U:
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To Underline highlighted words
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CTRL + I:
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To Italicize highlighted words
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CTRL + Z:
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Undo the last changes made.
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CTRL + Y:
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Redo the last Undone change.
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc:
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To quickly access the task manager.
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Alt + Ctrl + Del:
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Brings up the lock, sign out, change
password etc screen.
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Ctrl + Click:
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Automatically opens a link in a new tab.
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Alt + Print Screen:
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Takes the screenshot of the current active
window using either green shot tool or sniper tool.
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Ctrl + T:
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Opens a new tab in internet browsers.
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Ctrl + Shift + T:
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Reopens the last closed tab.
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Ctrl + Shift + P:
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Opens a new private window in Mozilla
Firefox.
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Ctrl + W:
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Closes the current tab in browsers.
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Ctrl + Backspace:
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Deletes the last word before the cursor.
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Ctrl + Arrow keys:
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This shortcut allows you to move the cursor
one word at a time instead of the default one character at a time.
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Ctrl + +:
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Zooms in web pages in web browsers.
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Ctrl + - :
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Zooms out web pages in web browsers.
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Ctrl + 0:
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Resets the webpage's zoom to default.
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Ctrl + L:
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Jump to the address bar of your web
browser.
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Ctrl + Shift + Delete:
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Quickly delete your browser's history, cookies,
cache and other details stored while surfing the internet.
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WIN + Pause/Break:
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Quickly open the system properties dialog
box.
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Ctrl + H:
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Brings up the browser's History
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F2:
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Allows you to quickly rename any selected file.
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Ctrl + F:
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Opens the Find option in any program.
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Ctrl + S:
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To quickly save a work in progress.
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Ctrl + Home:
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To quickly jump to the top of a page.
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Ctrl + End:
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To quickly jump to the bottom of a page.
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Ctrl + P:
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To Print the current page.
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Space Bar:
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Scrolls down a page in web browsers.
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Alt + Tab:
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Cycle/Switch between running applications.
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Ctrl + Tab:
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Cycle/Switch between tabs in your browser.
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Ctrl + F5:
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Clears the cache and refreshes the current
tab.
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Shift + Right click:
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Open alternate right click options.
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Alt + Enter Key:
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To open a selected file's properties.
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Ctrl + 1, 2, 3:
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To switch between different tabs on
browsers
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Shift + Arrow keys:
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To quickly highlight content alphabet by
alphabet.
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys:
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To quickly highlight content word by word.
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Ctrl + Shift + Home:
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Selects the Entire line moving backwards.
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Ctrl + Shift + End:
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Selects the Entire line moving forward
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NOTE:
- WIN as used in the table refers to the Windows Key on your keyboard.
- Some of these shortcuts also work on older versions of Windows OS.
The keyboard shortcuts in the table above are only a selected few; kindly know that there are more Keyboard shortcuts other than those listed above. If you feel there’s a Keyboard shortcut you can’t avoid using and it does not appear on our list, Kindly Share with us using the comment box below.
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