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Basic Windows hotkeys 1

So, in fact, it is. When an experienced user switches from one program to another, it is rarely difficult for him to master the new interface and new features. As a rule, everything that worked on old or other versions also works successfully with new software systems.

What is the reason? Very simple. The main attention is paid to the “friendliness” and understandability of the interface. Once in demand, proven technologies for using programs rarely undergo changes.

One of these tricks - “hot keys” in text editors such as MS Word, MS WordPad, OpenOffice.org and many others - requires a separate discussion due to their regular use.

There are several common keyboard shortcuts for managing files from application programs. These are Ctrl+N, Ctrl+O, Ctrl+S, Ctrl+Q. Let's look at the purpose of each combination separately.

To create a new document, be it a text file, an audio file or a video, in the appropriate program press Ctrl+N or select the desired menu item. To open an existing file, use the combination Ctrl+O.

Despite the possibility of autosaving, computer malfunctions can become a “headache” if the edited data is irretrievably lost. Therefore, it is good practice to periodically press Ctrl+S. This command saves the changes made. Sometimes there is a need to save data to another file, then the F12 key comes to the rescue.

You can print a document using the Ctrl+P command. Try using this combination and you will see that it is much easier than searching for the desired command with your mouse in the menu.

And, of course, to finish working with the program - a pleasant end to the working day - there are many options for hot keys. You can, for example, press Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W, which are standard commands for closing an application, or you can use a specially provided menu command or its hotkey - Ctrl+Q (in OpenOffice.org).

The name itself - a text editor - implies typing and editing texts. Therefore, it is worth dwelling in more detail on general-purpose commands for editing documents.

Firstly, these are the standard operations “Cut”, “Paste”, “Copy”. Although they are described in all guides and articles (even on our website), I consider it necessary to repeat here.

So, to cut the selected object to the clipboard, press Ctrl+X or Shift+Del; to copy the selected object to the clipboard - Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Ins; to paste an object from the buffer - Ctrl+V or Shift+Ins.

Now let's talk about such an interesting feature of MS Word as working with vertical blocks of text. To understand what this is, consider an example where vertical and horizontal blocks are compared:

As a rule, most users do not even know what vertical blocks are and that all the same editing operations apply to them as for ordinary horizontal ones.

To switch to vertical block selection mode, press Ctrl+Shift+F8. Only then select the block with the mouse or the cursor keys. You can do it another way: select a block of text and simultaneously hold down the Alt key. Experiment with vertical blocks. I am sure that they will come in handy someday and will help you save a lot of time and effort.

Often the results of editing do not bring satisfaction from the work done, and you want to go back a step, or even several steps back. To do this, press Ctrl+Z. If you need to repeat the changes made, then there is a very convenient command - Ctrl+Y.

And finally: when working with documents you sometimes have to change the scale of the text. There is a special menu item for this, but it is much more convenient to turn the mouse wheel and simultaneously hold down the Ctrl key. Try it, I think you will like this simple technique.

Let's summarize:

operations with files: Ctrl+N, Ctrl+O, Ctrl+S, F12, Ctrl+P;

working with the clipboard: Ctrl+X, Ctrl +C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y, Shift+Ins, Shift+Del, Ctrl+Ins, Ctrl + selection - for a vertical block of text;

change the scale, display text: Ctrl + rotate the mouse wheel.

The document should look beautiful, so that it is pleasant to look at, so that all tables are neat, the most important thoughts are highlighted, so that there is nothing superfluous on the page and at the same time there are no unreasonably empty spaces. The ideal is not achievable, but there are a number of techniques that make it easier to change a document in order to, through trial and error, get at least a little closer to the cherished perfection.

Font effects play an important role in the perception of text. Let's look at some of them in more detail.

To underline a word, you need to select it and then simultaneously press the Ctrl+U key combination. In this case, both all characters of the selected text and the spaces between them will be underlined. To underline only words you need to use Ctrl+Shift+U. To select a block of text in italics, you can use the combination Ctrl+I. If, to increase clarity, it was decided to highlight some phrases in bold, then for this there is a convenient alternative to the mouse - Ctrl + B.

It is often necessary for a phrase to be typed in capital letters. The easiest way to do this is to immediately type in uppercase. However, it is not always possible to do everything correctly, so a special command was developed to convert a selected piece of text into upper or lower case - Shift+F3.

All the key combinations described above work as switches. This means that to return to the previous text input mode, you must press the same key combination again that changed the standard mode. For example, the Ctrl+U command will set the font attribute responsible for the underscore. To remove this attribute and return to the normal style, you must press Ctrl+U again.

Notes and footnotes are an integral part of any creative work. Of course, you can use the menu item of the same name to insert a footnote, but it is much easier to do this by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F.

To insert a page break, it is convenient to use Ctrl+Enter.

Some things can only be done if you use a mouse and keyboard at the same time. The most common example is smooth resizing of table cells. This is achieved by resizing the cell using the mouse and simultaneously pressing the Alt key.

It's no secret that text looks much better on a computer screen or in printed form when it is aligned in width. This alignment is achieved by increasing the length of the space between words. However, such behavior is not always justified. For example, you need to type a sentence that contains a surname and initials. If you put a simple space between them, then when aligning the initials may be located far away

from the surname, which is incorrect. To eliminate this effect, there is a special character - a fixed space. The easiest way to insert it is by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar at the same time.

So, let's summarize.

to change the font effect, use the commands: Ctrl+I, Ctrt+B, Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Shift+W;

to convert letters to uppercase: Shift+F3;

to set a fixed space: Ctrl+Shift+Space;

to break pages: Ctrl+Enter.

It is impossible to know all the keyboard shortcuts for quick access to menus to simplify basic text editing operations. But the main thing is different. The main thing is to learn to use the set of commands that are used most often than others. Each person will have a unique set. Of course, there will be similarities, but in general, everyone will plan their work with documents differently. Through trial and error, you can find how to quickly perform similar operations in order to save time and effort.

Basic Windows 2 hotkeys

Working in Windows can be made more efficient and faster if you use not only the mouse, but also use “hot keys” - special key combinations designed to simplify and speed up work. For example, few people know that the very often used Explorer (whether without it) is launched by simultaneously pressing Win + E. Agree, this is much more convenient!

Note

The Win key is located between the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side (it has the Windows logo on it).

The Menu key is to the left of the right Ctrl.

The combination “key” + “key” means that you first press the first key, and then, while holding it, press the second.

General purpose hotkeys

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Open the Start menu
	Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Calling the "Task Manager"
		Launching Explorer
		Displaying the “Run program” dialog, analogous to “Start” - “Run”
		Minimize all windows or return to original state (switch)
		Locking a workstation
		Access Windows Help
		Opening the System Properties window
		Open file search window
		Open computer search window
		Take a screenshot of the entire screen
	Alt + Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the currently active window
		Switches between taskbar buttons
	Win + Shift + Tab
		Move between panels. For example, between the desktop and the Quick Launch panel
		Select everything (objects, text)

		Copy to clipboard (objects, text)
		Cut to clipboard (objects, text)
		Paste from clipboard (objects, text)
		Create a new document, project, or similar action. In Internet Explorer, this opens a new window with a copy of the contents
		current window.
		Call a file selection dialog to open a document, project, etc.
		Undo last action
		CD-ROM autorun lock (hold while the drive reads the newly inserted disc)
		Switch to full screen mode and back (switch; for example, in Windows Media Player or in a command interpreter window).

Work with text

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Select all
		Copy
		Cut
		Insert
		Moving through words in the text. Works not only in text editors. For example, it is very convenient to use in the address bar
		browser
		Text selection
	Ctrl + Shift + ←	Selecting text by words
	Ctrl + Shift + →

Move to the beginning or end of a line of text

Move to the beginning or end of the document

Working with files

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Displays the context menu of the current object (same as right-clicking).
		Calling “Object Properties”
		Renaming an object
	Drag with Ctrl	Copying an object
	Drag with Shift	Moving an object
	Drag with Ctrl + Shift	Create an object shortcut
	Ctrl clicks	Selecting multiple objects in random order
	Shift clicks	Selecting multiple adjacent objects
		Same as double clicking on an object
		Deleting an object
		Permanently deleting an object without placing it in the trash

Working in Explorer

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
	F3 or Ctrl + F	Show or hide the search bar in Explorer (switch).
		Navigation through the Explorer tree, folding and unrolling of nested directories.
	+ (on numeric keypad)
	− (on numeric keypad)
	* (asterisk) (on numeric keypad)	Show all folders within a selected folder
		Refresh the Explorer or Internet Explorer window.

Working with Windows

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Calling the transition menu between windows and navigating through it
	Alt + Shift + Tab
		Switch between windows (in the order in which they were launched)
	Alt + Shift + Esc
		Switching between multiple windows of the same program (for example, between open WinWord windows)
		Closing the active window (running application). On the desktop - call the Windows shutdown dialog
		Closing the active document in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously
		Calling the window menu
	Alt + − (minus)	Calling the system menu of a child window (for example, a document window)
		Exit a window menu or close an open dialog
		Call a menu command or open a menu column. The corresponding letters in the menu are usually underlined (either initially, or become
	Alt + letter	underlined after pressing Alt). If the menu column is already open, then to call the desired command you need to press the key with the letter,
		which is emphasized in this command
		Calling the window system menu
		Call application help.
		Scroll text vertically or move up and down paragraphs of text.

Working with Dialog Boxes

Working in Internet Explorer

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Displaying a list of the Address field
		Start another browser instance with the same web address
		Refresh the current web page
		Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box
		Opens the Search panel
		Starting the Search Utility
		Opens the Favorites panel
		Opens the Open dialog box
		Opens the Open dialog box, similar to CtrL+L
		Opens the Print dialog box
		Closing the current window
		Switch to full screen mode and back (works in some other applications as well).

Special abilities

Press the Shift key five times: Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Hold down the Right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Turn input filtering on or off

Hold down the Num Lock key for five seconds: Toggle voiceover on or off

Alt Left + Shift Left + Num Lock: Enable or disable keyboard pointer control

Alt Left + Shift Left + PRINT SCREEN: Toggle High Contrast on or off

The mouse is not always the ideal tool for highlighting text. It can be difficult to use it to highlight small text with great accuracy, or a large amount of text. Or maybe there is no mouse on your computer at all. This is where the keyboard comes to the rescue: it also has this function. You'll learn how to select text using the keyboard in our short note. It's very easy to do!

Selecting text using the keyboard

How to select all text

If you need to select all the text at once, press the keys simultaneously Ctrl And A.

How to highlight part of text

1. First, you need to place your cursor at the location where you want to start selecting the text. You can do this with the mouse or keyboard using the arrows.
2. Press and hold down the magic key Shift while pressing or holding one of the arrows. Now the cursor will move, highlighting everything after it. By pressing left or right you will select by character, and by pressing down or up you will select by line, which is much faster.
3. You can also press keys PageUp or PageDown when pressed Shift. This will allow you to highlight entire pages.

This picture highlights all the keys you'll need when selecting text.

More tricks for selecting text with the keyboard

• If together with Shift press and hold the key Ctrl, then when you move the cursor with the left or right arrows, whole words will be highlighted. And if you move the cursor with the up and down arrows, entire paragraphs will be highlighted! This is very convenient when working with large texts.
• If while holding Shift press a key Home, the text will be highlighted before the beginning of the line. And if you press the key End, then until its end. And if in addition Shift hold on and Ctrl, then the text, depending on the key pressed, will be highlighted to the beginning or to the end of the document.
• To remember these shortcuts, simply use them often, even if they take up more time at first than your usual highlighting methods. Over time, you will speed up and your work on the computer will become even more efficient.

Now you know how to select text using the keyboard without using the mouse, and some additional tricks. We wish you fruitful work with the text!

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While working in Windows 7, we often have to perform entire sequences of actions to achieve one or another result. We perform some of these sequences every day and do not even suspect that they can be avoided at all if we use hot keys. In this article, I will talk about ten of the most useful hotkeys that will help you speed up access to familiar system elements, as well as make daily work with Windows 7 more comfortable.

1. Launch programs from the taskbar - Win+1,2,3,4…

Many users pin shortcuts to their most frequently used applications to the taskbar. But not many people know that you can launch programs from there directly from the keyboard. If you press the Win key and the serial number of the shortcut on the taskbar, you can launch this application.

2. Switch between programs on the taskbar - Win + T

Using the Win+T keyboard shortcut you can switch the taskbar cursor between applications. To select an application, just press the “Space” or “Enter” key.

3. Minimize all windows except the active one - Win+Home

Using this combination, you can minimize all windows open on the desktop, leaving only the active one. This often helps with work, as it eliminates the need to sequentially minimize all open windows.

4. Switch between programs - Alt+Esc

Using the Alt and Esc key combinations you can easily switch between open applications. This combination is analogous to Alt+Tab with the only difference being that it switches applications in the order in which they were opened. You can also use the Win+Tab combination to beautifully switch between applications.

5. System properties - Win+Pause/Break

If you need to quickly open system properties, then use this keyboard shortcut. There is no need to minimize all windows, open the My Computer context menu and look for the corresponding item there. Just press Win+Pause/Break and the system properties will appear in front of you.

6. Folder or file properties - Alt+Enter

Using this keyboard shortcut, you will open the properties of a file or folder selected in Explorer or on the Desktop, bypassing the context menu.

7. Context menu of a file or folder - Shift+F10

If you are a laptop user, then this keyboard shortcut will be especially useful for you. Select a file or folder in Explorer and press Shift+F10 to open the context menu (called by right-clicking the mouse) without using the mouse or touchpad.

8. Task Manager - Ctrl+Shift+Esc

When you need to force close a particular application, Ctrl+Shift+Esc will come in very handy. Click it to immediately open the Task Manager without wasting precious time on the Ctrl+Alt+Del sequence and selecting the appropriate tool from the menu.

9. Renaming a file or folder in Explorer - F2

Use the F2 button in Explorer to rename the selected file.

10. Go to search in Explorer - F3

Press F3 on the desktop and Explorer will open with an active search field.

I hope the following hotkeys are useful to you. If you use any other keyboard shortcuts in your work, tell us about them in the comments; other readers will probably be interested in learning about them.

Probably, every user on his way to the heights of computer mastery asks the questions: How can I speed up the system? How to make work more comfortable? And here numerous “registry tweaks”, tweaks, boosters and optimizers come into play. Some users, caught up in this process, even gain the very valuable experience of reinstalling an over-optimized system to death.

But now let's leave such entertainment for a while and try to look at the problem from the other side. Completely different. For example, two people have cars (no, not Pentiums or Athlones, but the cars they drive). These two people get behind the wheel and race. And it turns out that one of them drives faster. You can, of course, say that his car is more powerful. But let's put them behind the same cars. Somebody will go faster anyway. Because he CAN drive fast. It’s the same with those machines that are computers. Someone barely presses the buttons, performing one useful action in five minutes. And for some, their fingers simply flutter over the keyboard, windows on the screen change at such a speed that less experienced users do not even have time to understand what is happening.

So, we conclude: in order to increase the productivity of your communication with a computer, you need to master the means of this very communication. What means do we have? Mouse and keyboard. There are not so many buttons on the mouse, and their purpose is immediately clear. But the keyboard... A bunch of keys, usually 105 or 106, and if everything is clear with letters and numbers, then with the rest of the keys it’s not so simple. But there are also key combinations! Even an advanced user may not know some of the secrets here.
Let's say right away that any self-respecting computer scientist should master the ten-finger touch typing method. Why so categorical? Simple arithmetic: how many times a day do you have to press keys on your keyboard? We can assume that quite a lot, even if you do not type several sheets of text, but limit yourself to typing Internet addresses in your favorite browser or entering a network password. Count how much time you spend looking down at the keyboard, finding the right key, placing your finger on it and pressing it. Now imagine how much shorter this procedure will be if you don’t have to look at the keyboard and search for the right key. To train a blind ten-finger finger, it takes a week or two of daily lessons for several hours. And for the rest of your life, you will gain the ability to work with a keyboard much faster and, undoubtedly, more comfortably than before. Draw your own conclusions.

Now let's figure out WHAT you need to press, or, simply put, what key combinations there are and what you can do with them. Windows Help says: "When using Windows, use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse. Using keyboard shortcuts, you can open, close, and navigate the Start menu, the desktop, various menus and dialog boxes, and web pages. Using shortcuts keys will make it easier to interact with the computer." And this is undoubtedly the truth.

Now let's finally get down to business and start studying these very combinations. The first table shows the most commonly used ones. If you still don't use them, get them into service immediately.

Note for complete novice users: the "+" sign between the key designations means that these keys should be pressed together, and in the order in which they are indicated. So, for example, if you see the message “press CTRL+C,” this means that you need to first press the CTRL key, and then, without releasing it, press the C key and then release them in the reverse order. If you press the C key first, and then CTRL, something completely different from what you intended will happen...

Key combinations. Table 1

Combination	Action
CTRL+C, CTRL+INS	Copying
CTRL+V, SHIFT+INS	Insert
CTRL+X	Cutting
SHIFT+DEL	When working with text - cutting, when working with files - deleting without placing in the trash
CTRL+Z	Undo last action
Hold down the CTRL key while dragging an element	Copying a dragged element
Hold down CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an element	Create a shortcut for a dragged element
F2	Rename a selected object
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
CTRL + LEFT ARROW	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL + DOWN ARROW	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL + UP ARROW	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL + SHIFT with any arrow	Selecting a paragraph
SHIFT with any arrow	Select multiple items in a window or desktop, or select text in a document
CTRL+A	Select all
F3	Open search window
ALT+ENTER, ALT+double click	Launching the properties window for the selected object
ALT+F4	Close active window
ALT + SPACEBAR	Open the system menu of the active window
ALT+minus	Open the system menu of a child window in a program that allows simultaneous work with several windows
CTRL+F4	Close the active document in a program that allows simultaneous work with several documents
ALT+TAB	Go to next window
ALT+SHIFT+TAB	Go to the next window in the opposite direction
ALT+F6	Moving to the next document in a program that allows simultaneous work with several documents
ALT+ESC	Switch between items in the order they were opened
F6	Switch between screen elements in a window or desktop
F4	Display the address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
SHIFT+F10	Open the context menu for the selected element
CTRL+ESC	Opening the Start menu
ALT + underlined letter in menu title	Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in open menu command name	Execute the appropriate command
F10	Activating the menu bar of the current program
F5	Refresh active window
BACKSPACE	View a folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. When working with text, delete the character to the left of the cursor."
DELETE	When working with files, delete the file to the trash. When working with text, delete the character to the right of the cursor
ESC	Cancel current action
SHIFT when inserting a CD into the drive	Refusal of automatic start

Now let's see what you can do with the keyboard in dialog boxes.

Key combinations. table 2

For those who prefer to work with Windows Explorer, the following table will be useful, which shows ways to work with the directory tree.

Key combinations. Table 3

Combination	Action
Up and down arrows	Navigating the Explorer Tree
END and HOME	Move to the bottom and top position of the tree respectively
"*" (asterisk) on the numeric keypad. Num Lock enabled	Display all folders subfolders of the selected directory
Plus sign on the numeric keypad. Num Lock enabled	Expands the selected branch
Minus sign on the numeric keypad. Num Lock enabled	Collapses the selected branch
Left arrow	Collapses the selected branch, or branches to the parent branch
Right arrow	Expands the selected branch, or navigates to the first subfolder

Among other things, your keyboard most likely has special keys that open up additional options. These are the Windows key, the context menu key, and the Turbo or Fn key. The Turbo key (aka Fn) in combination with the F11 key locks the keyboard. And, accordingly, it unlocks by pressing the same combination again. The purpose of the context menu button is clear from its name. As an alternative, you can use the combination SHIFT+F10. For those who have not yet understood: using this button, they call up the context menu, that is, the menu that is usually called up by right-clicking on an object.

Now let's look at the Windows key.

Key combinations. Table 4

Combination	Action
Win	Opens the "Start" menu
Win+D	Minimizes windows, press again - maximizes them
Win+M	Minimizes windows except dialog ones
Win+SHIFT+M	Maximizes windows
Win+E	Launching Explorer
Win+R	Launching the Run dialog box
Win+F	Search
Win+CTRL+F	Search for a computer
Win+F1	Launch Windows Help
Win+U	Opening Utility Manager
Win+BREAK	Opening the system properties window
Win+L	For Windows XP - blocking the computer, or, if the computer is not included in the domain, switching users
Win+TAB	Switch between buttons on the taskbar. By clicking on any button, you can expand the selected window by pressing Enter.

Now let's talk about quickly launching programs. Firstly, you can use the Run window, which, as you already know, is opened by pressing the Win+R key combination. Below is a short list of the most commonly used commands entered into the Run window.

Key combinations. Table 5

Team	What's running
cmd, command	Command line
notepad	Notebook
wordpad	Text editor WordPad
calc	Calculator
mspaint	Graphic editor Paint
regedit	Registry Editor
winmine	"Mine Mines" game
control	Control Panel
x:	Explorer window with table of contents of disk directories (x - drive letter)
excel	Excel Spreadsheets
winword	Word processor

If you are too lazy to type commands, you can do the following. Create a shortcut for a program or document that you plan to run frequently. Open the shortcut properties and in the "Shortcut" line, specify the key combination that will launch this shortcut.

Since you use the Windows operating system, then most likely you also have Microsoft Office installed. And, probably, you sometimes (and maybe often) have to create text documents using Word. But the text must not only be created, it must also be formatted. And to do this, you have to look up from the keyboard and use your mouse to poke at buttons and menus: alignment, underlining, font size... And if you type quickly (haven’t you forgotten that you absolutely need to master the touch typing method?), then get distracted by You don’t want a mouse at all, because it wastes quite a lot of time. So, to optimize yourself yourself, it would not hurt you to learn how to use the keyboard to format text.

By default, the most frequently used commands have keyboard shortcuts already configured. If you want to see which combination is used for which command, or even reconfigure it to your own combinations, go here: Tools - Settings - Commands tab - Keyboard button.
Well, below are some default combinations. Learn and use.

Character Formatting

Key combinations. Table 6

Combination	Action
CTRL+SHIFT+F	Font selection
CTRL+SHIFT+P	Selecting font size
CTRL+D	Window for changing font format
SHIFT+F3	Changing the case of letters
CTRL+SHIFT+A	Convert all letters to uppercase and back
CTRL+B	Adding bold style
CTRL+U	Underline text
CTRL+SHIFT+W	Underline words but not spaces
CTRL+SHIFT+D	Double underline text
CTRL+SHIFT+H	Convert to hidden text
CTRL+I	Adding italics
CTRL+SHIFT+K	Convert all letters to small caps
CTRL+"=" (equal sign)	Convert to subscript
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+X	Convert to superscript
CTRL+SPACEBAR	Removing additional formatting from selected characters
CTRL+SHIFT+Q	Designing selected characters in Symbol font
CTRL+SHIFT+8	Displaying non-printing characters
SHIFT+F1 (then click the text of interest)	Displaying character formatting information
CTRL+SHIFT+C	Copy formatting
CTRL+SHIFT+V	Paste formatting

Formatting Paragraphs

Key combinations. Table 7

Combination	Action
CTRL+0 (zero)	Increase or decrease the space before the current paragraph by one line
CTRL+E	Centering a paragraph
CTRL+J	Justify a paragraph
CTRL+L	Align a paragraph left
CTRL+R	Align a paragraph to the right
CTRL+M	Adding left padding
CTRL+SHIFT+M	Removing left indentation
CTRL+T	Creating a lip
CTRL+SHIFT+T	Reducing the protrusion
CTRL+Q	Remove additional formatting from selected paragraphs
CTRL+SHIFT+S	Applying a style
CTRL+SHIFT+N	Applying a style
CTRL+SHIFT+L	Applying a style

Editing and moving text and pictures

Key combinations. Table 8

Combination	Action
BACKSPACE	Deleting one character to the left of the cursor
CTRL+BACKSPACE	Delete one word to the left of the cursor
DEL	Deleting one character to the right of the cursor
CTRL+DEL	Delete one word to the right of the cursor
CTRL+X, SHIFT+DEL	Deleting a selection to the clipboard
CTRL+Z	Cancel action
CTRL+Y	Repeat action
F2, then move the cursor and press ENTER
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	One line down
SHIFT+UP ARROW	One line up
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	Until the end of the paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW	Before the beginning of the paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP	Up one screen
ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN	Until the end of the document
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME	Before the document begins
CTRL+A	Select entire document
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, then - cursor movement keys (to exit the mode - ESC key)	Select a vertical block of text
F8, then - cursor movement keys (to exit the mode - ESC key)	Select a specific fragment of a document

Work with documents

Key combinations. Table 10

Almost all users have at one time or another needed to work with text. Writing messages in instant messengers and social networks, work documentation, essays, coursework, announcements - all this requires certain skills. If you work with large amounts of information, you will find it useful to learn how to select all text using your keyboard, and how to copy and paste the selected parts.

When you are busy typing, it is very inconvenient to be distracted by a computer mouse. Both hands are on the keyboard in constant motion. Why not use them to perform various actions in editors? Probably everyone knows how to select text using the mouse and how to copy it through the context menu. All these actions can be performed on the keyboard, often even with greater convenience.

Highlighting part of an article

When you enter characters, there is always a flashing vertical bar at the end of the line. This is a cursor, and it shows where you are currently staying. You can easily move it using the arrow keys on your keyboard.

Pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one character in the corresponding direction. "Up" and "down" allow you to move between rows. This way, using the arrows, you can position the cursor at the part of the document or message that you need to highlight.

You can also use the Control key to move faster. When the service button is held down, the cursor will move not by characters, but by whole words. The down and up arrows will direct you to the beginning of the next or previous paragraph.

Next, you need to use the “Shift” key. For those who don't know, this is the button you hold down when you want to enter a capital letter. Hold "Shift" and start moving the cursor using the arrows. Words and symbols passed in this way will be highlighted. The Control key also works in selection mode. Hold down “Ctrl” + “Shift” - and you can select any word or paragraph with just one click.

Select entire article

If you want to select an entire message or an entire open document, you can do this using a special key combination on your keyboard. Make sure that the text you need is active (this window is open). Then press the button "Control" and the "A" key(in the Russian keyboard layout this is the letter “F”).

This way you can easily select all the text you need. If you are working with a large array of several (especially several hundred) pages, this method will help you save a lot of time. Please note that the key combination works in any active input language and in Caps Lock mode.

Copy and paste

If you need to send a message to several users or duplicate part of an article, this can be done using the “copy” and “paste” tools:

Please note that you can only copy 1 piece at a time. If you copy something else (not necessarily text, it could be a picture or even a file) the contents of the clipboard will be changed.