The keyboard shortcut ctrl v is used for. Keyboard shortcuts

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 a system that has been optimized 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 on board 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	Copy
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 CTRL 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	Browse the folder up one level 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 subordinate to 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 - the cursor keys (to exit the mode - the ESC key)	Select a specific fragment of a document

Work with documents

Key combinations. Table 10

Google Chrome

• Ctrl+L or ALT+D or F6 - go to the address bar and select its contents;
• Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E - go to the address bar and enter a query to the default search engine;
• Ctrl+Enter - will turn tratata in the address bar into www.tratata. com:)
• Ctrl+T - new tab;
• Ctrl+N - new window;
• Ctrl+Shift+T - return the last closed tab;
• Ctrl+Shift+N - secret level of "Chrome" :) New window in "Incognito" mode;
• Shift+Esc - another secret level :) Built-in task manager;
• Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PageDown - as elsewhere, scroll through the tabs from left to right;
• Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PageUp - scroll through the tabs from right to left;
• Ctrl+1, ..., Ctrl+8 - switches between the first eight tabs;
• Ctrl+9 - switches to the last tab;
• Backspace or Alt+left arrow - go to the previous page in the history of the current tab;
• Shift+Backspace or Alt+right arrow - go to the next page in the history of the current tab;
• Shift+Alt+T - switch to the button toolbar; after that, you can navigate through it using the left and right arrows, and select a button by pressing Enter;
• Ctrl+J - open the all downloads tab;
• Ctrl+Shift+J - open developer tools (View element code menu);
• Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 - close the active tab or pop-up window;
• Ctrl+R or F5 - as elsewhere, refresh (open tab);
• Ctrl+H - open the History tab;
• Ctrl+Shift+Delete - clear history window;
• Ctrl+F or Ctrl+G - search for text on an open page;
• Ctrl+U - view the HTML source of the page; By the way, an address bar like view-source:FULL_URL will show the source from this URL;
• Ctrl+O - as elsewhere, the file opening window... and the "File" menu do not need to be searched;
• Ctrl+S - similar - saving the current page;
• Ctrl+P - print the current page;
• Ctrl+D - add to bookmarks, like most browsers;
• Ctrl+Shift+B - open Bookmark Manager;
• Alt+Home - return to the home page;
• Ctrl++ (plus), Ctrl+- (minus) - zoom in and out; “plus” and “minus” can be regular or gray;
• Ctrl+0 - return to display scale 100%;
• F11 - full screen and back.
• Opening links in Chrome is also convenient, once you get used to it, and you don’t need the right mouse button:
• Ctrl + click on the link (option - click on the link with the middle mouse button or scroll wheel) - open the link in a new tab without switching to it;
• Ctrl + Shift + clicking on the link (option - Shift + clicking on the link with the middle mouse button or scroll wheel) - open the link in a new tab and switch to it;
• Shift + click on a link - open the link in a new window.

Firefox

• Raise or lower the page. Spacebar – lower the page, Shift+spacebar – raise the page.
• Find. Ctrl+F or Alt-N for next page.
• Bookmark this page. Ctrl+D.
• Quick search./.
• New inset. Ctrl+T.
• Go to the search bar. Ctrl+K.
• Go to address bar. Ctrl+L.
• Increase text size. Ctrl+=. Reduce text sizeCtrl+-
• Close tab. Ctrl-W.
• Refresh the page. F5.
• Go to home page. Alt-Home.
• Restore a closed page. Ctrl+Shift+T.
• Bookmarks by keywords. This is the most productive. If you visit a site frequently, you bookmark it (of course!), then go to bookmark properties (right-click on them). Add a short keyword to the keyword input line, save, and after that you can simply enter this keyword in the address bar (Ctrl+L) and immediately go to the site.

Gmail

• Write a new letter. C.
• Reply to the letter. R.
• Reply to all.A.
• Forward the letter. F.
• Save the current letter and open the next letter.Y+O.
• Delete the letter and open the next one. #+O (or Shift-3+O).
• Send a written letter. Tab-Enter.
• Search. /.
• Navigation. Move down J and up K through the contact list.
• List of messages. N and P move the cursor to the next or previous message in the message list.
• Ignore. M– letters with marked addresses are no longer included in the list of incoming letters and are archived.
• Select a chain of letters. X – the email chain will be selected. You can archive it, apply a shortcut to it, and select an action for it.
• Save draft. Control-S.
• Go to the list of messages. G+I.
• Go to tagged emails. G+S.
• Go to address book. G+C.

Windows

• Create shortcut key combinations. To create keyboard shortcuts for quick switching, right-click on the shortcut key creation icon (there is one on your desktop) and enter the combination. For example, such as Ctrl-Alt-W for the Word program.
• Switch between windows. Alt-Tab – select the desired window, then lower the keys. Or, hold down the Windows key, press Tab to cycle through the taskbar buttons to find the window you want, then press Enter when you find it. If you add a Shift button to any of these methods, window selection will be done in the reverse direction.
• Go to desktop. Windows key-D.
• Context menu. Instead of right-clicking, press Shift-F10. Then scroll up or down the menu using the up and down arrow keys.
• Shutdown. To quickly shut down your computer, press the Window key and then U. With this key, you can also press S to pause, U to shut down, or R to restart.
• The most general. You know this, of course, but for beginners you need to mention the most famous combinations: Ctrl-O – open, Ctrl-S – save, Ctrl-N – open a new document, Ctrl-W – close window, Ctrl-C – copy, Ctrl -V – paste, Ctrl-X – cut. Ctrl-Z – undo (backward), Ctrl-Y – undo (forward). To see the contents of the clipboard in MS Office, press Ctrl-C twice. Ctrl-Home – go to the beginning of the document, Ctrl-End – go to the end.
• Menu. When you press Alt, a menu appears that you need to navigate using the arrow buttons. Alt plus the underlined letter of each menu option leads to the use of that option. Or simply remember the key combination for this option for even faster use.
• Windows Explorer. Windows-E - My Computer program starts.

Mac OS X

• Switch Dock. Option-Cmd-D – show/hide Dock.
• Hide everything else. Cmd-Option-H hides all other windows except the one you are in. Lightens your screen.
• Close a window. Cmd-W closes the currently open window. Option-Cmd-W closes all open windows.
• Expand the directory. Option-Cmd-Right Arrow – Expand a directory and subdirectories in a list in Finder.
• Back and forth. Cmd-[ andCmd-] works with Finder, Safari and Firefox.
• Copy screen. Cmd-Shift-3 – for the entire screen. Cmd-Shift-4 – Creates a border to copy the selected portion of the screen.
• Exit. Shift-Cmd-Q – exit will take place in 2 minutes. Shift-Option-Cmd-Q – exit immediately.
• Empty trash. Shift-Cmd-Delete.
• New window in Safari. Cmd-T.
• Help. Cmd-shift-?.
• Loading CD. Press C and during startup (immediately after the melody) load a CD.
• Boot from another department. Option-Cmd-Shift-Delete – will begin booting until another partition is found, such as a CD or disk.
• Additional Information. Cmd-Option-I opens a window with additional information that allows you to see and compare many files and folders in one window.
• Sleep mode, reboot and shutdown. Cmd-option-eject, Cmd-ctrl-eject, and Cmd-Option-ctrl-eject.
• Forced shutdown. Cmd-opt-Esc is basic, but very useful.
• Fast FTP protocol. Cmd-K will open a connection to the server.

MS Excel

• Edit cell. F2. This is probably the main key you need to know.
• Column selection. Ctrl-space.
• Row selection. Shift-Space.
• Monetary format. Ctrl+Shift+4 (more precisely, Ctrl+$).
• Percentage format. Ctrl+Shift+5 (more precisely, Ctrl+%).
• Back to the beginning. Ctrl-Home makes cell A1 active.
• Enter the current date. Ctrl-colon.
• Enter the current time. Ctrl is the division sign.
• Copy cells. Ctrl - double quotes will copy the top cells (no formatting).
• Cell format. Ctrl-1 will open the Format Cells window.
• Navigation. Ctrl-PageUp and Ctrl-PageDown.
• Multiple input. Ctrl-Enter, instead of just Enter, after entering data in one of several selected cells, will transfer the data to all other selected cells.

MS Word

• Default formatting. Ctrl-Space enables normal styling for the current selection and subsequent text entry.
• Spacing between paragraphs. Ctrl-0 (upper zero on the keyboard) adds or removes space before the current paragraph. Ctrl-1 (at the top of the keyboard) – single paragraph line spacing. Ctrl-2 (top of the keyboard) – double paragraph line spacing. Ctrl-5 (at the top of the keyboard) changes the line spacing to one and a half.
• Update date and time. Alt-Shift-D – make date updates. Alt-Shift-T – make time updates.

There are many lists of hotkeys: for Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac, for Photoshop, for Word, AutoCAD, etc.

But not all PC users use them.

Why do we need hotkeys if there are? Anything can happen: a mouse may break, or a wireless mouse may run out of battery.

Sometimes problems arise with the software when connecting a new mouse, but the old one has already died. And the touchpad can fail, and some people simply don’t know how to handle it correctly, having gotten used to clicking with the mouse.

When you need to do something urgently, and the mouse is useless, knowledge of keyboard shortcuts can come in very handy. In addition, using them, you can significantly increase productivity when working on a computer.

Here are the ten most used combinations that you can also successfully use:

1 . Many people probably know these combinations. Hotkeys Copy:

Ctrl+C or

They are needed to copy a selected piece of text as follows:

• First, select the text (or picture, table).

• Then press the Ctrl key and, without releasing it, simultaneously press the key with the letter C (in short it is written like this: Ctrl + C).

• We release the keys, now the selected fragment is copied to the clipboard (into the computer's RAM).

The Copy procedure does not appear externally on the computer screen. To “get” from the computer’s memory what we placed there using the Copy hotkeys:

• you need to place the cursor in the place where you want to place the copied fragment, and

• Press the hotkeys Paste: Ctrl + V.

What keyboard shortcut can you use to copy text or objects to the clipboard?

For this there are hotkeys Copy: Ctrl + C and Paste: Ctrl + V. They can be called a sweet couple. They are most often used in one combination, that is, first they copy the selected fragment using Ctrl + C, then immediately paste it using the Ctrl + V keys.

Another sweet pair you can use to Copy Paste is Ctrl + Insert and Shift + Insert. Here, as they say, it's a matter of taste.

2. Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert – hotkeys Insert text or object copied to the clipboard.

3. Ctrl + Z And Ctrl+Y- Hotkeys Cancel.

Using these commands, you can undo any changes, for example, if you accidentally cut or deleted text.

To undo the last few changes, you need to press one of these combinations (Ctrl + Z, or Ctrl + Y) several times.

Ctrl + X – Hotkeys Cut

This combination allows you to cut out what you need and at the same time put it on the clipboard. Then you can paste the cut into the desired place.

4. Ctrl + F- Hotkeys Search.

A very useful “couple” of keys that opens the search bar in almost any program or browser.

Sometimes Ctrl + F is also called the Find hotkey.

5. Alt + Tab- Hotkeys switch windows.

Convenient for quickly switching between windows of open programs. If this is new to you, just try it. There is a chance that you will prefer this method to your usual mouse.

If you add Shift to these combinations (you get Shift+ Alt+ Tab), you will move in the opposite direction, that is, you can return to the program in which you were in the previous step.

Ctrl+Tab– hot keys for switching tabs. With their help, you can quickly navigate between tabs in

6. Ctrl + Backspace- Hotkeys Delete. They will save a lot of time if you need to quickly delete a word while typing. These keyboard shortcuts do not work in Notepad, but they work fine in Word.

We type a word and then, if the word needs to be deleted, just press Ctrl + Backspace. In this case, the entire word is immediately deleted.

7. Ctrl + S- Hotkeys Save. They are used to quickly save a file in many programs. Use it if you are working on something important, for example when your laptop battery runs out.

8. Crtl + Home or Crtl+End moves the cursor to the begining or end of document respectively.

Page navigation keys Page Up(up) and Page Down(down) can replace scrollbar.

9. Crtl + P- Hotkeys Seal.

Used to open a preview window of the current page in a browser or to call a document print window in text editors.

In this lesson, you will find the main Windows 7 hotkeys; after reading, you will use your computer much more efficiently than you used it before.

Hotkeys is a method of interaction between the keyboard and the computer. This method consists of executing commands (operations) on a computer using keys or key combinations to which commands (operations) are programmed.

It’s very difficult to get used to something new, so you shouldn’t start memorizing all the keys. To begin with, take 10-20 pieces to use, and then use others, so to speak, expanding your knowledge. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that each program can use its own hot keys, which were programmed by the developers of this program.

If you use Windows 7 hotkeys daily, at least 10 of them, you will notice how much more efficient your work will become. See the list of hotkeys in Windows 7 below.

List of hotkeys

Hotkeys for working with text and files

I advise you to use the hotkeys that are in this section, be sure to learn and use them always.

Ctrl + C– Copy selected elements.

Ctrl+A- Select all. If you are in a text document, then pressing these keys will select all the text, and if you are in a folder where there are other objects, then you can select all files and folders.

Ctrl + X- Cut out. The command cuts selected items (files, folders or text).

Ctrl + V- Insert. Paste copied or cut items.

Ctrl + Z- Cancel. Cancel actions, for example, if you accidentally deleted text in MS Word, then use these keys to return the original text back (cancel input and actions).

ALT+ ENTER or ALT + Double-click the left mouse button– View properties of the selected element(s) (applicable for files).

CTRL+F4- Close the current window in the program.

Deleting files and text

Delete- Delete the selected element(s). If you use this key in text, then placing the mouse cursor in the middle of the word and clicking on the “Delete” button, deletion will occur from left to right.

Shift+Delete- Delete item(s) bypassing the trash. For files and folders.

Backspace - Deleting text. If you are working in a text editor, then this key can be used to delete text; place the cursor, say, in the middle of a sentence, by clicking on the “Backspace” button, deleting will occur from right to left.

Other

— Open the Start menu or CTRL + ESC, the button is usually located between the buttons CTRL And ALT.

+F1- Reference.

+B- Move the cursor to the tray.

+M- Minimize all windows.

+D- Show desktop (collapse all windows, and when pressed again, maximize windows).

+ E— Open My Computer.

+F- Open the search window.

+ G– Show gadgets on top of windows.

+ L– Lock the computer. If you move away from the computer, be sure to use these keys to quickly lock the computer. Very useful if you have children or ill-wishers who can read your personal information.

+P– Projector control. If a projector is connected, these keys will allow you to quickly switch between the projector and the computer.

+ R– Open the “Run” window.

+T– One by one, we move the focus sequentially on the icons that are located in the taskbar.

+U– Open the Ease of Access Center window.

+X– Call “Mobility Center” (laptops and netbooks).

+ Tab– Call “Flip 3D”. When clicked, you can use the mouse to select the window.

+ Space– Desktop view (Aero Peak). All windows will become transparent.

+ Arrow– Control the location of the active window. Pressing the up arrow - maximize, down - minimize, left - snap to left edge, right - snap to right edge.

+Pause— Open the “System Properties” window.

+ Home— Minimize all windows except the active window; pressing again will open the minimized windows. + 5, the player will open.

Alt + Tab– Switch between windows and applications.

Shift + Ctrl + N- Create a new folder.

SHIFT+ F10– Displays options for the selected element.

Shift + Arrow – Selection . The arrows used are left, right, down and up. Applicable for text and files.

CTRL- Selection of elements. By holding CTRL you can selectively select elements. For example, while in a folder, left-click on the folders that you want to copy or cut, after selecting, release CTRL and get the folders you selected for further work with them.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc– Open task manager.

CTRL+TAB– Jump forward through bookmarks.

Alt + F4– Close the window or exit the application.

ALT + Space- Display the system menu for the current window.

F2- Rename. Select the object and press the F2 button .

F5- Refresh window. It is often used in the browser if the page is frozen or information needs to be updated. Applies also if you are in a folder or program.

F10 - Activate menu.

Esc- Cancel the operation. When you open, for example, the properties of a folder by pressing the ESC button, the Properties window will close.

ENTER– Open the selected element.

TAB- Go forward through options.

P.S. Dessert for today, video about Windows 7 hotkeys.

When using a computer, the user performs most of the operations using the mouse, but in many cases it is impossible to do without using the keyboard. Text is typed using a keyboard, this is understandable, but to control a computer, a keyboard is also necessary.

To perform many operations on a computer or in programs, so-called “hot” keys are used. These keys, or a combination of several simultaneously pressed keys, perform certain commands that are necessary to perform any actions on the computer.

Most hotkeys perform the same actions in all versions of the Windows operating system. For new versions of the operating system, for example, for Windows 8.1, new hot keys have been added for more convenient control of the new interface of this operating system.

This article does not list all the hotkeys in Windows, there are a lot of them. I tried to select the most commonly used keys on the keyboard, which are used to perform various actions on the computer. In many cases, performing certain actions using the keyboard takes significantly less time than performing the same action using the mouse.

You can check this statement, for example, by opening a document in any text editor. After pressing the keyboard keys “Ctrl” + “P”, the document will be immediately sent to print. And when using a mouse, you will first need to enter the corresponding program menu, and then in the context menu that opens, select the command to print this document. In this case, the gain in time when using keyboard keys is obvious.

Keyboard keys are conventionally divided into 4 classes:

• Alphanumeric block - typewriter keys.
• Service keys are keyboard keys that control keyboard input.
• Function keys (“F1” – “F12”) - the functions of a specific key will depend on the application currently in use.
• Additional keyboard. This part of the keyboard is located on the right side of the keyboard. It is used to enter numbers and to control the computer. The operating mode is switched using the “Num Lock” key.

You can read about how to control a computer from the keyboard, without using a mouse.

Service keys

Service keys are designed to perform the following actions:

• Enter - input. Execution of any command, depending on the task currently being performed.
• Esc (Escape) - stop or cancel the action being performed.
• Caps Lock - enable the so-called capital letter mode. When you hold down this button, the entered text will be typed in capital letters.
• Num Lock - enable the numeric keypad.
• Page Up - scroll the page up.
• Page Down - scroll the page down.

• Backspace (←) - deletes the last character.
• Del (Delete) - deleting an object.
• Ins (Insert) - used for insertion and creation.
• Home - goes to the beginning (left edge) of the line.
• End - goes to the end (right edge) of the line.
• Tab - This key is used to switch between window elements without using the mouse.
• Print Screen - this key is used to take a screenshot of the monitor screen.

Keyboards widely use the “Ctrl (Conrtol)”, “Alt (Alternate)” and “Shift” keys, as they are often called modifier keys, which are used in conjunction with other keys to perform necessary actions.

Additional keys

These are relatively “new” keys that were introduced into the keyboard by keyboard manufacturers for more convenient computer control. These are the so-called Windows keys (keys with an image of the operating system logo), keys for controlling the computer's power, and multimedia keys.

Here are some keyboard shortcuts that perform actions when using the Win key (Windows):

• Win - opens and closes the Start menu.
• Win + Pause/Break - opens the System control panel window.
• Win + R - opens the Run window.

• Win + D - show and hide the Desktop.
• Win + M - minimize open windows.
• Win + Shift + M - open previously minimized windows.
• Win + E - launch Explorer.
• Win + F - opens the Search window.
• Win + Space (Space) - when you click on these buttons, you can view the Desktop.
• Win + Tab - switch between running applications.
• Win + L - block the computer or change users.

Popular hotkeys

Other most commonly used keys and keyboard shortcuts:

• Alt + Shift - switch language.
• Ctrl + Esc - open the Start menu.
• Alt + Tab - switch between running programs.
• Alt + F4 - closes the current window or exits any program.
• F1 - Windows Help.
• F10 - activate the menu bar.
• Ctrl + O - open a document (in any program).
• Ctrl + W - close the document (in any program).
• Ctrl + S - save the document (in any program).
• Ctrl + P - print a document (in any program).
• Ctrl + A - select the entire document (in any program).
• Ctrl + C - copy a file or selected part of a document to the clipboard.
• Ctrl + Insert - copy a file or selected part of a document to the clipboard.

• Ctrl + X - cut a file or selected part of a document to the clipboard.
• Ctrl + V - paste a file or selected part of a document from the clipboard.
• Shift + Insert - insert a file or selected part of a document from the clipboard.
• Ctrl + Z - undo the last action.
• Ctrl + Y - repeat the undone action.
• Del (Delete) - deleting an object to the Trash.
• Ctrl + D - deleting an object to the Trash.
• Shift + Del - deletes an object from the computer without placing it in the Recycle Bin.
• F2 - rename the selected object.
• Alt + Enter - properties of the selected object.
• Shift + F10 - opens the context menu for the selected object.
• F5 - refreshes the active window.
• Ctrl + R - refreshes the active window.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc - launch Task Manager.

Keyboard shortcuts in Explorer

Some keyboard shortcuts for working in Explorer:

• Ctrl + N - opens a new window.
• Ctrl + W - close the window.
• Ctrl + Shift + N - create a new folder.
• Ctrl + Shift + E - view all folders in which the selected folder is located.

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8.1

Windows 8 supports some additional keyboard shortcuts that are designed to better control the new features of this operating system.

Some keyboard shortcuts in the Windows 8.1 operating system:

• Win + C - opens the "miracle" buttons.
• Win + F - opens the “miracle” Search button to search for files.
• Win + H - opens the “miracle” button “Sharing”.
• Win + K - opens the “miracle” button “Devices”.
• Win + I - opens the “miracle” button “Options”.
• Win + O - fixes the screen orientation state (portrait or landscape).
• Win + Q - open the “miracle” “Search” button to search for data in all or one open program.
• Win + S - opens the "miracle" Search button to search Windows and the Internet.
• Win + W - open the “miracle” button “Search” to search for parameters.
• Win + Z - displays the commands available in this application (if the program has such commands and parameters).
• Win + Tab - switch between recently used applications.
• Win + Print Screen - take and save a screenshot.
• Win + F1 - call help.
• Win + Home - minimizes or restores all windows of running applications.
• Win + Space (Space) - switches the keyboard layout to another language.
• Win + Ctrl + Space – return to the previous keyboard layout.
• Win + plus sign (+) - zoom in using Magnifier.
• Win + minus sign (–) - zoom out using Magnifier.
• Win + Esc - exit the screen magnifier.
• Win + U - launches the Ease of Access Center application.

Conclusions of the article

Using hot keys on a computer can significantly speed up the execution of practical tasks, saving the user time. In some cases, when working, using the keys on the keyboard is more convenient than performing similar actions using the mouse.