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Using keyboard shortcuts helps us work more efficiently with computer and increases our productivity. Many mouse operations require multiple clicks, and keyboard shortcuts only need to be used once. Today Grasshopper will give you some examples of commonly used keyboard shortcuts. I hope that after reading this article, you will be able to work on your computer several times. Gradually I found that my computer skills have increased significantly and my efficiency has also improved! Key points in red font, final exams will be tested

01 Common keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + C: Copy.

Ctrl + X: Cut.

Ctrl + V: Paste.

Ctrl + Z: Undo.

Ctrl + A: Select all content.

DELETE: delete.

F2: Rename selected element.

F3: Search for files or folders.

F5: Refresh current window.

Alt + F4: Close current project or exit current program.

Alt + Tab: Switch between open projects.

Prt Scr Sysrq: screenshot key

Shift + Delete: Permanently deletes selected item without putting it in trash.

Press CTRL key while dragging an element: copies selected element.

Press CTRL + SHIFT while dragging an element: Create a keyboard shortcut for selected element.

CTRL+Right Arrow: Moves insertion point to beginning of next word.

CTRL+Left Arrow: Moves insertion point to beginning of previous word.

CTRL+down arrow: Moves insertion point to beginning of next paragraph.

CTRL+Up Arrow: Moves insertion point to beginning of previous paragraph.

CTRL + SHIFT + any arrow key: Select a block of text.

SHIFT + any arrow key: Select multiple items in a window or desktop, or select text in a document.

Ctrl + F4: Closes current document in programs that allow you to open multiple documents at same time.

Alt + Enter: View properties of selected element.

Alt + Esc: View items in order they were opened.

Alt + underlined letter in menu name: Display corresponding menu.

Alt + Space: Display System menu of current window.

F6: Cycles through screen elements in a window or desktop.

F4: Display a list of Address columns in My Computer and Windows Explorer.

F10: Activate menu bar in current program.

Shift + F10: Display context menu of selected item.

Ctrl + Esc: Display Start menu.

Underlined letters in command names displayed in open menus: Executes corresponding command.

Right arrow key: Open next menu on right or a submenu.

Left arrow key: open next menu on left or close submenusYu.

02 Windows keyboard shortcuts

Windows Key Diagram

Windows only: show or hide start menu

Windows+D: Show desktop

Windows+M: minimize all windows

Windows+Shift+M: Restore minimized windows

Windows+E: open File Explorer, you can view hard drive interface

Windows+F: Find file or folder

Windows+BREAK: Show System Properties dialog

Windows+CTRL+F: Find my computer

Windows+F1: Open Windows Help

Windows+R: Open Run dialog

Windows+U: Open Utility Manager

Windows+L: Change user (new Windows XP feature)

03 Keyboard shortcut Ctrl

Ctrl+S: Save

Ctrl+W: close program

Ctrl+N: New

Ctrl+O: Open

Ctrl+Z: undo

Ctrl+F: Find

Ctrl+X: Cut

Ctrl+C: Copy

Ctrl+V: Paste

Ctrl+A: select all

Ctrl+Home: Quickly move cursor to file header

Ctrl+End: Quickly move cursor to end of file

Ctrl+F5: force refresh in IE

Ctrl+drag file: copy file

Ctrl+[: shrink text

Ctrl+]: increase text

Ctrl+B: Bold

Ctrl+I: Italic

Ctrl+U: underline

Ctrl+Shift: switch input method

Ctrl+Space: Switch between Chinese and English

Ctrl+Enter: send information to QQ account

Ctrl+Esc: Show start menu

Ctrl+Shift+<: quickly shrink text

Ctrl+Shift+>: Fast text zoom

Ctrl+Backspace: start\close input method

Press and hold Ctrl+Shift while dragging files: create shortcut

04 Alt shortcut

Alt+F4: close current program

Alt+Space+C: close window

Alt+Space+N: minimize current window

Alt+Space+R: Restore minimized window

Alt+Space+X: maximize current window

Alt+Space+M: Move window

Alt+Space+S: resize window

Alt+Tab: exchange two programs

Alt+F: open file menu

Alt+V: open view menu

Alt+E: open edit menu

Alt+I: Open Insert menu

Alt+O: open format menu

Alt+T: open tool menu

Alt+A: open table menu

Alt+W: open window menu

Alt+H: open help menu

Alt+Enter: view file properties

Alt+double-click on a file: view file properties

05 shift key

Shift+Space: toggle half/full width

Shift+Right Click: Open Right Menu

Shift+F10: select right file menu

Shift+Multilevel Files: Close All

Shift+Del: delete files directly

Shift+＾: Save half-width of Chinese punctuation marks to save day number in smart alphabet

Shift+\ : half-width Chinese punctuation, smart alphabet, comma