Keyboard shortcuts in Windows that have saved me time for years
Open all the possibilities of your keyboard and it will become just another endpoint.
During the degree, the Software and web page localization professor told us it was stupid not to learn. what keys and keyboard shortcuts do the programs and operating systems we use. hundreds of euros in them but the only thing we use is the mouse, we greatly waste this investment.
Frankly, this perspective makes more sense when applied. Programs like Tradosan assisted translation tool about 500 eurosand not when we spend only 15 Euros on OEM licenses. But the point is, since then use keyboard shortcuts whenever I canand not only do I work much more efficiently, but I also come to solve technical problems thanks to this knowledge.
Also, when we get to this point deep understanding of keyboard functionsWe seem to have arrived at a mental realm where, with its limits and possibilities, there is a connection between the origin of an action and the action. start fast physical support. how can i know I’m talking like Morpheus right nowI explain: if we use the mouse to interact with the computer we need to identify and position the cursor with our eyes, so sensory mediators inhibit actions; but with the keyboard interaction is much more urgentimpulsive, as if the keys were a phalanx (especially we write without lookingCertainly).
It took me a long time to decide to write it as it occurred to me to suggest this type of guide, because when you include these keyboard shortcuts actions are very automatic And it’s instinctive that you do them without realizing it. I want to update the list below because although I managed to save the most frequent ones, I keep finding more every day. On the other hand, I encourage you suggest yours. Let’s make this article nothing but a healthy learning space.
Keyboard shortcuts and keys that save me time
loose keys
- arrow keys: seems obvious, but not everyone uses them and arrow keys make interacting with text and browsers much easier in any field. In this document I wrote, if I want to move faster, I just have to press Ctrl+Left or Right. end of every wordHome or End to go to the beginning or end of the line, Ctrl+to move up or down between paragraphs, Page Up or Page Down to move between pages… If we’re talking about a browser, the mouse wheel does things very well, sometimes Space’ Corrections when e is pressed unnecessary mouse movements.
- Shift: This key has many functions and is used both to type in capital letters and to insert certain characters. reverse the action of another key or for example if you select the text and add it to the arrow keys it will work as you expect. If you press while moving, you will select as much text. Again, I feel like I’m starting to explain what everyone knows, but mouse did a lot of damageLadies and gentlemen.
- tabulator: In dialogs, windows explorer windows, browsers, etc. this key, option after this environment. It does this in a rotational fashion, so if you keep pressing it you’ll be back to the beginning, but if you want to go back apply the Shift modifier and that’s it.
- Windows logo key: This key has many shortcuts associated with it, but the way I use it separately is, Open the start panel, and even if I have programs pinned there, especially if it’s a system tool or settings panel, I usually just type the first letters of what I want to run directly. So, for example, Win + “Disp” and it already appears “Device Manager“. But there are programs in the toolbar that I use the most, and for that, read on.
basic combinations
- Ctrl+C, X, V: again, where there is evidence, but this combination is essential in the workflow… Copy, cut, paste: Windows’ holy trinity.
- Alt+Tab: when you open the browser window, text processorThere’s nothing like choosing what you want to be in the foreground at the same time as Photoshop, file explorer, and Spotify. this shortcut to spin fast.
Windows logo key shortcuts
- Win+Number: runs or maximizes the program pinned to the toolbar at that location, up to 10 total (because there are no other numbers on the keyboard). In my case, for example, from left to right: Edge, Total Commander, Spotify, VLC, Word, Reaper, Photoshop, Premiere, OBS and Discord. Then there are others, but they fall outside of this shortcut because I don’t see them as productivity. To pour, let’s say, Reaper (DAW I use to record sound), I would hit Win+6 and plug in my headphones.
- Win+D, Alt+F4: the first combination is used to minimize all windows and “go” to the desktop. If you press Alt+F4 this way, the window will appear where Windows will be shut down, restarted, or suspended. This is a Incredibly fast way to shut down, restart or suspend If the tower is out of your hands, or if you want to perform a certain action and have another action associated with the shutdown button, start the computer at once.
- Win+R: This combination opens the “Run” window. serves open many system utilities. Some of them are command prompt (cmd), notepad (notepad), DirectX tool (dxdiag), Word itself (winword); and more specific ones like user account manager (netplwiz), registry editor (regedit), system configuration (msconfig) to improve startup options…
- win + arrows: Since Windows allows you to maximize windows on one side or the other side of the screen and in the corners, when working in one and pressing, for example, Win+Left keys, will be placed on that side of the screenand if you have another window open, the system suggests placing it on the opposite side so that it takes up all that space. If you press Win+up with the same logic, the window in question it will halve its size just to occupy one corner. It is very comfortable to work with. Try the combinations!
- Win+Print Screen/Win+Shift+S: The first combination allows you to take screenshots of the entire screen, but if you want something more precise or more specific, try the second shortcut to use screenshot. Screen shot devicean excellent way to capture both windows and specific parts of what you see on the screen.
More life-giving shortcuts
- Shift+Delete: When editing files to make space and I know for a fact that I don’t want to recover the file or whatever folder I use this combination to skip the recycle bin step. As you can imagine, this deletion method there is a lot of dangerbecause once Enter is pressed, the only way to get the deleted file back will be to use a recovery program and there are a few that work well (I know from sad experience).
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc: one day I realized that 90% of the times I pressed the famous Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys, it was for this. run task manager, so I looked for the shortcut to launch it directly, and that’s what started this paragraph. Eliminate middlemen!
- Alt+Enter: I reserve this combination almost exclusively for games. When someone gives display problems, I try to press this shortcut rotate between different display modes (full, window, borderless window) to identify the problem or solve it directly (for example, I’ve been straight and OBS played me).
- Browser shortcuts: I’m used to using a set of shortcuts to work with Chrome, Firefox or Edge. mitigate the actions of tabs and avoid fears. Ctrl+T opens a new one, Ctrl+Tab lets you cycle through the open ones (and Ctrl+Number, go directly to one of them), Ctrl+W closes the open one, Ctrl+Shift+W is a godsend opens the last time you closed it, or even an entire group if the last thing you did was close the entire window. Ctrl+L
- Ctrl+U: This shortcut still belongs to the browser collection, but I think it deserves a separate section. It is used to open source code of pages and is one of the best ways in combination with your browser’s “Inspect” option. extract embedded or uploaded files to a specific page. This way I was able to extract images and videos that are not accessible by right clicking.
Follow this humble experiential guide. I plan to be very careful with my keyboard habits to add them to the list As soon as I have a new juicy batch. By the way, you may have noticed No mention of shortcuts for Windows Explorerand this is a personal matter: I always Total Supervisor. I guess I’ll have to make another article to talk about that, right?
Source: 3D Juegos
