The ten special keyboard shortcuts are 10 shortcut keys every computer user should know.
The following table contains the list of keyboard shortcuts every computer user should know.
- Ctrl + A: Control A highlights or selects everything you have within the active area of your workspace.
If you are like “Wow, the content of this document is large and there is no time to select all of it, besides, it’s going to mount pressure on my computer?” Using the mouse for this is an outdated method of handling a task like selecting all, Ctrl+A will take care of that in just one second. - Ctrl + C: Control C copies any highlighted or selected element within the work environment.
Saves the time and stress which would have been used to highlight, right click and click again just to copy. Use Ctrl+C.
- Ctrl + N: Control N opens a new window or file.
Instead of clicking File, New, blank/template and another click, just press Ctrl + N and a fresh window or file will appear instantly. - Ctrl + O: Control O opens an existing file.
Use ctrl + O when you want to locate/open a file or program. - Ctrl + P: Control P prints the active document.
Always use this to locate the printer dialog box and print. - Ctrl + S: Control S saves a new document or file and changes made by the user.
Touching your mouse right now? Please stop! Don’t use the mouse. Just press Ctrl+S and everything will be saved. - Ctrl + V: Control V pastes copied elements into the active area of the program in use.
Using ctrl+V in a case like this saves the time and stress of right clicking and clicking again just to paste. - Ctrl + W: Control W is used to close the page you are working on when you want to leave the work environment.
“There is a way Peace does this without using the mouse. Oh my God, why didn’t I learn it then?” Don’t worry, we have the answer, Peace pressed Ctrl+W to close active windows. - Ctrl + X: Control X cuts elements (making the elements to disappear from their original place). The difference between cutting and deleting elements is that in cutting, what was cut doesn’t get lost permanently but waits to be pasted in another location defined by the user.
Use ctrl+x when you think “This shouldn’t be here and I can’t stand the stress of retyping or redesigning it where it should be”. - Ctrl + Y: Control Y redoes an undone action.
Ctrl+Z brought back what you don’t need? Press Ctrl+ Y to remove it again.