Our
last issue showed you some handy keyboard shortcuts (for Windows
users) that helped you to tab through applications, minimize all
windows, copy, paste and highlight text. Many of you wrote to thank us
for these simple tricks, so we thought we would share a few more with
you. Using keyboard shortcuts can dramatically increase your work
efficiency, especially for repetitive tasks, so try to get into the
habit of using your keyboard instead of your mouse:
WINDOWS LOGO (between CTRL and ALT) -- Hit this key and your
Start menu appears; is that not faster than going over with your mouse
and clicking?
WINDOWS LOGO + F -- Find files or folders. This saves you from
opening the Windows Explorer and selecting find from the menu. Now you
have a one-click computer search!
F1 -- In Windows applications, and in the OS, F1 is a universal
call to the app's help system.
F2 -- In Windows Explorer, use F2 to rename files or folders.
This is faster than right-clicking and easier that clicking inside the
file or folder name and waiting for the input field to become
available.
SHIFT+DELETE -- Deletes an item immediately without placing it
in the Recycle Bin. Works in most Explorer sub-systems or program
navigations.
F5 -- This is a universal "Refresh" command, which
works in many Windows applications. Use it to refresh your Explorer
file system, browser and html editors.
CTRL + Z -- Undo your last action. This works on both Windows
and Mac machines and, like CTRL + C for copy and CTRL + V for paste,
is a universal keyboard command. Undo is handy for quickly erasing
your last action in just about any program.
CTRL + A -- Select all the items in the current window. This is
a great shortcut, which in combination with Copy and Paste, will have
you flying around your screen!
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