Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations you can press on your computer’s keyboard to perform a variety of tasks. Because both of your hands can remain on the keyboard, using a shortcut to perform a task is often faster than using a mouse.

These shortcuts will put the Internet and more at your fingertips.

Internet Browser Shortcuts

• Alt + F4: This will allow you to close your browser instantly. So whether your boss walks up while you’re on Facebook or your other half comes into the room while you are buying them a gift, with this shortcut you’re sorted.
• Windows key + D: Get quick access to your desktop. If you have a lot of windows open on your computer and you want to quickly access your desktop, hit these keys.
• Ctrl + D: Create a shortcut to your new favourite website by bookmarking the page with these keys.
• Ctrl + Shift + T: Quickly reopen your previous tab in a browser. Don’t worry about the next time you accidentally close a browser tab that you didn’t mean to. Just use this quick shortcut to restore the page instantly.
• Ctrl + L: Select the address bar. When you want to quickly type a new URL into your browser, this shortcut will easily select the address bar for you, so you can start typing without moving your mouse.

Working with Text Shortcuts

These keyboard shortcuts are useful when working with text in word processor, email, and social media applications.

• Home: Skip to the beginning of the current line.
• End: Skip to the end of the current line.
• Ctrl+right arrow: Skip to the beginning of the next word. You can press the right arrow multiple times to skip several words.
• Ctrl+left arrow: Skip to the beginning of the previous word. You can press the left arrow multiple times to skip several words.
• Ctrl+Shift+right arrow: Select the next word.
• Ctrl+Shift+left arrow: Select the previous word.

Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

• During text entry, type Windows logo key + . (period). The emoji keyboard will appear.
• With the Alt key held down, type the four-digit code on the numeric keypad for the character you want.

en-dash Alt+0150
em-dash Alt+0151
¢      Cent sign Alt+0162
§      Section symbol Alt+0167

Hope this helps!

Nancy Roe
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