Tired of dragging the mouse every time you want to perform even the
most basic tasks on the computer? Here’s help. Did you know, for
example, that you don’t need the mouse to select text, switch between
programmes, or open and close browser windows?
Microsoft Windows, Word, PowerPoint and Excel have a number of hidden
keyboard shortcuts that will make using the computer easier and faster.
Here are 10 such useful shortcuts that you must know…
Opening & closing tabs
Done watching a YouTube video or reading an article on browsers like
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox etc and want to close tabs, or the whole
window? To close a single tab in these web browsers, hit Ctrl + W;
whereas Ctrl + Shift + W will close the whole window.
Accidentally closed a tab you were viewing on web browsers? You can
reopen such tabs by Ctrl + Shift + T if the window is still open. To
open new tabs, just click Ctrl + T.
Increasing & decreasing the font in Word
Preparing a project on Microsoft Word and need to change the font size
many times? Instead of using the mouse every time for increasing the
font of any text, you can just select it and click Ctrl + ]. Similarly,
Ctrl + [ decreases the font size of the selected text.
Switching between windows
We often find ourselves switching between windows while working and
using the mouse every time can be tedious. You can toggle between
windows in all versions of Windows using Alt + Tab keys, making the task
easier when you work.
In Windows 7 and 8, you can use Windows key + Tab to switch between
programmes. Though Alt + Tab works here too, the Windows key + Tab combo
gives a cascading effect which is pleasing
Opening windows side-by-side
While working, you will often use the internet for research, but
switching between the web browser and document is not always convenient.
Instead, you can put the two windows side by side and work easily.
To do this, open the Word document, hit Windows + Left arrow key to
push it to the left half of the display. Now, open the browser and
click Windows + Right arrow key to slide the window to the right half.
Deleting files and capturing screenshots
You can delete files just by selecting them and hitting the Del
key. But such documents are just deleted from the folder, not the
computer; they are still in the Recycle Bin. If you want to delete a
document in one go, just hit the Shift + Del combo.
Capturing screenshots depends only on the keyboard. Just hit the
Print Screen button (pssssst… it is next to the Scroll Lock key) if you
are using a desktop. Laptops have the Function (Fn) key, so use the Fn +
Print Screen combo to take screenshots.
Source: Extraa Education
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