A data entry specialist once told me that the mouse is the perfect device for a computer user... who has three arms. I've since taken this on comment on board and found how much quicker you can get things done by using only the keyboard - you just need to know which keys to press!
This will be the first post in a series listing some of the best keyboard shortcuts you probably don't know. Today these listed shortcuts are for Microsoft Windows - which means they will work in most Windows programs you use. The next programs posts will cover more specific programs like Photoshop and Firefox.
Most people know Ctrl+S means save and Ctrl+Z means undo (Ctrl+C is copy, and so on... *yawn*) - but hopefully these ones should be not as obvious, but equally useful to you.
| Ctrl + w | Close current window |
| Win + d | Minimise all windows |
| Alt | Menu |
| Ctrl + up,down,left or right | Jump whole words in a text editor |
| Ctrl + Shift + up,down,left or right | Highlight whole words in a text editor |
| Ctrl + Home | Start of document |
| Ctrl + End | End of document |
| Alt + Tab | Switch active window |
| Shift + Tab | Change focus in the opposite direction to normal tab |
| Context button (between windows key and Ctrl) | Same as right mouse click |
| Alt + Enter | Properties |
| Win + r | Run |
| Win + f | Find |
I'm in favour of ditching the mouse too.. :)
I've been practicing to use the mouse less and less recently. I do not have a mouse on my laptop anyway. For surfing the web, I use www.Hitwiser.com
as my homepage, and visit any site I want using the tab at most, to switch between TLD's.
great blog, a shame it is not updated more frequently.
Posted by Ritesh
http://www.HitWiser.com