We have already shared a few of our favourite keyboard shortcuts in a previous post, however, there are many more! So, here are another 20 to help your workday. Some you may know already, but some may be new for you. We hope they help!

The most common ones…

These shortcuts are probably the most commonly used ones, and work across most programs.

So, let's start with some of the control combos...

Ctrl + A - Highlights everything in the current folder, document, or page.

Ctrl + B – Bolds highlighted text or the text you are about to type

Ctrl + F - Opens up a search window in most programs, like Word or Excel. In Microsoft Outlook, it forwards the email you currently have open.

Ctrl + I – Changes the highlighted text, or the text you are about to type, into italics

Ctrl + K - Creates a hyperlink in your document.

Ctrl + N - Opens a new window.

Ctrl + P - Prints the current document or page.

Ctrl + S – Saves your document, file, or webpage.

Ctrl + U – Underlines the highlighted text or the text you are about to type

Ctrl + W - Closes the current window.

Ctrl + Y – Repeats the last action you performed.

Ctrl + Z – Use this to undo the last action performed.

Function Keys

F2 Key – Allows you to rename a selected file or document in file manager

F3 key – Opens the search function

Alt + F4 – Closes the active item or quit the active program.

F5 Key - Refreshes the current page in a web browser.

F7 Key - Launches the Spell Checker.

Shift + F7 Key - Launches the Thesaurus.

And finally…

Shift + Delete – Deletes an item permanently, bypassing the Recycle Bin (Of course, use this one with extreme caution!)

Ctrl + Esc – Brings up the Start Menu

Hope those help! Remember, if you need more help to see how tech can improve your company's workflow, you are always welcome to contact us.