A good set of skills to have when working with computers are keyboard shortcuts. Using keyboard shortcuts can rapidly improve your performance level when doing tasks, by shortening time and clicks of the mouse. While there are ALOT of Windows keyboard shortcuts which vary from operating system to operating system, many of them are the same across the board.
Here I've compiled a list of useful keyboard commands which may prove to help you work faster. It may take some time to memorize all the commands but trust me, you'll be glad you did when you have to work between 3 different Excel sheets and a browser all on one screen.
Another thing to keep in mind is that most of these commands work in Windows, Microsoft Office, and most other software. Some software has its own keyboard shortcuts, so you would need to explore the menus of that program and learn its unique shortcuts.
Simple commands:
Ctrl + Click: This is an extremely useful feature. If you want to select certain documents in a folder but not all of them, simply click on one and then hold down the Ctrl key while you click on the others you want. Magic!
-Ctrl + S: Save
-Ctrl + A: Select All: This is useful if you are in a folder and want to select all the documents.
-Ctrl + C: Copy: Way faster than going to the edit menu.
-Ctrl + V: Paste: Again, faster than the edit menu.
-Ctrl + X: Cut
-Ctrl + Z: Undo: This is usually associated with working with Word or other office programs. However, it even works in Windows explorer. If you accidentally sent a file to the recycle bin or moved a file, before doing anything else use this command. The files magically reverse to where they were before.
-Ctrl + Y: Redo
-Ctrl + N: New: Opens a new window.
-Ctrl + B: Bold Text (Shorter than clicking, right!?)
-Ctrl + U: Underline
-Ctrl + I: Italicize
-Ctrl + T: New Tab in Browser
More Advanced Commands:
-Alt + Tab: Most useful keyboard shortcut I know. This cycles between your open windows so you don't have to. Try it...
How it works is if you have two windows open, when you hit Alt + Tab once, it flips to the 2nd window. If you hit the command again it goes back to the 1st window. If you have more than 2 windows, it will swap between your 2 most recently used windows. So, if you want to work with 2 of 5 windows say, just open one window and then switch to your other window you want to work with. Then use the command. It will now swap between those 2 windows.
Another way to do it is hold the Alt key and tap Tab several times. You can cycle through each open window and pick the one you want. Very nifty.
-Ctrl + Tab (In Browser): Cycles through each of your open tabs. Ctrl + Shift + Tab cycles backwards.
-Windows Logo + L: Lock Computer
-Ctrl + Escape: Open Start Menu
-Shift + Delete: Permanently Delete Item (Without Going to Recycle Bin)
-Backspace (in Windows Explorer): Return to previous folder
If you want to see the entire list of keyboard commands, feel free to check out Microsoft's site!
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/126449
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