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Keyboard shortcuts are an effective way of using your Windows PC. Apart from giving your mouse pad a rest, keyboard shortcuts make navigating your PC quick and easy, giving you seamless flow. Memorizing keyboard shortcuts and their corresponding functions can be daunting at first, and thus need time and practice. Take note of the ones you find most useful.

Helpful keyboard shortcuts

1.       Windows key + S Open Search and place the cursor in the input field
2.       Windows key + Tab Open Task view (Task view then remains open)
3.       Windows key + X Open the Admin menu in the left-hand bottom corner of the screen
4.       Windows key + R Open the Run dialog box
5.       Alt + tab Hold: Opens Task view Release: Switch to the app
6.       Windows key + D Show desktop view
7.       Windows key + E Open Windows Explorer
8.       Windows key + U Open Ease of Access Center (magnifier, screen keyboard, high contrast etc.)
9.       Windows key + L Lock the computer
10.    Windows key + I Open settings / information
11.    CTRL + C or CTRL + INS Copy the selected element
12.    CTRL + X Cut the selected element
13.    CTRL + V or SHIFT + INS Paste the selected element
14.    CTRL + Z Undo an action
15.    Alt + F4 Close the active element or end the active app
16.    Windows logo key + M Minimize all Windows
17.    Windows logo key + Shift + M Reopen all minimized windows
18.    Windows logo key + P Choose a presentation mode
19.    Windows logo key + period (.) or semicolon (;) Open Emoji Panel
20.    Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager
21.    Shift + Delete   Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first  
Practice each of the listed keyboard shortcuts and try to integrate them into your work flow.

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This article was first published on 27th February 2018

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