Using Keyboard Shortcuts

If you do a lot of typing on your job, it should be clear by now just how frustrating it is to stop typing and grab the mouse to move to a new location, or click a function. Almost all applications have a series of keyboard shortcuts to use instead of the mouse. This can save time and make navigating within the application much easier.

Each application will be unique, however some keyboard shortcuts are universal. The most commonly used Windows operating system keyboard shortcuts are:

Windows system key combinations:

• F1: Help
• CTRL+ESC: Open Start Menu
• ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
• ALT+F4: Quit program
• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
• Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer 

Windows program key combinations:

• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+Z: Undo
• CTRL+B: Bold
• CTRL+U: Underline
• CTRL+I: Italic

The above are just a few of the many keyboard shortcuts available to Windows users. If you are a Mac user, you also have many shortcuts available too.

Here is a link to Microsoft keyboard shortcuts

Here is a link to Apple/Mac keyboard shortcuts

Knowing the above shortcuts will save a significant amount of time and help you stay on task without getting distracted.

Later,
Dave