Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For example, to copy text, you can highlight text and press the Ctrl+C shortcut. The shortcut is faster than moving your hands from the keyboard, highlighting with the mouse, choosing copy from the file menu, and then returning to the keyboard.
Below are the top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use.

1.Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert and Ctrl+X

Both Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Insert will copy highlighted text or a selected item. If you want to cut an item instead of copying it, 

press Ctrl+X. This action removes the text or item and stores it in the clipboard for you, rather than just copying it to the clipboard while leaving the original behind.

 Apple computer users can substitute the Ctrl key for the command (cmd) key on their computers. For example, pressing Cmd+C copies highlighted text.

2.Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert

Both the Ctrl+V and Shift+Insert will paste the text or object that's stored in the clipboard. On Apple computers, use Cmd+V instead. Practice


Use the above text input fields to highlight the "Cut or copy this text" text and press either Ctrl+C to copy or Ctrl+X to Cut the text. Once Cut Move to the next field and press Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert to paste the text. For further demonstration, visit the following link.

3.Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y

Pressing Ctrl+Z will undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this key combination will undo the cut.

 These shortcuts can also be pressed multiple times to undo or redo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl+Y would redo the undo. 

On Apple computers, use Cmd+Z and Cmd+Y to undo and redo
Use the above text input field to highlight some or all of the text and then press Ctrl+X to cut the text. Once the text has disappeared press the Ctrl+Z to undo the cut.

4.Ctrl+F

Pressing Ctrl+F opens the Find field, 

which allows you to search the text currently displayed in any program that supports it. For example, Ctrl+F can be used in your Internet browser to find text on the current page. Press Ctrl+F now to open the Find in your browser and search for "

shortcut" to display each time shortcut is mentioned on this page. On Apple computers, use Cmd+F to find.

5.Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Tab

Pressing Alt+Tab switches between open programs moving forward. For example, if you have your browser window open and other programs running in the background press and hold Alt and then 


press the tab key to cycle through each open program.
On Apple computers instead of using the Alt key use the Command (Cmd) key. For Example, Cmd+Tab to switch between open programs.

6.Ctrl+Backspace and Ctrl+Left or Right arrow

Note: The following shortcuts are for PC users only and do not work on Apple computers.
Pressing Ctrl+Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character.
Holding down the Ctrl key while 

pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you want to highlight one word at a time, hold down Ctrl+Shift, then press the left or right arrow key. 

Your highlighted selection will move one word at a time in that direction.

7.Ctrl+S

While working on a document or other file in almost every program,

 pressing Ctrl+S saves that file. Use this shortcut key frequently if you're working on anything important in case an error happens, you lose power, or any other issues that could cause you to any work since the last save. 

 On Apple computers, use Cmd+S to save a file.

8.Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End

Ctrl+Home will move the cursor to the beginning of the document, 

and Ctrl+End will move the cursor to the end of a document. These shortcuts work with most documents, as well as web pages. On Apple computers use Command and the Cmd and the up arrow to get to the beginning of a document or text or Cmd and the down arrow to get to the end of a document or text.

9.Ctrl+P

Control+P is used to open a print preview of the page or document currently being viewed. For example,

 press Ctrl+P now to view a print preview of this page. On Apple computers use Cmd+P to open the print preview.

10.Shift + Esc

There are several ways you can see the new task manager in Google Chrome (which helps you monitor your tabs and the overall memory performance for the pages you’re browsing).


You can:

• Right-click in the title bar at the top of the Chrome window and select “Task manager” from the shortcut menu that appears.
• Press Alt+Space to see that same shortcut menu, then use the up and down arrow keys until Task manager is highlighted, then press Enter.
• Press Alt+Space, T
• Or just press Shift+Esc.

To close the Task manager dialog box, simply hit Esc.