shortcut keys

Use shortcut key

Alt + F File menu options in current program.
Alt + E Edit options in current program
Alt + Tab

Switch between open programs

Universal Help in almost every Windows program.

Rename a selected file

Refresh the current program window

Ctrl + N

Create a new, blank document in some software programs

Ctrl + O

Open a file in current software program

Ctrl + A

Select all text.

Ctrl + B

Change selected text to be Bold

Ctrl + I

Change selected text to be in Italics

Ctrl + U

Change selected text to be Underlined

Ctrl + F

Open find window for current document or window.

Ctrl + S

Save current document file.

Ctrl + X

Cut selected item.

Shift + Del

Cut selected item.

Ctrl + C

Copy selected item.

Ctrl + Ins

Copy selected item

Ctrl + V

Paste

Shift + Ins

Paste

Ctrl + K

Insert hyperlink for selected text

Ctrl + P

Print the current page or document.

Home

Goes to beginning of current line.

Ctrl + Home

Goes to beginning of document.

Goes to end of current line.

Ctrl + End
Goes to end of document.

Shift + Home

Highlights from current position to beginning of line.

Shift + End

Highlights from current position to end of line.

Ctrl + Left arrow

Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl + Right arrow

Moves one word to the right at a time.

Ctrl + Esc

Opens the START menu

Ctrl + Shift + Esc.Opens Windows Task Manager
Alt + F Close the currently active program
Alt + Enter Open the Properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.)

Shortcuts that I use commonly

1) Whatever you type into the URL bar can be surrounded by www. & .com by pressing control + enter.
2) If you accidentally closed a tab then simply press CTRL + Shift + T to reopen the most recently closed tab.
3) CTRL + backspace will delete the entire previous word and CTRL + arrow keys will jump to the start of the previous word.
4) CTRL + L highlights the url/address bar in Chrome.
5) Don’t hit control+alt+delete, hit control+shift+escape to go directly to the task manager.
6) CTRL + shift + n opens up an incognito mode tab on chrome for private browsing. No cookies are stored.
7) CTRL + SHIFT + R = Clear cache and then refresh page.
8) Try searching “tilt” in the address bar in chrome.
9) In VLC, if your audio loses sync with the video or subtitles, there is an easy way to fix this. Simply pressing J or K will move the audio forward or backwards. Similarly, to sync the subtitles you can press H or G.