Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut commands on your keyboard are a quicker and easier way of operating your software, particularly in file management. Cutting, Deleting, Copying or Pasting can all be done a lot faster than using the File Menu, because it is a quick combination of keys ‘pressed together’ to do certain commands, that are useful in file management and document processing and handling. This allows for a swifter movement of tasks during productivity, whether sending emails or managing data in bulk.
To be able to effectively use keyboard shortcut commands, you first need to be aware of where the shortcut keys are on your keyboard. You can locate the Ctrl (Control Key), the Alt (Alt Key), Shift Key and F Keys (F1-F12) on your keyboard.
To achieve a result from the keyboard shortcuts, you must first highlight or select the text or object that is to be actioned. You do this by using your mouse or touchpad to press and ‘hold-down’ the left mouse or touchpad button of your device and drag or slide the mouse/touchpad to ‘highlight’ (which means select) the text to do whatever you want with it. This makes tasks a lot quicker.
Keyboard Shortcut Combinations | |
Key combination | Action |
Ctrl+A | Select All |
Shift+Ctrl+Home | Go to the top of the page. |
Shift+Ctrl+End | Go to the last page. |
Ctrl+C | Copy |
Ctrl+X | Cut |
Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action(s) |
Ctrl+V | Paste |
Ctrl+P | |
Shift+Alt | Move an object as you drag it to be where you want it – incrementally (not snapped to a grid point), by using the mouse pointer and left mouse button |
Shift+Ctrl+ “+ or -’ | Zoom In or zoom Out ‘+/-’ |
Esc, Del, F1, F2, F10 or F12 | These are the usual F (Function) keys to be pressed at startup, to enter the BIOS on your computer. Be aware, that each manufacturer may use a different key to allow you to enter the BIOS. Search on the internet for which key to use, to enter the BIOS for your device |
F7, F8, F9, F10, F11 or F12 | Boot (startup) your computer using a different hard drive, OS, DVD, CD, Network Drive or USB device |
Scroll Down or Up pages quickly | Fn (Function) key + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts for more information. | |