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Let's work smarter not harder! Here are some shortcut keys to help you become more PROFICIENT and EFFICIENT with your device.
SHORTCUTS
Common OS Shortcuts
Alt + Tab (toggle between programs)
Windows button + M (show desktop, i.e., minimize all windows)
Windows button + Tab (show all active windows in task bar)
PrtScn (save screen capture to clipboard; "paste" the image into an image-editing program to make it into a file)
Windows button (opens applications menu)
Browser Shortcuts
Ctrl + T(open a new tab)
Ctrl + Shift + t (reopens the tab you last closed; works multiple times)
F5 (reload page)
Backspace (go to previous page; works multiple times)
Ctrl + Tab (cycle between tabs)
Right Click on the tab (pin a tab)​
Common Application Shortcuts
Ctrl+ Z (undo last operation)
Ctrl + Y (redo last operation)
Crtl + O (open file)
Crtl + S (save)
Ctrl + W (close active window or file)
Crtl + Q (quit application)
Most Used Shortcuts
Ctrl + A (select all in active window; e.g., select all text on page)
Ctrl + X (cut to clipboard)
Ctrl + C (copy)
Ctrl + V (paste)
Find, Select, & Navigate
Ctrl + F (find; helpful if you're searching for a particular word on a website or document)
Ctrl + Shift + down arrow (select until end of line)
Ctrl + Shift + up arrow (select until beginning of line)
Ctrl + Home (move cursor to top/start of document)
Ctrl + End (move cursor to bottom/end of document)
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