What are the keyboard combinations? Windows hotkeys. Keyboard shortcuts for working with the Taskbar

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Have you ever wondered how much time you sometimes have to spend on ordinary operations: select something with the mouse, copy it, then paste it into another window (file). Imagine if you work with dozens of files per day? Those who use some hot key combinations in Windows significantly speed up their work!

You may not believe me - but pressing a couple of buttons on the keyboard is much faster than performing the same action with a mouse (for example, to select and copy everything - on the keyboard it takes 1-2 seconds (Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C), with the mouse you can scroll through the file for 30 seconds...) !

In this article I will give the most necessary and useful keyboard shortcuts for a variety of tasks.

Note: It is recommended to start small - first remember 3-4 combinations for the most repetitive tasks: copying, pasting, selecting, etc. Then gradually expand the range, and you can increase the speed of your work by an order of magnitude.

Buttons and their combinations are relevant for everyone Windows versions, and the software running in them (at least for Windows 7/8/10 - everything works, has been tested several times).

By the way, using the Win+R button combinations you can open various tabs and applications, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the list of all commands:

Table No. 1: for working with text (for moving through the text)

Working with text is perhaps almost the most important thing for most computer users. This means that these digs will always be useful! By the way, it’s worth saying that many of the combinations presented below are also used in Explorer, and simply in Windows: for example, to copy a section of text, you need to press Ctrl+C, copy the file - the same Ctrl+C .

Alternative table

Table No. 2: for entering special characters

Not all the symbols (which you would sometimes like to type) are on the keyboard. For example, how to type a heart, an arrow, or, say, the sum sign Σ? There is a special one for this. tables and codes that can and should be used.

How to use the table below:

1. find the symbol you need, select it and copy. Then place the cursor where you would like to add a symbol and paste it (note: Ctrl+C - copy selected text, Ctrl+V - paste copied text);
2. Another option is to simply use the alt code, for example, opposite the heart is the code “Alt 3”. This means that you need to hold down the Alt button and then press the “3” button.

What to do if the table does not contain the required symbol

To list all the symbols that can be inserted into the text would require a very large article, so in the table above I have listed only the most popular symbols. Below I’ll tell you how to find and insert the symbol that you need!

Table No. 3: Windows hotkeys

Relevant, useful, necessary!

Everything you need: universal combinations

Several hotkeys for working with files

To be continued...

This is where I end this article, good luck to everyone!

The keyboard and mouse are already such familiar things in our lives that it seems that no surprises can await us here. However, it happens that completely familiar products have not entirely obvious properties and functions. Today we want to introduce you, and just remind some of you about a few hidden ways using a computer mouse.

1. Selecting part of the text

We all know that to select text, you need to hold down the left mouse button and move the cursor over the desired section of the text. However, if we need to highlight text on a long page, that is, with scrolling, this is not always convenient. Therefore, use the following combination: click the mouse at the beginning of the desired location, then go to the end of the desired selection and click again, but while holding down Shift. All the space between the two clicks will be highlighted.

2. Navigating back and forth in the browser

In a browser, to go to the previous or next page, it is not at all necessary to click on the corresponding buttons on the program toolbar. You can simply hold Shift and roll the mouse wheel forward or backward.

3. Zooming in and out

You can change the display scale open page simply by scrolling while holding down the CTRL button on the keyboard. This method works in a large number of programs, including many image viewers.

4. Double and triple click

Everyone knows that to highlight a word you just need to quickly click on it with the mouse twice. But if you triple-click, you can select an entire paragraph of text at once. Try it, it’s much more convenient than dragging the cursor to the end of the paragraph.

5. Right-click dragging

In order to move files in Windows, we use the drag'n'drop method, that is, we take an element, drag it to the desired location and drop it there. But you can do the same with the right button and then we will see a context menu that allows you not only to move, but also copy the file, and also create a shortcut in the right place.

6. Selecting multiple fragments of text

If you are working with long text, in which you need to cut out only the fragments that interest you, then it is not at all necessary to do this individually. You can hold down the CTRL key and select the necessary words, sentences, paragraphs. Then copy it all in one fell swoop to the desired location.

7. Opening links in a new tab

Many users have long been accustomed to the fact that they can press the middle mouse button to open a link in a new tab. However, if the wheel is broken and does not click, then it is useful to remember that a regular click while holding down the CTRL button leads to the same result.

Often reading articles on the Internet or instructions for installing a program, you may come across key combinations(Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Win-R, Alt-Tab, Alt-F4, etc.). And if you still don’t know what they mean, then the information will be useful to you

Basic key combinations:

Alt+Tab- Switch between windows
Win+Tab- Switch between windows in Flip 3D mode
Win+Up- Maximize window Win+Down- Restore/Minimize window
Win+Left- Snap window to left edge of screen
Win+Right- Snap window to the right edge of the screen
Win+Shift+Left- Switch to left monitor
Win+Shift+Right- Switch to right monitor
Win+Home- Minimize/Restore all inactive windows
Win+Break(or Pause)- Launch the System item from the Control Panel (Properties item when right-clicking on Computer in the Start menu)
Win+Space- Show desktop
Win+B- Go to the notification area (tray)
Win+D- Minimize windows or restore all windows
Win+E- Launch Explorer
Win+F- Launch built-in Windows search dialog
Win+Ctrl+F- Run Search on your computer from the domain
Win+F1- Launch built-in Windows dialog: Help and Support
Win+G- Show gadgets on top of all windows
Win+L- Locking the workstation (current user session)
Win+M- Minimize all windows
Win+P- Display additional display options (extend the desktop to 2 monitors, etc.)
Win+R- Launch the Run dialog box
Win+T- Select the first item in the taskbar (Pressing again switches to the next item, Win+Shift+T- scrolls to reverse order)
Win+U- Launch the Ease of Access Center
Win+X- Launch Mobility Center
Win+digit- Launch the application from the taskbar ( Win+1 launches the first application on the left, Win+2, second, etc.)
Win + "+"- Zoom in
Win + "-"- Zoom out
Ctrl + mouse wheel (up\down) on the desktop- increase/decrease desktop icons.

In Explorer:
Alt+P- Show/Hide Preview Area

Task bar:
Shift + click on icon- Open a new application window
Ctrl + Shift + click on icon- Open a new application window with administrator privileges
Shift + right click on icon- Show application menu
Shift + right click on a group of icons- Show menu, restore all / collapse all / Close all
Ctrl + click on a group of icons- Maximize all group windows

Note
Key Win located between the keys Ctrl And Alt on the left side (the emblem is drawn on it Windows).
The Menu key is to the left of the right Ctrl.
The combination “key” + “key” means that you first press the first key, and then, while holding it, press the second.

General purpose hotkeys

Keyboard combinations for working with text

Keyboard shortcuts for working with files

Keyboard shortcuts for working in Explorer

Keyboard shortcuts for working with windows

Keyboard shortcuts for working with dialog boxes

Keyboard shortcuts for working in Internet Explorer

Special abilities

• Press the key SHIFT five times: enable or disable Sticky Keys
• Hold down the right key SHIFT eight seconds: enable or disable input filtering
• Hold down the Num Lock key for five seconds: Toggle voiceover on or off
• Alt left + Shift left + Num Lock: Enable or disable keyboard pointer control
• Alt left + Shift left + PRINT SCREEN: Turn high contrast on or off

Good day.

Have you ever wondered why the same operations in Windows different Do users spend different amounts of time? And the point here is not the speed of using the mouse - it’s just that some people use the so-called Hotkeys(replacing several mouse actions), others, on the contrary, do everything with the mouse (edit/copy, edit/paste, etc.).

Many users do not attach importance to keyboard shortcuts (note: several keys pressed simultaneously on the keyboard) , meanwhile, with their use, the speed of work can be increased significantly! In general, there are hundreds of different keyboard shortcuts in Windows, there is no point in memorizing and considering them all, but I will give the most convenient and necessary ones in this article. I recommend it for use!

Note: In the various key combinations below you will see a “+” sign - you do not need to press it. The plus in this case indicates that the keys must be pressed simultaneously! The most useful hotkeys are marked in green.

Keyboard shortcuts with ALT:

• Alt+Tab or Alt + Shift + Tab- window switching, i.e. make the next window active;
• ALT+D- selecting text in the browser address bar (usually, then use the combination Ctrl+C - copy the selected text);
• Alt+Enter- look at “Object properties”;
• Alt+F4- close the window you are currently working with;
• Alt + Space(Space is the space key) - calls the window system menu;
• Alt + PrtScr- take a screenshot of the active window.

Keyboard shortcuts with Shift:

• Shift + LMB(LMB = left button mouse) - selecting several files or a piece of text (just hold down Shift, place the cursor in the right place and move the mouse - the files or part of the text will be highlighted. Very convenient!);
• Shift + Ctrl + Home- select to the beginning of the text (from the cursor);
• Shift + Ctrl + End- select to the end of the text (from the cursor);
• Pressed Shift button- CD-ROM autorun blocking, the button must be held while the drive reads the inserted disc;
• Shift + Delete- deleting a file bypassing the trash (be careful with this :));
• Shift + ←- text selection;
• Shift + ↓- text selection (to select text, files - the Shift button can be combined with any arrows on the keyboard).

Keyboard shortcuts with Ctrl:

• Ctrl + LMB(LMB = left mouse button) - selection separate files, individual pieces of text;
• Ctrl+A- select the entire document, all files, in general, everything that is on the screen;
• Ctrl+C- copy selected text or files (similar to the edit/copy explorer);
• Ctrl+V- paste copied files, text (similar to edit/paste in Explorer);
• Ctrl+X- cut a selected piece of text or selected files;
• Ctrl+S- save the document;
• Ctrl + Alt + Delete (or Ctrl + Shift + Esc) - opening the “Task Manager” (for example, if you want to close an “unclosed” application or see which application is loading the processor);
• Ctrl+Z- cancel the operation (if you, for example, accidentally deleted a piece of text, just press this combination. In applications whose menu does not indicate this option, mail always supports it);
• Ctrl+Y- cancel the operation Ctrl + Z;
• Ctrl+Esc- opening/closing the Start menu;
• Ctrl+W- close the browser tab;
• Ctrl+T- open new tab in the browser;
• Ctrl + N- open a new window in the browser (if it is running in some other program, a new document will be created);
• Ctrl+Tab- moving through browser/program tabs;
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab- reverse operation from Ctrl + Tab;
• Ctrl+R- refreshing a page in the browser or program window;
• Ctrl + Backspace- deleting a word in the text (deletes from the left);
• Ctrl + Delete- deleting a word (deletes from the right);
• Ctrl + Home- moving the cursor to the beginning of the text/window;
• Ctrl+End- moving the cursor to the end of the text/window;
• Ctrl+F- search in the browser;
• Ctrl+D- add a page to favorites (in the browser);
• Ctrl + I- show the favorites bar in the browser;
• Ctrl+H- log of visits in the browser;
• Ctrl + mouse wheel up/down - increasing or decreasing the size of elements on the browser page/window.

Keyboard shortcuts with Win:

• Win+D- minimize all windows, the desktop will be shown;
• Win+E- opening “My Computer” (Explorer);
• Win+R- opening the “Run…” window, very useful for launching some programs (more details about the list of commands here:)
• Win+F- opening a search window;
• Win+F1- opening a help window in Windows;
• Win+L- blocking the computer (convenient when you need to move away from the computer, but strangers may come nearby and see your files and work);
• Win+U- opening the accessibility center (for example, magnifier, keyboard);
• Win+Tab- switch between applications in the taskbar.

A few other useful buttons:

• PrtScr- take a screenshot of the entire screen (everything you see on the screen will be placed in the buffer. To get a screenshot, open Paint and paste the image there: Ctrl+V buttons);
• F1- help, user manual (works in most programs);
• F2- renaming the selected file;
• F5- updating a window (for example, a tab in a browser);
• F11- full screen mode;
• Del- delete the selected object to the trash;
• Win- open the START menu;
• Tab- activates another element, moving to another tab;
• Esc- closing dialog boxes, exiting the program.

PS

Actually, that's all for me. I recommend the most useful keys, marked in green, remember and use everywhere, in any programs. Thanks to this, you won’t even notice how you will work faster and more efficiently!

By the way, the listed combinations work in all popular Windows: 7, 8, 10 (most of them also in XP). Thanks in advance for the additions to the article. Good luck to all!

When using a computer, the user performs most of the operations using the mouse, but in many cases it is impossible to do without using the keyboard. Text is typed using a keyboard, this is understandable, but to control a computer, a keyboard is also necessary.

To perform many operations on a computer or in programs, so-called “hot” keys are used. These are keys, or a combination of several simultaneously pressed keys, that perform certain commands, which are necessary to perform any actions on the computer.

Most hotkeys perform the same actions in all versions of the Windows operating system. For new versions of the operating system, for example, for Windows 8.1, new hotkeys have been added for more convenient control new interface of this operating system.

This article does not list all the hotkeys in Windows, there are a lot of them. I tried to select the most commonly used keys on the keyboard, which are used to perform various actions on the computer. In many cases, performing certain actions using the keyboard takes significantly less time than performing the same action using the mouse.

You can check this statement, for example, by opening a document in any text editor. After pressing the keyboard keys “Ctrl” + “P”, the document will be immediately sent for printing. And when using a mouse, you will first need to enter the corresponding program menu, and then select the print command in the context menu that opens of this document. In this case, the gain in time when using keyboard keys is obvious.

Keyboard keys are conventionally divided into 4 classes:

• Alphanumeric block - typewriter keys.
• Service keys are keyboard keys that control keyboard input.
• Function keys (“F1” – “F12”) - the functions of a specific key will depend on the application currently in use.
• Additional keyboard. This part of the keyboard is located on the right side of the keyboard. It is used to enter numbers and to control the computer. The operating mode is switched using the “Num Lock” key.

You can read about how to control a computer from the keyboard, without using a mouse.

Service keys

Service keys are designed to perform the following actions:

• Enter - input. Execution of any command, depending on the task currently being performed.
• Esc (Escape) - stop or cancel the action being performed.
• Caps Lock - enable the so-called capital letter mode. When you hold down this button, the entered text will be typed in capital letters.
• Num Lock - enable the numeric keypad.
• Page Up - scroll the page up.
• Page Down - scroll the page down.

• Backspace (←) - deletes the last character.
• Del (Delete) - deleting an object.
• Ins (Insert) - used for insertion and creation.
• Home - goes to the beginning (left edge) of the line.
• End - goes to the end (right edge) of the line.
• Tab - This key is used to switch between window elements without using the mouse.
• Print Screen- this key is used to take a screenshot of the monitor screen.

Keyboards widely use the “Ctrl (Conrtol)”, “Alt (Alternate)” and “Shift” keys, as they are often called modifier keys, which are used in conjunction with other keys to perform necessary actions.

Additional keys

These are relatively “new” keys that were introduced into the keyboard by keyboard manufacturers for more convenient computer control. These are the so-called Windows keys (keys with an image of the operating system logo), keys for controlling the computer's power, and multimedia keys.

Here are some keyboard shortcuts that perform actions when using the Win key (Windows):

• Win - opens and closes the Start menu.
• Win + Pause/Break - opens the System control panel window.
• Win + R - opens the Run window.

• Win + D - show and hide the Desktop.
• Win + M - minimize open windows.
• Win + Shift + M - open previously minimized windows.
• Win + E - launch Explorer.
• Win + F - opens the Search window.
• Win + Space (Space) - when you click on these buttons, you can view the Desktop.
• Win + Tab - switch between running applications.
• Win + L - blocking the computer or changing users.

Popular hotkeys

Other most commonly used keys and keyboard shortcuts:

• Alt + Shift - switch language.
• Ctrl + Esc - open the Start menu.
• Alt + Tab - switch between running programs.
• Alt + F4 - closes the current window or exits any program.
• F1 - Windows Help.
• F10 - activate the menu bar.
• Ctrl + O - open a document (in any program).
• Ctrl + W - close the document (in any program).
• Ctrl + S - save the document (in any program).
• Ctrl + P - print a document (in any program).
• Ctrl + A - select the entire document (in any program).
• Ctrl + C - copy a file or selected part of a document to the clipboard.
• Ctrl + Insert - copy a file or selected part of a document to the clipboard.

• Ctrl + X - cut a file or selected part of a document to the clipboard.
• Ctrl + V - paste a file or selected part of a document from the clipboard.
• Shift + Insert - insert a file or selected part of a document from the clipboard.
• Ctrl + Z - undo the last action.
• Ctrl + Y - repeat the undone action.
• Del (Delete) - deleting an object to the Trash.
• Ctrl + D - deleting an object to the Trash.
• Shift + Del - deletes an object from the computer without placing it in the Recycle Bin.
• F2 - rename the selected object.
• Alt + Enter - properties of the selected object.
• Shift + F10 - opens a context menu for the selected object.
• F5 - refreshes the active window.
• Ctrl + R - refreshes the active window.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc - launch Task Manager.

Keyboard shortcuts in Explorer

Some keyboard shortcuts for working in Explorer:

• Ctrl + N - opens a new window.
• Ctrl + W - close the window.
• Ctrl + Shift + N - create a new folder.
• Ctrl + Shift + E - view all folders in which the selected folder is located.

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8.1

Windows 8 supports some additional keyboard shortcuts that are designed to better control the new features of this operating system.

Some keyboard shortcuts in the Windows 8.1 operating system:

• Win + C - opens the "miracle" buttons.
• Win + F - opens the “miracle” Search button to search for files.
• Win + H - opens the “miracle” button “Sharing”.
• Win + K - opens the “miracle” button “Devices”.
• Win + I - opens the “miracle” button “Options”.
• Win + O - fixes the screen orientation state (portrait or landscape).
• Win + Q - open the “miracle” “Search” button to search for data in all or one open program.
• Win + S - opens the "miracle" Search button to search Windows and the Internet.
• Win + W - opens the “miracle” button “Search” to search for parameters.
• Win + Z - displays commands available in this application(if the program has such commands and parameters).
• Win + Tab - switch between recently used applications.
• Win + Print Screen - take and save a screenshot.
• Win + F1 - call help.
• Win + Home - minimizes or restores all windows of running applications.
• Win + Space (Space) - switches the keyboard layout to another language.
• Win + Ctrl + Space – return to the previous keyboard layout.
• Win + plus sign (+) - zoom in using Magnifier.
• Win + minus sign (–) - zoom out using Magnifier.
• Win + Esc - exit the screen magnifier.
• Win + U - launches the Ease of Access Center application.

Conclusions of the article

Using hot keys on a computer can significantly speed up the execution of practical tasks, saving the user time. In some cases, when working, using the keys on the keyboard is more convenient than performing similar actions using the mouse.

To improve your computer efficiency, you just need to know the most useful keyboard shortcuts Windows. You can find huge lists of “hot” keys on the Internet, but it’s hard to remember everything, and it’s not necessary.

In this IT lesson I will share with you those useful keyboard shortcuts that I use most often.

What are hotkeys?

First, let’s figure out what “hot key combinations” we are talking about.

Hotkeys or keyboard shortcut(they are also keys quick access) are combinations of simultaneously pressed buttons on the keyboard that allow you to quickly perform an action.

That is, by holding down two or three buttons on the keyboard, you replace several actions with the mouse, thereby significantly speeding up your work on the computer.

Where can I use keyboard shortcuts?

In different operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac OS) different keyboard shortcuts are used, but some of them are identical.

In most programs hotkeys are also used. Some of them are standard for certain operations (creating a new document, printing), and some are unique for each individual program.

If you constantly use any program, be sure to familiarize yourself with its hot keys, this will help speed up your work several times!

Useful Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

And now the most useful Windows key combinations that I recommend remembering. All of these shortcuts use "modifier keys" ( Ctrl, Alt, Shift and key Windows):

Every computer user should know this!

All PC users should know these Windows key combinations; they work both with folders and files, and with text.

“Copy”, “Cut”, “Paste” keys:

• Ctrl+C– copy to clipboard (the file, folder or text will remain in the current location).
• Ctrl+X– cut to clipboard (the file, folder or text will be deleted from its current location).
• Ctrl+V– paste from the clipboard (copied or cut files, folders or text will appear in the current location).

“Select All” and “Undo”:

To select all the contents of the current folder or all the contents of an open document:

• Ctrl+A- select all.

I hope you already know about these hotkeys, but it wouldn’t hurt to repeat them.

But not everyone knows these combinations:

• Ctrl+Z– cancel the previous action (including copying/moving files).
• Ctrl+Y– repeat the undone action (i.e. the opposite of the previous key combination).

Working with documents opened in the program

Hotkeys that will save you both time and nerves. Why drag the mouse to the menu " File", after clicking, look for the item " Create" or " new document "(in most programs the location and names of the items are different), when you can hold down two keys:

• Ctrl + N– creating a new document in the program.

When you type text in Word, you need to save the document often so as not to lose it in case of various failures. But sometimes you are too lazy to pick up the mouse again, look for an icon on the taskbar, or an item in the menu; there is a simple replacement:

• Ctrl+S– save the open document.

These key combinations also work in office programs, both in browsers and in graphic editors; both in Windows and Linux.

Hotkeys for working with program windows

When you have many programs open, and each program also contains more than one document, it’s not difficult to get confused. But these hotkeys will help you quickly switch between programs.

• Alt+Tab- switching between windows running programs. Hold Alt and keep pressing Tab to move to other programs (see ).
• Alt + Shift + Tab— scrolling through open programs in reverse order (the same Alt+Tab, but backwards) with a large list of open programs can be very convenient.
• Ctrl+Tab– switching between tabs of an open window, switching between documents open in the program (for example, you can quickly switch between two open files in Word).
• Win+1, Win+2…Win+0– switching between open source software by number on the taskbar. Launching programs pinned to the taskbar (we have already discussed in more detail).

These keyboard shortcuts will help you quickly close unnecessary documents.

• Alt+F4– closes the active program.
• Ctrl+F4– closing one document or tab in the program (the program itself continues to work).

Have a lot of programs open, but need to quickly see your desktop? Please:

• Win+D– minimize all windows and show the desktop (pressing again returns all windows to their place!).

Let's start with the keys that do not need a combination, pressing which individually performs some operation.

• F1– in most programs it calls help system (“Help” or “Help”)
• Backspace – go back in the Explorer window and in browsers (previous open folder or the previous page of the site).
• Tab– each time you press activates another element program window for keyboard control (open a new browser window and press the Tab key several times, watching where the blinking cursor or highlight moves). In text editors, pressing TAB indents text at a standard distance - very convenient, but more on that in one of the future IT lessons.
• Esc – closes dialog boxes, various menus and some programs. Also, undoes completed actions(if you get lost in open windows program and are afraid of accidentally changing the settings, then press ESC until you return to the main window).
• Win– opens and closes menu "".

I have already mentioned some of the listed combinations in previous IT lessons, so as not to overwhelm you today with a huge list of new combinations.

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