Frequently Asked Question

What are some short cuts I can use to speed up work?

Last Updated a year ago

· Ctrl+c - Copy
· Ctrl+v – Paste
o Variant on paste, you can paste text with no formatting using ctrl+shift+v though it may not work everywhere it does seem to work in Google apps.
· Ctrl+x - Cut
· Ctrl+a - Select all
· Ctrl+z - Undo
· Ctrl+y – Redo
· Ctrl+p – Print
· Ctrl+s – Save
· Ctrl+w – close the current window
· Ctrl+b – Bold, use the key combination again to turn it off
· Ctrl+I – Italicize, use the key combination again to turn it off
· Ctrl+u – Underline, use the key combination again to turn it off
· Ctrl+f – Find, find works nearly everywhere and is a huge time saver
· Ctrl plus the + or – keys will zoom your active window. This may not work in all programs but will work in browsers. This can also be done by holding Ctrl and operating the scroll wheel of the mouse or the scroll function of the touchpad. You should also be able to pinch to zoom.
· Ctrl+F4 – This will close the active window or program. This is the same as clicking the X in the upper right corner
· Ctrl+Shift+Esc – This will open task manager
· Alt+tab – this will cycle between all the programs/windows you have open currently.