updated shortcuts Flashcards
(140 cards)
1
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Windows: Move cursor to start/end of line—
A
Home/End
2
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Chrome: Bookmark all open tabs—Bookmarks all currently open tabs in a new folder in Chrome.
A
Ctrl + Shift + D
3
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Chrome: Bookmark current page—Adds the current page to your bookmarks in Chrome.
A
Ctrl + D
4
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Chrome: Close current tab—Closes the current tab in Chrome or most other applications with tabs.
A
Ctrl + W
5
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Chrome: Find on page—Opens the in-page search function to find text on the current webpage.
A
Ctrl + F
6
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Chrome: Focus on address bar—Places the cursor in the address bar, allowing you to type a new URL or search term.
A
Ctrl + L or Alt + D
7
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Chrome: Focus on search bar—Places the cursor in the search bar (if separate from address bar) in Chrome.
A
Ctrl + K
8
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Chrome: Go back—Navigates back to the previous page in your browsing history.
A
Alt + Left arrow
9
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Chrome: Go forward—Navigates to the next page in your browsing history, if you’ve gone back.
A
Alt + Right Arrow
10
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Chrome: Hard reload—Reloads the page ignoring cached content, forcing all resources to be redownloaded.
A
Ctrl + Shift + R
11
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Chrome: Jump to the next/previous match in find bar—When using the find feature (Ctrl + F), this moves to the previous instance of the search term.
A
Enter/Shift + Enter
12
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Chrome: Open a new incognito window—Opens a new private browsing window in Chrome.
A
Ctrl + Shift + N
13
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Chrome: Open a new tab—Opens a new tab in Google Chrome or most other web browsers.
A
Ctrl + T
14
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Chrome: Open Bookmark Manager—Opens Chrome’s Bookmark Manager in a new tab.
A
Ctrl + Shift + O
15
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Chrome: Open Chrome menu (three dots)—Opens the Chrome menu (three vertical dots in the top right).
A
Ctrl + Shift + M
16
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Chrome: Open Chrome’s task manager—Opens Chrome’s built-in task manager to monitor resource usage of tabs and extensions.
A
Shift + Esc
17
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Chrome: Open Clear Browsing Data window—Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog in Chrome.
A
Ctrl + Shift + Delete
18
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Chrome: Open Downloads—Opens the downloads page in a new tab.
A
Ctrl + J
19
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Chrome: Open History—Opens the browser history in a new tab.
A
Ctrl + H
20
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Chrome: Open new incognito window—Opens a new incognito (private browsing) window in Chrome.
A
Ctrl + Shift + N
21
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Chrome: Open new window—Opens a new window in Chrome or most other applications.
A
Ctrl + N
22
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Chrome: Reload current page—Reloads the current webpage. F5 works in most applications to refresh.
A
Ctrl + R or F5
23
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Chrome: Reopen last closed tab—Reopens the most recently closed tab in Chrome. Can be used multiple times.
A
Ctrl + Shift + T
24
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Chrome: Reset zoom to default—Resets the zoom level to 100% (default) in Chrome.
A
Ctrl + 0
25
Chrome: Scroll down---Scrolls down one page length on the current webpage.
Space
26
Chrome: Scroll up---Scrolls up by half page length on the current webpage.
Shift + Space
27
Chrome: Switch to next tab---Switches to the next tab to the right in Chrome or most tabbed applications.
Ctrl + Tab
28
Chrome: Switch to previous tab---Switches to the previous tab to the left in Chrome or most tabbed applications.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
29
Chrome: Toggle the bookmarks bar---Shows or hides the bookmarks bar in Chrome.
Ctrl + Shift + B
30
Chrome: View page source---Opens a new tab showing the HTML source code of the current page.
Ctrl + U
31
Chrome:Add the selected text to a keep noe
Ctrl + shift + x
32
Chrome: Zoom in---Increases the zoom level of the current webpage.
Ctrl + Plus (+)
33
Chrome: Zoom out---Decreases the zoom level of the current webpage.
Ctrl + Minus (-)
34
Command Line: Check disk for errors---Checks the disk for errors and attempts to fix them.
chkdsk
35
Command Line: Shutdown the computer immediately or delayed.
shutdown /s /t 0 [shutdown -s -t XXXX]in seconds
36
Command Line: information about OS and PC
systeminfo
37
Excel: Add outline border---Adds a border around the selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + 7
38
Excel: Apply currency format---Formats the selected cells as currency.
Ctrl + Shift + $
39
Excel: Apply exponential format---Applies exponential number format to selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + ^
40
Excel: Apply format cell
Ctrl + 1
41
Excel: Apply general format---Applies general number format to selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + 1
42
Excel: Apply percentage format---Formats the selected cells as percentages.
Ctrl + Shift + %
43
Excel: Apply time format---Applies time number format to selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + ~
44
Excel: Close current workbook---Closes the active workbook in Excel.
Ctrl + W
45
Excel: Create a table---Creates a table from the selected range in Excel.
Ctrl + L or Ctrl + T
46
Excel: Delete cells, rows, or columns---Deletes selected cells, rows, or columns in Excel.
Ctrl + -
47
Excel: Format as number, time, date---Quickly formats selected cells as number (1), time (2), or date (3).
Ctrl + Shift + 1/2/3
48
Excel: Insert a hyperlink---Inserts a hyperlink in the selected cell.
Ctrl + K
49
Excel: Insert current date---Inserts the current date in the selected cell.
Ctrl + ;
50
Excel: Insert current time---Inserts the current time in the selected cell.
Ctrl + Shift + ;
51
Excel: Insert filters---Adds or removes filters for the selected range.
Ctrl + Shift + L
52
Excel: Insert line break within a cell---Starts a new line within the same cell.
Alt + Enter
53
Excel: Open the Replace dialog box---Opens the Replace dialog to find and replace content.
Ctrl + H
54
Excel: Remove outline border---Removes the border from the selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + _
55
Excel: Toggle filters---Turns on/off filters for selected cells in Excel.
Ctrl + Shift + L
56
Outlook: Create a new email message---Opens a new email composition window in Outlook.
Ctrl + N
57
Outlook: Create a new task---Creates a new task in Outlook.
Ctrl + Shift + K
58
Outlook: Flag email for follow-up---Flags the selected email for follow-up.
Ctrl + Shift + G
59
Outlook: Focus on the search bar---Places the cursor in Outlook's search bar.
Ctrl + E
60
Outlook: Opens advanced search/find
Ctrl + Shift + F
61
Outlook: Mark email as read---Marks the selected email as read in Outlook.
Ctrl + Shift + I
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Outlook: Mark email as unread---Marks the selected email as unread in Outlook.
Ctrl + Shift + U
63
Outlook: Send an email---Sends the currently open email in Outlook.
Alt + S
64
Outlook: Switch to Mail in Outlook.
Ctrl + 1
65
Outlook: Switch to Calendar in Outlook.
Ctrl + 2
66
Outlook: Switch to contacts in Outlook.
Ctrl + 3
67
Outlook: Switch between Tasks in Outlook.
Ctrl + 4
68
Run Dialog: Opens C: drive root directory---Type '' to open the root of your C: drive.
\
69
Run Dialog: Opens Calculator---Type ' to quickly open the Windows Calculator.
calc
70
Run Dialog: Opens Character Map---Type ' to open Character Map(symbols).
charmap
71
Run Dialog: Opens Chrome---Type to open Google Chrome.
chrome
72
Run Dialog: Opens Command Prompt---Type in the Run dialog to open Command Prompt.
cmd
73
Run Dialog: Opens Control Panel---Type to open the Windows Control Panel.
control
74
Run Dialog: Opens current user's folder---Type to open your user folder.
.
75
Run Dialog: Opens Disk Cleanup utility---Type to open Disk Cleanup utility.
cleanmgr
76
Run Dialog: Opens Excel---Type to open Microsoft Excel.
excel
77
Run Dialog: Opens Notepad---Type to open a new Notepad window.
notepad
78
Run Dialog: Opens On-Screen Keyboard---Type to open the On-Screen Keyboard.
osk
79
Run Dialog: Opens Outlook---Type to open Microsoft Outlook.
outlook
80
Run Dialog: Opens Paint---Type to open Microsoft Paint.
mspaint
81
Run Dialog: Opens System Configuration---Type to open System Configuration utility.
msconfig
82
Run Dialog: Opens Task Manager---Type to open the Task Manager.
taskmgr
83
Run Dialog: Opens Users folder---Type to open the Users folder.
'..' (two periods)
84
Run Dialog: Opens Word---Type to open Microsoft Word.
winword
85
Run Dialog: Shows Windows version info---Type '' to see your Windows version information.
winver
86
Windows: Create a new virtual desktop---Creates a new virtual desktop in Windows 10 and later.
Windows Key + Ctrl + D
87
Windows: Delete current line---In many code editors, this deletes the entire current line without copying it.
Ctrl + Shift + K
88
Windows: Focus on the notification area (system tray)---Highlights the first icon in the system tray for keyboard navigation.
Win + B
89
Windows: Lock your computer---Quickly locks your computer, requiring a password to access again.
Win + L
90
Windows: Minimize current window---Minimizes the active window to the taskbar.
Alt + Space, then N
91
Windows: Move cursor by word---In text, this moves the cursor to the start of the previous (left) or next (right) word.
Ctrl + Left/Right
92
Windows: Move cursor to start/end of document---
Ctrl + Home/End Ctrl+Home jumps to the very beginning of the document, Ctrl+End to the very end.
93
Windows: Open emoji panel---Opens the emoji panel for inserting emojis in text.
Windows Key + .
94
Windows: Open Run dialog---Opens the Run dialog for executing commands.
Win + R
95
Windows: Open Search---Opens Windows Search.
Win + S
96
Windows: Open Settings---Opens the Windows Settings app.
Win + I
97
Windows: Open Snip & Sketch tool---Opens the Snip & Sketch tool for taking and annotating screenshots.
Windows Key + Shift + S
98
Windows: Opens clipboard history---Opens the clipboard history, allowing you to paste items you've previously copied.
Win + V
99
Windows: Opens File Explorer---Quickly opens a new File Explorer window.
Win + E
100
Windows: Opens Quick Link menu---Opens a menu with quick access to various system tools and settings.
Win + X
101
Windows: Opens Snipping Tool---Opens the Snipping Tool for taking screenshots.
Win + Shift + S
102
Windows: Project screen options (duplicate, extend, etc.)---Opens projection options for multiple displays.
Win + P
103
Windows: Redo---Redoes the last undone action.more common
Ctrl + Y
104
Windows: Redo---Redoes the last undone action. Less common, some apps have it
Ctrl + Shift + Z
105
Windows: Save file---Saves the current file in most applications. If it's a new file, it will prompt for a save location.
Ctrl + S
106
Windows: Scroll up/down---Scrolls the view up or down by one screen length in most applications with scrollable content.
Page Up/Down
107
Windows: Select current line---in other text editors,
Tripleclick
108
Windows: Select current word---.
doubleclick
109
Windows: Select from cursor to start/end of line---In text, hold Shift and press Home to select from cursor to start of line, or End to select to end of line.
Shift + Home/End
110
Windows: Show Desktop---Minimizes all windows to show the desktop. Press again to restore.
Win + D
111
Windows: Switch between open applications---
Alt + Tab
112
Windows: Switch between virtual desktops---Switches between existing virtual desktops.
Windows Key + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow
113
Windows: Undo---Reverses the last action in most applications. Multiple presses undo multiple actions.
Ctrl + Z
114
Word: Apply bold formatting---Makes selected text bold.
Ctrl + B
115
Word: Apply italic formatting---Italicizes selected text.
Ctrl + I
116
Word: Apply Normal style---Applies the Normal style to selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + N
117
Word: Apply the default bullet list style---Quickly creates or removes a bulleted list in Word.
Ctrl + Shift + L
118
Word: Apply underline formatting---Underlines selected text.
Ctrl + U
119
Word: Copy formatting---Copies the formatting of selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + C
120
Word: Decrease font size---Decreases the font size of selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + <
121
Word: Increase font size---Increases the font size of selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + >
122
Word: Insert a page break---Inserts a page break at the cursor position in Word.
Ctrl + Enter
123
Word: Insert the current date---Inserts the current date in Word.
Alt + Shift + D
124
Word: Insert the current time---Inserts the current time in Word.
Alt + Shift + T
125
Word: Paste without formatting---Pastes text without carrying over its original formatting.
Ctrl + Shift + V
126
Word: Reorder items in a bulleted or numbered list---Moves the current list item up or down in Word.
Shift + Alt + Up/Down Arrow
127
ChatGPT: Open new chat---Opens a new chat window in ChatGPT.
Ctrl + Shift + O
128
ChatGPT: Focus chat input---Places the cursor in the chat input field.
Shift + Esc
129
ChatGPT: Copy last code block---Copies the last code block from the chat.
Ctrl + Shift + ;
130
ChatGPT: Copy last response---Copies the last response from the chat.
Ctrl + Shift + C
131
ChatGPT: Set custom instructions---Opens the custom instructions settings.
Ctrl + Shift + I
132
ChatGPT: Toggle sidebar---Shows or hides the sidebar.
Ctrl + Shift + S
133
ChatGPT: Delete chat---Deletes the current chat.
Ctrl + Shift + ?
134
ChatGPT: Show shortcuts---Displays a list of keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl + /
135
Perplexity: New thread---Starts a new thread.
Ctrl + I
136
Perplexity: Toggle Pro Search---Enables or disables Pro Search.
Ctrl + .
137
Perplexity: Stop generating---Stops the current generation.
Esc
138
Perplexity: Toggle incognito---Enables or disables incognito mode.
Ctrl + ;
139
Perplexity: Show shortcuts---Displays a list of keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl + /
140
Outlook: add a quick event
Ctrl+ shift+Q
