Show Yourself A Computer Freak By Using Windows Shortcuts Keys

The graphical user interface revolutionized personal computing because it made using a computer so much more visual. However, using the mouse is one of the most inefficient ways to drive a computer. Think about it: you must move your hand from the keyboard to the mouse pad, drag the pointer across the screen until it’s over a button or icon, and then double-click to open a document or launch an application.
You can save an enormous amount of time by using keyboard shortcuts to navigate your computer’s operating system and programs. This hack describes how to bypass the mouse and launch programs and documents on your Windows PC without ever taking your hands off the keyboard.
Built-In Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Microsoft Windows has several built-in keyboard shortcuts that can reduce the number of times you reach for the mouse during your workday. Here are some of the essential — and classic — shortcuts for navigating Windows:

Shortcut
Result

Alt+Tab or Win+Tab
Cycle through open programs (release keys when you see
the screen you want).

Windows+D
Show the desktop.

Windows+L
Lock your workstation.

Windows+R
Show the Run box.

Windows
Open the Start menu.

Ctrl+Esc
Open the Start menu.

The following are indispensable editing shortcuts:

Shortcut
Result

Ctrl+S
Save the current document.

Ctrl+C
Copy selected text to clipboard.

Ctrl+X
Cut selected text or object and place on the
clipboard.

Ctrl+V
Paste the contents of the clipboard into the current
document.

Ctrl+Z
Undo the last action you performed.

Ctrl+Y
Redo the last action you undid.

Ctrl+B
Bold the selected text.

Ctrl+I
Italicize the selected text.

Ctrl+U
Underline the selected text.

If you’re a long-time Windows user, many of the shortcuts above may be
old hat by now. In Windows 7, Microsoft added a slew of great new shortcuts you may
not know:

Shortcut
Result

Win+Home
Clear all but the active window.

Win+Space
All windows become transparent so you can see through
to the desktop.

Win+_
Maximize the active window.

Shift+Win+_
Maximize the active window vertically.

Win+_
Minimize the window/Restore the window if it’s
maximized.

Win+_ or Win+_
Dock the window to each side of the monitor.

Shift+Win+_ or Shift+Win+_
Move the window to the monitor on the left or right.

Ctrl+I
Italicize the selected text.

Ctrl+U
Underline the selected text.

You might use some of these shortcuts all the time and some none of the
time. To find the key combinations most useful for your workflow, look over the
complete list of

Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Keyboard-shortcuts