Windows Keyboard Shortcuts For Increased Work And Home Productivity

Many computer users rely almost entirely on the mouse for manipulating text and document content

. It is easy to forget some of the basic Windows keyboard shortcuts. These small combinations of keystrokes when used at the right time can significantly simplify and speed up a number of tasks.

If you are relatively new to computing you may not even be aware of these controls. Try some of these keystroke combinations and you might be surprised at how helpful they can be. Not just in a standard document or spreadsheet but also in web page forms and other data entry screens.

Three Simple Shortcuts to Cut, Copy or Paste:

- Start by using your mouse to highlight the selection or text you want to copy or delete

- Copying: Hold down the "Ctrl" (control) key and press the letter "C" -- this will Copy the highlighted selection to the clipboard.

- Deleting: Hold down the "Ctrl" key and press the letter "X" -- this will Delete the highlighted selection and move it to the clipboard

- Pasting: Place your cursor in the place where you want the selection that was cut, hold down the Ctrl key and press the letter "V" - this will paste the copied or deleted selection at the location of your cursor.

Three Copy-Paste Keyboard Shortcuts:

Ctrl-C - Copy the highlighted Selection to the clipboard

Ctrl-X - Delete the highlighted Selection and move it to the clipboard

Ctrl-V - Paste the cut or copied Selection

Six Other Keyboard Shortcuts To Remember:

Crtl-Z - Undo the last Cut, Copy or Paste

Ctrl-A - select the entire current document or web page

Ctrl-Home - Move the cursor to the end of the document

Ctrl-End - Move the Cursor to the beginning of the document

Alt-Tab - Switch between open Windows

Windows Logo Key-D - Show the Windows Desktop (works like a toggle)

These shortcuts can be used within many different aspects of Windows including copying text and graphics from a web page to a word processor or text editor, from an email to a text editor or from a word processor into an email. One word of caution is that sometimes the text you are copying may be formatted based on the program it is in (such as an HTML web page)so it is best to copy the text to a standard ASCII text editor such as Notepad prior to pasting it into a new document or email. Copying the selection to the text editor removes any hidden formating characters which can potenitally cause the copied selection as well as your existing document to look rather strange.

by: Joe Palver

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