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computer tricks and shortcuts –
1. If you have accidentally close a tab….
Then use Command+ Shift + T to re-open it!
On PC, use Ctrl + Shift + T
2. Use Ctrl + Shift + N (PC) or Command + Shift +N (Mac) for private browsing on Chrome “Incognito”. Chrome does not keep the history of the websites that you browse incognito (useful for browsing “certain” websites)
Use Ctrl + Shift + P (PC) or Command + Shift +P (Mac) for Firefox and Internet Explorer (IE) [who uses IE these days, anyway?] Tip: Your company might still store the data 🙁
3. Use Space to go down and use Shift+ Space to go up when browsing the web!
4. Most of your computer problems will be resolved by restarting it or turning it off and back on! This will reset your computer’s state and restart everything from the beginning.
The General Shortcuts
We’ll kickoff the list with some really general shortcuts that you often used.
- CTRL+C (Copy)
- CTRL+X (Cut)
- CTRL+V (Paste)
- CTRL+Z (Undo)
- CTRL+Y (Redo)
- Delete (Delete)
Common Shortcuts with function keys
Let’s kickstart the list with the most common shortcuts that you’ll often use.
- F1 [Display Help]
- F2 [Rename the selected item]
- F3 [Search for a file or folder]
- F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer
- F5 [Refresh the active window]
- F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop]
- F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]
Common Tasks with Run
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:
Run Calculator –> calc
Run Command Prompt –> cmd
Run Firefox (if installed) –> firefox
Run Internet Explorer –> iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed) –> winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed) –> excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed) –> outlook
Run Notepad –> notepad
Run Wordpad –> wordpad
Open Control Panel –> control panel
Open Program Files folder –> %programfiles%
Shutdown Windows –> shutdown
Restart Windows –> shutdown -r
Log Off Windows –> logoff
Registry Editor –> regedit
Task Manager –> taskmgr
Windows Update Launches –> wupdmgr
