This Article is about 10 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts that are not quite known to many.Most expert users know the basic keyboard shortcuts, like pressing Control (Ctrl) + P on a PC to print a document. But did you know there are plenty of other useful key combinations out there? These shortcuts will put the World Wide Web and more at your fingertips—because every second counts.
1)Add “http://www” to Your Browser’s Address BarJust type in the name of the webpage you’d like to go to (for example, type “Techews”), then press the following keys to add the “http://www.” to the beginning and “.com” to the end.
PC: Ctrl + Enter
Mac: Apple key + Enter
2) To add a bookmark to a Webpage quicklyPC: Ctrl + DMac: Apple key (see right) + D
3) Change Zoom LevelWhether you’re working on the Web or in a word processing program, zoom in or out with this command.
PC: Ctrl + scroll mouse wheelMac: Apple key + plus sign; Apple key + minus sign
PC: Ctrl + scroll mouse wheelMac: Apple key + plus sign; Apple key + minus sign
4)Find Files or Folders
Instead of painfully searching all of your folders to find one file, this shortcut below will do the searching for you.
PC: Window key + F
Mac: Apple key (see right) + F
Instead of painfully searching all of your folders to find one file, this shortcut below will do the searching for you.
PC: Window key + F
Mac: Apple key (see right) + F
5)Spelling/Grammar Check
Perfect the spelling and grammar in just a keystroke.
PC or Mac: F7
Perfect the spelling and grammar in just a keystroke.
PC or Mac: F7
6)Show Desktop
If you have lots of windows open on your computer and you want quick access to your desktop hit the following keys.
PC: Window key (see right) + D
Mac: F11
If you have lots of windows open on your computer and you want quick access to your desktop hit the following keys.
PC: Window key (see right) + D
Mac: F11
7)Reopen Previous Tab in Browser
Have you ever accidentally closed the browser tab you were looking at and had to spend time backtracking to find it again? The shortcut below will restore that page to you almost instantly.
PC: Ctrl + Shift + T
Mac: Apple key + Z
Have you ever accidentally closed the browser tab you were looking at and had to spend time backtracking to find it again? The shortcut below will restore that page to you almost instantly.
PC: Ctrl + Shift + T
Mac: Apple key + Z
8)Go to a Previous Location in Browser
Time travel with the neat shortcut below, which lets you quickly go back to the webpage you were looking at before your current one.
PC: Alt + ←
Mac: Apple key + [
Time travel with the neat shortcut below, which lets you quickly go back to the webpage you were looking at before your current one.
PC: Alt + ←
Mac: Apple key + [
9)Select the Address Bar
When you want to quickly type a new URL into your browser, the shortcut below will easily select the address bar for you, so you can start typing without moving your mouse.
PC: Ctrl + L, or F6
Mac: Apple key + L
When you want to quickly type a new URL into your browser, the shortcut below will easily select the address bar for you, so you can start typing without moving your mouse.
PC: Ctrl + L, or F6
Mac: Apple key + L
10)Access Taskbar IconsFor PC users , icons in the Taskbar can be accessed using these keys.
PC:Window key + T
For Mac users, keyboard shortcut for accessing the menu bar’s File option is:
ALT+F
PC:Window key + T
For Mac users, keyboard shortcut for accessing the menu bar’s File option is:
ALT+F
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