Showing posts with label Microsoft Windows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft Windows. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Windows 10: Top keyboard shortcuts

By Emuobo Okeme


Windows 10 is the newest operating system from Microsoft and today we are going to be learning the top keyboard shortcuts that will help you navigate your computer with ease and save you lots of time.

Windows: When you press the windows key, it shows you the Windows 10 start menu.
Windows + Tab: This helps you to launch the Windows 10 task view.
Windows + I: This opens the Windows 10 settings.
Windows + A: This opens the Windows 10 notifications which is also called the action center.
Windows + L: This locks your Windows device.
Windows + H: This helps you share the contents of your screen.
Windows + K: This helps you to connect to wireless displays and audio devices.
Windows + X: This opens the Windows 10 start button context menu.
Windows + D: This shows the Windows desktop if you are on any program or app.
Windows + E: This opens the Windows explorer.
Windows + R: This opens the "Run" dialog box.
Windows + P: This helps you project a screen to a projector or second monitor.
Alt + Tab: This helps you switch between open open windows.
Alt + F4: This helps you to close the current window but if you are on your windows desktop, it                          helps you to open the "Shut Down Windows" dialog box from where you can either                              shutdown, restart, hibernate or put your system on sleep.
Windows + L: This helps you launch Cortana.
Windows + M: This minimizes all open windows.
Windows + Shift + M: This restores minimized windows.

These are the top keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10. You can get a list of the Microsoft Word shortcuts everyone should know by clicking here. This list will be updated constantly so watch this page. Please live a comment if there is any adjustment you think we should make.


Monday, September 26, 2016

Shortcut keys every Windows and Microsoft Word user must know

By Emuobo Okeme

Today I am going to show you how to use keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word. Some of you might be wondering why it is necessary to use shortcuts when you have the mouse, the truth is that your work will be done faster and you will save a lot of time by using keyboard shortcuts. Here is a list of the most commonly used and needed keyboard shortcuts.

Open: Press Ctrl + O
Save: Press Ctrl + S
Close: Press Ctrl + W
Cut: Press Ctrl + X
Copy: Press Ctrl + C
Paste: Press Ctrl + V
Select All: Press Ctrl + A
Select some words or part of a sentence: Press Shift + Arrow Keys
Bold: Press Ctrl + B
Italic: Press Ctrl + I
Underline: Press Ctrl + U
Cancel: Press ESC
Undo: Press Ctrl + Z
Redo: Press Ctrl + Y
Center Text: Press Ctrl + E
Justify Text: Press Ctrl + J
Left Align Text: Press Ctrl + L
Right Align Text: Press Ctrl + R
Decrease Font Size by 1 point: Press Ctrl + [
Increase Font Size by 1 point: Press Ctrl + ]
Subscript: Press Ctrl + =
Superscript: Press Ctrl + Shift + =
Print: Press Ctrl + P
Print Preview: Alt+ Ctrl + I

You can learn the top 10 shortcuts for windows PC here and you can follow us on twitter to get updates of fresh articles on our Computer Tips Page.