10 Keyboard tricks for a PC

10 Keyboard tricks for a PC 

By Melissa Tong

 

Many people may already know about clicking Ctrl F to find specific words within a long article, but there are other quick keyboard tricks that can make your life easier.

1.      Need to close a tab if a friend comes into your room right when you’re buying their birthday present? This trick will close tabs faster than clicking the red X on the top of the page.

Trick: Alt+ F4

2.      Have many windows open, making it difficult to click the desired icon on the desktop? This shortcut will prevent having to minimize all windows to reach the desktop page.

Trick: Windows + D

3.      Have numerous tabs open and want to maneuver between tabs easily? Now there’s an easy way to switch tabs without even touching the mouse.

Trick: Ctrl +Tab          

4.      Without using the mouse, you can choose which window you want among the many windows that you’ve opened.

Trick: Alt + Tab

5.      Now there’s no excuse for misspelling words with this keyboard trick.

Trick: F7

6.      Accidentally closed a tab? Here’s an easy way to reopen the tab.

Trick: Ctrl + Shift + T

7.      Refresh the page with the push of a button.

Trick: F5

8.      Always in fear of accidentally losing that essay that you’ve worked so hard on because you forgot the save it? Press these two keys to constantly save your work.

Trick: Ctrl + S

9.      View the start menu with this simple combo.

Trick: Ctrl + Esc

10.  Want to highlight a lot of text without having to deal with scrolling? The following keys highlight a whole page.

Trick: Ctrl + A