In a world where time is precious, why waste it endlessly clicking to access essential files or perform operations on your computer? Regardless of your computer’s speed, you can always achieve greater efficiency through the use of hotkeys. Unlock pure productivity and eliminate distractions.
NaijaEcho is dedicated to assisting our readers with effective time management, which is why we’ve curated this collection of keyboard shortcuts for the benefit of both Windows and Mac OS users. Remember to keep them handy!
Windows shortcuts
- Win + Number — Opens the app pinned to your task bar. The number you choose corresponds to the app position
- Win + I — Opens Windows settings.
- Win + S — Opens Windows search bar.
- Win + M — Minimizes all windows.
- Win + Comma — Quickly peek at your desktop.
- Win + Prt Scn — Creates a screenshot and instantly saves it in the Screenshots folder.
- Shift + Win + S — Selects any desired area of the screen and takes a screenshot of it.
- Win + “+” / “-” keys — Zooms in and out with the magnifier tool (you can zoom in on any app, desktop, or folder).
- Win + Left / Right arrow keys — Moves window of a currently open app left and right.
- Win + Up / Down arrow key (double klick) — Maximizes or minimizes window of a currently open app.
- Alt + Esc — Switches between apps in the order they were opened (faster version of Alt + Tab).
- Alt + Spacebar — Opens the menu window for a currently open app.
- Ctrl + A — Select all content.
Microsoft Word Document Shortcuts
- F1 — Opens the Help panel.
- F7 — Opens Editor tool for spelling and grammar check.
- Ctrl + N — Creates a new document.
- Ctrl + O — Opens an existing document.
- Alt + Shift + R — Copies the header or footer used in the previous section of the document.
- Ctrl + Shift + “<” or “>” — Makes font size smaller or bigger one preset size at a time.
- Ctrl + Shift + C — Copies the character formatting of a selection.
- Ctrl + Shift + V — Applies the character formatting onto selected text.
- Ctrl + Shift + K — Turns small letters into capitals.
- Ctrl + Shift + Left / Right arrow keys — Selects a word to the left or to the right.
- Shift + F7 — Selects the previous word, opens the thesaurus, and looks up its meaning.
- Ctrl + E / L / R — Centers a paragraph (Left-align and right-align respectively).
- Ctrl + K — Inserts a hyperlink.
- Ctrl + 5 — Sets 1.5 spacing between lines.
- Ctrl + Shift + N — Applies Normal paragraph style.
- Alt + Ctrl + 1 / + 2 / + 3 — Applies Heading 1 / Heading 2 / Heading 3 paragraph styles respectively.
- Ctrl + 1 / + 2 — Sets single-spacing / double-spacing respectively (text must be selected).
Browser Shortcuts
- Alt + Home — Redirects to the home page.
- Alt + Enter — Opens a typed search query in the search bar in a new active tab.
- F5 — Reloads the page.
- Shift + Left click — Opens a link in a new window.
- Ctrl + Shift + T — Opens previously closed tab (can do it multiple times).
- Ctrl + Tab — Switches between open tabs.
- Ctrl + 1 to 8 — Switches to the tab with the corresponding number from left to right.
- Ctrl + N — Opens a new browser window.
- Ctrl + Left Click (on a mouse) — Opens a link in a new tab.
- Ctrl + Shift + Delete — Opens the Clear Browsing Data option.
- Ctrl + L — Focuses the address bar so you can begin typing.
- Ctrl + 0 — Resets zoom.
- Ctrl+ Enter — Adds www and .com to the name of the website typed in the search bar
Mac Shortcuts
- Shift + Command + Q — Logs out of your macOS user account.
- Shift + Command + I — Opens iCloud Drive.
- Shift + Command + N — Creates a new folder.
- Shift + Command + O — Opens the Documents folder.
- Option + Command + L — Opens the Downloads folder.
- Option + Shift + Command + Delete — Empties the Trash without confirmation dialog.
- Command + Tab — Switches to the last used app among your open apps.
- Command + Y — Uses Quick Look to preview the selected files.
- Command + Left Bracket ([) — Goes to the previous folder.
- Command + Right Bracket (]) — Goes to the next folder.
- Control + Command + Q — Locks your screen.
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