By significantly reducing the requirement for mouse movements, keyboard shortcuts provide working professionals with a strain-free experience.
In 2024, at work productivity takes precedence over anything else. At a time when we have a gazillion tools to enhance our productivity, how good are your basics? On average, a working professional spends nearly eight hours a day in front of their computer or laptop. Perhaps, this is why something as small as memorising keyboard shortcuts plays a key role in improving your efficiency at work.
As we know keyboard shortcuts significantly improve our productivity as they allow faster navigation and execution of tasks. Instead of relying on the mouse, shortcuts offer a direct and more efficient way to perform some simple actions such as copying, pasting, undoing, and saving. Although it seems insignificant, they can save substantial time over the course of a day.
Well, there is much more than copying and pasting when it comes to shortcuts, in this article we will explore some more keyboard shortcuts that can improve your efficiency and turn your coworkers green with envy.
Win + tab
Win + tab shortcut lets you switch between multiple desktops. Using this will reveal a screen that will show all your desktops at the bottom and the programs running on the selected desktop at the top. Users can also create new desktops to organise open applications. This way you can have one desktop for work, and another for games or leisure as per your convenience.
Ctrl + Shift + T
Anyone who is aware of this is a legend. This shortcut has been a saviour as it instantly restores all closed pages. It is crucial as all of us have experienced times when weaccidentally closed the browser and the system shut down.
Alt + Esc
This can be your lifesaver in tricky situations. This shortcut lets you quickly minimise what you are looking at. It is ideal for office folks who wouldn’t want their lurking managers or pesky coworkers to sneak on them while they are browsing something.
Ctrl + F/H
This is a classic one to help you locate information quickly in a long sheet or a dense Excel sheet. While CTRL + F stands helps you find, hitting CTRL + H will give you the option to find what you are looking for and replace it with something else.
Ctrl + A
Are you among those who spent a long time selecting text in a long document? If yes, then this is for you. This shortcut lets you select everything, everywhere, and all at once.
Windows + L
This shortcut can save your PC from unauthorised access when you are away from the keyboard. In a corporate environment, you would be advised by your superiors to hit the Window + L before you leave your desk. This is a great way to safeguard your system.
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Control + Shift + Arrow Keys
This shortcut is a step ahead of Windows + A, as it lets you navigate through the document and select words or lines that are important to you.
Ctrl + Backspace
For people who write thousands of words each day, this can come in handy. This shortcut lets you delete previous words or character blocks instantly.
Ctrl + Delete
For editors, this shortcut will allow them to delete the next word or character block. It has the opposite effect of CTRL + Backspace.
Win + M or Win + D
If you want to minimise all things on your desktop at once, then this is your go-to shortcut. This is a great shortcut to keep your work private.
Win + Shift +M
Once you have used the above shortcut and if you want to undo or return to the tab you were working on, this shortcut can be used.
Alt + D
If you have been using your mouse to select the URL from the address bar on the browser, then this is for you. Hitting on this shortcut will instantly select the URL and you can later copy and paste it wherever you want.
Ctrl + W
We often end up opening hundreds of tabs on the browser while working. Well, this is a great way to close tabs or browser windows.
Ctrl + N
When using a browser this allows you to open a fresh tab. While in Windows Explorer this opens a new tab, in Chrome this would open a new window.
Ctrl + Shift + N
While this shortcut will let you open a new folder on your computer, on browsers this shortcut would lead you to the incognito mode to browse privately away from browser history.
Shift + Delete
In case you want to delete something permanently, bypassing the recycle bin, then use this shortcut.
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