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The A to Z of Keyboard Shortcuts: 26 Ways to Boost Your Productivity

The A to Z of Keyboard Shortcuts: 26 Ways to Boost Your Productivity

Do you want to become a keyboard shortcut ninja? Keyboard shortcuts are a simple yet powerful way to boost your productivity and speed. Here are 26 useful keyboard shortcuts – one for each letter of the alphabet:

A – Select All: Ctrl + A. Selects all content in a document or window. Great for editing or formatting large amounts of text.

B – Bold: Ctrl + B. Applies bold formatting. Also works for italic (Ctrl + I) and underlining (Ctrl + U).

C – Copy: Ctrl + C. Copies selected content. After copying, use Ctrl + V to paste.

D – Delete: Delete. Deletes the selected file, folder, or content.

E – Email: Ctrl + Shift + E. Opens a new email in most email services and web clients.

F – Find: Ctrl + F. Opens the find box to search for text on the current page. Use F3 to find next and Shift + F3 to find previous.

G – Gmail: Ctrl + Shift + M. Opens Gmail in a new browser tab. Works on most browsers.

H – History: Ctrl + H. Opens your browsing history in a new tab.

I – Italic: Ctrl + I. Applies italic formatting.

J – Justify: Ctrl + J. Applies justify alignment, evening out both margins.

K – Open link in new tab: Ctrl + Click. Opens a link in a new browser tab.

L – Lock screen: Ctrl + Shift + L. Locks your screen immediately.

M – Minimize: Ctrl + M. Minimizes the current window to the taskbar.

N – New document: Ctrl + N. Creates a new document in most software.

O – Open: Ctrl + O. Opens a file in the current software.

P – Print: Ctrl + P. Opens the print dialog box to print the current document or webpage.

Q – Quit: Ctrl + Q. Quits the current software or program.

R – Reload: Ctrl + R. Reloads the current webpage. Useful when a page doesn’t load properly.

S – Save: Ctrl + S. Saves the current document or file. A good habit to get into frequently pressing Ctrl + S to save your work.

T – New browser tab: Ctrl + T. Opens a new browser tab.

U – Underline: Ctrl + U. Applies underline formatting.

V – Paste: Ctrl + V. Pastes content that has been cut or copied. Works across most software and programs.

W – Close window: Ctrl + W. Closes the current window or browser tab.

X – Cut: Ctrl + X. Cuts selected content. Use Ctrl + V to paste the cut content.

Y – Redo: Ctrl + Y. Redoes the last action that was undone. Works in most software with undo/redo functionality.

Z – Undo: Ctrl + Z. Undoes the last action. Multiple presses of Ctrl + Z continue undoing previous actions. One of the most useful shortcuts.

Practice and memorize these shortcuts to become a keyboard shortcut master. Let me know if you have any other favorite shortcuts to share! Keyboard shortcuts save so much time that would otherwise be wasted clicking through menus and options.

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