keyboard shortcuts

keyboard shortcuts are a great way to enhance your efficiency and experience when using a computer. here are some commonly used shortcuts (that work across most platforms) that many of us know, and a few you might not!

general shortcuts:

• ctrl + c: copy

• ctrl + v: paste

• ctrl + x: cut

• ctrl + z: undo

• ctrl + y: redo

• ctrl + a: select all

• ctrl + s: save

• ctrl + p: print

• ctrl + f: find

• ctrl + n: new(file or window)

navigation shortcuts:

• alt + tab: switch between open applications

• ctrl + tab: switch between tabs in program (like your web browsers)

• alt + f4: closes the current window

• ctrl + w: close the current tab or document

• ctrl + shift + t: reopen the last closed tab

• ctrl + t: open a new tab

• ctrl + +(plus key): zoom in

• ctrl + -(minus key): zoom out

• ctrl + 0: reset zoom to default

text editing shortcuts:

• ctrl + b: bold

• ctrl + i: italic

• ctrl + u: underline

• ctrl + l: align left

• ctrl + e: align center

• ctrl + r: align right