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1
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Windows: Move cursor to start/end of line—

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Home/End

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Chrome: Bookmark all open tabs—Bookmarks all currently open tabs in a new folder in Chrome.

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Ctrl + Shift + D

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Chrome: Bookmark current page—Adds the current page to your bookmarks in Chrome.

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Ctrl + D

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Chrome: Close current tab—Closes the current tab in Chrome or most other applications with tabs.

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Ctrl + W

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Chrome: Find on page—Opens the in-page search function to find text on the current webpage.

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Ctrl + F

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Chrome: Focus on address bar—Places the cursor in the address bar, allowing you to type a new URL or search term.

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Ctrl + L or Alt + D

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Chrome: Focus on search bar—Places the cursor in the search bar (if separate from address bar) in Chrome.

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Ctrl + K

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Chrome: Go back—Navigates back to the previous page in your browsing history.

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Alt + Left arrow

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Chrome: Go forward—Navigates to the next page in your browsing history, if you’ve gone back.

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Alt + Right Arrow

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Chrome: Hard reload—Reloads the page ignoring cached content, forcing all resources to be redownloaded.

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Ctrl + Shift + R

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Chrome: Jump to the next/previous match in find bar—When using the find feature (Ctrl + F), this moves to the previous instance of the search term.

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Enter/Shift + Enter

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Chrome: Open a new incognito window—Opens a new private browsing window in Chrome.

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Ctrl + Shift + N

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Chrome: Open a new tab—Opens a new tab in Google Chrome or most other web browsers.

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Ctrl + T

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Chrome: Open Bookmark Manager—Opens Chrome’s Bookmark Manager in a new tab.

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Ctrl + Shift + O

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Chrome: Open Chrome menu (three dots)—Opens the Chrome menu (three vertical dots in the top right).

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Ctrl + Shift + M

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Chrome: Open Chrome’s task manager—Opens Chrome’s built-in task manager to monitor resource usage of tabs and extensions.

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Shift + Esc

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Chrome: Open Clear Browsing Data window—Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog in Chrome.

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Ctrl + Shift + Delete

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Chrome: Open Downloads—Opens the downloads page in a new tab.

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Ctrl + J

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Chrome: Open History—Opens the browser history in a new tab.

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Ctrl + H

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Chrome: Open new incognito window—Opens a new incognito (private browsing) window in Chrome.

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Ctrl + Shift + N

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Chrome: Open new window—Opens a new window in Chrome or most other applications.

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Ctrl + N

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22
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Chrome: Reload current page—Reloads the current webpage. F5 works in most applications to refresh.

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Ctrl + R or F5

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Chrome: Reopen last closed tab—Reopens the most recently closed tab in Chrome. Can be used multiple times.

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Ctrl + Shift + T

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24
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Chrome: Reset zoom to default—Resets the zoom level to 100% (default) in Chrome.

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Ctrl + 0

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25
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Chrome: Scroll down—Scrolls down one page length on the current webpage.

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Space

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Chrome: Scroll up—Scrolls up by half page length on the current webpage.

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Shift + Space

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27
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Chrome: Switch to next tab—Switches to the next tab to the right in Chrome or most tabbed applications.

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Ctrl + Tab

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28
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Chrome: Switch to previous tab—Switches to the previous tab to the left in Chrome or most tabbed applications.

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Ctrl + Shift + Tab

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29
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Chrome: Toggle the bookmarks bar—Shows or hides the bookmarks bar in Chrome.

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Ctrl + Shift + B

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30
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Chrome: View page source—Opens a new tab showing the HTML source code of the current page.

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Ctrl + U

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31
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Chrome:Add the selected text to a keep noe

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Ctrl + shift + x

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32
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Chrome: Zoom in—Increases the zoom level of the current webpage.

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Ctrl + Plus (+)

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33
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Chrome: Zoom out—Decreases the zoom level of the current webpage.

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Ctrl + Minus (-)

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34
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Command Line: Check disk for errors—Checks the disk for errors and attempts to fix them.

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chkdsk

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35
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Command Line: Shutdown the computer immediately or delayed.

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shutdown /s /t 0 [shutdown -s -t XXXX]in seconds

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36
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Command Line: information about OS and PC

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systeminfo

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37
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Excel: Add outline border—Adds a border around the selected cells.

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Ctrl + Shift + 7

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38
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Excel: Apply currency format—Formats the selected cells as currency.

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Ctrl + Shift + $

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39
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Excel: Apply exponential format—Applies exponential number format to selected cells.

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Ctrl + Shift + ^

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40
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Excel: Apply format cell

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Ctrl + 1

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41
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Excel: Apply general format—Applies general number format to selected cells.

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Ctrl + Shift + 1

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42
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Excel: Apply percentage format—Formats the selected cells as percentages.

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Ctrl + Shift + %

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43
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Excel: Apply time format—Applies time number format to selected cells.

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Ctrl + Shift + ~

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44
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Excel: Close current workbook—Closes the active workbook in Excel.

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Ctrl + W

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45
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Excel: Create a table—Creates a table from the selected range in Excel.

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Ctrl + L or Ctrl + T

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46
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Excel: Delete cells, rows, or columns—Deletes selected cells, rows, or columns in Excel.

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Ctrl + -

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47
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Excel: Format as number, time, date—Quickly formats selected cells as number (1), time (2), or date (3).

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Ctrl + Shift + 1/2/3

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48
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Excel: Insert a hyperlink—Inserts a hyperlink in the selected cell.

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Ctrl + K

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49
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Excel: Insert current date—Inserts the current date in the selected cell.

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Ctrl + ;

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50
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Excel: Insert current time—Inserts the current time in the selected cell.

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Ctrl + Shift + ;

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51
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Excel: Insert filters—Adds or removes filters for the selected range.

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Ctrl + Shift + L

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52
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Excel: Insert line break within a cell—Starts a new line within the same cell.

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Alt + Enter

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53
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Excel: Open the Replace dialog box—Opens the Replace dialog to find and replace content.

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Ctrl + H

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54
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Excel: Remove outline border—Removes the border from the selected cells.

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Ctrl + Shift + _

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55
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Excel: Toggle filters—Turns on/off filters for selected cells in Excel.

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Ctrl + Shift + L

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56
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Outlook: Create a new email message—Opens a new email composition window in Outlook.

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Ctrl + N

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57
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Outlook: Create a new task—Creates a new task in Outlook.

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Ctrl + Shift + K

58
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Outlook: Flag email for follow-up—Flags the selected email for follow-up.

A

Ctrl + Shift + G

59
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Outlook: Focus on the search bar—Places the cursor in Outlook’s search bar.

A

Ctrl + E

60
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Outlook: Opens advanced search/find

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Ctrl + Shift + F

61
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Outlook: Mark email as read—Marks the selected email as read in Outlook.

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Ctrl + Shift + I

62
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Outlook: Mark email as unread—Marks the selected email as unread in Outlook.

A

Ctrl + Shift + U

63
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Outlook: Send an email—Sends the currently open email in Outlook.

A

Alt + S

64
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Outlook: Switch to Mail in Outlook.

A

Ctrl + 1

65
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Outlook: Switch to Calendar in Outlook.

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Ctrl + 2

66
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Outlook: Switch to contacts in Outlook.

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Ctrl + 3

67
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Outlook: Switch between Tasks in Outlook.

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Ctrl + 4

68
Q

Run Dialog: Opens C: drive root directory—Type ‘’ to open the root of your C: drive.

A

\

69
Q

Run Dialog: Opens Calculator—Type ‘ to quickly open the Windows Calculator.

A

calc

70
Q

Run Dialog: Opens Character Map—Type ‘ to open Character Map(symbols).

A

charmap

71
Q

Run Dialog: Opens Chrome—Type to open Google Chrome.

A

chrome

72
Q

Run Dialog: Opens Command Prompt—Type in the Run dialog to open Command Prompt.

A

cmd

73
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Run Dialog: Opens Control Panel—Type to open the Windows Control Panel.

A

control

74
Q

Run Dialog: Opens current user’s folder—Type to open your user folder.

A

.

75
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Run Dialog: Opens Disk Cleanup utility—Type to open Disk Cleanup utility.

A

cleanmgr

76
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Run Dialog: Opens Excel—Type to open Microsoft Excel.

A

excel

77
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Run Dialog: Opens Notepad—Type to open a new Notepad window.

A

notepad

78
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Run Dialog: Opens On-Screen Keyboard—Type to open the On-Screen Keyboard.

A

osk

79
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Run Dialog: Opens Outlook—Type to open Microsoft Outlook.

A

outlook

80
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Run Dialog: Opens Paint—Type to open Microsoft Paint.

A

mspaint

81
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Run Dialog: Opens System Configuration—Type to open System Configuration utility.

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msconfig

82
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Run Dialog: Opens Task Manager—Type to open the Task Manager.

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taskmgr

83
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Run Dialog: Opens Users folder—Type to open the Users folder.

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’..’ (two periods)

84
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Run Dialog: Opens Word—Type to open Microsoft Word.

A

winword

85
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Run Dialog: Shows Windows version info—Type ‘’ to see your Windows version information.

A

winver

86
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Windows: Create a new virtual desktop—Creates a new virtual desktop in Windows 10 and later.

A

Windows Key + Ctrl + D

87
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Windows: Delete current line—In many code editors, this deletes the entire current line without copying it.

A

Ctrl + Shift + K

88
Q

Windows: Focus on the notification area (system tray)—Highlights the first icon in the system tray for keyboard navigation.

A

Win + B

89
Q

Windows: Lock your computer—Quickly locks your computer, requiring a password to access again.

A

Win + L

90
Q

Windows: Minimize current window—Minimizes the active window to the taskbar.

A

Alt + Space, then N

91
Q

Windows: Move cursor by word—In text, this moves the cursor to the start of the previous (left) or next (right) word.

A

Ctrl + Left/Right

92
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Windows: Move cursor to start/end of document—

A

Ctrl + Home/End Ctrl+Home jumps to the very beginning of the document, Ctrl+End to the very end.

93
Q

Windows: Open emoji panel—Opens the emoji panel for inserting emojis in text.

A

Windows Key + .

94
Q

Windows: Open Run dialog—Opens the Run dialog for executing commands.

A

Win + R

95
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Windows: Open Search—Opens Windows Search.

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Win + S

96
Q

Windows: Open Settings—Opens the Windows Settings app.

A

Win + I

97
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Windows: Open Snip & Sketch tool—Opens the Snip & Sketch tool for taking and annotating screenshots.

A

Windows Key + Shift + S

98
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Windows: Opens clipboard history—Opens the clipboard history, allowing you to paste items you’ve previously copied.

A

Win + V

99
Q

Windows: Opens File Explorer—Quickly opens a new File Explorer window.

A

Win + E

100
Q

Windows: Opens Quick Link menu—Opens a menu with quick access to various system tools and settings.

A

Win + X

101
Q

Windows: Opens Snipping Tool—Opens the Snipping Tool for taking screenshots.

A

Win + Shift + S

102
Q

Windows: Project screen options (duplicate, extend, etc.)—Opens projection options for multiple displays.

A

Win + P

103
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Windows: Redo—Redoes the last undone action.more common

A

Ctrl + Y

104
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Windows: Redo—Redoes the last undone action. Less common, some apps have it

A

Ctrl + Shift + Z

105
Q

Windows: Save file—Saves the current file in most applications. If it’s a new file, it will prompt for a save location.

A

Ctrl + S

106
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Windows: Scroll up/down—Scrolls the view up or down by one screen length in most applications with scrollable content.

A

Page Up/Down

107
Q

Windows: Select current line—in other text editors,

A

Tripleclick

108
Q

Windows: Select current word—.

A

doubleclick

109
Q

Windows: Select from cursor to start/end of line—In text, hold Shift and press Home to select from cursor to start of line, or End to select to end of line.

A

Shift + Home/End

110
Q

Windows: Show Desktop—Minimizes all windows to show the desktop. Press again to restore.

A

Win + D

111
Q

Windows: Switch between open applications—

A

Alt + Tab

112
Q

Windows: Switch between virtual desktops—Switches between existing virtual desktops.

A

Windows Key + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow

113
Q

Windows: Undo—Reverses the last action in most applications. Multiple presses undo multiple actions.

A

Ctrl + Z

114
Q

Word: Apply bold formatting—Makes selected text bold.

A

Ctrl + B

115
Q

Word: Apply italic formatting—Italicizes selected text.

A

Ctrl + I

116
Q

Word: Apply Normal style—Applies the Normal style to selected text.

A

Ctrl + Shift + N

117
Q

Word: Apply the default bullet list style—Quickly creates or removes a bulleted list in Word.

A

Ctrl + Shift + L

118
Q

Word: Apply underline formatting—Underlines selected text.

A

Ctrl + U

119
Q

Word: Copy formatting—Copies the formatting of selected text.

A

Ctrl + Shift + C

120
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Word: Decrease font size—Decreases the font size of selected text.

A

Ctrl + Shift + <

121
Q

Word: Increase font size—Increases the font size of selected text.

A

Ctrl + Shift + >

122
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Word: Insert a page break—Inserts a page break at the cursor position in Word.

A

Ctrl + Enter

123
Q

Word: Insert the current date—Inserts the current date in Word.

A

Alt + Shift + D

124
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Word: Insert the current time—Inserts the current time in Word.

A

Alt + Shift + T

125
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Word: Paste without formatting—Pastes text without carrying over its original formatting.

A

Ctrl + Shift + V

126
Q

Word: Reorder items in a bulleted or numbered list—Moves the current list item up or down in Word.

A

Shift + Alt + Up/Down Arrow

127
Q

ChatGPT: Open new chat—Opens a new chat window in ChatGPT.

A

Ctrl + Shift + O

128
Q

ChatGPT: Focus chat input—Places the cursor in the chat input field.

A

Shift + Esc

129
Q

ChatGPT: Copy last code block—Copies the last code block from the chat.

A

Ctrl + Shift + ;

130
Q

ChatGPT: Copy last response—Copies the last response from the chat.

A

Ctrl + Shift + C

131
Q

ChatGPT: Set custom instructions—Opens the custom instructions settings.

A

Ctrl + Shift + I

132
Q

ChatGPT: Toggle sidebar—Shows or hides the sidebar.

A

Ctrl + Shift + S

133
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ChatGPT: Delete chat—Deletes the current chat.

A

Ctrl + Shift + ?

134
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ChatGPT: Show shortcuts—Displays a list of keyboard shortcuts.

A

Ctrl + /

135
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Perplexity: New thread—Starts a new thread.

A

Ctrl + I

136
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Perplexity: Toggle Pro Search—Enables or disables Pro Search.

A

Ctrl + .

137
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Perplexity: Stop generating—Stops the current generation.

A

Esc

138
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Perplexity: Toggle incognito—Enables or disables incognito mode.

A

Ctrl + ;

139
Q

Perplexity: Show shortcuts—Displays a list of keyboard shortcuts.

A

Ctrl + /

140
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Outlook: add a quick event

A

Ctrl+ shift+Q

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