updated shortcuts Flashcards
Windows: Move cursor to start/end of line—
Home/End
Chrome: Bookmark all open tabs—Bookmarks all currently open tabs in a new folder in Chrome.
Ctrl + Shift + D
Chrome: Bookmark current page—Adds the current page to your bookmarks in Chrome.
Ctrl + D
Chrome: Close current tab—Closes the current tab in Chrome or most other applications with tabs.
Ctrl + W
Chrome: Find on page—Opens the in-page search function to find text on the current webpage.
Ctrl + F
Chrome: Focus on address bar—Places the cursor in the address bar, allowing you to type a new URL or search term.
Ctrl + L or Alt + D
Chrome: Focus on search bar—Places the cursor in the search bar (if separate from address bar) in Chrome.
Ctrl + K
Chrome: Go back—Navigates back to the previous page in your browsing history.
Alt + Left arrow
Chrome: Go forward—Navigates to the next page in your browsing history, if you’ve gone back.
Alt + Right Arrow
Chrome: Hard reload—Reloads the page ignoring cached content, forcing all resources to be redownloaded.
Ctrl + Shift + R
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.
Enter/Shift + Enter
Chrome: Open a new incognito window—Opens a new private browsing window in Chrome.
Ctrl + Shift + N
Chrome: Open a new tab—Opens a new tab in Google Chrome or most other web browsers.
Ctrl + T
Chrome: Open Bookmark Manager—Opens Chrome’s Bookmark Manager in a new tab.
Ctrl + Shift + O
Chrome: Open Chrome menu (three dots)—Opens the Chrome menu (three vertical dots in the top right).
Ctrl + Shift + M
Chrome: Open Chrome’s task manager—Opens Chrome’s built-in task manager to monitor resource usage of tabs and extensions.
Shift + Esc
Chrome: Open Clear Browsing Data window—Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog in Chrome.
Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Chrome: Open Downloads—Opens the downloads page in a new tab.
Ctrl + J
Chrome: Open History—Opens the browser history in a new tab.
Ctrl + H
Chrome: Open new incognito window—Opens a new incognito (private browsing) window in Chrome.
Ctrl + Shift + N
Chrome: Open new window—Opens a new window in Chrome or most other applications.
Ctrl + N
Chrome: Reload current page—Reloads the current webpage. F5 works in most applications to refresh.
Ctrl + R or F5
Chrome: Reopen last closed tab—Reopens the most recently closed tab in Chrome. Can be used multiple times.
Ctrl + Shift + T
Chrome: Reset zoom to default—Resets the zoom level to 100% (default) in Chrome.
Ctrl + 0
Chrome: Scroll down—Scrolls down one page length on the current webpage.
Space
Chrome: Scroll up—Scrolls up by half page length on the current webpage.
Shift + Space
Chrome: Switch to next tab—Switches to the next tab to the right in Chrome or most tabbed applications.
Ctrl + Tab
Chrome: Switch to previous tab—Switches to the previous tab to the left in Chrome or most tabbed applications.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Chrome: Toggle the bookmarks bar—Shows or hides the bookmarks bar in Chrome.
Ctrl + Shift + B
Chrome: View page source—Opens a new tab showing the HTML source code of the current page.
Ctrl + U
Chrome:Add the selected text to a keep noe
Ctrl + shift + x
Chrome: Zoom in—Increases the zoom level of the current webpage.
Ctrl + Plus (+)
Chrome: Zoom out—Decreases the zoom level of the current webpage.
Ctrl + Minus (-)
Command Line: Check disk for errors—Checks the disk for errors and attempts to fix them.
chkdsk
Command Line: Shutdown the computer immediately or delayed.
shutdown /s /t 0 [shutdown -s -t XXXX]in seconds
Command Line: information about OS and PC
systeminfo
Excel: Add outline border—Adds a border around the selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + 7
Excel: Apply currency format—Formats the selected cells as currency.
Ctrl + Shift + $
Excel: Apply exponential format—Applies exponential number format to selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + ^
Excel: Apply format cell
Ctrl + 1
Excel: Apply general format—Applies general number format to selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + 1
Excel: Apply percentage format—Formats the selected cells as percentages.
Ctrl + Shift + %
Excel: Apply time format—Applies time number format to selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + ~
Excel: Close current workbook—Closes the active workbook in Excel.
Ctrl + W
Excel: Create a table—Creates a table from the selected range in Excel.
Ctrl + L or Ctrl + T
Excel: Delete cells, rows, or columns—Deletes selected cells, rows, or columns in Excel.
Ctrl + -
Excel: Format as number, time, date—Quickly formats selected cells as number (1), time (2), or date (3).
Ctrl + Shift + 1/2/3
Excel: Insert a hyperlink—Inserts a hyperlink in the selected cell.
Ctrl + K
Excel: Insert current date—Inserts the current date in the selected cell.
Ctrl + ;
Excel: Insert current time—Inserts the current time in the selected cell.
Ctrl + Shift + ;
Excel: Insert filters—Adds or removes filters for the selected range.
Ctrl + Shift + L
Excel: Insert line break within a cell—Starts a new line within the same cell.
Alt + Enter
Excel: Open the Replace dialog box—Opens the Replace dialog to find and replace content.
Ctrl + H
Excel: Remove outline border—Removes the border from the selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + _
Excel: Toggle filters—Turns on/off filters for selected cells in Excel.
Ctrl + Shift + L
Outlook: Create a new email message—Opens a new email composition window in Outlook.
Ctrl + N
Outlook: Create a new task—Creates a new task in Outlook.
Ctrl + Shift + K
Outlook: Flag email for follow-up—Flags the selected email for follow-up.
Ctrl + Shift + G
Outlook: Focus on the search bar—Places the cursor in Outlook’s search bar.
Ctrl + E
Outlook: Opens advanced search/find
Ctrl + Shift + F
Outlook: Mark email as read—Marks the selected email as read in Outlook.
Ctrl + Shift + I
Outlook: Mark email as unread—Marks the selected email as unread in Outlook.
Ctrl + Shift + U
Outlook: Send an email—Sends the currently open email in Outlook.
Alt + S
Outlook: Switch to Mail in Outlook.
Ctrl + 1
Outlook: Switch to Calendar in Outlook.
Ctrl + 2
Outlook: Switch to contacts in Outlook.
Ctrl + 3
Outlook: Switch between Tasks in Outlook.
Ctrl + 4
Run Dialog: Opens C: drive root directory—Type ‘’ to open the root of your C: drive.
\
Run Dialog: Opens Calculator—Type ‘ to quickly open the Windows Calculator.
calc
Run Dialog: Opens Character Map—Type ‘ to open Character Map(symbols).
charmap
Run Dialog: Opens Chrome—Type to open Google Chrome.
chrome
Run Dialog: Opens Command Prompt—Type in the Run dialog to open Command Prompt.
cmd
Run Dialog: Opens Control Panel—Type to open the Windows Control Panel.
control
Run Dialog: Opens current user’s folder—Type to open your user folder.
.
Run Dialog: Opens Disk Cleanup utility—Type to open Disk Cleanup utility.
cleanmgr
Run Dialog: Opens Excel—Type to open Microsoft Excel.
excel
Run Dialog: Opens Notepad—Type to open a new Notepad window.
notepad
Run Dialog: Opens On-Screen Keyboard—Type to open the On-Screen Keyboard.
osk
Run Dialog: Opens Outlook—Type to open Microsoft Outlook.
outlook
Run Dialog: Opens Paint—Type to open Microsoft Paint.
mspaint
Run Dialog: Opens System Configuration—Type to open System Configuration utility.
msconfig
Run Dialog: Opens Task Manager—Type to open the Task Manager.
taskmgr
Run Dialog: Opens Users folder—Type to open the Users folder.
’..’ (two periods)
Run Dialog: Opens Word—Type to open Microsoft Word.
winword
Run Dialog: Shows Windows version info—Type ‘’ to see your Windows version information.
winver
Windows: Create a new virtual desktop—Creates a new virtual desktop in Windows 10 and later.
Windows Key + Ctrl + D
Windows: Delete current line—In many code editors, this deletes the entire current line without copying it.
Ctrl + Shift + K
Windows: Focus on the notification area (system tray)—Highlights the first icon in the system tray for keyboard navigation.
Win + B
Windows: Lock your computer—Quickly locks your computer, requiring a password to access again.
Win + L
Windows: Minimize current window—Minimizes the active window to the taskbar.
Alt + Space, then N
Windows: Move cursor by word—In text, this moves the cursor to the start of the previous (left) or next (right) word.
Ctrl + Left/Right
Windows: Move cursor to start/end of document—
Ctrl + Home/End Ctrl+Home jumps to the very beginning of the document, Ctrl+End to the very end.
Windows: Open emoji panel—Opens the emoji panel for inserting emojis in text.
Windows Key + .
Windows: Open Run dialog—Opens the Run dialog for executing commands.
Win + R
Windows: Open Search—Opens Windows Search.
Win + S
Windows: Open Settings—Opens the Windows Settings app.
Win + I
Windows: Open Snip & Sketch tool—Opens the Snip & Sketch tool for taking and annotating screenshots.
Windows Key + Shift + S
Windows: Opens clipboard history—Opens the clipboard history, allowing you to paste items you’ve previously copied.
Win + V
Windows: Opens File Explorer—Quickly opens a new File Explorer window.
Win + E
Windows: Opens Quick Link menu—Opens a menu with quick access to various system tools and settings.
Win + X
Windows: Opens Snipping Tool—Opens the Snipping Tool for taking screenshots.
Win + Shift + S
Windows: Project screen options (duplicate, extend, etc.)—Opens projection options for multiple displays.
Win + P
Windows: Redo—Redoes the last undone action.more common
Ctrl + Y
Windows: Redo—Redoes the last undone action. Less common, some apps have it
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Windows: Save file—Saves the current file in most applications. If it’s a new file, it will prompt for a save location.
Ctrl + S
Windows: Scroll up/down—Scrolls the view up or down by one screen length in most applications with scrollable content.
Page Up/Down
Windows: Select current line—in other text editors,
Tripleclick
Windows: Select current word—.
doubleclick
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.
Shift + Home/End
Windows: Show Desktop—Minimizes all windows to show the desktop. Press again to restore.
Win + D
Windows: Switch between open applications—
Alt + Tab
Windows: Switch between virtual desktops—Switches between existing virtual desktops.
Windows Key + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow
Windows: Undo—Reverses the last action in most applications. Multiple presses undo multiple actions.
Ctrl + Z
Word: Apply bold formatting—Makes selected text bold.
Ctrl + B
Word: Apply italic formatting—Italicizes selected text.
Ctrl + I
Word: Apply Normal style—Applies the Normal style to selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + N
Word: Apply the default bullet list style—Quickly creates or removes a bulleted list in Word.
Ctrl + Shift + L
Word: Apply underline formatting—Underlines selected text.
Ctrl + U
Word: Copy formatting—Copies the formatting of selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + C
Word: Decrease font size—Decreases the font size of selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + <
Word: Increase font size—Increases the font size of selected text.
Ctrl + Shift + >
Word: Insert a page break—Inserts a page break at the cursor position in Word.
Ctrl + Enter
Word: Insert the current date—Inserts the current date in Word.
Alt + Shift + D
Word: Insert the current time—Inserts the current time in Word.
Alt + Shift + T
Word: Paste without formatting—Pastes text without carrying over its original formatting.
Ctrl + Shift + V
Word: Reorder items in a bulleted or numbered list—Moves the current list item up or down in Word.
Shift + Alt + Up/Down Arrow
ChatGPT: Open new chat—Opens a new chat window in ChatGPT.
Ctrl + Shift + O
ChatGPT: Focus chat input—Places the cursor in the chat input field.
Shift + Esc
ChatGPT: Copy last code block—Copies the last code block from the chat.
Ctrl + Shift + ;
ChatGPT: Copy last response—Copies the last response from the chat.
Ctrl + Shift + C
ChatGPT: Set custom instructions—Opens the custom instructions settings.
Ctrl + Shift + I
ChatGPT: Toggle sidebar—Shows or hides the sidebar.
Ctrl + Shift + S
ChatGPT: Delete chat—Deletes the current chat.
Ctrl + Shift + ?
ChatGPT: Show shortcuts—Displays a list of keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl + /
Perplexity: New thread—Starts a new thread.
Ctrl + I
Perplexity: Toggle Pro Search—Enables or disables Pro Search.
Ctrl + .
Perplexity: Stop generating—Stops the current generation.
Esc
Perplexity: Toggle incognito—Enables or disables incognito mode.
Ctrl + ;
Perplexity: Show shortcuts—Displays a list of keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl + /
Outlook: add a quick event
Ctrl+ shift+Q
