W2 - KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS IN WINDOWS AND VISUAL STUDIO Flashcards
W2-1 Essential keyboard shortcuts in Windows
Tab, Enter, Windows key
(a) CTRL + A: Selects ALL items (files or text) in the folder/document.
(b) CTRL + C: COPIES selected items to the clipboard (temporary storage in memory for pasting, replaces previous clipboard)
(c) CTRL + X: CUTS the selected items to the clipboard.
(d) CTRL + V: PASTES from clipboard to folder/document.
(e) CTRL + Z: UNDOES the previous action.
(f) CTRL + Y: REDOES the previous action.
(g) CTRL + D: Sends the selected item to RECYCLE BIN
Shift + D permanently deletes the item, bypassing the Recycle Bin.
(h) CTRL + F1: CLOSES/OPENS the ribbon in the active window.
W2-2 Windows Editing Shortcuts
(a) Ctrl + Z / X / C / V / Y to undo, cut, copy, paste, redo
(b) Ctrl + F is for FIND
(c) Ctrl + H to FIND and REPLACE text
(d) Ctrl + S saves the file (save early, save often)
W2-3 Navigation Shortcuts in Windows
(a) Home: go to START of line.
CTRL+Home: TOP of document
(b) End: go to END of line.
CTRL+End: BOTTOM of document
(c) SHIFT+Home/End selects from cursor position to START/END
(d) Alt+Shift+Up/Down: MOVES the paragraph up/down. Or, select any portion of multiple paragraphs and move all.
W2-4 Navigation Shortcuts in Windows (p2)
(a) CTRL + Right: go FORWARD one WORD
(b) CTRL + Left: go BACKWARD one WORD
(c) CTRL + Up: go to PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH
(d) CTRL + Down: go to NEXT PARAGRAPH
SHIFT + Left, Up, Down, Right: selects char, + Ctrl selects word
(e) SHIFT + A: selects ALL
W2-5 Keyboard Shortcuts in VS IDE
(a) Ctrl + KD: formats source code
(b) F7 or Ctrl + Shift + B: builds your application
(c) Ctrl + F5: runs it
(d) Alt + Up: moves current / selected lines up
(e) Alt + Down: moves current / selected lines down
(f) Ctrl+KC: Comments current / selected lines
(g) Ctrl+KU: Uncomments current / selected lines
W2-6 Windows System Shortcuts
(a) Alt + Esc, Alt + Shift + Esc cycles through open windows in sequence used
(b) CTRL + Shift + Esc opens Windows Task Manager
(c) ALT + Enter shows properties of selected file or folder
W2-7 File Explorer – How to Open New Window in Same Folder
_ CTRL + N (CTRL + SHIFT + N creates a new sub folder)
_ Handy when dragging and dropping or copying files.
_ change path, to destination folder, in the second window.
W2-8 File Explorer – Moving and Copying Using Mouse
_ Dragging files to:
(a) the SAME drive => moves files
(b) a DIF. drive => copies files
_ hold CTRL to copy or Click and drag with RIGHT mouse button
_ When dragging files to a DIF. drive, the default behavior is to COPY the files, not to MOVE
_ During dragging, press the SHIFT key to move the files. Release the SHIFT after the drop operation
W2-9 File Explorer – Selecting Files
_ To copy a group of files, click the FIRST one.
_ Hold the SHIFT key.
_ Click the LAST file.
_ To select individual files, hold the CTRL Key.
W2-10 File Explorer
(a) Renaming Selected Item
(b) Opening Search
(c) Refreshing Current Window
(a) F2 is used for RENAMING
(b) F3 is used for SEARCHING for a file/ folder in the active window.
(c) F5 is used for REFRESHING the current window.
W2-11 File Explorer
(a) Opening Address Bar
(b) Cycling Through Window Elements
(a) F4 is used for displaying the address bar history.
(b) F6 is used for cycling through Window Elements.
_ Test F6 when you have selected a file. Get in the habit of adding a Tag/Category to the file header. It would be ideal for general search criteria.
W2-12 File Explorer – Activating the Menu Bar
_ F10
_ Press the letter shown to select the menu items and sub items.
_ use ALT + letter to access the menu item from the beginning.
W2-13 File Explorer
(a) Opening the Short Cut Menu
(b) Closing Current Window
(a) ALT + Spacebar.
_ choose the menu selection letter if you want.
(b) use CTRL + W or ALT + F4 to close current window.
W2-14 File Explorer – navigates like browser
Browser window navigation
(a) ALT + Left Arrow: go back to previous folder
(b) ALT + Right Arrow: go forward to next folder
(c) F11 toggles full screen mode
