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Windows Essentials

Windows · 33 shortcuts

Practice

Open File ExplorerThe fastest route to your files.Essential
Open clipboard historyYour recent copies, pins included.Essential
Open Windows SettingsEssential
Lock your PCMake it a habit every time you step away.Essential
Open the Run dialogEssential
Open the Start menuEssentialor
Open Windows searchEssentialor
Show or hide the desktopEssential
Open Task ManagerStraight there, no security screen in between.Essential
Open the security screenEssential
Open the Quick Link (power user) menuDevice Manager, Terminal, Disk Management and more.Everyday
Open Quick SettingsEveryday
Open notifications and the calendarEveryday
Open the emoji panelAlso has GIFs, symbols and kaomoji.Everydayor
Start voice typingEveryday
Open WidgetsEveryday
Choose a display mode for projectingDuplicate, extend, or second screen only.Everyday
Cast to a wireless displayPower user
Open the first app pinned to the taskbarWin + any number opens that taskbar slot.Everyday
Open a new window of the first taskbar appPower user
Open the jump list of the first taskbar appPower user
Cycle through apps on the taskbarPower user
Focus the system trayPower user
Open system information (About)Power user
Switch input language or keyboard layoutEveryday
Open Feedback HubPower user
Open Quick AssistPower user
Restart the graphics driverUse it when the screen goes black or freezes.Power user
Open the context menu for the selectionEverydayor
Show properties for the selected itemEveryday
Activate the menu bar in the current appPower user
Mute or unmute your mic in a callPower user
Lock the screen orientationPower user

Windows & Desktops

Windows · 24 shortcuts

Practice

Switch to another applicationKeep Alt held, tap Tab to move through the switcher.Essential
Close the active windowEssential
Maximize the active windowEssential
Minimize or restore the active windowEssential
Snap the window to the leftEssential
Snap the window to the rightEssential
Open Task ViewEssential
Minimize all windowsEveryday
Restore minimized windowsEveryday
Open snap layoutsPick a layout with the number keys.Everyday
Move the window to the next monitorA lifesaver when you work across displays.Power user
Move the window to the previous monitorPower user
Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screenPower user
Snap the window to the top half of the screenPower user
Add a virtual desktopEveryday
Close the current virtual desktopPower user
Switch to the virtual desktop on the rightEveryday
Switch to the virtual desktop on the leftEveryday
Peek at the desktopPower user
Minimize every window except the active oneTurn on title bar window shake in Settings first.Power user
Open the app switcher and keep it openPower user
Cycle through windows in the order they were openedPower user
Open the window's system menuEveryday
Toggle full screen in most appsEssential

Screenshots & Game Bar

Windows · 12 shortcuts

Practice

Take a screen snipDrag over exactly what you need.Essential
Copy the whole screen to the clipboardEssential
Copy the active window to the clipboardEveryday
Save a screenshot to your Pictures folderLook in Pictures › Screenshots.Everyday
Record your screen with Snipping ToolPower user
Open Xbox Game BarEveryday
Start or stop recording a gameEveryday
Record the last 30 seconds of playPower user
Take a screenshot of a gamePower user
Turn microphone recording on or off in Game BarPower user
Show or hide the Game Bar recording timerPower user
Turn HDR on or offPower user

Accessibility

Windows · 11 shortcuts

Practice

Open Accessibility settingsEveryday
Turn on Magnifier or zoom inEveryday
Zoom out with MagnifierEveryday
Turn off MagnifierEveryday
Open Magnifier settingsPower user
Turn Narrator on or offEveryday
Open Narrator settingsPower user
Open the on-screen keyboardPower user
Turn live captions on or offPower user
Turn color filters on or offEnable the shortcut in color filter settings first.Power user
Turn high contrast on or offUse the left Alt and left Shift.Power user

File Explorer

File Explorer · 22 shortcuts

Practice

Create a new folderEssential
Rename the selected fileEssential
Move the selected item to the Recycle BinEssentialor
Delete the selected item permanentlyIt skips the Recycle Bin, so be sure.Everyday
Go up to the parent folderEssential
Go back in File ExplorerEssential
Go forward in File ExplorerEveryday
Open a new File Explorer windowEssential
Open a new File Explorer tabEveryday
Close the current File Explorer tabEveryday
Jump to the File Explorer address barType a path and press Enter.Everydayor
Search the current folderEverydayor
Refresh the File Explorer windowEveryday
Show or hide the preview paneEveryday
Show or hide the details panePower user
Switch to Details viewPower user
Switch to Large icons viewPower user
Expand the navigation pane to the current folderPower user
Copy the selected item's pathPower user
Open the selected file's propertiesEveryday
Open the address bar's location listPower user
Cycle through File Explorer panesPower user

Web Browser

Chrome · Edge · 43 shortcuts

Practice

Focus the browser address barEssentialoror
Open a new browser tabEssential
Close the current browser tabEssentialor
Reopen the last closed tabWorks again and again, all the way back.Essential
Switch to the next browser tabEssentialor
Switch to the previous browser tabEverydayor
Jump to the first tabEveryday
Jump to the last tabEveryday
Find text on the current pageEssential
Go to the next search matchEverydayor
Go to the previous search matchPower useror
Open a new browser windowEssential
Open a new private (InPrivate or Incognito) windowEssential
Close the current browser windowEveryday
Reload the pageEssentialor
Reload and ignore the cacheEverydayoror
Go back a pageEssential
Go forward a pageEveryday
Open your home pagePower user
Bookmark the current pageEveryday
Bookmark all open tabsPower user
Show or hide the bookmarks barEveryday
Open the bookmark managerPower user
Open your browsing historyEveryday
Open your downloadsEveryday
Clear browsing dataEveryday
Zoom in on the pageEssential
Zoom out on the pageEssential
Reset page zoomEveryday
Print the pageEveryday
Save the pagePower user
Open a file from your computer in the browserPower user
Search your open tabsPower user
Open the browser's task managerFind the tab that is eating your memory.Power user
Move the current tab one place rightPower user
Move the current tab one place leftPower user
Open the browser menuPower useror
Scroll down one screenEverydayor
Scroll up one screenEverydayor
Jump to the top of the pageEveryday
Jump to the bottom of the pageEveryday
Complete a typed address with www. and .comPower user
Open the typed address in a new tabPower user

Text Editing

Anywhere you type · 38 shortcuts

Practice

Select everything in the current contextEssential
Copy the selectionEssentialor
Cut the selectionEssentialor
Paste from the clipboardEssentialor
Paste without formattingWorks in most browsers and chat apps.Everyday
Undo the last actionEssential
Redo the last undone actionEssentialor
Save the current fileEssential
Save the file under a new nameEverydayor
Open a fileEssential
Create a new documentEssential
Print the documentEssential
Find text in the documentEssential
Find and replace textEveryday
Make the selection boldEssential
Make the selection italicEssential
Underline the selectionEssential
Insert a linkEveryday
Move the cursor one word rightEveryday
Move the cursor one word leftEveryday
Select the next wordEveryday
Select the previous wordEveryday
Jump to the start of the lineEssential
Jump to the end of the lineEssential
Jump to the start of the documentEveryday
Jump to the end of the documentEveryday
Select to the start of the lineEveryday
Select to the end of the lineEveryday
Select to the start of the documentPower user
Select to the end of the documentPower user
Extend the selection one character rightEssential
Extend the selection one line downEveryday
Delete the previous wordMuch faster than holding Backspace.Everyday
Delete the next wordEveryday
Move to the next paragraphPower user
Move to the previous paragraphPower user
Toggle overwrite modePower user
Close the current documentEverydayor

Word & PowerPoint

Word · PowerPoint · 44 shortcuts

Practice

Center the paragraphEssential
Align the paragraph leftEveryday
Align the paragraph rightEveryday
Justify the paragraphEveryday
Increase the font sizeEverydayor
Decrease the font sizeEverydayor
Insert a page breakEveryday
Set single line spacingPower user
Set double line spacingPower user
Set 1.5 line spacingPower user
Cycle the case of the selected textlowercase, UPPERCASE, Each Word.Everyday
Apply subscriptPower user
Apply superscriptPower user
Remove character formattingEveryday
Remove paragraph formattingPower user
Copy formattingEveryday
Paste formattingEveryday
Apply the Heading 1 styleEveryday
Apply the Heading 2 styleEveryday
Apply the Heading 3 stylePower user
Apply the Normal stylePower user
Apply the List Bullet stylePower user
Indent the paragraphEveryday
Reduce the paragraph indentPower user
Create a hanging indentPower user
Format letters as all capitalsPower user
Format letters as small capitalsPower user
Double-underline the textPower user
Show or hide formatting marksPower user
Insert a commentEveryday
Check spelling and grammarEveryday
Open the thesaurusPower user
Insert the current datePower user
Insert the current timePower user
Expand or collapse the ribbonEveryday
Open Paste SpecialPower user
Start a PowerPoint slide show from the beginningEssential
Start the slide show from the current slideEveryday
Add a new slideEssential
Duplicate the selected slide or objectEveryday
Group the selected objectsEveryday
Ungroup the selected objectsPower user
Black out the screen during a slide showPress it again to come back.Power useror
White out the screen during a slide showPower useror

Excel

Excel · 49 shortcuts

Practice

Edit the active cellEssential
Insert AutoSumEssential
Cycle between absolute and relative references$A$1, A$1, $A1, A1.Everyday
Fill down from the cell aboveEssential
Fill right from the cell to the leftEveryday
Fill the selected cells with the current entryEveryday
Start a new line in the same cellEssential
Insert today's dateEssential
Insert the current timeEveryday
Select the entire columnEssential
Select the entire rowEssential
Jump to the edge of the data regionEssential
Extend the selection to the last filled cellEveryday
Jump to cell A1Everyday
Jump to the last used cellEveryday
Insert cells, rows or columnsEveryday
Delete cells, rows or columnsEveryday
Turn the range into a tableEssentialor
Turn filters on or offEssential
Open Format CellsEssential
Apply the currency formatEveryday
Apply the percentage formatEveryday
Apply the date formatPower user
Apply the number format with separatorsPower user
Apply the General number formatPower user
Show or hide formulasEveryday
Hide the selected rowsPower user
Hide the selected columnsPower user
Unhide rows in the selectionPower user
Insert a new worksheetEveryday
Go to the next worksheetEssential
Go to the previous worksheetEssential
Recalculate all open workbooksPower user
Run Flash FillShow it one example and let Excel do the rest.Everyday
Open a filter or dropdown listEveryday
Expand or collapse the formula barPower user
Open Insert FunctionPower user
Open Go ToEverydayor
Add an outline borderPower user
Remove bordersPower user
Insert a chart of the dataEveryday
Create a chart on its own sheetPower user
Open Paste SpecialEveryday
Copy the formula from the cell abovePower user
Copy the value from the cell abovePower user
Apply or remove strikethroughEveryday
Add or edit a cell notePower user
Open the Name ManagerPower user
Repeat the last actionEveryday

Outlook

Outlook · 21 shortcuts

Practice

Create a new emailEssentialor
Reply to the messageEssential
Reply to everyoneEssential
Forward the messageEssential
Send the messageEssentialor
Mark the message as readEveryday
Mark the message as unreadEveryday
Switch to MailEveryday
Switch to CalendarEveryday
Switch to PeoplePower user
Switch to TasksPower user
Create a new appointmentEveryday
Create a new meeting requestPower user
Create a new taskPower user
Search your mailEverydayor
Go to your InboxEveryday
Move the message to a folderPower user
Open the address bookPower user
Check the names in the To linePower user
Delete the messageEssentialor
Flag the message for follow-upPower user

VS Code

VS Code · 73 shortcuts

Practice

Open the command paletteAlmost every command is one search away.Essentialor
Quickly open a file by nameEssential
Toggle the integrated terminalEssential
Create a new terminalEveryday
Toggle a line commentEssential
Toggle a block commentEveryday
Show or hide the sidebarEssential
Show or hide the bottom panelEveryday
Show the Explorer viewEveryday
Search across all filesEssential
Replace across all filesEveryday
Show Source ControlEveryday
Show Run and DebugEveryday
Show ExtensionsEveryday
Show the Problems panelEveryday
Show the Output panelPower user
Show the Debug ConsolePower user
Open SettingsEveryday
Go to a line numberEssential
Go to a symbol in the fileEveryday
Find a symbol in the workspacePower user
Go to definitionEssential
Peek the definition inlineEveryday
Show all referencesEveryday
Rename a symbol everywhereEssential
Show quick fixesEssential
Trigger suggestionsEveryday
Show parameter hintsPower user
Format the documentEssential
Move the line upEssential
Move the line downEssential
Copy the line downEveryday
Copy the line upEveryday
Delete the lineEveryday
Insert a line belowEveryday
Insert a line aboveEveryday
Add the next match to the selectionTap it again for each match you want.Essential
Select all matches of the selectionEveryday
Add a cursor aboveEveryday
Add a cursor belowEveryday
Add a cursor at the end of each selected linePower user
Undo the last cursor changePower user
Select the current lineEveryday
Expand the selectionPower user
Shrink the selectionPower user
Indent the lineEveryday
Outdent the lineEveryday
Fold the regionPower user
Unfold the regionPower user
Jump to the matching bracketPower user
Toggle word wrapEveryday
Split the editorEveryday
Focus the first editor groupPower user
Focus the second editor groupPower user
Close the editorEssentialor
Reopen the last closed editorEveryday
Open the next editorEveryday
Open the previous editorEveryday
Go back to the previous locationEveryday
Go forwardPower user
Go to the next problemEveryday
Go to the previous problemPower user
Start debugging or continueEssential
Stop debuggingEveryday
Restart debuggingPower user
Run without debuggingEveryday
Toggle a breakpointEssential
Step overEveryday
Step intoEveryday
Step outPower user
Open the Markdown previewPower user
Open a new windowEveryday
Select every occurrence of the current wordPower user

Browser DevTools

Chrome DevTools · 19 shortcuts

Practice

Open developer toolsEssentialor
Open the ConsoleEssential
Pick an element to inspectEssential
View the page sourceEveryday
Toggle the device toolbarPreview phone and tablet layouts.Everyday
Open the DevTools command menuEveryday
Open a file in SourcesEverydayor
Search across all loaded sourcesPower user
Switch to the next DevTools panelPower user
Switch to the previous DevTools panelPower user
Show or hide the DevTools drawerPower user
Clear the consoleEveryday
Pause or resume script executionEverydayor
Step over the next function callPower useror
Step into the next function callPower useror
Step out of the current functionPower useror
Switch DevTools to its last docking positionPower user
Edit the selected element as HTMLPower user
Hide the selected elementPower user

Terminal & Shell

Windows Terminal · 34 shortcuts

Practice

Stop the running commandEssential
Clear the screenEssential
Search your command historyEveryday
Recall the previous commandEssential
Complete a command or pathEssential
Show all completions in PowerShellPower user
Show command history in Command PromptPower user
Open a new terminal tabEssential
Open a new terminal windowEveryday
Close the current paneEveryday
Duplicate the current tabEveryday
Split the pane verticallyEveryday
Split the pane horizontallyEveryday
Split the pane, duplicating the profilePower user
Move focus to the pane on the rightEveryday
Grow the pane to the rightPower user
Switch to the next tabEveryday
Switch to the first tabPower user
Open a new tab with your first profilePower user
Find text in the terminalEveryday
Open the command paletteEveryday
Open the new tab dropdownPower user
Open SettingsEveryday
Toggle full screenEverydayor
Increase the font sizeEveryday
Decrease the font sizeEveryday
Reset the font sizePower user
Copy the selected textEssential
Paste into the terminalEssentialor
Enter mark mode to select with the keyboardPower user
Scroll up one linePower user
Scroll to the top of the historyPower user
Open the quake-mode drop-down terminalA terminal that drops from the top of the screen.Power user
Clear the current input line in PowerShellEveryday

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