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Keyboard shortcuts speed up computer use, making learning them a worthwhile effort.

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    Ensure that the operating system you are using supports them.

    Key Operating system function
    Win+e Opens My Computer
    in Windows Explorer
    Win+f Find
    Win+m Minimize all windows
    Win+d Toggle minimize
    all windows
    Win+r Open run dialog
    Alt-tab Switch open windows
    Alt+F4 Quit app
    Alt+F5 Restore window
    Alt+F7 Move window
    Alt+F8 Resize window
    Alt+F9 Minimize window
    Alt+F10 Maximize current window


    Key Common application functions
    Ctrl+A Select all
    Ctrl+B Bold
    Ctrl+O Open
    Ctrl+C Copy
    Ctrl+X Cut
    Ctrl+V Paste
    Ctrl+Z Undo
    Ctrl+PgUp Next tab
    Ctrl+PgDn Previous tab
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    Ensure that the application software you are using supports them.

    Key Browser Function
    Alt+left arrow Back
    Alt+right arrow Forward
    Alt+home Home
    Ctrl+L Location/address bar
    Ctrl+k Search bar
    Ctrl+T New tab
    Ctrl+W Close tab
    Ctrl+PgUp Previous tab
    Ctrl+PgDn Next tab
    Ctrl+R Refresh
    Ctrl+u View source
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    Learn navigational shortcuts.
    Key Navigation
    Tab Switch active/passive panel
    Ctrl-\ root/home
    Ctrl+U swap panels
    Ctrl+R Refresh
    Ctrl+PgUp Parent directory
    Ctrl+PgDn Child directory
    Ctrl+Q Quick view
    Ctrl+L information
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    Learn functional shortcuts. The following apply to Orthodox File Managers but also functions in navigational file managers and applications in general.

    Key Orthodox File Manager Function
    F1 help
    F2 user menu/scripting
    F3 view
    F4 edit
    F5 copy
    F6 move
    F7 new directory
    F8 delete
    F9 top menu
    F10 quit
    F11 fullscreen
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    Advanced users bind their own keys. Note that the Alt key is generally known as the Modifier key or more specifically Mod1. The Windows/Win/super key is generally known as the Mod4 key.
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  • Tab is often unlabeled as tab but usually has horizontally arrows and is situated above the caps lock key.
  • Use the left alt key rather than the right alt key.
  • Shift is often unlabeled as shift but usually has an arrow pointing upwards and is beneath the caps lock key.
  • If the shortcut uses the plus sign, you don't generally need to press it. It just means you need to press multiple keys at the same time.
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Categories: Operating Systems

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