20 PC shortcuts

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    • Copy a selected item: Ctrl+C
    • Cut a selected item: Ctrl+X
    • Paste a selected item: Ctrl+V
    • Undo an action: Ctrl+Z
    • Redo that thing I just undid: Ctrl+Y
    • Select everything: Ctrl+A
    • Print: Ctrl+P
    • Switch between open windows
    Alt+Tab
    If you have lots of open windows and you're not sure exactly which one you need, press Alt+Tab, and get a quick thumbnail view of all open windows. Then, while holding down the Alt key, press the Tab key multiple times until you get to the window you want.
    
    
    • Clear away everything and show the desktop

    Windows logo key +D
    Use this shortcut when you want to minimize a lot of open windows at once to check something on your desktop. Clutter-to-clean with two fingers.
    
    
    
    
    • Minimize the window

    Windows logo key +Down Arrow
     
     
     

    • Maximize the window

    Windows logo key +Up Arrow

     

     

    • Compare and contrast in a snap

    Windows logo key +Left Arrow or Right Arrow

      

    • Multitask with multiple monitors

    Windows logo key +Shift+Right Arrow or Left Arrow

    Do you use more than one monitor at a time? Now you can shift an open window to your other monitor in less than a second. 

     

    •  Open Task Manager

    Ctrl+Shift+Esc

     

    •  Lock your PC or switch users

    Windows logo key +L

     

     

    • Choose a presentation display mode

    Windows logo key +P

     

    •  Zoom in, zoom out

    Windows logo key +Plus Sign or Minus Sign

     

     

    • Search for files and folders
      Windows logo key +F
      In the past, finding a file could be like an archaeology expedition. But nowadays, search is really fast and thorough. Use this shortcut to get a search window, type in a few keywords, and presto, you’ll get your file.
    • Open a new instance of a program
      Windows logo key +Shift+Click a taskbar icon
      I like Internet Explorer tabs—but sometimes I want a whole new browser window. To get one, I click the Internet Explorer icon while holding down Shift.
    • And when you need it …get help
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