This tip is provided by the Centre for Enhancing Learning through Technology (CELT). The images in this post will expand when clicked.
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When using the Windows PC’s around campus, a number of keyboard shortcuts are available to help make life easier when navigating around the systems.
Keyboard shortcuts can also help with accessibility of systems – here are a few you may know already and some you may not.
- Ctrl + C – copy highlighted items
- Ctrl + X – cut selected text
- Ctrl + V – paste copied items
- Ctrl + Z – undo
- Ctrl + A – select all items on screen
- Ctrl + E – centre selected items (e.g. text or images in Microsoft Word)
- Windows + D – display the desktop (minimise all windows)
- Windows + L – lock the PC
- Windows + N – create a new Note in OneNote
- PrintScreen – capture the entire screen
- Ctrl+Alt+PrintScreen – capture only the active window
- Alt + Tab – toggle through open windows
The above represents only a few handy keyboard shortcuts, use the comments field below to add your own useful keyboard shortcuts.