You probably learned how to restore a tab using CTRL+SHIFT+T and think that's hardcore. You probably still click on the X button on every pointless window you open
and see no issue with that.
Maybe you even mapped the side buttons of your gaming mouse to open a new tab. You're a fucking idiot
There is a better way. You can be a power user. You can be a badass. It's at your fucking fingertips!
Start using your keyboard more
- You will look like you actually know what you are doing.
- Opened a new reddit tab that turned out to be dissapointing? Just close it with CTRL + W
- Don't like my website? Go back to where you came from with ALT + LEFT ARROW.
- Using your keyboard like a real man is even more impressive than your shitty 100$ gaming mouse.
- Fuck your mouse, you can scroll faster with the keyboard too.
Well guess what, motherfucker:
I'm not here to teach you how to use your computer. I'm here to tell you that you're a fucking idiot.
Read this and learn the shortcuts
Let's face it, you're not going to do that.
So I'm going to help you out.
Here are are 7 useful shortcuts
- ALT + Tab - Switch to open window
- WIN + 0-9 - Select/Open window in taskbar
- WIN + V - Clipboard history
- WIN + SHIFT + S - Windows Screenshot
- CTRL + SHIFT + ESC - Task Manager
- WIN + X - Power user menu
- WIN + L - Lock screen
Here are 8 useful browser shortcuts
- CTRL + Pg Up/Down - Cycle through tabs
- ALT + Left - Go back
- ALT + Right - Go forward
- CTRL + W - Close tab
- CTRL + T - Open new tab
- CTRL + L - Focus on address bar
- F5 - Refresh page
- CTRL + SHIFT + T - Re-open closed tab
Here are 10 ones you should already know.
- CTRL + Z - Undo
- CTRL + Y - Redo
- CTRL + S - Save
- CTRL + A - Select all
- Tab - Cycle through elements
- Shift + Tab - Cycle through elements backwards
- WIN - Open start menu
- Home - Undo
- End - Redo
- Page Up/Down - Scroll with keyboard
Here are 5 useful text editing shortcuts:
- CTRL + A - Select all text
- SHIFT + END - Select text from cursor to end of line
- SHIFT + HOME - Select text from cursor to start of line
- CTRL + SHIFT + V - Paste without formatting
- CTRL + H - Find and replace text
Here are 5 useful File Explorer shortcuts:
- CTRL + F - Search
- CTRL + L - Address bar
- CTRL + W - Close the current File Explorer window
- F2 - Rename the selected file/folder
Google
Here are some improvements to your google searches.
- after:20XX-MM-DD
- before:20XX-MM-DD
- site:example.com
- filetype:pdf
- / - Selects the search bar
Conclusion
There are a lot of shortcuts out
there, and this is just a list of what I personally find the most helpful. And always be curious on how to accomplish the menial tasks that come along with using a computer every day. I also enjoy using AutoHotKey, Microsoft Power Automate, and other scripting languages such as Python and Powershell to automate tasks. Thank you for reading.
I hope you have a great day!
I hope this website was useful and these keyboard shortcuts save you some time.
Please press CTRL + W and enjoy being a certified power user