To select text, just add the Shift key to the navigation shortcuts: Press Shift + Left or Right Arrow keys to select a character at a time. Press Shift + Up or Down Arrow keys to select a line at a time. Press Shift … Read More
These shortcuts generally work anywhere you are reading/editing text (from Word to Web). Press Left and Right Arrow keys to move a character at a time. Press Up and Down Arrow keys to move a line at a time. Press Control + Left or Right … Read More
When you are in an application like Word, you can reverse your actions by pressing Control + Z. You can keep pressing Control + Z to undo each bit of typing or formatting that you performed. According to Microsoft, you can undo up … Read More
It is possible to get out of messages and applications without the mouse. The first thing to try is the Escape key. This will get you out of messages, emails and dialogue boxes. To close an application, press Alt + … Read More
To switch between applications, press Alt + Tab. This will switch between the two recently used open applications. If you hold down Alt and keep it held down. Then keep pressing the Tab key and it will cycle between all open applications. Let … Read More
If you press Backspace in File Explorer, it takes you to the Desktop folder. Another handy way is to focus on the Desktop with Windows key + D. Then press Control + N. It will open a File Explorer window with your Desktop … Read More
File Explorer is your digital filing cabinet. It takes you to your main folders and the files within them, and it enables you to organise them however you see fit. To open File Explorer, press Windows + E. Here you … Read More
The Desktop contains icons which take you to the main applications on your PC. Press Windows key + D to go straight to the Desktop. It will not close the applications, it will just minimise them to the Taskbar. If … Read More
Just pressing the Windows key will bring up the Start Menu. Pressing it again will close the Start Menu. The Windows key is also known as, the Windows Logo Key, the Start Button or even the Super Key! When you … Read More
When you paste a picture into a placeholder on a slide, it is placed in the centre of the placeholder. With the picture selected, there are a few shortcuts that enable you to adjust the picture. Move a picture around … Read More