Keyboard Shortcuts & Their Explanations

🔥 Essential & Universal Combinations

Ctrl + C $\rightarrow$ Copy
- 👉 Select text or file $\rightarrow$ Copy it.
Ctrl + V $\rightarrow$ Paste
- 👉 Paste copied text or files into another location.
Ctrl + X $\rightarrow$ Cut
- 👉 Remove selected text or file and paste it elsewhere.
Ctrl + Z $\rightarrow$ Undo
- 👉 Revert your last action.
Ctrl + Y $\rightarrow$ Redo
- 👉 Reapply the action you just undid.
Ctrl + A $\rightarrow$ Select All
- 👉 Select all text, files, or folders in the current window.

Ctrl + S $\rightarrow$ Save
- 👉 Save your work — use this frequently so you don't lose progress!
Ctrl + P $\rightarrow$ Print
- 👉 Opens the print setup window.
Ctrl + F $\rightarrow$ Find
- 👉 Search for specific words or phrases in a document or webpage.
Ctrl + B $\rightarrow$ Bold
- 👉 Make selected text bold.
Ctrl + I $\rightarrow$ Italic
- 👉 Italicize selected text.
Ctrl + U $\rightarrow$ Underline
- 👉 Underline selected text.

Ctrl + T $\rightarrow$ New Tab
- 👉 Quickly open a new browser tab.
Ctrl + W $\rightarrow$ Close Tab
- 👉 Close the active tab.
Ctrl + Shift + T $\rightarrow$ Reopen Closed Tab
- 👉 Instantly restore the last tab you accidentally closed.
Ctrl + Tab $\rightarrow$ Next Tab
- 👉 Switch to the next open tab.

Alt + Tab $\rightarrow$ Switch Applications
- 👉 Rapidly toggle between active application windows.
Alt + F4 $\rightarrow$ Close Application
- 👉 Close the active window or program.
Windows + D $\rightarrow$ Show Desktop
- 👉 Instantly minimize all windows to display the desktop.
Windows + L $\rightarrow$ Lock Screen
- 👉 Lock your computer screen.

Ctrl + Esc $\rightarrow$ Open the Start Menu
Ctrl + Shift + Esc $\rightarrow$ Open Task Manager directly
F2 $\rightarrow$ Rename a selected file or folder
F5 $\rightarrow$ Refresh the current window or webpage
PrtScn (Print Screen) $\rightarrow$ Capture a screenshot of your display