Basic Windows hotkeys 1

So, in fact, it is. When an experienced user switches from one program to another, it is rarely difficult for him to master the new interface and new features. As a rule, everything that worked on old or other versions also works successfully with new software systems.

What is the reason? Very simple. The main attention is paid to the “friendliness” and understandability of the interface. Once in demand, proven technologies for using programs rarely undergo changes.

One of these tricks - “hot keys” in text editors such as MS Word, MS WordPad, OpenOffice.org and many others - requires a separate discussion due to their regular use.

There are several common keyboard shortcuts for managing files from application programs. These are Ctrl+N, Ctrl+O, Ctrl+S, Ctrl+Q. Let's look at the purpose of each combination separately.

To create a new document, be it a text file, an audio file or a video, in the appropriate program press Ctrl+N or select the desired menu item. To open an existing file, use the combination Ctrl+O.

Despite the ability to autosave, computer malfunctions can become a headache if the data you are editing is irretrievably lost. Therefore, it is good practice to periodically press Ctrl+S. This command saves the changes made. Sometimes there is a need to save data to another file, then the F12 key comes to the rescue.

You can print a document using the Ctrl+P command. Try using this combination and you will see that it is much easier than searching for the desired command with your mouse in the menu.

And, of course, to finish working with the program - a pleasant end to the working day - there are many options for hot keys. You can, for example, press Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W, which are standard commands for closing an application, or you can use a specially provided menu command or its hotkey - Ctrl+Q (in OpenOffice.org).

The name itself - a text editor - implies typing and editing texts. Therefore, it is worth looking at general purpose commands for editing documents in more detail.

Firstly, these are the standard operations “Cut”, “Paste”, “Copy”. Although they are described in all guides and articles (even on our website), I consider it necessary to repeat here.

So, to cut the selected object to the clipboard, press Ctrl+X or Shift+Del; to copy the selected object to the clipboard - Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Ins; to paste an object from the buffer - Ctrl+V or Shift+Ins.

Now let's talk about such an interesting feature of MS Word as working with vertical blocks of text. To understand what this is, consider an example where vertical and horizontal blocks are compared:

As a rule, most users do not even know what vertical blocks are and that all the same editing operations apply to them as for ordinary horizontal ones.

To switch to vertical block selection mode, press Ctrl+Shift+F8. Only then select the block with the mouse or the cursor keys. You can do it another way: select a block of text and simultaneously hold down the Alt key. Experiment with vertical blocks. I am sure that they will come in handy someday and will help you save a lot of time and effort.

Often the results of editing do not bring satisfaction from the work done, and you want to go back a step, or even several steps back. To do this, press Ctrl+Z. If you need to repeat the changes made, then there is a very convenient command - Ctrl+Y.

And finally: when working with documents you sometimes have to change the scale of the text. There is a special menu item for this, but it is much more convenient to turn the mouse wheel and simultaneously hold down the Ctrl key. Try it, I think you will like this simple technique.

Let's summarize:

operations with files: Ctrl+N, Ctrl+O, Ctrl+S, F12, Ctrl+P;

working with the clipboard: Ctrl+X, Ctrl +C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y, Shift+Ins, Shift+Del, Ctrl+Ins, Ctrl + selection - for a vertical block of text;

change the scale, display text: Ctrl + rotate the mouse wheel.

The document should look beautiful, so that it is pleasant to look at, so that all tables are neat, the most important thoughts are highlighted, so that there is nothing superfluous on the page and at the same time there are no unreasonably empty spaces. The ideal is not achievable, but there are a number of techniques that make it easier to change a document in order to, through trial and error, get at least a little closer to the cherished perfection.

Font effects play an important role in the perception of text. Let's look at some of them in more detail.

To underline a word, you need to select it and then simultaneously press the Ctrl+U key combination. In this case, both all characters of the selected text and the spaces between them will be underlined. To underline only words you need to use Ctrl+Shift+U. To select a block of text in italics, you can use the combination Ctrl+I. If, to increase clarity, it was decided to highlight some phrases in bold, then for this there is a convenient alternative to the mouse - Ctrl + B.

It is often necessary for a phrase to be typed in capital letters. The easiest way to do this is to immediately type in uppercase. However, it is not always possible to do everything correctly, so a special command was developed to convert a selected piece of text into upper or lower case - Shift+F3.

All the key combinations described above work as switches. This means that to return to the previous text input mode, you must press the same key combination again that changed the standard mode. For example, the Ctrl+U command will set the font attribute responsible for the underscore. To remove this attribute and return to the normal style, you must press Ctrl+U again.

Notes and footnotes are an integral part of any creative work. Of course, you can use the menu item of the same name to insert a footnote, but it is much easier to do this by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F.

To insert a page break, it is convenient to use Ctrl+Enter.

Some things can only be done if you use a mouse and keyboard at the same time. The most common example is smooth resizing of table cells. This is achieved by resizing the cell using the mouse and simultaneously pressing the Alt key.

It's no secret that text looks much better on a computer screen or in printed form when it is aligned in width. This alignment is achieved by increasing the length of the space between words. However, such behavior is not always justified. For example, you need to type a sentence that contains a surname and initials. If you put a simple space between them, then when aligning the initials may be located far away

from the surname, which is incorrect. To eliminate this effect, there is a special character - a fixed space. The easiest way to insert it is by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar at the same time.

So, let's summarize.

to change the font effect, use the commands: Ctrl+I, Ctrt+B, Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Shift+W;

to convert letters to uppercase: Shift+F3;

to set a fixed space: Ctrl+Shift+Space;

to break pages: Ctrl+Enter.

It is impossible to know all the keyboard shortcuts for quick access to menus to simplify basic text editing operations. But the main thing is different. The main thing is to learn to use the set of commands that are used most often than others. Each person will have a unique set. Of course, there will be similarities, but in general, everyone will plan their work with documents differently. Through trial and error, you can find how to quickly perform similar operations in order to save time and effort.

Basic Windows 2 hotkeys

Working in Windows can be made more efficient and faster if you use not only the mouse, but also use “hot keys” - special key combinations designed to simplify and speed up work. For example, few people know that the very often used Explorer (whether without it) is launched by simultaneously pressing Win + E. Agree, this is much more convenient!

Note

The Win key is located between the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side (it has the Windows logo on it).

The Menu key is to the left of the right Ctrl.

The combination “key” + “key” means that you first press the first key, and then, while holding it, press the second.

General purpose hotkeys

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Open the Start menu
	Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Calling the "Task Manager"
		Launching Explorer
		Displaying the “Run program” dialog, analogous to “Start” - “Run”
		Minimize all windows or return to original state (switch)
		Locking a workstation
		Access Windows Help
		Opening the System Properties window
		Open file search window
		Open computer search window
		Take a screenshot of the entire screen
	Alt + Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the currently active window
		Switches between taskbar buttons
	Win + Shift + Tab
		Move between panels. For example, between the desktop and the Quick Launch panel
		Select everything (objects, text)

		Copy to clipboard (objects, text)
		Cut to clipboard (objects, text)
		Paste from clipboard (objects, text)
		Create a new document, project, or similar action. In Internet Explorer, this opens a new window with a copy of the contents
		current window.
		Call a file selection dialog to open a document, project, etc.
		Undo last action
		CD-ROM autorun lock (hold while the drive reads the newly inserted disc)
		Switch to full screen mode and back (switch; for example, in Windows Media Player or in a command interpreter window).

Work with text

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Select all
		Copy
		Cut
		Insert
		Moving through words in the text. Works not only in text editors. For example, it is very convenient to use in the address bar
		browser
		Text selection
	Ctrl + Shift + ←	Selecting text by words
	Ctrl + Shift + →

Move to the beginning or end of a line of text

Move to the beginning or end of the document

Working with files

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Displays the context menu of the current object (same as right-clicking).
		Calling “Object Properties”
		Renaming an object
	Drag with Ctrl	Copying an object
	Drag with Shift	Moving an object
	Drag with Ctrl + Shift	Create an object shortcut
	Ctrl clicks	Selecting multiple objects in random order
	Shift clicks	Selecting multiple adjacent objects
		Same as double clicking on an object
		Deleting an object
		Permanently deleting an object without placing it in the trash

Working in Explorer

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
	F3 or Ctrl + F	Show or hide the search bar in Explorer (switch).
		Navigation through the explorer tree, folding and unrolling of nested directories.
	+ (on numeric keypad)
	− (on numeric keypad)
	* (asterisk) (on numeric keypad)	Show all folders within a selected folder
		Refresh the Explorer or Internet Explorer window.

Working with Windows

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Calling the transition menu between windows and navigating through it
	Alt + Shift + Tab
		Switch between windows (in the order in which they were launched)
	Alt + Shift + Esc
		Switching between multiple windows of the same program (for example, between open WinWord windows)
		Closing the active window (running application). On the desktop - call the Windows shutdown dialog
		Closing the active document in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously
		Calling the window menu
	Alt + − (minus)	Calling the system menu of a child window (for example, a document window)
		Exit a window menu or close an open dialog
		Call a menu command or open a menu column. The corresponding letters in the menu are usually underlined (either initially, or become
	Alt + letter	underlined after pressing Alt). If the menu column is already open, then to call the desired command you need to press the key with the letter,
		which is emphasized in this command
		Calling the window system menu
		Call application help.
		Scroll text vertically or move up and down paragraphs of text.

Working with Dialog Boxes

Working in Internet Explorer

	Keyboard shortcut	Description
		Displaying a list of the Address field
		Start another browser instance with the same web address
		Refresh the current web page
		Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box
		Opens the Search panel
		Starting the Search Utility
		Opens the Favorites panel
		Opens the Open dialog box
		Opens the Open dialog box, similar to CtrL+L
		Opens the Print dialog box
		Closing the current window
		Switch to full screen mode and back (works in some other applications as well).

Special abilities

Press the Shift key five times: Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Hold down the Right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Turn input filtering on or off

Hold down the Num Lock key for five seconds: Toggle voiceover on or off

Alt Left + Shift Left + Num Lock: Enable or disable keyboard pointer control

Alt Left + Shift Left + PRINT SCREEN: Toggle High Contrast on or off

Hi all. Dmitry Kostin is with you, and no matter how strange it may sound, today I will tell you what the ctrl key does on the keyboard, and also show you the most useful key combinations where this button is involved. Go!

What is the ctrl key for?

Ctrl(control) is a special system key that was originally intended for entering controlled characters. You don’t even have to worry about what it is, since today we no longer use it as originally intended.

Now Ctrl is used only in conjunction with other keys to give the system various commands. And we will look at these same commands today.

This key is a mandatory attribute on keyboards, unless, of course, you have a regular computer or laptop. But if you use Apple computers or MacBooks, then you will never find Ctrl there. The fact is that on Apple products these same functions are performed by the command button.

Keyboard shortcuts

Well, now let's look at the keys that work in combination with CTRL. And let's see what beneficial effect they provide. In fact, there are many hotkeys, and they work not only in dialog boxes, but also in documents and the browser.

C	Copy an object or text
X	Cutting an object or text
V	Inserting an object or text
Mouse wheel up and down	Enlarge/reduce desktop icons
ESC	Open START menu
Alt+Delete	Calling Windows Task Manager
A	Select all content (For example, all files in a folder, or all text in a document)
N	Create a new document/open a new browser tab
S	Saving a document
O	Opening a document
P	Print a document (Word, PDF and others)
F	Find part of the text of a document or file in Explorer
Z	Undo last action
Mouse click	Select multiple objects in any order
Drag an object	Copy (for example a file)
F4	Closing the active document (useful when working in multiple windows)
Up/Down Arrow	Move through paragraphs in a document
Tab	Move forward through browser tabs
Shift+Tab	Move back through browser tabs

By the way, if you remember, in one of the articles I talked about... So, if you want to do this for shortcuts on the desktop, then the ctrl button together with the alt must be involved in this process.

As you can see, ctrl is in no way inferior in usefulness, which we discussed earlier. I'll even tell you more. This is not even a complete list of combinations. I just chose the most necessary ones. But they will just let you understand the purpose of the control key.

Well, this is where I will end my article. I hope that it was useful to you and that you learned something new from it. And I say goodbye to you for today. Come back tomorrow! I'll be looking forward to seeing you.

Best regards, Dmitry Kostin.

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Create a non-breaking space.	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Create a non-breaking hyphen.	CTRL+HYPHEN
Adding bold style.	CTRL+B
Adding italic style.	CTRL+I
Adding an underscore.	CTRL+U
Reduces the font size to the previous value.	CTRL+SHIFT+<
Increases the font size to the next value.	CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease font size by 1 point.	CTRL+[
Increase font size by one point.	CTRL+]
Remove paragraph or character formatting.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Copy selected text or object to the clipboard.	CTRL+C
Deletes selected text or object to the clipboard.	CTRL+X
Paste text or an object from the clipboard.	CTRL+V
Special insert.	CTRL+ALT+V
Paste formatting only.	CTRL+SHIFT+V
Undo the last action.	CTRL+Z
Repeat last action.	CTRL+Y
Opens the Statistics dialog box.	CTRL+SHIFT+G

Working with documents and web pages

Create, view and save documents

Search, replace and transitions

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Search for text, formatting and special characters.	CTRL+F
Repeat the search (after closing the Find and Replace window).	ALT+CTRL+Y
Replace text, formatting, and special characters.	CTRL+H
Jump to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, note, picture, or other document element.	CTRL+G
Jump between the last four change locations.	ALT+CTRL+Z
Open a list of search options. Use the arrow keys to select an option, then press Enter to begin searching the document.	ALT+CTRL+HOME
Go to the location of the previous change.	CTRL+PAGE UP
Move to the location of the next change.	CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Changing viewing mode

Structure mode

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Move a paragraph to a higher level.	ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Move a paragraph to a lower level.	ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Convert a paragraph to body text.	CTRL+SHIFT+N
Move selected paragraphs up.	ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move selected paragraphs down.	ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Expand the text under the title.	ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Collapsing text under the title.	ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN
Expand or collapse all text or all headings.	ALT+SHIFT+A
Hide or show character formatting.	Slash (/) on the numeric keypad
Display the first line of body text or all of the body text.	ALT+SHIFT+L
Displays all headings styled "Heading 1".	ALT+SHIFT+1
Display all headings up to the header styled as "Heading" n".	ALT+SHIFT+ n
Insert a tab character.	CTRL+TAB

Printing and previewing documents

Document review

Full screen reading mode

References, footnotes and endnotes

Working with web pages

Editing and moving text and pictures

Deleting text and pictures

Copy and move text and pictures

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Microsoft Office Clipboard Panel Output	Press Alt+Z to go to the Home tab, and then press A, H.
Copy selected text or selected pictures to the Microsoft Office clipboard.	CTRL+C
Delete selected text or graphics from the Microsoft Office clipboard	CTRL+X
Paste the latest addition to the Microsoft Office clipboard.	CTRL+V
Move text or graphics once.	F2 (and then move the cursor and press ENTER)
Copy text or picture once.	SHIFT+F2 (then move the cursor and press ENTER)
Opens the Create New Building Block dialog box when text or an object is selected.	ALT+F3
When a building block, such as a SmartArt graphic, is selected, display its associated context menu.	SHIFT+F10
Removal to the piggy bank.	CTRL+F3
Inserting the contents of the piggy bank.	CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Copy a header or footer from a previous section of the document.	ALT+SHIFT+R

Inserting special characters and elements

Inserted character	Hotkeys
Field	CTRL+F9
Line break	SHIFT+ENTER
Page break	CTRL+ENTER
Column break	CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Em dash	ALT+CTRL+minus sign
En dash	CTRL+minus sign
Soft transfer	CTRL+HYPHEN
Non-breaking hyphen	CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
Non-breaking space	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Copyright sign	ALT+CTRL+C
Protected trademark	ALT+CTRL+R
Trademark	ALT+CTRL+T
Ellipsis	ALT+CTRL+PERT
Opening single quote	CTRL+`(single quote), `(single quote)
Closing single quote	CTRL+" (single quote), " (single quote)
Double opening quotes	CTRL+` (single quote), SHIFT+" (single quote)
Double closing quotes	CTRL+" (single quote), SHIFT+" (single quote)
AutoText element	ENTER (after you type the first few characters of the AutoText item name and the tooltip appears)

Inserting characters using character codes

Highlighting text and pictures

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Enable highlight mode.	F8
Selecting the nearest character.	F8 and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Selection expansion.	F8 (press once to highlight a word, twice to highlight a sentence, etc.)
Reduce discharge.	SHIFT+F8
Disable highlight mode.	ESC
Extends the selection one character to the right of the cursor.	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Extends the selection one character to the left of the cursor.	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extend the selection to the end of the word.	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Extending the selection to the beginning of the word.	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extends the selection to the end of the line.	SHIFT+END
Extends the selection to the beginning of the line.	SHIFT+HOME
Extends the selection one line down.	SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Extends the selection one line up.	SHIFT+UP ARROW
Extend the selection to the end of the paragraph.	CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Extend the selection to the beginning of the paragraph.	CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Extend the selection one page down.	SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Extend the selection one page up.	SHIFT+PAGE UP
Extends the selection to the beginning of the document.	CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Extends the selection to the end of the document.	CTRL+SHIFT+END
Extends the selection to the end of the window.	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select the entire document.	CTRL+A
Selecting a vertical block of text.
Extends a selection to a specific location in the document.	F8 and then use the cursor keys; To exit selection mode, press the ESC key

Selecting text and pictures in a table

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Selects the contents of the next cell.	TAB
Selects the contents of the previous cell.	SHIFT+TAB
Selecting several adjacent cells.	While holding down the SHIFT key, press the corresponding cursor key several times
Column selection.	Use the arrow keys to move to the top or bottom cell of a column, and then do one of the following: Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE DOWN to highlight a column from top to bottom. Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE UP to highlight a column from bottom to top.
Expanding a selection (or block).	CTRL+SHIFT+F8 and then use the cursor keys; To exit selection mode, press the ESC key
Selecting the entire table.	ALT+5 on the numeric keypad (with the NUM LOCK indicator off)

Navigate through a document

Moving	Keyboard shortcut
One sign to the left	LEFT ARROW
One sign to the right	RIGHT ARROW
One word to the left	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
One word to the right	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Up one paragraph	CTRL+UP ARROW
One paragraph down	CTRL+DOWN ARROW
One cell to the left (in a table)	SHIFT+TAB
One cell to the right (in a table)	TAB
To previous line	UP ARROW
To next line	ARROW TO DOWN
To the end of the line	END
To the beginning of the line	HOME
To the beginning of the screen	ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
To the end of the screen	ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Up one screen	PAGE UP
One screen down	PAGE DOWN
To the beginning of the next page	CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To the beginning of the previous page	CTRL+PAGE UP
To the end of the document	CTRL+END
To the beginning of the document	CTRL+HOME
To previous correction	SHIFT+F5
To the position where the cursor was the last time the document was closed (after the document was opened)	SHIFT+F5

Moving around the table

Inserting paragraph and tab marks in a table

Formatting characters and paragraphs

Copy formatting

Changing the font or text size

Formatting characters

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Opens the Font dialog box to change character formatting.	CTRL+D
Changing the case of letters.	SHIFT+F3
Converts all letters to uppercase.	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Using bold style.	CTRL+B
Applying underscore.	CTRL+U
Underlining words (not spaces).	CTRL+SHIFT+W
Double underline text.	CTRL+SHIFT+D
Convert to hidden text.	CTRL+SHIFT+H
Using italic style.	CTRL+I
Convert all letters to small caps.	CTRL+SHIFT+K
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).	CTRL+EQUAL SIGN
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).	CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Removing additional formatting from selected characters.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Design of selected characters in Symbol font.	CTRL+SHIFT+Q

View and copy text formatting

Setting line spacing

Paragraph alignment

Applying paragraph styles

Merge and fields

Performing a merge

Working with fields

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Insert a DATE field.	ALT+SHIFT+D
Insert a LISTNUM field.	ALT+CTRL+L
Insert a PAGE field.	ALT+SHIFT+P
Insert a TIME field (current time).	ALT+SHIFT+T
Insert an empty field.	CTRL+F9
Update linked data in the original Microsoft Office Word document.	CTRL+SHIFT+F7
Update selected fields.	F9
Breaking the connection with the field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Switch between the selected field's code and its value.	SHIFT+F9
	ALT+F9
Activating field codes GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON in a value field.	ALT+SHIFT+F9
Move to the next field.	F11
Move to the previous field.	SHIFT+F11
Field blocking.	CTRL+F11
Unblocking a field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F11

Language bar

Handwriting recognition

Function Key Reference

Function keys

SHIFT+function key

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Display context-sensitive help or formatting information.	SHIFT+F1
Copying text.	SHIFT+F2
Changing the case of letters.	SHIFT+F3
Repeat the Find or Go action.	SHIFT+F4
Go to last change.	SHIFT+F5
Move to the previous window area or frame (after pressing F6).	SHIFT+F6
Selecting the Thesaurus command (Review tab, Review group).	SHIFT+F7
Reduce discharge.	SHIFT+F8
Switch between field values ​​and their codes.	SHIFT+F9
Display the context menu.	SHIFT+F10
Move to the previous field.	SHIFT+F11
Selecting the Save command (Microsoft Office Button).	SHIFT+F12

CTRL+function key

CTRL+SHIFT+function key

ALT+function key

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Move to the next field.	ALT+F1
Creating a new building block.	ALT+F3
Quit Office Word 2007.	ALT+F4
Restoring the previous size of the program window.	ALT+F5
Navigate from an open dialog box to the document (for dialog boxes such as Find and Replace that support this behavior).	ALT+F6
Find the next spelling or grammatical error.	ALT+F7
Run a macro.	ALT+F8
Switch between the values ​​of all fields and their codes.	ALT+F9
Maximizing the program window.	ALT+F10
Display Microsoft Visual Basic code.	ALT+F11

Ctrl+C- a standard and frequently used keyboard shortcut when working on a computer for copying data to the Windows clipboard. To copy a certain fragment of text, tabular data, etc. to the clipboard, you must first select this fragment (as a rule, this is done by pressing and holding the left mouse button, after which the mouse is moved over the fragment that needs to be selected and the button is released).

To then copy the selected fragment to the clipboard, the user presses the Ctrl+C key combination, which requires pressing and holding the Ctrl key on the keyboard (far left in the bottom row), and then, without releasing it, pressing the C key, and then releasing both keys .

This action (along with pasting from the buffer - by clicking Ctrl+V) is often called copy-paste according to the words Copy+Paste - copying and pasting.

The use of the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C (for the “copy” command), Ctrl+V (for the “paste”), Ctrl+Z (“undo”), Ctrl+X (“cut”) was popularized by Apple in 1983-1984 .g., and then picked up by Microsoft.

other methods

There are other ways to copy data to the clipboard - from the context menu, from the main menu, toolbar, etc. but using the Ctrl+C key combination, this action is perhaps the fastest and most convenient. In some programs (for example, Inkscape), the combination does not work on the Russian keyboard layout, and then you have to use these alternatives.

The Ctrl-Insert key combination is also known, which in some programs performs the specified action.

Copying multiple objects at once

To select several fragments at once (for example, cells in a table, etc.), hold down the Ctrl key (to select individual objects) or the Shift key (to select a range of objects).

To select all the text at once, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.

Dan Russell is a "search anthropologist" at Google and conducts various studies on how people use search sites. Some of the results of these studies seem simply incredible. For example, according to Russell, 90% of people do not know how to use Ctrl+F (Cmd+F) when searching for information on a page: “This was tested on a sample of several thousand people. I have personally conducted these studies and can tell you how often I have sat in someone's home and watched them leaf through a long document looking for information. In the end I would say, “Let me show you one little trick,” after which the person would usually be amazed: “I can’t believe I wasted so much time before.”

This is truly an amazing fact. Lack of basic knowledge wastes millions of man-hours. There can be only one way out here - the basics of information search need to be included in the school curriculum. Here is a universal lesson plan and accompanying materials that Google suggests using for these purposes. The lessons were developed by teachers together with the Google Search Education team on a modular basis, that is, they can be combined in any way. Each block consists of three lessons of different difficulty levels. Especially for schools, all materials are published under a free Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license.

Block A: introduction to search engines

Introductory lessons begin with an explanation of how search engines work, and the third lesson explains what teachers have long asked for - advice on checking information sources and assessing their authority.

1. What is the Web?(First level)
   What are the differences between the Internet, the Web and search engines? How much of the Internet can I see?
   Lesson » Presentation »
2. Google interface(average level)
   How web search works
   Lesson » Presentation »
3. Keys to the search city(advanced level)
   How to work with search results
   Lesson » Presentation »

Block B: techniques and strategies for searching information on the Internet

Here we are talking about various tricks and methods that help you filter information and find what you need.

1. Which link should I choose?(First level)
   Selecting links from search results
   Lesson » Presentation »
2. Mixed media(average level)
   The different types of content Google indexes are suitable for different search situations.
   Lesson » Presentation »
3. Believe it or not(advanced level)
   Finding quality pages among all search results