Most useful Windows keyboard hotkeys

Basic keys for creating combinations

Perhaps you have never paid attention, but keyboard is not only made up of letters and numbers. There are also function keys, which are usually located in the bottom and top rows. Each of them can participate in combinations by executing certain commands. Let's get to know them better.

Fn (Function, Function) - modifier that allows you to change standard action of the buttons. Thanks to Fn, many manufacturers have abandoned additional physical buttons, which made it possible to create compact models without sacrificing functionality. Yes, and the cost is also reflected in better. Fn is usually placed on bottom row of the keyboard. Specific location is determined only by manufacturers.

Fn key on keyboard.

Fn Key Keyboards

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GamePro MK180

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Hator Rockfall 2 Mecha Orange Switch

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Logitech G Pro X TKL RAPID

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Logitech MX Keys S

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Hator Icefall

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Logitech MX Keys Mini

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GamePro MK170

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Fn modifier works in combination with F1 - F12 function block to emulate multimedia and hardware capabilities. Each manufacturer decides for himself what functionality to put in his keyboard, but most often Hotkey Fn + F allows you to perform following actions: volume control, keyboard backlight, screen brightness, music player (pause, stop, play, previous and next track), activation and disabling touchpad (in case of a laptop), Wi-Fi wireless module, expanding the screen, launching an email program, calculator, browser, shutting down the OS, sleep or flight mode, locking Fn key.

Assignment of function keys F1 - F12.

CTRL (Control, Management) is the most popular and sought-after modifier key that allows you to create huge number of hotkeys (including those with other function buttons) to simplify working with OS, text, applications and files.

CTRL key on keyboard.

ALT (Alternative, Alternative) - key that allows you to expand (use alternative) commands and quickly insert character, text data, numbers, punctuation marks, emoticons and much more. Effective in combination with numeric values, such as Alt+0151 (insert em dash -). In this case, numeric input must be performed precisely through Num-Lock. In practice, there are very large number of various options for inserting characters, which it does not make sense to display in article.

Modifier is often used in conjunction with CTRL and SHIFT. Usually placed near space, although other options may occur.

Alt key on keyboard.

SHIFT is well-known button that allows you to make letters capital (capital). However, it has wider application, which can be useful even to an ordinary PC user. For example, while pressing SHIFT, you can copy text using arrow keys. But more often it acts as an additional modifier when creating other hotkeys.

SHIFT key on keyboard.

Win - button to call Start menu, launch Microsoft products (Word, Excel, settings for basic and additional features of Windows OS. It is actively used by IT specialists, allows you to create service Hot Keys. Usually located between CTRL and Alt and can have several signature options - Win or Microsoft logo.

Win key on keyboard.

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Hator Icefall Pro Wireless

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GamePro MK180

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Hator Rockfall 2 Mecha Orange Switch

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Logitech G Pro X TKL RAPID

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Logitech MX Keys S

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Hator Icefall Mecha Rainbow

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Logitech G515 Lightspeed TKL Tactile Switch

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Hator Gravity TKL

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Hator Icefall

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Logitech MX Keys Mini

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GamePro MK170

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Langtu LT75

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A-Jazz AK820 MAX Magnetic Switch

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Dark Project ALU87A Violet G3ms Sapphire Switch

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A4Tech Fstyler FX60H

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Commonly used hotkeys

Each user at home and in office, when working on computer, faces everyday tasks that can be solved not in three steps, but in one. Most often, this is elementary copying, renaming, working with office applications, but in fact there can be lot of such commands. It is worth noting that often the same combinations are relevant for Explorer, text and image editors, browsers from different developers. Let's learn how to simplify already simple with the help of commonly used hotkeys.

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Logitech G515 Lightspeed TKL Tactile Switch

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Hator Gravity TKL

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Hator Icefall

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Logitech G213 Prodigy

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Logitech G Pro X TKL Tactile Switch

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Logitech G Pro Gaming Keyboard

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Logitech G515 TKL Tactile Switch

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Logitech MX Keys

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Hotkeys for Chrome browser

Since any activity on computer is closely related to Internet, users have to interact with browser for lot of time to search for information, send mail, watch movies, and more. Chrome developers have provided support for keyboard hotkeys that will simplify familiar tasks.

In practice, many combinations will work in other browsers that are based on Google's Blink engine, such as Opera.

Service combinations with Win key

Win button, in combination with others, performs more specific, service tasks that IT specialists need more to configure operating system. However, many hotkeys will also be useful to an amateur at home.

Hotkeys for working in MS Office

Effectiveness of typing depends not only on the speed of printing, but also on ability to quickly and correctly format the information presented. Using certain hot keys, you can easily create table, choose the style, size, color and other text attributes. Let's take a look at the most important combinations that are relevant for Microsoft office applications.

Despite belonging to MS Office hot keys, many of them can be successfully used in other office applications and text editors.

Hotkeys in File Explorer

Almost all actions on computer are performed using File Explorer program. In fact, this is graphical shell with which we are accustomed to interact in the operating system. If even simpler, then this is the window that opens when you click, for example, item "My Computer". In practice, Explorer allows you to navigate through logical drives in search of the necessary files and folders to run them, copy or change content. All actions in Explorer are also amenable to optimization using hotkeys.

Using Macros

An interesting fact is that most keyboards are customizable. To do this, you can use standard tools (for example, in MS Office) or proprietary software that manufacturers attach to the product sold for free.

Thus, users can set their own Hotkeys or change existing ones (except for certain combinations that are reserved by the system for performing service tasks). If in work, study, gaming or everyday use you often need to perform certain procedure, then macros are provided for this. For example, you can assign hotkey to perform super hit in game. So, by pressing one combination, you can perform complex algorithm of actions that uses not only keyboard buttons, but also mouse buttons. If you work with tables, then you can program macro to insert ready-made template with certain number of rows, columns and their necessary parameters.

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Self-development is the path to excellence

Personal computers are designed to facilitate and increase the efficiency of the work of users, enterprises, government agencies, so all manufacturers, each new program also try to achieve this goal.

Windows operating system provides all the necessary tools for this, including hot keys for Explorer, office applications, and browser. Some are universal, others work in specific environment. Having studied the combinations described in article, you can get huge advantage during the interview for position, complete the tasks set by management in shortest possible time, or simply become master in gaming battles.