Keyboard shortcuts they are a great help for those who work for a long time on a specific platform and therefore, on a preferred operating system (which may well be Windows or Mavericks from iOS X). In it, the use of certain tools and applications through a fast track is supported by these keyboard shortcuts, something that we usually use interactively along with other accessibility accessories such as the mouse.
In other words, despite the fact that the mouse can be used to execute an application by double-clicking on a shortcut, the keyboard can instead be used to supplement a specific action by default combinations in the operating system. If we work in Windows, this situation is usually used at all times depending on the type of tools with which we work daily.
Shortcuts preferred by many in Windows
1. Using CTRL + TAB. Keyboard shortcuts are not only presented when using Windows from your desktop (or Start Screen) but also in the Internet browser. If we are in this environment and we have opened a few tabs within the window, then we could go through each of them simply with this combination of keys.
2. Using ALT + TAB. This is one of the favorites of many, something that is generally used when you have several applications or tools running on Windows; When using this keyboard shortcut, a small interface will appear towards the middle of the screen showing thumbnails of the applications that are running, and the one we want to place in the foreground to work must be selected.
3. Capture screens. If you are not an expert in cuts or simply this tool does not exist in your operating system (Windows XP), then you can use the PrtScn (Print Screen) key; To recover the image that you have captured you will have to open the paint and use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + v.
4. Undo a executed action. The use of CTRL + z arises in different Windows environments, since it could be used within a document editor, image, sound and even in the same file explorer. In the latter environment, if we accidentally delete any folder, just by using this keyboard shortcut we will recover it to the original place where it was.
5. Execute a command. There are certain instructions in Windows that we could be using without having to open the Command Terminal; if this is so, just by using WIN + R A small screen will open where we will have to write the name of an executable so that it starts immediately.
6. Copying to memory. If we use CTRL + C at any time that we have made the selection of an element (text, image and others), we will simply be making a small copy of it to the memory of the operating system to have to be recovered later in a specific application.
7. Retrieving a copied item. Linked to what we mentioned above, the use of CTRL + V serves precisely to recover what we have previously copied, as long as we have opened a specific tool that has the possibility of receiving it.
8. Safe file deletion. When you select an item and press the Delete key, the system will bring up a notification window asking you if you are sure of this action; To eliminate this previous step and have the file immediately deleted to the recycle bin, we should use the shortcut Shift + Delete.
9. Minimize screens with one touch. In Windows 7 it has a small tool that is located towards the lower right (like a small box) that will help you minimize everything that is present on the screen. A faster way to do this is by using the WIN + M shortcut, so your desktop will be completely clean.
10. Manage our open applications. Finally, using CTRL + ALT + DEL, you will open the Task Manager, where you will have the opportunity to make certain applications terminate or some processes terminate, among a few other alternatives.
For many people, the list that we have offered may be somewhat conventional for their knowledge, although as we mentioned at the beginning, they are the most used keyboard shortcuts worldwide and we wanted to make a small review of them in this article.