Keyboard Shortcuts [10.14.06]

[Rip the Jacker]

What new keyboard shortcuts have you learned? This is what I've learned and have been using lately.

CTRL + SHIFT + TAB as a reverse tab. It's kinda slow, and when you have more than 9 tabs it's pretty useful, when you cant do CTRL + # if you have 9.

CTRL + BACKSPACE for deleting 'words' or 'strings of text'. Type "one two three", hold CTRL and then BACKSPACE it will delete the string backwards, so you'd need to press it 3 times to erase all of those. (This is pretty useful if you're coding.. and have something long and messed up.. or renaming stuff from pasted links/URIs)

CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT/RIGHT ARROW will move around strings of text.. this is very useful

ALT + First letter of menu .. ex ALT + F for File, etc. Yeah this is old but I hadn't relied upon it as much.

Mouse scroll bar on a link to open it in a new tab (Firefox + Logitech mouse, dunno bout rest)

ALT + Mouse scroll down/up will go up/down by line.

Well, these are what I've been using lately. If anyone has a shortcut for going up one level when you press Open a file, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Or if you have a short way of doing a reverse tab.

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Mouse scroll bar on a link to open it in a new tab (Firefox + Logitech mouse, dunno bout rest)

:heart:

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: Vegitto

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Mouse scroll bar on a link to open it in a new tab (Firefox + Logitech mouse, dunno bout rest)

:heart:

Mouse scroll bar? You mean a middle click?

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

Originally posted by: Vegitto

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Mouse scroll bar on a link to open it in a new tab (Firefox + Logitech mouse, dunno bout rest)

:heart:

Mouse scroll bar? You mean a middle click?

Scroll wheel or mouse button 3.

OP, try out ALT + F4 and don't come back!

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

Originally posted by: Vegitto

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Mouse scroll bar on a link to open it in a new tab (Firefox + Logitech mouse, dunno bout rest)

:heart:

Mouse scroll bar? You mean a middle click?

Scroll wheel or mouse button 3.

OP, try out ALT + F4 and don't come back!

I wasn't gonna list the common keyboard shortcuts.. I assume everyone on Anandtech knows them. These being (at the top of my head)

CTRL X = cut
CTRL C = copy
CTRL V = paste
Alt Tab
Alt F4
CTRL + W = close a window
Ctrl + T = open a new tab
Ctrl + F4 = slower than Ctrl + W, but close a tab
Page up/Page Down/Home /End
Windows Key + M to minimize, D to get to desktop
Ctrl + F to find, Esc to close find
Windows Key + L to lock.
CTRL + A = select all
Shift + Up/Down Arrow = select a line or so in MS Word

cant think of any more off the top of my head, gotta go somewhere...

 

[Fenixgoon]

CTRL + Scroll Wheel enlarges or reduces text on webpage (at least in FF)

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
CTRL + Scroll Wheel enlarges or reduces text on webpage (at least in FF)

yeah that one is good.

 

[Lonyo]

Ctrl + L goes to the address bar in IE/FF

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
ALT + Mouse scroll down/up will go up/down by line.

Ooh, that's a new one for me. Very nice, thanks OP!

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Ctrl + L goes to the address bar in IE/FF

No.

I believe it's CTRL + L for FF/Opera and Ctrl Tab for IE.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Ctrl + Alt + Del

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Ctrl + L goes to the address bar in IE/FF

No.

I believe it's CTRL + L for FF/Opera and Ctrl Tab for IE.

I always use ALT + D, I know that works in both.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Ctrl + L goes to the address bar in IE/FF

No.

I believe it's CTRL + L for FF/Opera and Ctrl Tab for IE.

I always use ALT + D, I know that works in both.

Nice.

 

[LiquidSun]

Windows Key + Pause/Break = System Properties
Alt + Print Screen = Capture Current Window

 

[xtknight]

I use these all the time:

Ctrl+left arrow -> go left a word
Ctrl+right arrow -> go right a word
Ctrl+backspace -> delete last word (sometimes enters a null character in Windows instead)

Ctrl+home -> go to start of document
Ctrl+end -> go to end of document

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: LiquidSun
Windows Key + Pause/Break = System Properties
Alt + Print Screen = Capture Current Window

1. Nice, awesome
2. what do you mean.. current window? you mean not the whole screen? (whole screen = prt/scr if im not mistaken)

 

[LiquidSun]

Originally posted by: xtknight
I use these all the time:

Ctrl+left arrow -> go left a word
Ctrl+right arrow -> go right a word
Ctrl+backspace -> delete last word (sometimes enters a null character in Windows instead)

also
Ctrl + Shift + Right/Left arrow will highlight the right/left word.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

On a related note, FF + Mouse Gestures = :heart:

 

[jagec]

Windows key + R -> Run
Windows key + L -> Lock desktop
Windows key + D -> Show desktop (minimize all windows)
Windows key + M -> Almost exactly the same thing (minimize)
Windows key + F -> Find

 

[VTHodge]

In Excel I use combinations of Ctrl, Shift, Arrows, and Home/End. Very useful.

Also, in Word, I always define my own symbol shortcuts. Ctrl+d for degrees, Ctrl+"=" for +/-, Ctrl+n for N with ~. Do it in the symbol menu.

 

[VitaminR]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Ctrl + L goes to the address bar in IE/FF

No.

I believe it's CTRL + L for FF/Opera and Ctrl Tab for IE.

F6 accomplishes this also, both in Firefox and IE.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: VitaminR

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Ctrl + L goes to the address bar in IE/FF

No.

I believe it's CTRL + L for FF/Opera and Ctrl Tab for IE.

F6 accomplishes this also, both in Firefox and IE.

Yeah, but that's a further reach on my Logitech...

 

[Willy Duet]

The following 3 will open a new window and allow you to load a different webpage without using your mouse:

Ctrl N --> Opens new window with current page
Alt D --> highlights Address bar so you can type a different website
Ctrl Enter --> Will insert "http://www" at front and ".com" at end after you type name of website you want to go to. For example type ESPN and hit ctrl Enter.


Windows Key + E - Opens My Computer (Windows explorer)
Alt - Tab - Toggle between all open windows

 

[us3rnotfound]

CTRL W It closes the current window.

 

[simms]

if you type in a phrase in FF address bar and press enter, it will go to google and pull up the first result without going to any page.