This Article is about 10 Useful Keyboard
Shortcuts that are not quite known to many.Most
expert users know the basic keyboard shortcuts,
like pressing Control (Ctrl) + P on a PC to print a
document. But did you know there are plenty of
other useful key combinations out there? These
shortcuts will put the World Wide Web and more
at your fingertips—because every second counts.
1)Add “http://www” to Your Browser’s Address
Bar
Just type in the name of the webpage you’d like
to go to (for example, type “Techews”), then
press the following keys to add the “http://www.”
to the beginning and “.com” to the end.
PC: Ctrl + Enter
Mac: Apple key + Enter
2) To add a bookmark to a Webpage quickly
PC: Ctrl + D
Mac: Apple key (see right) + D
3) Change Zoom Level
Whether you’re working on the Web or in a word
processing program, zoom in or out with this
command.
PC: Ctrl + scroll mouse wheel
Mac: Apple key + plus sign; Apple key + minus
sign
4)Find Files or Folders
Instead of painfully searching all of your folders to
find one file, this shortcut below will do the
searching for you.
PC: Window key + F
Mac: Apple key (see right) + F
5)Spelling/Grammar Check
Perfect the spelling and grammar in just a
keystroke.
PC or Mac: F7
6)Show Desktop
If you have lots of windows open on your
computer and you want quick access to your
desktop hit the following keys.
PC: Window key (see right) + D
Mac: F11
7)Reopen Previous Tab in Browser
Have you ever accidentally closed the browser tab
you were looking at and had to spend time
backtracking to find it again? The shortcut below
will restore that page to you almost instantly.
PC: Ctrl + Shift + T
Mac: Apple key + Z
8)Go to a Previous Location in Browser
Time travel with the neat shortcut below, which
lets you quickly go back to the webpage you were
looking at before your current one.
PC: Alt + ←
Mac: Apple key + [
9)Select the Address Bar
When you want to quickly type a new URL into
your browser, the shortcut below will easily
select the address bar for you, so you can start
typing without moving your mouse.
PC: Ctrl + L, or F6
Mac: Apple key + L
10)Access Taskbar Icons
For PC users , icons in the Taskbar can be
accessed using these keys.
PC:Window key + T
For Mac users, keyboard shortcut for accessing
the menu bar’s File option is:
ALT+F
