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This is a helpful list for when it comes to using your computer. Sometimes just using your computer along with shortcuts will give you that little extra topping of a better experience when using it.
I find it a lot easier than having to point and click an X with in Chrome cause after having maybe over 30 to 40 tabs it begins to be really hard to both select tabs and also either select the tab or just close the tab thats where "ctrl + w" would come in handy. if you have a pop up that happens too being quick to do ctrl + w is very handy. you trying to point to press x is slower than just slamming ctrl + w to close it. Hence why I made this great list and highlighting the most common and also great commands you could use in your daily life essentially.
Universal Basic Text Editing
(Substitute "Ctrl" with "Command Key" on MacOS)
Bold = Ctrl + B
Italics = Ctrl + I
Underline = Ctrl + U
Universal Controls
(Substitute "Ctrl" with "Command Key" on MacOS)
Save = Ctrl + S
Undo = Ctrl + Z
Cut (removes original) = Ctrl + X
Select All = Ctrl + A
Copy = Ctrl + C
Paste = Ctrl + V
Paste without formatting = Ctrl + Shift + V
Find or Search = Ctrl + F
Print = Ctrl + P
Windows Specific Only
(Substitute "Ctrl" with "Command Key" on MacOS)
ClipBoard History = Windows Key + V
Take Screenshot = Windows Key + Shift + S {Windows 11 auto saves it to disk, adds to clipboard}
Project = Windows Key + P {This is for when your connected to a wired display and sometimes wireless display you can like control how you share your screen. Extend the display, Duplicate the screen, Second only, Then first only}
Cast = Windows Key + K {Similar to projecting the screen but this is for casting the screen to a wireless type of display}
Sound Mixer = Ctrl + Windows Key + V {Windows 11 22H2 Oct 2023 update, hence adding a better sound mixing option}
Dictation = Windows Key + H {Needs some setup sometimes and Microsoft data collection to be on.}
Hide Temporarily Hide Windows = Windows Key , (Comma)
Emoji's = Windows Key + . (Period Key) {Windows 11 gives you gif's and more}
Switch from fullscreen to windowed mode = Alt + Enter (used for video games, can work in reverse)
Task Manager = Ctrl + Alt + Delete (used to close programs not working)
Window Alignment = Windows Key + (Left, Right, Up, Down) {Up is max., Down is Hide, Left and Right is Half your screen, Left + Up is quarter of the screen same for messing with Right down. Just play with the arrow keys until your happy this has a bunch of combos to it.}
Volume Control = Click on your volume control in the icon tray in the lower right scroll up or down to control volume. Use Eartumpet for Enhanced control. {With 22H2 Oct 2023 this functionality has finally been added to stock windows with it being absent in all of Windows 11 that has already always been in Windows 10 that just came back after being gone for 2 years.}
MacOS Specific Only
Emoji's = Globe Key
Right Click Function = Hold down Key Labeled Control {It might seem lame but unless you go out of your way to go into MacOS Mouse settings and configure the mouse to do right clicks on Apple first party devices then you can use a 3rd party like Logitech mouse or etc to just do right clicking without this. The whole idea behind this single button approach was that Apple was truly able to get the mouse to be implemented first while MS-DOS was extremely limited to only keyboard commands.
Apples heritage isn't about the right click. It's about simplicity, then making it so that extra features are stuffed away in a menu, or learning shortcuts. Apple hasn't been always the one to be all that strong about power features and kling on to the left only click.
Then Windows comes along with there mimic of the mouse and going crazy about left and right clicking almost out of the gate. While MacOS has by default done stock setup with no right clicking out of the box and requires the user to go and manually configure the ability to have right click turned on without using the control key to right click.}
Spotlight = Alt + Space (used for many functions, Math, Web Search, Launch apps, Etc.)
Fully Quit App = Command + Q (Red stop light "X" only hides the application on MacOS)
Right Click = Hold Option Key then click to preform right click
Universal OS Commands
Switch Windows = Alt + Tab
Google Chrome
(Substitute "Ctrl" with "Command Key" on MacOS)
Close Tab = Ctrl + W
Open New Tab = Ctrl + T
Re-openclosed Tab = Ctrl + Shift + T
Switching Opened Tab's = Ctrl + Tab (Move right), Ctrl + Shift + Tab (Move Left)
Save the Page = Ctrl + S
Downloads = Ctrl + J
History = Ctrl + H
Reload Page = Ctrl + R, Or use Alt + F5 Key (Some keyboards need use of Fn for use of F Keys)
Website Specific - Youtube Player
Go forward or back 5 sec = Arrow Keys
Go forward or back 10 sec = Back is J, Forward is L
Pause = K
Theater mode = T
Frame by Frame = Comma key go Back 1 frame, Period go Forward 1 Frame
Mute Audio = M
Seek to the 10% to 90% of the video = 1 to 9 on the seek bar (not numeric pad)
Seek to the beginning of the video = 0 on the seek bar (not on the numeric pad)
Fullscreen = F
Photoshop
(Substitute "Ctrl" with "Command Key" on MacOS)
Duplicate Layer = Ctrl + J (not Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + V)
Invert Color = Ctrl + i
After Effects
(Substitute "Ctrl" with "Command Key" on MacOS)
Alignment center point = Ctrl + Alt + Home {great for text alignment}
Pre-Comp = Ctrl + Shift + C
Preview Range = B is for start of range, N is for end of range
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