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This document serves as a quick reference guide for computer keyboard shortcuts and mouse movements, categorizing keys based on their functions such as control, function, typing, navigation, and numeric keypad. It provides a list of common key strokes and their operations, along with mouse shortcuts for selecting text and zooming. Additionally, it includes definitions for key terms related to computer usage, enhancing user understanding of basic operations.

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22-TipsandTricks-for-Using-Computer

This document serves as a quick reference guide for computer keyboard shortcuts and mouse movements, categorizing keys based on their functions such as control, function, typing, navigation, and numeric keypad. It provides a list of common key strokes and their operations, along with mouse shortcuts for selecting text and zooming. Additionally, it includes definitions for key terms related to computer usage, enhancing user understanding of basic operations.

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Tips and Tricks

A Quick Reference Guide for your


Computer
How the Keys are Organized

The keys on your keyboard can be divided into several groups based on function:
Function Definition
Control keys These keys are used alone or in combination with other keys to perform certain actions. The most
frequently used control keys are CTRL, ALT, the Windows logo key , and ESC. (For example using
CTRL+F to Find information)
Function keys These keys are used to perform specific tasks. They are labeled as F1, F2, F3, and so on, up to
F12. The functionality of these keys differs from program to program.
Typing These keys include the same letter, number, punctuation, and symbol keys found on a traditional
(alphanumeric) typewriter.
keys
Navigation keys These keys are used for moving around in documents or web pages and editing text. They include
the arrow keys, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Delete, and Insert.
Numeric keypad The numeric keypad is handy for entering numbers quickly. The keys are grouped together in a
block like a conventional calculator or adding machine.
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Quick Key Strokes

Key Strokes Operation Performed


Windows Logo Key + F1 Displays Windows Help & Support.
Application Key Opens a menu of commands related to a selection in a program. This key is equivalent to right-
clicking the selection.
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + H Find and Replace
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.

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Quick Key Strokes

Key Strokes Operation Performed

Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.


Alt + F File menu options in current program.
Alt + E Edit options in current program.
F1 Universal in most programs to Open Help.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Alt + Tab Switch between open applications.
Ctrl + Alt + Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.
Shift + F10 Simulates right-click on selected item.
Home Goes to beginning of current line or top of a web page.
Ctrl + Left arrow Moves one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.
Shift + Home Highlights from current position.
Shift + End Highlights from current position to end of line.
ESC Cancel the current task.
End Goes to end of current line or bottom of a web page.

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Mouse Shortcuts

Mouse Movement Operation Performed


Click, hold, and drag Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-click If double-click a word, selects the complete word.
Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the
Double-click
text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

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Definitions
Term Description
Bold The bold darkens to help emphasize text in a sentence.
Clipboard The clipboard stores information that has been cut or copied from a document or other location. The
clipboard will hold this information until it has been overwritten by new information.
Cut To remove an item (text, object, data, files, etc) from the current location to a temporary alternate location,
generally called the clipboard, and then having the capability to paste that item to another location.
Copy To duplicate an item (text, object, data, files, etc) from the current location to another location. It enables
you to have two or more copies of the same item.
Cursor A cursor is a visual representation on the screen that allows the user to specify where they want text to be
placed. Commonly, this cursor is a vertical flashing line more commonly known as a i-cursor. When
referring to the mouse, the cursor is used to describe the object used to point, click, drag and drop items.
Edit Allows you to modify text, data, files, etc.
Link On the Internet, a link or hyperlink refers to a reference that points to another section in the document or a
web page.
Find Allows you to search for text within a file.
Menu Graphical list of menus commonly located beneath the title bar of a window that lists various menus that
can
be selected.
Reboot Also known as restart, reboot is a term used to describe the process of restarting the computer or electronic
device. Rebooting is sometimes necessary to recover from an error. A reboot may occur automatically if the
computer or hardware device encounters an error or is overloaded.
Right-Click Pressing the right mouse button, will perform a special action.
Paste To move or place an item (text, object, data, files, etc) from another location that has been copied or cut.
Task A software utility that enables a user to view each of the tasks currently running on the computer, each of
Manager the processes, and the overall performance of the computer.
URL Also known as an internet address, the URL is a term used to identify the location of a file on the Internet,
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the computer on which the file is located, and the file's location on that computer.

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