Author Topic: Keyboard shortcut of the day (Read 39649 times)

justice · « **on:** November 21, 2012, 03:33 AM »

I want to nominate ctrl-backspace for keyboard shortcut of the day. I have been using pcs for close to 20 years now and never realised that you could remove the previous word using ctrl-backspace!

Any unusual shortcuts you think we should know about?

nudone · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2012, 03:56 AM »

Oh dear. I didn't know that. That's a good one.

tomos · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2012, 04:23 AM »

Me neither - that's a great one.
I was always very impressed by how in the early days of desktop, everything would be done with shortcuts/keyboard. (I know they had no choice.)

These related ones are probably known by everyone:

Ctrl+Arrow to skip back forward one or more words in direction of the arrow
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow to select one or more words in direction of the arrow
Ctrl+Home or +End to move cursor to beginning or end of text.
Ctrl+Shift+Home or +End to select text between cursor and the beginning or the end of text.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2012, 12:00 PM »

Another one that's been around for awhile (and is probably seldom used) is now imperative if you want to logoff of (not disconnect from) an RDP session to a Windows 8 or Server 2012 machine is Ctrl + Alt + End. I've been using it and Ctrl + Alt + Break (toggle Remote Desktop full screen mode (So the Win key works on the remote box)) quite a bit lately on a Client's 2012 Server.

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2012, 12:04 PM »

Yeah, count me in for not knowing any of those.

ewemoa · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2012, 03:04 AM »

Like to remember Ctrl+Del along with Ctrl+Backspace. A bit of a bummer when I find apps that don't support them...

Deozaan · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2012, 03:22 AM »

Shift+Insert is the same as Ctrl-V (Paste)

tomos · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2012, 09:56 AM »

The 'Apps' key (between right Alt and Ctrl) gives you the context menu, but it wont toggle the *§$%* thing. So you have to use your mouse to click elsewhere if you raise the menu by mistake;

or:

Shift+F10 toggles the context menu

I used AHK to change the Apps key to Shift+F10 (forgot to add it to this machine - just did, seems to work as intended)-

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

Appskey::+F10

yksyks · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2012, 12:49 PM »

I'm always amazed that so few people know these:

- Ctrl-Shift-Esc to launch Task Manager
- Win-Break to open System Properties
and much more Win related shortcuts,

and (not really a keyboard shortcut, though)
- double-click on titlebar to maximize/restore an app

ewemoa · « **Reply #9 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:55 PM »

Shift+Insert is the same as Ctrl-V (Paste)
-Deozaan (November 26, 2012, 03:22 AM)

I have found this one to be helpful in multi-platform contexts

ewemoa · « **Reply #10 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:57 PM »

I'm always amazed that so few people know these:

- Ctrl-Shift-Esc to launch Task Manager
-yksyks (November 26, 2012, 12:49 PM)

Definitely handy.

- Win-Break to open System Properties

Didn't know this one.

and (not really a keyboard shortcut, though)
- double-click on titlebar to maximize/restore an app

I didn't use this one much until recently when I discovered an app that has a lot of problems (on one machine at least) with drawing (text gets garbled / shifted / etc.). As a quick fix, I double-click on the title bar and repeat. Often this leads to a fixed view of things.

ewemoa · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:59 PM »

The 'Apps' key (between right Alt and Ctrl) gives you the context menu, but it wont toggle the *§$%* thing. So you have to use your mouse to click elsewhere if you raise the menu by mistake;
-tomos (November 26, 2012, 09:56 AM)

I use the Esc key

Shift+F10 toggles the context menu

Nice!

justice · « **Reply #12 on:** November 27, 2012, 03:30 AM »

Great contributions everyone

tomos · « **Reply #13 on:** November 27, 2012, 05:45 AM »

The 'Apps' key (between right Alt and Ctrl) gives you the context menu, but it wont toggle the *§$%* thing. So you have to use your mouse to click elsewhere if you raise the menu by mistake;
-tomos (November 26, 2012, 09:56 AM)

I use the Esc key
-ewemoa (November 26, 2012, 05:59 PM)

forgot about that option when posting

FWIW, the history:
I'm left-handed and am usually drawing with the mouse and trying to hit a Ctrl+Otherkey shortcut and I catch the corner of the apps key - then, using the keyboard, I would have to leave the mouse to hit escape, or hit it with my right hand, both of which are a pain, especially if it keeps happening.
For a long time I had the apps key 'converted' to the Control key but I missed it in other software - actually that was how I came across dc, trying to find out how to do that.

app103 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 27, 2012, 06:28 AM »

- Win-Break to open System Properties
-yksyks (November 26, 2012, 12:49 PM)

For a long time, I didn't know there was any other way to get to that.

ewemoa · « **Reply #15 on:** November 27, 2012, 06:45 AM »

I'm left-handed and am usually drawing with the mouse and trying to hit a Ctrl+Otherkey shortcut and I catch the corner of the apps key - then, using the keyboard, I would have to leave the mouse to hit escape, or hit it with my right hand, both of which are a pain, especially if it keeps happening.
-tomos (November 27, 2012, 05:45 AM)

I'm not left-handed, but I use a trackball with that hand -- and as a trackball stays put, it turns out I can reach the Escape key with my left thumb

For a long time I had the apps key 'converted' to the Control key but I missed it in other software - actually that was how I came across dc, trying to find out how to do that.

I find that Control+Escape has served me well over the years -- I wonder if it does anything in Windows 8...

keithy397 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 29, 2012, 02:36 AM »

Shift+Insert is the same as Ctrl-V (Paste)
-Deozaan (November 26, 2012, 03:22 AM)

I have found this one to be helpful in multi-platform contexts
-ewemoa (November 26, 2012, 05:55 PM)

Don't forget the Ctrl + Ins to 'Copy'

There's one for 'Cut' too but I forget!

Giampy · « **Reply #17 on:** November 29, 2012, 06:09 AM »

There's one for 'Cut' too but I forget!
-keithy397 (November 29, 2012, 02:36 AM)

Shift + Del

ewemoa · « **Reply #18 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:06 AM »

Just found that the Paste, Copy, and Cut ones appear to be via:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Common_User_Access#Description

May be there are some other things worth knowing there too...

keithy397 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 30, 2012, 11:38 AM »

There's one for 'Cut' too but I forget!
-keithy397 (November 29, 2012, 02:36 AM)

Shift + Del
-Giampy (November 29, 2012, 06:09 AM)

Of course! Cheers

Cloq · « **Reply #20 on:** November 30, 2012, 06:45 PM »

My favorite one is ctrl+z. Basically it's a an undo for last text block/word/selection.

barney · « **Reply #21 on:** November 30, 2012, 07:27 PM »

My favorite one is ctrl+z. Basically it's a an undo for last text block/word/selection.
-Cloq (November 30, 2012, 06:45 PM)

And, in some instances, Ctrl+Z can return/undo a deleted file or directory

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tomos · « **Reply #22 on:** November 30, 2012, 07:55 PM »

I wonder is there any alternative for Ctrl+Z?
(my keyboard is QWERTZ so the Z is not so easily accessible ....)

Cloq · « **Reply #23 on:** November 30, 2012, 08:30 PM »

Remap Ctrl+Y key to act like Ctrl+Z?

ReMap keys W7

Haven't tested it but it looks promising.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #24 on:** November 30, 2012, 10:09 PM »

Remap Ctrl+Y key to act like Ctrl+Z?
-Cloq (November 30, 2012, 08:30 PM)

Um... Bad idea. Ctrl+Y is the (default) re-do compliment to Ctrl+Z's un-do