short cuts
All likes short cuts in life but there is a saying that "There is no short cuts to success". But their are some short cuts which are used and liked by all and its not cheating too.
So, here I am telling you all, about some short cut keys used in Computers. I know you all will think why we need this article as we all work on computers or laptops all the time and knows about all short cut keys. But their is no harm is revision is it.
So, let start with these short cuts which are very common
Sr. No
| Tool Name
| Short Cuts Keys
| Description
|
|---|---|---|---|
1.
| New Blank Document
| Ctrl + N
| Open a new blank document.
|
2.
| Close Window
| Ctrl + W
| Close the Current Window.
|
3.
| New Folder
| Ctrl + Shift + N
| Creates New Folder.
|
4.
| Open
| Ctrl + O
| Open an already existing saved document.
|
5.
| Save
| Ctrl + S
| Save the current file with its current file name, location and file format.
|
6.
| Print
| Ctrl + P
| Print the existing file.
|
7.
| Cut
| Ctrl + X
| Cut the selected text, file or folder.
|
8.
| Copy
| Ctrl + C
| Copies the selected text, file or folder.
|
9.
| Paste
| Ctrl + V
| Pastes the cut or copied data.
|
10.
| Undo
| Ctrl + Z
| Reverses the last command.
|
11.
| Redo
| Ctrl + Y
| Reverses the actions of Undo.
|
12.
| Bold
| Ctrl + B
| Bolds the selected text and numbers.
|
13.
| Italics
| Ctrl + I
| Makes selected text and numbers in Italics.
|
14.
| Underline
| Ctrl + U
| Underlined the selected text and numbers.
|
15.
| Right Align
| Ctrl + R
| Align right the selected text and numbers.
|
16.
| Left Align
| Ctrl + L
| Align left the selected text and numbers.
|
17.
| Centre Align
| Ctrl + E
| Centres the selected text and numbers.
|
18.
| Justify
| Ctrl + J
| Align the selected text and numbers to both right and left margins.
|
19.
| Select All
| Ctrl + A
| Selects all text in existing document.
|
20.
| Delete
| Del
| Delete the selected file or folder and place it in Recycle Bin.
|
21.
| Delete
| Shift + Del
| Delete the selected file or folder completely without placing it in Recycle Bin.
|
22.
| File Menu
| Alt + F
| Displays File Menu options in current program.
|
23.
| Edit Menu
| Alt + E
| Displays Edit Menu Options in current program.
|
24.
| Help
| F1
| Universal Help in almost every Windows Application.
|
25.
| Function Key
| F4
| Displays the items in the Active List.
|
26.
| Minimize/ Maximize
| F11
| Minimizes or maximizes the active window.
|
27.
| For Images
| Ctrl + Period (.)
| Rotate a picture Clockwise.
|
28.
| For Images
| Ctrl + Comma (,)
| Rotates the picture anti - clockwise.
|
29.
| Subfolder
| Num Lock + Plus Sign (+) on numeric Keypad
| Displays all subfolders under the selected folder.
|
30.
| Subfolder
| Num Lock + Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad
| Collapses the selected folder.
|
31.
| Properties Dialog Box
| Alt + Enter
| Displays the properties dialog box for the selected items.
|
32.
| Preview
| Alt + P
| Displays the Preview Pane.
|
33.
| Previous Folder
| Alt + Left Arrow
| View the previous folder.
|
34.
| Previous Folder
| Back Space
| Shows the previous folder.
|
35.
| Subfolder
| Right Arrow
| Displays the Current Selection if its collapsed, or select the first subfolder.
|
36.
| Next Folder
| Alt + Right Arrow
| Views the next folder.
|
37.
| Parent Folder
| Alt + Up Arrow
| Views the parent folder.
|
38.
| Folders
| Ctrl + Shift + E
| Displays all folders above the selected folder.
|
39.
| Address Bar
| Alt + D
| Selectes the Addres Bar.
|
40.
| Search Box
| Ctrl + E
| Selects the Search Box.
|
41.
| Search Box
| Ctrl + F
| Selects the Search Box.
|
So, friends these are some common short cut keys which are common in all windows application. In the next table I will tell you about different short cuts used in Paint application. This short cuts are pretty much the same with common short cuts. So lets see them .
Short Cuts Used in Paint
Sr No.
| Tool Name
| Short Cut Keys
| Description
|
|---|---|---|---|
1.
| New Picture
| Ctrl + N
| Creates a New Picture.
|
2.
| Open Picture
| Ctrl + O
| Open an existing picture.
|
3.
| Save Picture
| Ctrl + S
| Saves the changes to a Picture.
|
4.
| Save as
| F12
| Save the picture as a new file.
|
5.
| Print
| Ctrl + P
| Print a Picture.
|
6.
| Close
| Alt + F4
| Close a Picture and its Paint Window.
|
7.
| Undo
| Ctrl + Z
| Undo a Change.
|
8.
| Redo
| Ctrl + Y
| Reverse the action of Undo.
|
9.
| Cut
| Ctrl + X
| Cuts a selected Picture.
|
10.
| Copy
| Ctrl + C
| Copies a selected Picture to the Clipboard.
|
11.
| Paste
| Ctrl + V
| Paste a selected picture from the Clipboard.
|
12.
| Selection
| Ctrl + A
| Selects the Entire Picture.
|
13.
| Picture
| Right Arrow
| Move the selection or active shape right by One Pixel.
|
14.
| Picture
| Left Arrow
| Move the slection or active shape left by One Pixel.
|
15.
| Picture
| Up Arrow
| Move the selection or active shape Up by One Pixel.
|
16.
| Picture
| Down Arrow
| Move the selection or active shape down by One Pixel.
|
17.
| Increase Width
| Ctrl + (+) Plus Sign
| Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by One Pixel.
|
18.
| Decrease Width
| Ctrl + (-) Minus Sign
| Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by One Pixel.
|
19.
| Skew and Resize Dialog Box
| Ctrl + W
| Opens the Skew and Resize Dialog Box.
|
20.
| Ruler
| Ctrl + R
| Show or Hide the Ruler.
|
21.
| Gridlines
| Ctrl + G
| Show or Hide Gridlines.
|
22.
| Keytips
| Alt or F10
| Displays the keytips.
|
23.
| Zoom In
| Ctrl + Page Up
| Zoom In the Page.
|
24.
| Zoom Out
| Ctrl + Page Down
| Zoom Out the Page.
|
25.
| Full Screen Mode
| F11
| View a picture in Full - Screen Mode.
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This are the short cuts keys used in Paint Application. As you have noticed that some short cut keys are same as those of commonly used shortcut keys. But some are different too. I hope this hub will help you in learning some short cut keys which will be useful to you.
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