A new focus on the desktop brings new keyboard shortcuts for desktop users, so rejoice! Here are all the new keyboard shortcuts you need to know in Windows 10.
From window management with Snap and Task View to virtual desktops and the Command Prompt, there are lots of new goodies for keyboard users in Windows 10.
General Use Shortcuts
Windows 10 introduces a number of new shortcuts for controlling general aspects of your environment:
You can achieve all these actions with your mouse, too, of course, but where’s the fun in that?
Window Snapping Shortcuts
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Windows 10 offers improved support for Snap, known as “Aero Snap” on Windows 7. You can now snap windows vertically—one on top of each other, instead of side-by-side—or snap windows to a 2×2 grid.
Combine these shortcuts to snap a window into a corner. For example, pressing Windows+Left and then Windows+Up would snap a window into the top-left quadrant of the screen. The first two keyboard shortcuts aren’t new, but the way they work with the 2×2 snapping feature is.
You can also use the mouse, of course. Drag a window by its title bar to the edges or corners of your screen. A highlighted area shows you where the window will rest when you let go of the mouse button.
Task View and Window Management Shortcuts
Task View is a new interface that combines Exposé-like window switching and virtual desktops—an awful lot like Mission Control on Mac OS X. You can click the “Task View” button on the taskbar to open it, or you can use these keyboard shortcuts:
Virtual Desktop Shortcuts
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There are also some keyboard shortcuts for quickly managing virtual desktops.
Sadly, there’s not yet a key combination that moves the current window between virtual desktops. How about Windows+Shift+Ctrl+Left/Right--please, Microsoft?
Command Prompt Shortcuts
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The new Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts may not be enabled by default, so be sure to open the Command Prompt’s properties window and enable them first.
Shortcuts for Copying and Pasting Text at the Command Prompt
Shortcuts for Selecting Text at the Command Prompt
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Many of the standard Shift key shortcuts for text editing now finally work in the Command Prompt! These shortcuts include:
More Command Prompt Shortcuts
Microsoft will hopefully add even more keyboard shortcuts as they continue developing Windows 10. And if you’re hungry for more Windows keyboard shortcuts right now, we’ve got you covered:
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In Windows 7, we’ve improved how people can play and manage their digital media content (like music and videos) through Windows Media Player. Not only did we give Windows Media Player a face lift, it also takes advantage of key Windows 7 features such as the new Windows Taskbar, HomeGroup and Jump Lists. With all the new stuff packed into Windows Media Player, I thought it might be a good idea to highlight some tips for using Windows Media Player.
Starting today, I plan to do a series of 6 blog posts over the course of the next 3 weeks, each dedicated to a single tip for Windows Media Player.
Today’s Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts!
Below is a list of keyboard shortcuts you can use for a variety of activities in Windows Media Player ranging from switching to Player Mode to turning on or off shuffle to shifting between play speeds. If you’re a keyboard fiend – this list is a must-have.
Stay tuned – I’ll have another tip for Windows Media Player coming up soon!
NOTE: These tips are for Windows Media Player in Windows 7 only.
Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Excel helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen, and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.
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This article describes the keyboard shortcuts, function keys, and some other common shortcut keys in Excel for Windows.
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In this topicFrequently used shortcuts
This table lists the most frequently used shortcuts in Excel.
Ribbon keyboard shortcuts
The ribbon groups related options on tabs. For example, on the Home tab, the Number group includes the Number Format option. Press the Alt key to display the ribbon shortcuts, called Key Tips, as letters in small images next to the tabs and options as shown in the image below.
You can combine the Key Tips letters with the Alt key to make shortcuts called Access Keys for the ribbon options. For example, press Alt+H to open the Home tab, and Alt+Q to move to the Tell me or Search field. Press Alt again to see KeyTips for the options for the selected tab.
In Office 2013 and Office 2010, most of the old Alt key menu shortcuts still work, too. However, you need to know the full shortcut. For example, press Alt, and then press one of the old menu keys E (Edit), V (View), I (Insert), and so on. A notification pops up saying you're using an access key from an earlier version of Microsoft Office. If you know the entire key sequence, go ahead and use it. If you don't know the sequence, press Esc and use Key Tips instead.
Use the Access keys for ribbon tabs
To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the following access keys. Additional tabs may appear depending on your selection in the worksheet.
Work in the ribbon with the keyboard
Keyboard shortcuts for navigating in cells
Keyboard shortcuts for formatting cells
Keyboard shortcuts in the Paste Special dialog in Excel 2013
In Excel 2013, you can paste a specific aspect of the copied data like its formatting or value using the Paste Special options. After you’ve copied the data, press Ctrl+Alt+V, or Alt+E+S to open the Paste Special dialog.
Tip: You can also select Home > Paste > Paste Special.
To pick an option in the dialog, press the underlined letter for that option. For example, press the letter C to pick the Comments option.
Keyboard shortcuts for making selections and performing actions
Keyboard shortcuts for working with data, functions, and the formula bar
Power Pivot keyboard shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts keyboard shortcuts with Power Pivot in Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, and Excel 2013.
Function keys
Other useful shortcut keys
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This article describes the keyboard shortcuts, function keys, and some other common shortcut keys in Excel for Mac.
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In this topicFrequently used shortcuts
This table itemizes the most frequently used shortcuts in Excel for Mac.
Shortcut conflicts
Some Windows keyboard shortcuts conflict with the corresponding default Mac OS keyboard shortcuts. This topic flags such shortcuts with an asterisk ( * ). To use these shortcuts, you may have to change your Mac keyboard settings to change the Show Desktop shortcut for the key.
Change system preferences for keyboard shortcuts with the mouse
Work in windows and dialogs
Move and scroll in a sheet or workbook
Tip: To use the arrow keys to move between cells in Excel for Mac 2011, you must turn Scroll Lock off. To toggle Scroll Lock off or on, press Shift+F14. Depending on the type of your keyboard, you might need to use the Control key, the Option key, or the key instead of the Shift key. If you are using a MacBook, you might need to attach a USB keyboard to use the F14 key combination.
Enter data on a sheet
Work in cells or the Formula bar
Format and edit data
Select cells, columns, or rows
Work with a selection
* These shortcuts may move in another direction other than down or up. If you'd like to change the direction of these shortcuts using the mouse, on the Excel menu, click Preferences, click Edit, and then, under. After pressing Return, move selection, select the direction you want to move in.
Use charts
Sort, filter, and use PivotTable reports
Outline data
Use function key shortcuts
Excel for Mac uses the function keys for common commands, including Copy and Paste. For quick access to these shortcuts, you can change your Apple system preferences so you don't have to press the FN key every time you use a function key shortcut.
Note: Changing system function key preferences affects how the function keys work for your Mac, not just Excel for Mac. After changing this setting, you can still perform the special features printed on a function key. Just press the FN key. For example, to use the F12 key to change your volume, you would press FN+F12.
If a function key doesn't work as you expect it to, press the FN key in addition to the function key. If you don't want to press the FN key each time, you can change your Apple system preferences. For instructions, go to Change function key preferences with the mouse
The following table provides the function key shortcuts for Excel for Mac.
Change function key preferences with the mouse
Drawing
See also
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in Excel for iOS.
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This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in Excel for Android.
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This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in Excel Mobile.
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This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in Excel Online on Windows.
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In this articleQuick tips for using keyboard shortcuts with Excel Online
Frequently used shortcuts
These are the most frequently used shortcuts for Excel Online.
Access keys: Shortcuts for using the ribbon
Excel Online offers access keys, keyboard shortcuts to navigate the ribbon. If you’ve used access keys to save time on Excel for desktop computers, you’ll find access keys very similar in Excel Online.
In Excel Online, access keys all start with Alt+Windows logo key, then add a letter for the ribbon tab. For example, to go to the Review tab, press Alt+Windows logo key+R.
If you're using Excel Online on a Mac computer, press Control+Option to start.
Go to the access keys for the ribbon
To go directly to a tab on the Ribbon, press one of the following access keys:
Work in the ribbon tabs and menus
The shortcuts in this table can save time when you work with the ribbon tabs and ribbon menus
Keyboard shortcuts for editing cells
Tips: If a spreadsheet opens in the Reading view, editing commands won’t work. To switch to Edit view, do the following:
Keyboard shortcuts for entering data
Keyboard shortcuts for editing data within a cell
Keyboard shortcuts for formatting cells
Keyboard shortcuts for moving and scrolling within worksheets
Keyboard shortcuts for working with objects
Keyboard shortcuts for selecting cells, rows, columns, and objects
Keyboard shortcuts for moving within a selected range
Keyboard shortcuts for calculating data
Accessibility Shortcuts Menu (Alt+Shift+A)
Get easy access to common features by using the following shortcuts:
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Windows 7 adds loads of great shortcuts for switching between apps, moving windows around your screen, moving them to another monitor altogether, and much more. Here's a quick-reference master list of the best new Windows 7 shortcuts.
We're nuts for keyboard shortcuts here at Lifehacker, and Windows 7 brings a handful of great new ones to add to your muscle memory. It's also got a few handy mouse-based shortcuts you'd do well to add to your repertoire. So let's get shortcuttin'.
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Window Management Shortcuts
One of the best changes in Windows 7 is the ability to 'snap' windows to the side of the screen, maximize them by dragging to the top of the screen, or even move them to another monitor with a shortcut key. Check out the video for a demonstration of how some of the keys work.
The full list of keyboard shortcuts includes:
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You can also interact with windows by dragging them with the mouse:
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Taskbar Shortcuts
In Windows 7, using the Windows key along with the numbers 1-9 will let you interact with the applications pinned to the taskbar in those positions – for example, the Windows key + 4 combination would launch Outlook in this example, or Win+Alt+4 can be used to get quick access to the Outlook Jump List from the keyboard.
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You can use any of these shortcut combinations to launch the applications in their respective position on the taskbar, or more:
In addition, you can interact with the taskbar using your mouse and a modifier key:
More Useful Hotkeys You Should Know
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Here's a few more interesting hotkeys for you:
Windows 7 definitely makes it a lot easier to interact with your PC from your keyboard—so what are your favorite shortcuts, and how do they save you time? Share your experience in the comments.
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