In my quest to improve speed with developing software I have been investigating how to put as much as possible to the keyboard. This has opened a world of shortcuts. Today I thought I would blog about the top 5 shortcuts that I didn’t know about before that I have found useful. These are shortcuts that I haven’t seen to many people use, see how many you know…
1… Selects the Address Bar
Alt + D
Most useful when you are in a Web Browser and want to change the url address.
2… Move active window to other screen but keep the same size
Windows Button + Shift + Left / Right Arrow Key
For those that use multiple monitors this is similar to Windows Button + Left / Right, but instead of resizing the window to take up half the screen it keeps the size and moves it onto your other monitor.
3… Minimizes all but the current window
Windows Button + Home
Again, I find this one useful for multiple monitors – where you want to see what’s on the desktop and have the other application open on your other monitor
4… Moves up one folder level in Windows Explorer
Alt + Up Arrow
I wish I had know this one before… If you are in Windows Explorer and want to go “up” a level – this is what you need to do. Try this one!
5… Shows the Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Useful for killing apps quickly
Do you have any that you think would also be useful to add – leave a comment!