15 Keyboard Shortcuts Every Computer Geek Should Know

As we know all mouse can be used for clicking,
selecting, and performing some operations on
the computer, we should also be aware we can
still perform all sorts of operations without
making use of the mouse.

There can be cases where the mouse could be
faulty or unavailable, and we need to still
perform some operations in the computer, the
good news is that keyboard shortcuts can
perform virtually everything you want to do with
the mouse.
Another good thing about using keyboard
shortcuts is that it is much faster performing
operation compared to using the mouse, and
using keyboard shortcuts makes you more like a
computer geek.
There are several keyboard shortcuts but we are
focusing on the 15 most important ones. Find
below the keyboard shortcuts and uses

(Windows Users Only):
NB: Make sure you try them as you are reading.

Ctrl + F =======> Find (To find a text/file in the
computer, browser, e.t.c)

Ctrl + S =======> Save (To save document, web
page, e.t.c)

Ctrl + D =======> Delete (To delete any file,
document, text e.t.c)

Ctrl + P =======> Print (To print a document or
anything on the pc)

Ctrl + A =======> Select All (To highlight all
contents, files, text, e.t.c)

Ctrl + N =======> New Window (To open a new
window, file, e.t.c)

Alt + F4 (Or Ctrl + W Or Ctrl + Q) =======> Quit
(To close a windows program, e.t.c and can also
be used in shutting down)

Alt + tab =======> Switch Windows (To switch
between windows)

Alt + tab + tab + … + tab =======> Continuous
Switching (To continue changing windows)

Windows key + M =======> Minimize (To
minimize current windows program)

Shift + Windows key + M =======> Maximize (To
maximize the currently minimized windows)

Windows key + E =======> Open Windows
explorer (To open My computer windows)

Windows key + R =======> Open Windows
program (To open a windows program e.g cmd,
notepad, e.t.c)

Windows key + D =======> Display desktop (To
open windows desktop)

Windows key + L =======> Lock Windows (To
lock windows)

Note: Ctrl means Control, Alt means Alternate and
Windows Key is the button on your keyboard the
has the windows logo