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Useful keyboard shortcuts.

..traces left on one winter 2019 afternoon...

Useful keyboard shortcuts.

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It is amazing how much of a difference those shortcuts can do - especially if You use them habitually (they save much time and are much more convenient in use).

Below I gather keyboard shortcuts (or hotkeys) which I use in various places. This is not a complex set of each possible shortcut which You could use - but only My personal, subjective excerpt - based not necessarily on what I Myself use most often, but with the emphasis on what I'd like to memorize to benefit even further.

Maybe I will prepare a more complex sets of shortcuts in the future. In the meantime I'm going to update this one from time to time, so stay tuned !

Updated: 24.08.2019 (added: Windows 7)

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Anki:

  • Ctrl + Shift + X (when You add or edit a card and a cursor is placed inside one of editing fields) - edit HTML,
  • Ctrl + Shift + N - show all note types,

Audacity:

  • F1 - selection tool,
  • B - play from cursor to selection,
  • Ctrl+Shift+A - select none,
  • Shift+J - select from start to the cursor position,
  • Shift+K - select from the cursor position to the track end,
  • Ctrl+F - fit in window,
  • Ctrl+Shift+F - fit in window vertically,
  • Shift+scroll wheel - scroll horizontally,
  • F4 - zoom tool,
  • Ctrl+E - zoom to selection,
  • Ctrl+1 - zoom in,
  • Ctrl+2 - zoom normal,
  • Ctrl+3 - zoom out,

Chrome:

  • right click on a link + E - copy link address,
  • Ctrl + W - close the current tab,
  • Alt + Home - open a start page in the current tab,
  • Ctrl + Shift + N - launch the Incognito Mode,
  • Ctrl + Shift + T - open the last closed tab,
  • Ctrl + Shift + O - open Bookmark Manager,
  • Ctrl + Shift + I - open/close Developer Tools,
  • Ctrl + F - find on the current web page...,
  • Ctrl + G - go to the next instance of a word/phrase You're looking for,
  • Ctrl + Shift + G - go to the previous instance of a word/phrase You're looking for,
  • Ctrl + F - bookmark this site,
  • Alt + click on a hyperlink- download the link,
  • Shift + Esc - open Chrome Task Manager,
  • Ctrl + Shift + A* - switch between the two newest viewed tabs (CLUT: Cycle Last Used Tabs extension, a Quick switch function),

*shortcuts defined by the user (Chrome menu ➜ More tools ➜ Extensions ➜ three horizontal lines on the top left ➜ Keyboard shortcuts)

DSpellCheck:

  • Alt + N* - find next misspelling,
  • Alt + B* - find previous misspelling,
  • Ctrl + Shift + A* - replace with topmost suggestion,
  • Alt + Shift + A* - show suggestions menu at cursor;

*user-defined shortcuts (Notepad++ menu: Settings ➜ Shortcut Mapper... ➜ "Plugin Commands" bookmark)

FileZilla:

  • Ctrl + D - disconnect,
  • Ctrl + R - reconnect;

Foxit Reader:

  • Ctrl + G - jump to the page...
  • F3 / Shift + F3 - go to the next/previous instance of a word/phrase You're looking for;

Google Translate: (a webpage)

  • Ctrl + Shift + S - switch current languages;

Illustrator:

  • Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z - undo / redo,
  • Ctrl + Shift + O - convert fonts to curves (vector format; this is so-called "create outlines" function),
  • Alt + left mouse button + move Your mouse - change the brush size,
  • Ctrl + H - hide outlines,
  • Shift + O - create crop area out of selected object,
  • Ctrl + U - smart guides,
  • Ctrl + ; - show/hide smart guides,
  • Ctrl + 7 - create a clipping mask,
  • Shift + R - warp tool,

InDesign:

  • Ctrl + Shift + B/I/U/Y - bold/italic/underlined/normal text,
  • Ctrl + Shift + C - center,
  • Ctrl + J - jump to page...,
  • Ctrl + Num Enter - insert break character: page break,
  • Ctrl + L - lock position,
  • Ctrl + Alt + L - unlock position,
  • Ctrl + T - activate Character panel,
  • Ctrl + Alt + T - activate Paragraph panel,
  • F7 - show/hide Layers panel,
  • F11 - show/hide Paragraph styles panel,
  • Shift + F11 - show/hide Character styles panel,
  • F12 - show/hide Pages panel;

jDownloader:

  • Ctrl + Shift + R - restart the program,
  • Ctrl + L - add new links;

Kodi:

  • S - power options,
  • Shift + a letter - go to the first item beginning with that letter on the currently displayed list;

Magnifier: (Windows 7)

  • Win key + +/- - activate the Magnifier / zoom in/out,
  • Ctrl + Alt + I - invert colors,
  • Ctrl + Alt + spacebar - preview the desktop in full-screen mode,
  • Ctrl + Alt + F - switch to full-screen mode,
  • Win key + ESC - exit Magnifier,

Notepad:

  • Ctrl + H - replace,
  • Ctrl + J - join lines,
  • Ctrl + K - make a comment out of selected text,
  • Ctrl + Shift + W -close all documents,
  • Ctrl + Shift + D* - insert date & time - long format,
  • Ctrl + Shift + 8** - convert to UTF-8,
  • Ctrl + Shift + M** - move to Other View,
  • Ctrl + Shift + E** - synchronize vertical scrolling,

*user-defined shortcuts (Notepad++ menu: Settings ➜ Shortcut Mapper... ➜ "Plugin Commands" bookmark)

**user-defined shortcuts (Notepad++ menu: Settings ➜ Shortcut Mapper... ➜ "Main menu" bookmark)

Open Live Writer:

  • Ctrl + Shift + P - publish,
  • Ctrl + K - create a link;

Photoshop:

  • Ctrl + Shift + N - create and name a new layer,
  • Ctrl + Shift + A* - adjust the exposure,
  • Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N - create a new layer with a default name,
  • Ctrl + Alt + V - create a vanishing point (to remove it use a backspace);

*user-defined shortcuts (Photoshop CS3 menu: Edit ➜ Keyboard shortcuts... ➜ Shortcuts for application menu ➜ Image ➜ Adjustments ➜ Exposure)

The Bat!:

  • F8 - address book,
  • Alt + PageUp - attach a file (while creating a new message),
  • Ctrl + Shift + A - view log,
  • Ctrl + Shift + S - filters/Sorting Office,
  • Ctrl + Shift + I - add/edit/view a memo,
  • F3* - check mail for all accounts,
  • Ctrl + F3* - create a new message,

*user-defined shortcuts (The Bat menu: Options ➜ Preferences... ➜ Other options ➜ System Hot Keys)

Winamp 2.9x:

  • C - pause,
  • B - next track,
  • Ctrl+P - preferences;

Windows 7:

  • Alt + F4 - close active window (it always works),
  • Ctrl + Q - close active window (it works in case of some programs, e.g. Pidgin, qBitTorrent, jDownloader),
  • Ctrl + W - close an active folder window,
  • Win key + Shift + Up Arrow - stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen,
  • Win key + Home - minimize all windows except the current one,
  • hold Win key + keep pressing T - switch between icons on the taskbar,
  • Win key + a number x - open the x-th window from the left, which is already on the taskbar,
  • Win key + Alt + a number x - open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number,
  • Win key + P - several multi-monitor modes,
  • Win key + X - open Windows Mobility Center with a couple of useful features (e.g. turn on/off Wi-Fi, adjust screen brightness, switch between power modes) (it works only on laptops),
  • Win key + L - lock the screen (if it asks for password it will be the same as the one You use to login Windows),
  • Ctrl + Shift + Esc - open the Task Manager;

WordPad:

  • Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y - undo/redo,
  • Ctrl + Shift + = - turn selected text into superscript,
  • Ctrl + = - turn selected text into subscript,
  • Ctrl + E - center,
  • Ctrl + Shift + L - change bullet style;

Universal shortcuts for text-editing:

  • Ctrl + left/right arrow - jump to the prev./next word,
  • Ctrl + Home/End - jump to the very beginning/end of the document;

Other shortcuts (various versions):

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