There are many lists of hotkeys: for Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac, for Photoshop, for Word, AutoCAD, etc.

But not all PC users use them.

Why do we need hotkeys if there are? Anything can happen: the mouse may break, and wireless mouse- the battery is dead.

Sometimes there are problems with software when connecting a new mouse, but the old one has already “decided to live a long time”. And the touchpad can fail, and some people simply don’t know how to handle it correctly, having gotten used to clicking with the mouse.

When you need to do something urgently, and the mouse is useless, knowledge of keyboard shortcuts can come in very handy. In addition, using them, you can significantly increase productivity when working on a computer.

Here are the ten most used combinations that you can also successfully use:

1 . Many people probably know these combinations. Hotkeys Copy:

Ctrl+C or

They are needed to copy a selected piece of text as follows:

• First, select the text (or picture, table).

• Then press the Ctrl key and, without releasing it, simultaneously press the key with the letter C (in short it is written like this: Ctrl + C).

• We release the keys, now the selected fragment is copied to the clipboard (in RAM computer).

The Copy procedure does not appear externally on the computer screen. To “get” from the computer’s memory what we placed there using the Copy hotkeys:

• you need to place the cursor in the place where you want to place the copied fragment, and

• Press the hotkeys Paste: Ctrl + V.

What keyboard shortcut can you use to copy text or objects to the clipboard?

For this there are hotkeys Copy: Ctrl + C and Paste: Ctrl + V. They can be called a sweet couple. They are most often used in one bundle, that is, first with using Ctrl+ C copy the selected fragment, then immediately paste it with the Ctrl + V keys.

Another sweet pair you can use to Copy Paste is Ctrl + Insert and Shift + Insert. Here, as they say, it's a matter of taste.

2. Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert – hotkeys Insert text or object copied to the clipboard.

3. Ctrl + Z And Ctrl+Y- Hotkeys Cancel.

Using these commands, you can undo any changes, for example, if you accidentally cut or deleted text.

To cancel multiple latest changes, you need to press one of these combinations (Ctrl + Z, or Ctrl + Y) several times.

Ctrl + X – Hotkeys Cut

This combination allows you to cut out what you need and at the same time put it on the clipboard. Then you can paste the cut into the desired place.

4. Ctrl + F- Hotkeys Search.

A very useful “couple” of keys that opens the search bar in almost any program or browser.

Sometimes Ctrl + F is also called the Find hotkey.

5. Alt + Tab- Hotkeys switch windows.

Convenient for quickly switching between windows open source software. If this is new to you, just try it. There is a chance that you will prefer this method to your usual mouse.

If you add Shift to these combinations (you get Shift+ Alt+ Tab), you will move in the opposite direction, that is, you can return to the program in which you were in the previous step.

Ctrl+Tab– hotkeys for switching tabs. With their help, you can quickly navigate between tabs in

6. Ctrl + Backspace- Hotkeys Delete. They will save a lot of time if you need to quickly delete a word while typing. These keyboard shortcuts do not work in Notepad, but they work fine in Word.

We type a word and then, if the word needs to be deleted, just press Ctrl + Backspace. In this case, the entire word is immediately deleted.

7. Ctrl + S- Hotkeys Save. They are used to quickly save a file in many programs. Use it if you are working on something important, for example when your laptop battery runs out.

8. Crtl + Home or Crtl + End moves the cursor to the begining or end of document respectively.

Page navigation keys Page Up(up) and Page Down(down) can replace scrollbar.

9. Crtl + P- Hotkeys Seal.

Used to open a window preview current page in the browser or to call the document print window in text editors.

Most novice PC users copy and paste text not using the keyboard, but using the mouse. They right-click and use the Copy and Paste commands. This approach works great, but it is quite slow. Copying and pasting a piece of text requires too many mouse clicks. This process can be greatly speeded up by copying and pasting text using the keyboard.

The classic way to copy and paste copied text is with the keyboard shortcuts CTRL-C (copy) and CTRL-V (paste). In order to use CTRL-C, you need to select a section of text using the mouse or keyboard, press the CTRL key and, without releasing it, press the “C” key. After pressing this key combination, the text will be copied and placed in , from where it can be pasted anywhere else. The location of the CTRL-C keys on the keyboard is marked in the picture below.

You can also copy text using the keyboard shortcut CTRL-X. This key combination performs the Cut operation. The text is cut (deleted) from its current location and placed on the clipboard, after which it can be pasted anywhere else. The location of the CTRL-X keys on the keyboard is marked in the picture below.

Once the text has been copied or cut, you can paste it wherever you want. To do this, go to the program in which you want to paste the text, place the cursor in the desired place in the document and press the key combination CTRL-V. The CTRL-V combination is pressed in the same way, first hold down the CTRL key, and then press the V key. The location of the CTRL-V keys on the keyboard is marked in the picture below.

In addition, there are other keys that you can use to copy and paste text. For example, you can use combinations using the CTRL, SHIFT, INSERT, and DELETE keys.

• CTRL-INSERT – copy selected text (analogous to CTRL-C);
• SHIFT-DELETE – cut selected text (similar to CTRL-X);
• SHIFT-INSERT – paste copied text (similar to CTRL-V);

All the combinations described above work in the vast majority of programs and operating systems. Therefore, if you remember them, it will greatly simplify your work at the computer.

Other useful keyboard shortcuts for working with text

In addition, there are many other standard key combinations for working with text. With their help, you can not only copy and paste copied text, but also perform other basic operations.

• CTRL-A – . Most often used in conjunction with copying. Using the keyboard shortcuts CTRL-A, CTRL-C and CTRL-V you can quickly copy all the text and paste it where you want.
• CTRL arrows – select text letter by letter, starting from the cursor location.
• CTRL-SHIFT-arrows – selecting text by words, starting from the cursor location.
• SHIFT–PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN – selecting text by page, starting from the cursor location.
• SHIFT-CTRL-PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN – selects all text above and below the cursor.
• CTRL-Z – Undo recent changes. This key combination allows you to quickly fix the error. For example, if you need to delete text, you can simply press CTRL-Z and return everything as it was.
• CTRL-P – Print the document. Using CTRL-P you can quickly send text for printing.

“Hot keys” are special combinations of keys on the keyboard designed to simplify and speed up the user’s work on the computer. This is a more convenient alternative to mouse commands because it eliminates the need to navigate through numerous menu options to find the desired operation.

A hotkey combination is typically two or three buttons that must be pressed sequentially or simultaneously. Actions for which special key combinations are defined can be as follows: general purpose, and facilitate the performance of specific functions (working with text, in Explorer, with windows). The best-known general-purpose keyboard shortcuts are those commonly used for copy and paste operations. To copy and paste on the keyboard, just use the combinations “Ctrl+C” and “Ctrl+V”.

Quick navigation through the article

Copy

The copy function is that a file or its fragment (text, sound, image) is temporarily copied to the clipboard:

• It is necessary to select the required object (file or piece of text) using the mouse cursor;
• Press the key combination “Ctrl+C” or “Ctrl+Insert”.

The combination “Ctrl+C” is relevant for the Windows operating system. Mac users OS X will need to press Command+C.

Insert

When you “paste” a file or its fragment, the data stored in the clipboard is pasted into the specified location. This requires:

• Using the cursor, indicate the place where you want to insert the object (if it is text, then left-click on the place where you want to insert it);
• To insert, press the key combination “Ctrl+V” or “Shift+Insert”.

IN operating system Mac OS X you need to press “Command+V”.

Hotkey combinations

There are several more useful key combinations that significantly facilitate the user’s work in Windows:

• “Win” or “Ctrl+Esc” - open the “Start” menu;
• “Win+E” - launch Explorer;
• “Win+Tab” or “Win+Shift+Tab” - switch between buttons on the taskbar;
• “Printscreen” — take a screenshot of the entire screen;
• “Alt+Printscreen” — take a screenshot of the current active window;
• “Ctrl+A” — select everything (objects, text);
• “Ctrl+X” or “Shift+Delete” - cut objects or text to the clipboard;
• “Ctrl+P” — print the document;
• “Ctrl+S” - save the document;
• “Ctrl+Z” - undo the last action;
• “Ctrl+Shift” or “Alt+Shift” - switch the keyboard layout (for example, from Russian to English).

Copying and pasting on a computer using the keyboard means saving selected text on the Internet, Word, or Minecraft into the computer’s memory buffer, text that is intended for pasting elsewhere.

The procedure for copying and pasting text is no different from, for example, a photo file from the keyboard - all this can be done quickly.

NOTE: You may not be aware that you can use the keyboard completely without a mouse –

Copy on the keyboard of a computer or laptop

To copy a fragment or file using the keyboard, click on its beginning (if it is text, if it is a photo, then select RMB) and select it with the mouse.

Then all you need to do is use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + C - all the data is placed on the clipboard and is waiting for action.

Paste on the keyboard of a computer or laptop

To paste from the computer memory (clipboard) that was previously copied there, click on the place where you want to place it.

Then use the CTRL + V button combination - everything will instantly appear in the desired location. If something is wrong, you can apply deletion.

To do this, use the Backspace button (deleting characters to the left of the insertion point), or click on Delete (deleting characters to the right of the insertion point).

To delete most of the text: Click on the beginning of the text you want to delete and select the text with your mouse. Press Backspace or Delete.

ATTENTION! The item being deleted is not stored in the clipboard memory. To keep it there, use “Cut”.

To cut text, click on the beginning of the fragment you want to cut and select it with the mouse, and then use the combination Ctrl + X.

Selecting text using the keyboard

Sometimes you need to select large text with the window scrolling, but it doesn’t want to scroll, then just press Ctrl + A.

If the cursor is in the table, then the first Ctrl + A selects the current cell, the other the next one, and so on gradually the entire table.

Copy one word on the keyboard

To select one word on either side of the cursor, hold Ctrl+Shift and press the Left Arrow key<- или топните кнопку со стрелкой вправо ->.

To select one character on either side of the cursor, hold down Shift and then press the Left Arrow key<- или нажмите кнопку со стрелкой вправо ->.

To select more than one character, press Shift and then click and hold the arrow buttons.

To select a portion of a snippet on the line to the left of the cursor, hold down the Shift key and press the Home button.

Conclusion and conclusions

Not everyone knows that when working with the majority computer programs, it is quite possible to do without a mouse.

In the operating room Windows system, as well as in almost all programs, basic commands can be executed using “hot buttons”.

It will be useful for any user to know that you can copy without a mouse. To do this, select the desired fragment.

You can do this either by holding down the left mouse button or by holding down the Shift key and moving through the text using the arrow keys.

Now, to copy the selected text, press two keys: Ctrl and C or Ctrl and Ins (Insert). The selected fragment will be copied to the operating system's clipboard.

Move the cursor to the desired location and insert text using the following key combination: Ctrl and V or Shift and Ins (Insert). The previously copied piece of text will immediately appear. Good luck.

Nowadays, almost everyone can work on a computer, but not all users know how to copy text using the keyboard.

But this skill can help save time by not making unnecessary movements with the mouse, but replacing them with several presses of “hot keys”.

This name refers to combinations that make it much easier to use certain functions.

Basically, this method helps people who actively work with texts - editors, secretaries, journalists. Just a few key combinations will make your work easier in the future.

And it takes no more than a few minutes to remember them.

Text selection

To select the information that needs to be copied, use the Shift key - placing the cursor at the beginning of the text, press it and use the mouse to indicate the required number of characters or lines.

The method works in Word, Notepad, and any other text editor, helping to mark a part of a document of any size - even one that does not fit into one window.

The result is selected text, usually marked in black (if the area has a different color, then in inverse color).

Getting individual selected parts

If between sections of text there should be information that does not require copying, the user will find it useful to use the key Control(abbreviated as Ctrl on the keyboard).

Its common use is to enter special characters, but its additional use is to use combinations to quickly execute commands that usually require several actions.

If you use Ctrl together with the mouse, you can more conveniently copy any area of ​​text:

• Select the desired part of the page;
• While holding down the Ctrl key, move the cursor to the new object;
• Mark another selected text and move on to the next one;
• After selecting all the required data, release Ctrl.

If you select pieces of information without holding down a key, the previous selection will be cleared, since the editor determines that pressing the mouse button will cancel all previously selected objects.

Moreover, the method is suitable not only for text editors, but also for tables like Excel, cells and columns in which can also be selected in parts - although in this case serious problems may arise with inserting information, the field for placing which must clearly correspond to the initial one.

Changing the scale

If the text is located on several sheets that are not visible in one window, it is convenient to use the zoom out option when selecting it.

In this case, the Ctrl key is pressed and the mouse wheel is scrolled in the “toward” direction.

In this way, you can see the entire sheet or even several pages on the screen at the same time.

When highlighting too small text and trying to mark objects as accurately as possible, use the same key and mouse wheel. However, they are already turning in the other direction - “away from themselves”.

The same method is used for normal reading of small print.

Copying data

To place the selected text on the clipboard, press Ctrl+C.

This combination copies data into memory, which, depending on the type and version of the editor, can contain from 1 to 24 objects that are inserted into the document as needed.

Moving Information

You can use the Ctrl key not only to select data, but also to quickly move it.

There is no need to copy text if, having selected it, you can simply move it to a new place - and the information on the old one will disappear.

Advice! This method is convenient for changing words when editing (for example, full name, which is written in a different order for this document).

However, if it is necessary not to remove the copied information, but to leave it in the same place, press Ctrl before moving.

And now the text is copied - but much faster than using standard methods.

Although it is convenient to copy data this way only if the initial and final locations are on the same page.

Inserting text

After the information is highlighted, you should paste the copied text into the desired location. To do this, first position the cursor, and only then press the combination Ctrl+V.

As a result, the text is inserted, sometimes transferring its formatting to the new section.

In such a situation, the data is reformatted, setting the style, font and alignment.

Features of using “hot keys”

When using hotkeys, you should know some nuances:

• All combinations are pressed exactly in the order indicated. That is, first, for example, Ctrl is selected, and only then V. By pressing the keys simultaneously, you may not get the desired result;
• The symbols in the combinations are indicated in Latin for ease of use. However, they will work regardless of your keyboard layout.

Conclusion

By learning and remembering the keys used to copy, move and paste copied text in a document, you can save at least 5-10% of your typing time.

Through simple actions, the amount of work performed over a certain period increases and the level of fatigue obtained during the work or creative process decreases.