Being the best CBSE school in Kolkata, B. D. M. International is sharing a quick list of the keyboard shortcuts for the students. Keyboard shortcuts are keys or key combinations that B. D. M. International’s students can press on their computer's keyboard to perform a variety of tasks. Because both of their hands can remain on the keyboard, using a shortcut to perform a task is often faster than using a mouse.
Keyboard shortcuts are also universal—meaning once the students of the top CBSE school in Kolkata, B. D. M. International learn them, they can use many of the same shortcuts in a variety of applications. Keyboard shortcuts are different for Windows and macOS computers. BDMI will share some of the most common shortcuts for both versions for the students.
Many keyboard shortcuts require pressing two or more keys in a specific order. For example, to perform the shortcut Ctrl+X simply press and hold the Ctrl key and then press the X key and release.
In many applications, the students will find keyboard shortcuts next to menu items. Occasionally, in some applications like Microsoft Word the students of the best CBSE school in South Kolkata, B. D. M. International may need to hover over a button to display its keyboard shortcut.
Windows Shortcuts :
Keyboard shortcuts can help BDMI’s students when working with text, files, applications, and the Internet. In Windows, they will use the Ctrl (Control) or Alt key to perform most keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl+X : Cut the selected text.
Ctrl+C : Copy the selected text.
Ctrl+V : Paste the copied or cut text.
Ctrl+A : Select all text on the page or in the active window.
Ctrl+B : Bold the selected text.
Ctrl+I : Italicize the selected text.
Ctrl+U : Underline the selected text.
Home : Skip to the beginning of the current line.
End : Skip to the end of the current line.
Ctrl+right arrow : Skip to the beginning of the next word. The students of the best CBSE school in Kolkata area, B. D. M. International can press the right arrow multiple times to skip several words.
Ctrl+left arrow : Skip to the beginning of the previous word. The students of the top CBSE school in South Kolkata, B. D. M. International can press the left arrow multiple times to skip several words.
Ctrl+Shift+right arrow : Select the next word.
Ctrl+Shift+left arrow : Select the previous word.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete : Quit a frozen application. This keyboard shortcut opens the Task Manager. The students of the best English medium school in South Kolkata, B. D. M. International can then select the unresponsive application and end it.
Delete : Send a selected file to the Recycle Bin.
Enter : Open a selected application or file.
Ctrl+N : Create a new file.
Ctrl+O : Open an existing file.
Ctrl+P : Print an open file.
Ctrl+S : Save the current file.
Ctrl+Z : Undo the previous action. If the students would like to redo the action, press Ctrl+Y.
Ctrl+F : Find a word or phrase in the current file. This shortcut will make a search box appear. The students of the best CBSE school, B. D. M. International can then type the text they wish to find. If the word or phrase appears more than once, press Enter to move to the next instance.
Ctrl+- (Ctrl+dash key) : Zoom out. When viewing a photo in an application like Windows Photo Viewer, this shortcut will make the image appear smaller.
Ctrl+= (Ctrl+equal key) : Zoom in. When viewing a photo in an application like Windows Photo Viewer, this shortcut will make the image appear larger.
Alt+F4 : Quit the current application.
Windows key : Open the Start menu.
Alt+Tab : Switch between open windows. This shortcut opens the Task Switcher. While continuing to hold the Alt key, the students of B. D. M. International can then use the left and right arrows (or press Tab) to move between open windows.
Ctrl+F : Find a word or phrase in the current webpage. This shortcut opens the Find toolbar. The students of the top English medium school in South Kolkata area, BDMI can then type the text they wish to find. If the word or phrase appears more than once, press Enter to move to the next instance.
Ctrl+T : Open a new browser tab.
Ctrl+N : Open a new browser window.
Ctrl+R : Reload the current browser page.
Tab : Skip to the next field in a web form. For example, when filling in the students’ address on a web form, pressing tab will move the cursor to the next field.
Ctrl+D : Bookmark the current page.
Ctrl+B : View bookmarks.
Ctrl+H : View browsing history.
Ctrl+J : View downloads.
Home : Scroll to the top of the webpage.
End : Scroll to the bottom of the webpage.
Mac Shortcuts :
Many of the keyboard shortcuts for macOS are similar to Windows shortcuts. However, instead of the Ctrl and Alt keys, Mac keyboards have Control, Option, and Command keys.
Command+X : Cut the selected text.
Command+C : Copy the selected text.
Command+V : Paste the copied or cut text.
Command+A : Select all text on the page or in the active window.
Command+B : Bold the selected text.
Command+I : Italicize the selected text.
Command+U : Underline the selected text.
Command+left arrow : Skip to the beginning of the current line.
Command+right arrow : Skip to the end of the current line.
Option+right arrow : Skip to the beginning of the next word. The students of the best CBSE school, B. D. M. International can press the right arrow multiple times to skip several words.
Option+left arrow : Skip to the beginning of the previous word. The students of the top CBSE school in South Kolkata, B. D. M. International can press the left arrow multiple times to skip several words.
Shift+Option+right arrow : Select the next word.
Shift+Option+left arrow : Select the previous word.
Option+Command+Esc : Quit a frozen application. This shortcut opens the Force Quit dialog box. The students of the top English medium school in South Kolkata area, BDMI can then select an application and quit it.
Command+Delete : Send a selected file to the Trash.
Command+Down Arrow (or Command+O) : Open a selected application or file.
Command+N : Create a new file.
Command+O : Open an existing file.
Command+P : Print an open file.
Command+S : Save the current file.
Command+Z (or Shift+Command+Z) : Undo the previous action. If the students would like to redo the action, press Command+Y.
Command+F : Find a word or phrase in the current page. This shortcut will make a search box appear. The students of the best English medium school in South Kolkata, B. D. M. International can then type the text they wish to find. If the word or phrase appears more than once, press Enter to move to the next instance.
Command+- (Command+dash key) : Zoom out. When viewing a photo in an application like iPhoto, this shortcut will make the image appear smaller.
Command+= (Command+equal key) : Zoom in. When viewing a photo in an application like iPhoto, this shortcut will make the image appear larger.
Command+Q : Quit the current application.
Command+W : Close the current file or window.
Command+Tab : Switch between open applications. This shortcut opens the Application Switcher. While continuing to press the Command key, the students can then press Tab again to move between open applications.
Command+F : Find a word or phrase in the current webpage. This shortcut opens the Find toolbar. The students of the best CBSE school in South Kolkata, B. D. M. International can then type the text you wish to find. If the word or phrase appears more than once, press Enter to move to the next instance.
Command+T : Open a new browser tab.
Command+N : Open a new browser window.
Command+R : Reload the current browser page.
Tab : Skip to the next field in a web form. For example, when filling in the students’ address on a web form, pressing tab will move the cursor to the next field.
Command+D : Bookmark the current page.
Command+B : View bookmarks.
Home : Scroll to the top of the webpage.
End : Scroll to the bottom of the webpage.
With practice, these shortcuts become second nature and the students of the best CBSE school in Kolkata area, B. D. M. International don’t even realize they use them.
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