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Common Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
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Common Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

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# Common-Windows-Keyboard-Shortcuts

## Description

Common Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

## Content

`Ctrl C`           Copy

`Ctrl V`           Paste

`Ctrl X`           Cut

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`Windows V`      Clipboard (If Copy / Paste history is not on, there will be a button there to turn it on.)

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`Ctrl F`           Find on page

`F3`                  Find on page

(Esc to deactivate Find on page)

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`Ctrl P`           Print

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`Alt Tab`          Switch Windows

`Windows Tab`   Switch Desktops (On Windows 11)

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### Chrome

`Ctrl Tab`                 Cycle right through open Google Chrome Internet Browser Tabs

`Ctrl Shift Tab`       Cycle left through open Google Chrome Internet Browser Tabs

`Ctrl W`                     Close currently selected Google Chrome Internet Browser Tab

`Ctrl Shift W`           Close ALL Google Chrome Internet Browser Tabs in The Entire Currently Open Chrome Window

`Ctrl T`                      Open new Google Chrome Internet Browser Tab

`Ctrl Shift T`            Go to last used Google Chrome Internet Tab in Last most recently used Chrome Window

`Ctrl 1`                       Go to 1st Chrome tab in currently open Chrome Window

`Ctrl 2`                       Go to 2nd Chrome tab in currently open Chrome Window

`Ctrl 3`                       Go to 3rd Chrome tab in currently open Chrome Window

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`F5`                       Refresh Page

`Ctrl R`                 Refresh Page

`Ctrl Shift R`      Hard Refresh Page (including CSS (Cascading Style Sheets))

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#### Chrome Zoom

`Ctrl plus(+)`        Zoom in

`Ctrl minus(-)`      Zoom out

`Ctrl 0`             Zoom to 100 %

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`Alt leftArrow`        go back to last page

`Alt rightArrow`      go forward to next page

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#### Non Shortcuts

Click three vertical dots Menu button at top right of Chrome under the X:

![Chrome Options Button](/static/images/ChromeOptions.png)

From the bottom of the Menu that appears shown here:

![Chrome Options Menu](/static/images/ChromeOptions2.png)

Click Save and share

then from the side menu shown here:

![Chrome Options Menu > Click and Share Menu](/static/images/ChromeOptions3.png)

Select Create QR Code

Then Open Camera on Smartphone

point at QR Code

(wait 10 seconds)

to automatically read QR Code

and

Click on link that appears

to open webpage on smartphone

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### Windows

`Windows Ctrl V`      Switch Audio Output

`Windows P`              Switch Display Output

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`Windows G`             Game Bar

`Windows Alt B`      [HDR](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hdr-settings-in-windows-2d767185-38ec-7fdc-6f97-bbc6c5ef24e6) (High Dynamic Range) Off

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### Desktops

`Ctrl Windows D`            Open New Desktop Window

#### if multiple Desktops Open:

`Ctrl Windows Right`     Move to Right Desktop

`Ctrl Windows Left`      Move to Left Desktop

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`Ctrl Windows N`      Open Settings

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`Ctrl Windows 1`      open 1st (left-most) item on Taskbar

`Ctrl Windows 2`      open 2nd item on Taskbar

`Ctrl Windows 3`      open 3rd item on Taskbar

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`Ctrl Windows 9`      open 9th item on Taskbar

`Ctrl Windows 10`      open 10th item on Taskbar

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`Alt F4`            Close Currently Selected Window / Program / Shutdown

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`Windows B`      Move Selection to Taskbar Bottom Right, To "Show Hidden Items" (Running Programs)

`Windows B`      then `Spacebar` to expand running programs

`Windows B`      then `Spacebar` then `arrow keys` then `Enter` to expand running programs select one and open program window

`Esc` then `Alt Tab`      to get out of running programs

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`Windows F11`      To make Current Chrome Window Partially Transparent (Toggle on / off)

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### With Taskbar Selected

`Windows Shift Tab`      Cycle through main elements of Taskbar

### After pressing Windows Tab

`Windows Shift Tab`      Cycle through Desktops New Desktop and Open Application Windows

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### Accessibility

`Ctrl Windows O`      On-Screen Keyboard

`Windows Ctrl V`      Switch Audio Output [Duplicate Entry Here]

`Ctrl Windows M`      Magnifier Settings

`Windows plus(+)`      Zoom In / Activate Magnifier (Wait 2 seconds)

`Windows minus(-)`      Zoom Out

`Ctrl Windows Enter`      Access Narrator

(Click Skip for Now then Exit Narrator to Deactivate Narrator)

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## References

### Formatting

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to add a single space

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to add 2 spaces

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to add 4 spaces

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to insert a tab

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[How to add Tab spaces in Git Readme between two sentences? | StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66828242/how-to-add-tab-spaces-in-git-readme-between-two-sentences)

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