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TOP SHORTCUTS:

The Basics
Jump entire words
Ctrl
+
←
or
→
Select characters
Shift
+
←
or
→
Select entire words
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
←
or
→
Jump to line ends
Home
or
End
Select to line ends
Shift
+
Home
or
End
Next field
Tabtab symbol
Previous field
Shift
+
Tabtab symbol
Switch windows
Alt
+
Tabtab symbol
Close window
Alt
+
F4
Windows 10
windows key
, then type what you want to open
Open any program
Alt
+
Tabtab symbol
Quick-switch programs
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Esc
Task manager - diagnose problems like slow computer
windows key
+
←
or
→
Snap window to sides
windows key
+
↑
or
↓
Maximize, restore, minimize window
Shift
+
windows key
+
←
or
→
Move window between multiple monitors
windows key
 + type something
Find any program or file
windows key
+
E
Open file explorer
Alt
+
Tabtab symbol
Switch to most recently used open app
windows key
+
Tabtab symbol
Task view
windows key
+
Shift
+
S
Copy screen clipping to clipboard
windows key
+
A
Action panel
windows key
+
D
Toggle desktop view
windows key
+
W
Sticky notes, screen sketch
windows key
+
+
Magnifier
windows key
+
.
🎈 Emoji menu 😎✨
Check out AutoHotkey — many scripts are already available!
Custom shortcuts
Ctrl
+
windows key
+
←
or
→
Switch between virtual desktops
Google Chrome
Open link in new tab
Ctrl
+ Click or Mousewheel-Click
New window
Ctrl
+
N
Next tab
Ctrl
+
Tabtab symbol
Previous tab
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Tabtab symbol
Close tab
Ctrl
+
W
Close window
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
W
New tab
Ctrl
+
T
Unclose tab (reopen last closed tab)
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
T
Select multiple tabs
Shift
or
Ctrl
+ Click tabs
Split tabs into new window
Drag tabs out of the tab strip
Save group of tabs for later
Save session in Toby tab manager
Go back one page in history
Alt
+
←
Go forward one page in history
Alt
+
→
Jump to the address bar
Ctrl
+
L

Gboard by Google

Voice Typing

Talk to write in most places where you can type with a keyboard

Glide Typing

Type words at a time by sliding your finger from letter to letter

Search and Share

Press the G to search and share anything from Google

Gesture Delete

Slide left from the delete key to quickly delete multiple words

Gesture Cursor Control

Slide your finger across the space bar to move the cursor

Symbol Hints

Show quick hints to access symbols with a long press

(Settings → Preferences → Long press for symbols)
Visual Studio Code
Command palette
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
P
Navigate files
Ctrl
+
P
Comment out lines
Ctrl
+
/
Copy Lines Down
Shift
+
Alt
+
↓
Add cursor at next instance of selection
Ctrl
+
D
Add cursors to selection line ends
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
L
Delete lines
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
K
Join lines
Ctrl
+
J
Toggle text wrap
Alt
+
Z
Expand selection
Shift
+
Alt
+
→
Terminal
Note: on Windows, use git bash (easy) or Linux bash (powerful)
cd [directory]
Change directory
cd ..
Up one level
touch [file names]
Create files
mkdir [folder names]
Create folders
start .
Open file explorer here (Windows)
nautilus .
Open file explorer here (Linux)
code .
Open VS Code here
Linux (Ubuntu)
Open terminal
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
T
New terminal tab
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
T
Go to terminal tab [N]
Alt
+
0
to
9
Close terminal tab
Ctrl
+
D
or
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
W
Cancel terminal command
Ctrl
+
C
Switch virtual desktops
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
↓
or
↑
Save area screenshot to clipboard
windows key
, type "Keyboard", scroll to "screenshots" and set a shortcut
Run any terminal command
windows key
, type "Keyboard", scroll to bottom, add custom shortcut
quote

Don't push harder,

lower the resistance.

Lois Bujold

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