General Tips

May be especially useful if pasting from one program to another (e.g. from a bulleted list in W...

Don't redo your search or try to remember what page you had open -- just bring back the tabs fr...

Default Windows Snipping Tool: WINDOWS + SHIFT + S Useful for: Sharing how to do something ...

Windows Key + L : Quickly locks your computer screen. Make it a habit to do this every time yo...

Useful for enlarging print in documents or seeing details in photos -- and then returning to yo...

Use the format painter (the icon that looks like a paint roller in your word processor or sprea...

Use to go back to earlier versions of a document, and then to revert to the newer one when you ...

This can be quicker than dragging to highlight. Just double- or triple-click somewhere in your ...

Useful when you're in the middle of a long document or spreadsheet and want to get back to the ...

Useful when you want to get to the end of a document quickly.

Keyboard shortcuts for cut, copy, and paste may speed up your work.

Use Alt-Tab to quickly cycle between open windows. If you have several windows open, hold down...

Fill out online forms faster by minimizing the use of your mouse or trackpad. Use the TAB ke...

Drag a tab or window to an outer corner or side of your screen. When it snaps to the location you...

If you have a program or website that you use frequently, "pinning" it can make it easier to acce...

Use the CTRL + S shortcut to save your file. This works in most programs (Word, Excel, etc.) that...