Changing hotkeys windows 7. How to configure hotkeys for any program. Working with the system application "File Explorer"
Hello dear readers of the blog site! Probably, many users, even beginners, are aware of the existence of the so-called hot keys in Windows OS (they are also called fast keys, which reflects the essence).
But only a few take full advantage of the advantage they provide when working with applications, files () or when working on the Internet through browsers (in this article I will mention Chrome, Opera, Mazila and IE as the most popular).
I think that the lion's share of readers have a good idea of what this is about. But remembering that this blog was originally created for those who are just starting their difficult path to mastering modern technologies, all the same I will give some clarifications.
Hot keys are a combination, or a combination, of certain buttons on the computer keyboard, which are pressed in a strict sequence (one after the other, but not all together), which allows you to expand the functionality operating system ensuring that the actions you want are performed.
Before moving on to specifics, I note that the hotkeys provided below are mostly universal and are valid not only for Windows, but also for other operating systems (for example, Linux). Therefore, the material will be useful to almost everyone.
Basic Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts
For a better perception of the material, we will take as a basis the keyboard combinations implemented in the seven. And just below I will try to present in addition the keyboard shortcuts that appeared in the 8th and 10th modifications of this operating system. All keyboard shortcuts are divided into the following categories in terms of functionality:
- local - activate desired function only if a window of the software designed specifically for them is open;
- global (for the program) - work in any window, but are intended for the corresponding program;
- global (for the operating system) - operate in any window.
It is worth noting here that the developers of this or that software often set their own hotkeys by default for various operations and commands. In many cases, the user has the opportunity to independently choose those combinations that are convenient for him. You just have to keep in mind that the same combinations for different programs can lead to a conflict of global software hotkeys.
So, one of the most important for Windows is the global combination Ctrl + Alt + Delete, which allows you to go to the menu from where we can lock the computer, change the user, log out, change the password and start the Task Manager.
You can also restart your computer, set hibernation or turn off the machine completely, if you select the desired item from the drop-down menu of the red button in the lower right corner.
By the way, the Dispatcher can be directly activated via Ctrl + Shift + Esc... With its help, we disable this or that operation (remove the task), causing the "freeze" or causing unstable work systems.
A very useful combination is Win + R which opens the Run command dialog box. In a special field, you can enter the name of any program, folder, document or web resource that you want to open.
Below I present a table with the main combinations for Windows that help speed up the work at the computer ( Win- the key with the image of the Windows logo):
| Hotkeys | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Win (Ctrl + Esc) | Open (close) the Start menu | ||
| Win + Pause / Break | Open System Properties Dialog Box | ||
| Win + R | Launch Run Dialog Box | ||
| Win + D | Show (hide) desktop | ||
| Win + M | Minimize all windows | ||
| Win + Shift + M | Restore minimized windows | ||
| Win + E | Launch the "Computer" component | ||
| Win + F | Open search box | ||
| Win + Space | By sequentially pressing and holding these keys, you can view the desktop | ||
| Win + Tab | Transitions between open windows (applications) | ||
| Basic keyboard shortcuts | |||
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Call Task Manager | ||
| F1 | Display Windows Help | ||
| Ctrl + C (Ctrl + Insert) | Copy (file or selected text fragment) | ||
| Ctrl + X | Cut (file or selected text fragment) | ||
| Ctrl + V (Shift + Insert) | Insert (file or piece of text) | ||
| Ctrl + Z | Undo action on computer | ||
| Ctrl + Y | Repeat action | ||
| Ctrl + D | Delete the selected object to the "Trash" | ||
| Shift + Delete | Permanently delete the selected object (without placing it in the "Trash") | ||
| F2 | Rename the selected item (file) | ||
| Ctrl + right arrow | Move the mouse cursor to the beginning of the next word | ||
| Ctrl + left arrow | Move the mouse cursor to the beginning of the previous word | ||
| Ctrl + down arrow | Move the mouse cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph | ||
| Ctrl + up arrow | Move the mouse cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + arrow key | Highlight the desired number of words of text in the document, elements (such as shortcuts) on the desktop, or files | ||
| Shift + any arrow key | Highlight the desired number of letters in the text of the document, desktop elements or files. Using the up and down arrow keys, you can select items line by line | ||
| Ctrl + A | Select all elements (for example, all text) in a document or open window | ||
| F3 | Search for a file or folder | ||
| F4 | Display a list of the address bar in Explorer | ||
| Alt + F4 | Close the current item or exit the program | ||
| ALT + Space | Display the context menu of the active window | ||
| Ctrl + F4 | Close the active document window (if several documents are open in the program) | ||
| ALT + Tab | Moving from one open window to another | ||
| F5 (Ctrl + R) | Refresh active window | ||
| F6 | Switch between items in a window, including the desktop | ||
| F10 | Call up the menu bar in an open application | ||
| Shift + F10 | Open the context menu for the selected item (for example, a file) | ||
| Left Alt + Shift key | Switch input language if there are several | ||
| Ctrl + Shift | Switch keyboard layout if there are several | ||
| Dialog window | |||
| Ctrl + Tab | Move forward through tabs | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Move back through tabs | ||
| Tab | Move forward through the elements of the active window | ||
| Shift + Tab | Move backward through the elements of the active window | ||
| Space | Checking or unchecking a checkbox in the settings options | ||
| Windows explorer | |||
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window | ||
| Ctrl + W | Close the current window | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a folder | ||
| End | Move to the bottom item in the window | ||
| Home | Move to the top item in a window | ||
| Alt + Enter | Open a dialog menu with properties of the selected item (file) | ||
| Alt + left arrow | View previous folder | ||
| Alt + right arrow | View next folder | ||
| Alt + up arrow | View parent folder | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Show all directories in which the selected folder is nested | ||
| Alt + D | Call the item "View" in the menu bar | ||
| Ctrl + E (Ctrl + F) | Moving the cursor (focusing) to the search bar | ||
As I said, these are basic hotkeys that we can use in Windows 7 to speed up work and save time. For those who are used to doing everything thoroughly, I give a link to the source, where their complete register is presented.
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Find and configure keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7
Basically, in the previous paragraph, I gave a direct link to a complete list of all keyboard shortcuts. Much the same can be obtained by using Help from MicroSoft. To get it, type on the keyboard the combination Win + F1 and enter the corresponding request in the search field. If you check the "Local Help" below, then you don't even need an Internet connection:
From the received heap of results, choose the one you need. And now let's see how you can arrange a change of keyboard shortcuts in your own image and likeness to call any program, or set it if it was not assigned by default.
So, let's see how to configure hotkeys on Windows 7. In order to assign them, select the shortcut on the desktop the desired program and call the "Properties" item, where you insert the cursor into the field opposite the "Shortcut" option:
If the line contains "no", then there are no hotkeys installed for this program. To assign them, press any number or letter on the keyboard, as a result a new combination will be entered into the line (Ctrl + Alt will be added automatically):
Click "OK", and that's all, in general. Now this program will be launched when the keyboard shortcuts are set for it. In the future, if you decide to change the combination again, proceed in a similar way. To disable the previously assigned combination, enter the cursor opposite the "Shortcut" and press the "Backspace" key.
Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8.1
Next, we will supplement the obtained information and try to build a table with the combinations that were added in the eight to optimize work on the computer and save users' time. Of course, I will not give the entire list, as it is very impressive. Let's dwell on the main ones:
| Hotkeys | Action corresponding to the key combination |
|---|---|
| Win + F1 | Opening Windows Help |
| Win + Home | Minimize (expand) all windows |
| Win + C | Call charms |
| Win + F | Search charms for finding files |
| Win + H | Open the Share charm |
| Win + I | Open the Settings charm |
| Win + K | Open the Devices charm |
| Win + O | Lock screen orientation view (portrait or landscape) |
| Win + Q | Call the Search charm to find data across all resources or within boundaries open application(if it supports this option) |
| Win + S | Miracle button "Search" in order to find information in Windows and on the Internet |
| Win + W | Calling the Search charm to get options |
| Win + Z | Show commands available in specific application(if there are such commands) |
| Win + Tab | Switch between latest applications used by |
| Win + Space | Switch input language and keyboard layout |
| Win + Ctrl + Space | Back to before installed language input |
| Win + Plus | Zoom in with a magnifier |
| Win + Minus | zoom out with magnifier |
| Win + Esc | Exit Magnifier |
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Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10
Well, in conclusion, let's look at some of the keys. quick access, which are present in the last on this moment Windows 10 operating system versions. keyboard shortcuts is still based on Windows 7. But there are those that activate fundamentally new options, and the functions of some are slightly changed. We will consider them by examining the next table below:
I emphasize once again that the above table does not fully reflect all the combinations, but only those keyboard shortcuts that were added by the developers. Similar to the seven, I direct you to a page with a complete list of combinations for Windows 10.
Browser hotkeys (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, IE)
Now we will analyze some combinations that may be useful to you when working in an open browser window. In principle, the combinations below, which I often use, work quite well for themselves, although there are exceptions, which I will discuss below in the narrative process.
There are just some small nuances, which we'll talk about along the way. At the same time, we will accept by default that Windows is installed on the computer as the most popular OS among users. But, as I noted above, the lion's share of keyboard shortcuts will work in other operating systems.
So let's get started. Sometimes it happens that you accidentally closed the tab with the desired web resource. In this case, you have to waste precious time trying to find the web page again, especially if you did not have time to bookmark it. That's when keyboard shortcuts come to the rescue. Ctrl + Shift + T that make it possible to open the closed tab that you turned off last.
It can be very convenient, without bothering yourself with unnecessary movements of the mouse, to immediately move the cursor to the address bar of the browser. To do this, type Alt + D and then immediately enter the URL of the website you want to go to. If you are on a specific page of a site, then when you press these hotkeys, the URL of this resource will be highlighted.
When typing Ctrl + E we give the command to search the browser for information on the entered search query, and not by the url of the web resource. This is indicated by a question mark in the address bar of the same Chrome:
There are some features worth mentioning here. Let's try to enter the website URL directly (I have Google as the default search):
Then we get detailed data on the sought resource with all possible main addresses of its web pages, links from other resources where there is a mention of it, reviews, etc.
Now we can just enter the domain name () of the desired site:
In this case, all information on the search results page will be similar to the previous option, but the links will be presented in a slightly different sequence and form.
Some differences will also be observed when searching in Yandex. If you enter the address (c) or the domain of the site according to the standard pattern (without Ctrl + E), then you will simply go to it home page... Like this. This keyboard shortcut works correctly in, and. But it doesn't seem to work, at least not yet.
Often we need to get source page, which is invoked with the combination Ctrl + U... Moreover, in Google chrome and Opera code will appear in a new tab, which is very convenient. But when using Mozilla Firefox and IE is in a new window, which, at least for me, causes discomfort. It's good that my working web browser is Chrome.
Keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A makes it possible to highlight all the elements on a web page. This helps when you need to quickly copy the content of a web page, which sometimes takes up a decent amount, and it is extremely inconvenient to do it with a mouse.
For example, sometimes I test the correctness of the micro-markup of a particular blog web page in Google's Structured Data Testing Tool, where you can insert the HTML code of the page. This can come in handy for some other cases as well. Then I just press these hotkeys to select all the text and then copy it.
By the way, you can copy the entire content or just a fragment of it to the clipboard using Ctrl + C, and paste the copied into a new location by pressing the keys Ctrl + V... By the way, there are cases when the use of hotkeys for copying and pasting is uncontested, since similar operations with a mouse are impossible.
Let's go further. If we are talking about finding certain fragments of text on the page (say, some word), then it is used special key F3, which causes the appearance of a search string, into which you can enter the desired one. In Chrome, this line comes out at the top right:
In the line that appears, enter the right word, part or phrase. As a result, we instantly get the number of such fragments found on the page. Yellow stripes on the right will indicate those lines of text where this word or phrase is present.
To switch from one found and highlighted in yellow word to another, use the combinations Ctrl + G(to the next) and Ctrl + Shift + G(to the previous one). In this case, the sequence number is counted and the page scrolls to display its location.
Practically such a quick search in the text (it can also be used when writing an article in the editor) helps me a lot in SEO analysis of a freshly baked or edited article. Let's say, in order to remove too often duplicate keys.
By the way, in different browsers this line is located differently, although the search mechanism on the page remains the same. The form described above, as you understand, it takes in Google Chrome. In Opera it appears at the top left, and in Mozilla it appears at the bottom left. And only in Internet Explorer such a search, as far as I know, is not provided.
Next hotkey, about which I would like to tell - Ctrl + F5... You are probably aware that using the F5 button causes the active page to reload. However, almost all site owners use caching to speed them up ().
By the way, many webmasters use for these purposes, which is one of the best in its class, so take note. In this case, when requested, users are given not the latest version of the web page, which may already contain some changes, but its cached copy.
So, to get the page not from the cache, but directly from it latest version from the server, and the key combination is Ctrl + F5. This is very convenient, including for viewing the changes made on your own site. In the following table you can choose the desired keyboard shortcut and their purpose when working in browsers:
| Keyboard shortcut | Action corresponding to the key combination | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Calling the help of the browser that is currently active | ||
| Ctrl + H | View History | ||
| Ctrl + J | Open the list of downloads (downloaded files) | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + Del | Open Cache Cleanup Tool | ||
| Alt + F | Browser settings | ||
| Alt + F4 | Close browser | ||
| Shift + Esc | Calling the task manager of the web browser | ||
| F12 | Open developer tools | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Open JavaScript Console | ||
| Tabs | |||
| Ctrl + T | Open new tab | ||
| Ctrl + click link | Open a page following a link in a new tab | ||
| Ctrl + F4 (Ctrl + W) | Close tab | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Open last closed tab | ||
| Ctrl + Tab | Move one tab to the right | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Move one tab to the left | ||
| Ctrl + 1-8 (basic number keys) | Select a tab by its serial number (from 1 to 8) | ||
| Ctrl + 9 | Select the last tab | ||
| Window | |||
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Open a new window in incognito mode | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + W (Alt + F4) | Close a window | ||
| Shift + click link | Open a web page in a new window using a link | ||
| F11 | Maximize the window to full screen (exit full screen mode) | ||
| Bookmarks | |||
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark this page | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Bookmark all open pages | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Activate bookmark manager | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Open bookmarks bar | ||
| The address bar in the browser | |||
| Alt + Enter | Open the entered address in a new tab | ||
| Ctrl + K (Ctrl + E) | Focus on entering a query in the browser's search box | ||
| F6 (Ctrl + L) | Select text in the address bar | ||
| Ctrl + left arrow | Move cursor to the beginning of the previous word | ||
| Ctrl + right arrow | Move cursor to start of next word | ||
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete the word in front of the cursor | ||
| Ctrl + Enter | Add www. and.com to the URL and open the URL thus created | ||
| Page in the browser | |||
| Alt + Home | Go to Yandex home page | ||
| F3 | Search on page | ||
| Ctrl + G | Move to next value when searching within a page | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Move to previous value when searching within a page | ||
| Alt + left arrow | Go to the previous webpage | ||
| Alt + right arrow | Go to the next webpage | ||
| F5 | Refresh the page | ||
| Ctrl + F5 | Refresh the page bypass the cache (download the latest version of the page) | ||
| Ctrl + S | Save Page As ... | ||
| Ctrl + P | Printing from a computer screen | ||
| Ctrl + Plus | Zoom in on the page | ||
| Ctrl + Minus | Decrease page scale | ||
| Ctrl + 0 | Set page scale to 100% | ||
| Ctrl + A | Select all | ||
| Ctrl + C | Copy | ||
| Ctrl + X | Cut out | ||
| Ctrl + V | Insert | ||
| Ctrl + Z | Cancel | ||
| Ctrl + O | Open file | ||
| Ctrl + U | View page code | ||
Here are all the main most commonly used hotkeys that can come in handy when working in popular web browsers... However, for those who want to get the absolute maximum of information, I will additionally present a link to the corresponding help from Chrome, where there is data on this browser and, perhaps, you will find something else useful there.
Hotkeys on Windows 7 are necessary for the usability of the operating system. They help to quickly perform various operations on the computer by pressing a certain combination. The operating system contains a built-in database of such commands, they are used by default. Some of them can be changed programmatically or assigned independently in the system settings.
How to find a list of hotkeys
A list of keyboard shortcuts for quick control of the OS is available in the help Windows system... You can find out the entire list of Windows 7 hotkeys by calling the keyboard shortcut Win + F1 MS Office help window. Remember that you need an Internet connection to use the Help.
Further from the list that issued search system, you can select the point of interest, for example " Hotkeys and shortcuts". A website page will open in the browser, which contains descriptions of frequently used keyboard shortcuts.
The second method: you can find hotkeys on a laptop with windows 7 using the built-in " Help & Support". In this case, no internet connection is required. Help is called in " Main menu". Then necessary information is selected from the list by request « Keyboard shortcut».
If through " Help & Support"Select the section" Keyboard shortcut", We will receive all the necessary information. Descriptions of all possible combinations of hot buttons are categorized by topic, which makes searching easier. The keys are designed for quick search and editing of texts in MS Office, performing any operation on the desktop without using a mouse, calling and closing the program and other commands specified by the user. All described keyboard shortcuts are configured by default.
The default button combinations allow you to control OS objects. Windows 7 classified hotkeys:
How to assign hotkeys
Setting hot windows keys 7 is usually performed for programs that are frequently used by the user. Hotkeys are assigned via " Main menu"Or a shortcut to" Desktop". It is not difficult to assign hotkeys for Windows 7, for this you need to go to the section " Properties"Of the selected program via the shortcut to" Desktop" or " Main menu". In the tab “ Label"The cursor is placed on the line" Quick call". Pressing the key at the same time CTRL or ALT and the desired letter of the Latin alphabet is given a combination CTRL + ALT + selected letter.
Please remember: if the used combination was previously assigned by default by the system, after performing such a setting, you can change the hotkeys for windows 7. After pressing the assigned shortcut, the specified program will open instead of the previously performed default action.
Hello dear users! The topic of today's article will be - speeding up and simplifying the use of a computer keyboard. I want to note that the keyboard shortcuts listed below are not all the hotkeys functionality, since each program uses certain combinations.
But even with those listed in this article, most users almost never meet, although their use greatly simplifies working with a PC if you get used to it. Plus, if you have any problems with your mouse, you can control it without it!
Of course, remembering everything at once is very difficult, so you can add this article to your Bookmarks and spy on it at any time. At the beginning of the article, I will separately highlight those keyboard shortcuts that I use almost every day, and then I will list those that I know and their functions.
Windows hotkeys
So, let's proceed directly to the description of the main features of the so-called hot keys.
Here are the main keys that I use every day:
Win + d - show desktop
Ctrl + Tab - switch between tabs in the browser
Alt + Tab - switch between open windows
F5 - refresh the page in the browser
Ctrl + Home - go to the top of the page or file
Ctrl + End - go to the end of the page or file
Win + E - Open Windows Explorer
Alt + Enter - View file properties in Windows Explorer
Win + R - open the Run menu
Win + Break - view information about the system
Print Screen - take a screenshot of the current view
F6 - Go to the address bar of your browser (Ctrl + L also works in Firefox)
F2 - Rename File or Folder
F1 - use the help menu for any open applications
Win + F - Search for files using Windows search
Ctrl + T - open a new tab (Works with Firefox, IE7)
Ctrl + A - select the entire content of the page or document
Ctrl + C - copy all selected data
Ctrl + X - cut all information
Ctrl + V - paste copied information
Ctrl + O - Open file
Ctrl + P - print files
Ctrl + Shift + P - Show Print Preview
Clicking on the mouse wheel - opens the document in a new tab in the browser
Now let's see another selection of keys.
Switch between applications.
Alt + tab - switch between active windows
alt + Shift + Tab - switch forward between applications (press Shift again to reverse order)
Alt + Ctrl + tab - pressing once, you can switch between windows using the arrows without holding the combination
Alt + Esc / Alt + Shift + Esc - switch between active windows in the taskbar
Win + Tab - 3D window switching
Ctrl + Win + Tab - pressing once, you can switch between windows using 3D window switching
Win + g - show all desktop gadgets on top of other windows
Move and resize the active window.
Win + ↓ - minimize the window
Win + - maximize the window to full screen
Win + Shift + / Win + Shift + ↓ - expand the window vertically as much as possible / return to its place
Win + → / Win + ← - shift the window to the right / shift the window to the left
Win + Shift + → / Win + Shift + ← - when using multiple monitors, move the window in the left / in the right monitor
Alt + spacebar - Opens the title menu
Alt + Space + Enter - restore the original window size
F11 - on / off page full screen
Multiple window management.
Win + d - minimize / maximize all windows on all monitors
Win + m - minimize all windows on the current monitor
Win + Shift + m - maximize all windows on the current monitor
Win + Home - minimize all windows on the current monitor, except for the active one
Win + spacebar - show desktop / make all windows transparent (may not work with all settings)
Access to Windows components.
Win + e - launch Windows Explorer
Win + r - bring up the Run window
Win + f - opens Windows Search... F3 is also possible on the desktop
Win + l - lock keyboard / computer
Win + F1 - brings up the Help window
Alt + Shift - change the keyboard language if multiple layouts are active
shift when starting CD or DVD - cancel autoplay when loading media
Win + p - select presentation display mode
Windows 7 taskbar.
win (ctrl) + Esc - open the Start panel. Then use the arrow keys, spacebar and enter keys to navigate the Start menu
Win + t - go to the first item in the taskbar, continue using the arrows
Win + b - go to the first item in the system tray (near the clock)
Shift + click on the desired object - open the object
Ctrl + Shift + click on the desired object - open the file as administrator
Shift + click right click mouse - show the program menu window
Win + 1 ... 9 - go to the program corresponding to the number in order from the taskbar
Shift + Win + 1 ... 9 - open a new program window corresponding to the number in order from the taskbar
Unfortunately, Microsoft has removed the ability to select multiple taskbar items in Windows 7.
Desktop navigation.
Arrows - switch between icons on the desktop
Home / End - select the first / last object on the desktop
Enter - launch the active icon
Shift + F10 - enable the context menu of the active icon (replaces the right mouse button)
tab / shift + tab on an empty desktop - switch between desktop, panel quick launch, taskbar and notification bar. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the desired application to activate it.
a, b, c,… - by clicking on the initial letter of the name of any object, the corresponding application or folder will be highlighted. Continue typing the name of the item if multiple items start with the same letter
Windows Explorer.
The main
Win + e - open the My Computer window
Alt + - go back (replaces the Back arrow)
Alt + ← / Alt + → - go to the previous / next folder
Tab / Shift + Tab - switch forward / backward between the search address bar list, toolbar, navigation area and file list (it is usually selected by default)
Alt + d or f4 - go to the address bar
Ctrl + e or ctrl + f - go to Search
Ctrl + n - open a new window My Computer
F11 - maximize window to full screen
Working with a list of files
Alt + p - show / hide preview
Ctrl + rotate with the mouse wheel - resize icons
Arrow keys - Move between files and folders
Enter - open file and folder
Home / End - go to the first / last file
F2 - change the name of the active file
Shift + arrow keys - Select multiple objects in a row
ctrl - using an additional space and enter, you can select multiple objects randomly
Ctrl + a - select all
a… z and 1..9 - click on the first letter of any element to move to it. Continue typing the full name if more than one item begins with the same letter
Ctrl + c, ctrl + x, ctrl + v - copy, cut, paste
Delete - remove to trash
Shift + Delete - complete removal of the file from the computer
Shift + F10 - call the context menu (replaces the right mouse button)
Ctrl + Shift + n - create a new folder
Alt + Enter - open file / folder properties
View pictures and photos.
← / → or space - next / previous picture
Ctrl +. (y) - rotate the photo clockwise
Ctrl +, (b) - rotate the photo counterclockwise
[+ / -] - Zoom in / out (or with the mouse wheel)
Delete - remove the picture to the basket
Shift + Delete - complete picture deletion
Alt + Enter - show properties of the current photo
Alt + e or ctrl + s - attach a photo to an email (if associated with an email program)
Ctrl + c - copy the file to the clipboard
Alt + o - open the current photo in another application, such as Paint
For the administrator.
Ctrl + Win + f - Search for computers (if Active Directory Domain Service is enabled)
Win + pause / break - show information about your PC's system
Ctrl + Shift + Esc - Call the Task Manager (replaces Ctrl + Alt + Delete) without closing the desktop
Alt + Page Up / Page Down - move between programs from left to right / right to left
Alt + Insert - switch between programs
Alt + Home - display the Start menu (in the browser returns to the home page)
Ctrl + Alt + pause / break - switch between window and full screen mode viewing
Ctrl + Alt + End - open a dialog windows windows Security
Alt + Delete - Display the system menu
Windows Assistant.
Alt + c - display Contents
Alt + n - Opens the Connection Settings menu
F10 - Display the Options menu
Alt + Arrow Left / Alt + Arrow Right - View the previous / next viewed topic
Alt + a - opens the customer support page
Alt + Home - Display help and home page
Home / End - move to the beginning / end of the topic
Ctrl + f - Search for the current topic. Press tab to close search
Ctrl + p - print topic
F3 - Move the cursor to the search field. Press the tab key to return to the topic
For using a magnifier.
Win + u - Open the Ease of Access Center window
Press Shift 5 times - turn sticky keys on / off
Win + [+] - turn on the magnifier and increase
Win + - - decrease
Ctrl + Alt + i - invert colors in the display magnifier
Win + Esc - exit the magnifying glass
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys - Move the magnifier window
(Important!) Some of the hotkeys listed may not be available to all PC users.
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That's all! Today we reviewed the hotkeys that can be used in Windows 7. In the near future, I will describe the main hotkeys for Windiws 8. Hopefully, this article will make your work at the computer easier and faster!
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Continuing the topic of working with Windows 10 hotkeys (the first part of the topic devoted to the list of keyboard shortcuts is located), it is worth mentioning how you can change them in your own way. We will assume that you are already familiar with the main ones and imagine what they are. For example, having familiarized yourself with the system shortcut keys to functions, you found that some of them are not very convenient for you to use. You have a desire to customize some functions in a way that suits you.
Unfortunately, this is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. By default, the system has combinations of buttons on the keyboard that allow you to quickly perform some actions without the need to navigate through the multi-level context menu. The developer simply did not provide an easy way to reassign hotkeys for Windows 10 and older versions. In this article, we will tell you the possible options to change the keys for quick access to some operating system operations.
How to find a list of hotkeys
In fact, there are enough hotkeys in Windows 10 to scare off inexperienced users. In the last article on this topic, we published a basic list of abbreviations that work in system applications. But the trouble is that in some third party applications, for example, in Microsoft Office, browsers or other products may have their own keyboard shortcuts that do not match the system ones. What should be done in this case?
There are several ways to get help for each software product:
- Press the F1 key and read the help information embedded in the application. But this requires that the developer of the program takes care of this. In this case, you do not need an Internet connection to use the help section. Practice shows that this option is not always available. Then you can go to the "Help" section in the program menu.
- Regardless of which application you are running, you can press the key combination Win + F1, after which the browser set as the main one starts, with a link to the help section of the Microsoft website. Some programs may lead to a web resource of their own content. Accordingly, in this case, you will need a connection to the World Wide Web, because all information is not embedded in the program code, but is stored on a remote server.
- Can be called the most in a simple way; taking advantage of context menu using the right mouse button, note that almost opposite each action there is information about which hotkeys are responsible for it. Typically, users use the same functionality in each program, and over time, you can memorize keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow.
How to change Windows hotkeys
Unfortunately, as mentioned a little above, Windows developers did not provide for the ability to change any system hotkeys using the built-in functionality of the operating system. The only combination that can be changed is switching languages and keyboard layouts. This operation is possible in any Windows versions, either the newest 10 or the older 7 or 8.
After installing the operating system, languages can be switched by the Alt + Shift combination, and already in Windows 8 and 10, the Win + space combination was added. But habit is a serious matter and many users find it much more convenient to switch languages, for example, by pressing Ctrl + Shift or Ctrl + Alt. What is the setting for your keyboard shortcuts to switch the language?
- Open Control Panel - Languages - Extra options- Change the keyboard shortcuts for the language bar.
- In the small window that opens, select "Change keyboard shortcut" and choose one of the many options.
- Save your changes and start using your familiar keyboard shortcut.
Nothing complicated, right?
How to assign hotkeys for launching applications
If it is impossible to change hotkeys for performing system actions, then it is very easy to assign such hotkeys to launch almost any application. To do this, after installing the program, right-click on the shortcut on the desktop, select "Properties" - "Shortcut" - "Shortcut" and click on the button or their combination with which you will start the program. Please note that if the hotkeys are already in use by the system, they will be reset. Be careful!
Hotkey managers
The simplest and in an accessible way changing hotkeys on Windows 10 is to use special utilities for this. We'll take a look at two of the most popular ones.
Key remapper
An excellent program with rich functionality that allows you to reassign almost any button on the keyboard, using the mouse, even using the scroll wheel. Utility features:
- Redefining almost any key of the keyboard and mouse, as well as intercepting the action of the mouse wheel.
- Redefining existing keys to those that are physically missing.
- Changing the location of the buttons.
- Emulation of keyboard shortcuts, mouse clicks.
- Limiting the action of the program to a specific application.
- Ability to assign multiple key profiles.
The program does not litter the computer registry and does not require a reboot for your new assignments to take effect. You can download the program at the link http://atnsoft.ru/keyremapper/.
MKey
The original purpose of this utility is to use additional keys on multimedia keyboards. These are the keyboards on which, in addition to the letter and number buttons, there are many additional ones for launching some applications and functions. First of all, you can use them, but if you have a regular keyboard, without all these buttons, the program can also be used to remap regular keys.
Possibilities:
- Media control
- Support for almost all the most popular audio and video players: start, play, stop.
- Adjust the volume, rewind a music or video file.
- Drive control for laser discs: open, close, start disc playback.
- The ability to run any application installed on the computer.
- Launch any explorer folders.
- All functions with files and folders: insert, copy, move.
- Manage open windows: minimize, maximize, close, move, lock.
- Power management: shutdown, hibernate, restart, lock; setting the timer.
- Change the desktop background.
- Change the language and keyboard layout.
- Network connection management.
- Working with applications
- Management of any installed browser.
- Document management: open, save, create new, print, undo and redo.
- Control by e-mail: reply, forward, send.
- Emulation of almost any key in program windows.
- Additional functions
- Subtle customization, great customization options.
- System tray notifications.
- Insert text, date and time according to a given template.
- The ability to create a screenshot.
- 10 clipboards, extended control over their contents.
- Several profiles of parameters, customization of each of them.
- Create your own combination in every single application.
- Emulation of absolutely any keyboard or mouse button.
- Macro recording.
- Additional external plugins.
- Minimal use of resources.
- You do not need to reboot the device for the changes to take effect.
Conclusion
Initially, the hotkeys are thought out conveniently and you can use them without changing them at all. But if you still want to change them, use one of the tips in our article.
In the comments, we ask you to tell us if you changed the keyboard shortcuts on your Windows 10. If yes, then how.
Before describing the classification that characterizes the hotkeys of Windows 7, it makes sense to talk about this topic, without being distracted by the rather boring specifics. Hot keys or, as they are also called, shortcut keys - have a long history.
The keyboard of domestic programmable calculators often consisted of such keys and their combinations. In order to enter a command, it was necessary to sequentially press the keyboard shortcuts provided by the instruction on the calculator's keyboard. Actually, the program entered into the calculator consisted of such combinations.
If it were not for the slowness of these devices, then their functionality could well be considered complete and logically complete. Many applied scientists from science and engineering have developed entire software packages for programmable calculators. The difference from modern combinations lies in sequential, rather than simultaneous pressing of the keys.
The idea of pressing them simultaneously appeared with the emergence of a relatively modern keyboards personal computers with buffer input and digital coding of each button.
It is possible even today to argue about which of the concepts is better, but this dispute would be more of a philosophical nature, since the simultaneous pressing definitely won the consecutive one.
Although today, here and there, you can find consistent combinations. The focus of the development of such keyboard combinations has also changed. If in the world of programmable calculators combinations were used mainly for developing programs, now most of them belong to the world of dynamic computer toys, where they are used in order to reduce the player's reaction time to a minimum and call a variety of game functions.
Now let's talk about hotkeys in Windows 7. For convenience, let's divide all such combinations into thematic groups.
Window control keys
The hot combination table for window manipulation looks like this:
Win & Home - used for a kind of window shaking: all windows are minimized, except for the one that has focus.
Win & Space - turns any open windows transparent.
Win & Up - expands the focused window to the full size of the display.
Win & Down - sequentially minimizes and maximizes the window in the foreground.
Shift & Win & Up - Aligns the bottom border of the active window with the border of the taskbar.
Alt & Tab is a very useful combination. Allows you to easily navigate between windows.
Win & Tab - navigation between windows in "Aero" mode.
Win & Left / Right - stretching the active window left and right to the borders of the monitor. 
Keys for operating the "Taskbar"
Here is a table of hotkeys for manipulating the elements of the "Taskbar":
Win & digit - activate the application with the specified number and make the application window active.
Shift & Win & digit - activate the next copy of the application with the given number.
Ctrl & Win & digit - switch to the secondary window with the specified number.
Alt & Win & digit - expand the jump list of the program with the specified number.
Win & T (& Shift) - move between application icons above the panel.
Win & B - moves focus to the tray area.
Ctrl & Shift & Click - run the program with system privileges (as a sysadmin).
Shift & Right-Click - display the menu of the window with focus. 
Working with the system application "File Explorer"
Many have completely forgotten about the existence of such a program - "Explorer". And yet it can be very, very useful in work. In this group, keyboard shortcuts look like this:
Win & E - Open the "File Explorer" application in the "My Computer" folder.
Ctrl & Shift & N - Create a new directory in the current directory.
Alt & Up - Move up one level in the folder hierarchy.
Alt & P - Display the file browser panel.
Shift & Right-Click - Enrich the file's Send menu with many useful options like Copy Path, etc.
Shift & Right-Click - Allows you to open the console with the current directory in the given folder. 
Other possibilities
These combinations are not common, but they demonstrate many of the wonderful features of the system:
Win & P - Display the presentation settings window on another monitor or projector connected to the system.
Win & (+/-) - Working with screen magnifier... Reduces or enlarges the image.
Win & G - Switch between individual connected devices.
These are not all the successful keyboard shortcuts available in the "seven". A complete enumeration of them would take a whole volume. Many of them are inherited from previous versions and have deep roots back to the very moment Windows hit the market:
Ctrl & Esc - Expand the Start menu. The same is done by the "Win" key, marked as a "window" and located on the keyboard between the "Alt" and "Ctrl" keys.
Ctrl & Shift - Activation of the "Task Manager".
Win & F1 - Displays the system help window.
Win & F - Calls the search engine.
Printscreen - A very useful key that allows you to send a snapshot of your screen to the clipboard.
Combinations designed for handling text deserve special attention:
Ctrl & A - Select the entire text.
Ctrl & C - Copy the marked area of text to the clipboard.
Ctrl & X - Cut the marked area of text and send to the clipboard.
Ctrl & V - Paste text into the window from the clipboard.
And others.
