Mac OS Hot Keys. Windows Hot Keys
Each operating system has a number of its ownfeatures. Some of them are useful, some not very. Apple's system is called Mac OS and has different versions, as well as the familiar Windows. And here, too, has its own secrets. So, Mac OS hot keys are slightly different from Windows of any version.
Key designations
Apple products have a number offeatures. In particular, this applies to the keyboard. In addition to the usual keys, there are a few special ones, the designation of which is worth knowing. If the instruction did not look in time, then it will be useful for you to know what is called and how.
So, the Ctrl key in the operating system from"Apple" is called control. In the future, this is useful, because the hot keys Mac Os are described only through the full name. And in the instructions too. The Alt key is named option. There is another button, which is found only in Apple products. Key on the CMD keyboard. Its name is command.
Now, knowing all the notation, you can start memorizing the most useful and hot keys. By the way, without them, it is simply impossible to perform some actions, or it is too tedious and long.
Basics of the basics
Mac OS hotkeys are very extensivelist. However, there are such combinations, without which it is impossible to work on a computer. They need to know, because they save time and energy. In the period of work, do not neglect them, and then it will be easier and easier for you to fulfill all your tasks.
What is sure to come in handy
Remember the shortcut keys like CMD and C. This allows you to copy information to the clipboard. After this information, a file or element can be inserted into the desired place using a combination of CMD and V. This is the basis of the basics, since performing all these actions through the context menu is rather long and tedious. Especially in the Mac operating system. Hotkeys that will also be useful: CMD and space. This combination allows you to quickly change the language layout on the keyboard.
Everyone should remember this.
Quick save action on the computer allowcombinations like CMD and S. This happens under the standard name that the system chose. As well as CMD, Shift and S. This combination allows you to save a document or file with a name change to one that you like best. Another useful combination is CMD and Z. This allows you to undo the last action.
Not everyone will need
To create a new folder, just rememberkeys such as CMD, Shift, and N. With this combination, you can quickly create a daddy in the right place, into which later you will save various files. The same action is performed through the context menu, but here is a matter of convenience and habit.
Useful, but not all combination - CMD + H. Mac OS hotkeys in this combination allow you to hide an application that is currently running, but not needed. If we draw an analogy with the Windows family, it is like “minimizing the window”. Another useful combination is CMD + Alt + H. It allows you to minimize all applications, besides, which are currently open before your eyes.
There are other useful and not very hot keys in the Mac OS. Some of them:
- Ctrl + F1 - launches access from the keyboard;
- Ctrl + F2 - allows you to enter the menu;
- Ctrl + F4 - switches applications from the current to the next;
- Ctrl + F5 - allows you to go to the "toolbar".
Windows hotkeys
Windows operating system also has a numbercombinations that help in the work, as well as individual keys. For example, each user knows that Backspace allows you to erase text in a document. Not every keyboard has a signature on this key, but it is always easy to find: it is above the Enter button and is indicated by a long arrow pointing to the left.
Delete button is also familiar to many. Even those who are just starting to work on the computer. The key allows you to delete an item, file or folder with one click. In case it was touched by chance, there is a chance to recover the necessary from the basket. But delete from the system completely and irrevocably can be a combination of Delete and Shift. Then the files will not fall into the trash, and will be destroyed forever. Use this combination with care. Especially if you are not sure how useless are files or objects.
The Windows logo key allowsopen the start menu. However, there are small secrets with this button. For example, the combination of "Start" + F1 calls the directory on the system. This is useful at first, when you are still learning how to work with a computer. “Start” + D allows you to quickly minimize all windows and show only the desktop. It is always useful when you need to quickly find a shortcut, and too many different programs are open.
To refresh the window, which is useful for those who always have several browser bookmarks hanging, press F5. The currently open workspace will display only the latest information.
The Ctrl key combination with different buttons should be in the memory of each user of the Windows operating system. What's the point here:
- Ctrl + A - allows you to select the entire open area. So, for example, if you perform this action in a folder, all files in it will be highlighted. If in a text document, then the whole text.
- Ctrl + C - allows you to copy information. Even in those documents or on Internet pages where it cannot be done through the context menu.
- Ctrl + V is paste from clipboard. By the way, this action can also be performed anywhere.
- Ctrl + Z - undoes the last step. For example, if you accidentally delete an item in a text document, it will be easy to recover. As well as if you moved the object from one folder to another not specifically.
- Ctrl + X is scissors. That is, you can cut an object and save it in the clipboard. From there you can paste it anywhere.
- Ctrl + Alt + Delete - starts the task manager. Double-clicking restarts the system. This is useful when the computer begins to "hang" or "glitch" when the screen does not respond to mouse or keyboard clicks.
However, all this, for the most part, concerns anyWindows version, except the last - "eight". Since all the previous ones have a very standard menu and a list of commands, the combinations described above are universal. The latest version is somewhat more complicated, since it is made inside a little differently. There is a Windows 8 hotkey, which is very different from other operating systems. And you need to know it to anyone who already uses or is going to use this OSes.
"Eight" and its secrets
The hottest key in Windows 8 is Alt. With it, you can perform a lot of actions, the implementation of which through the mouse and the context menu takes time. What do the following combinations:
- Alt and A - opens a list of special features;
- Alt and D - removes the selected item;
- Alt and E - edits the selected file (name, for example);
- Alt and M - moves the object to the place of your choice (a cascade menu drops out);
- Alt and T are scissors that cut the file or region to the clipboard;
- Alt and V - insertion of the copied or cut object.
Easy to remember
The peculiarity of such hotkeys is thatneed to press them simultaneously. That is, first click the Alt button, and then select another desired letter on the keyboard. It is convenient, and most importantly - easily remembered. It does not make sense to clog your head with all possible options, it is enough to learn only what is really important and will be used by you.
If you press the Win and F keys at the same time,called the search panel for applications. This is a very necessary function, especially at first using the Windows 8 operating system. It is noteworthy that in any version of this Microsoft operating system, the Esc key performs the same function — it exits the program, the file, the window.
And one more thing...
In addition to all the above, userslaptops are useful to know what secrets are in their devices. In addition to the standard, depending on the operating system, combinations there are also those that are designed specifically for owners of portable computers. So, the keyboard shortcut on the Fn + F2 laptop disables the Wi-Fi module, for example. However, most of the hot buttons depend on the device model (in the manual it can be found with all the features of a particular model). However, the general thing is that all combinations occur through pressing the Fn key. This is a function button that is responsible for performing a variety of actions in the system. Perhaps, only Apple products do not have them on the keyboard. However, there is enough of the functionality that is available as standard. Regularly using hotkeys, you can significantly improve your own productivity at the computer.
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