Control key combination The most useful Windows keyboard shortcuts (hot keys). View and copy text formatting

Dan Russell is a "search anthropologist" at Google and conducts various studies on how people use search sites. Some of the results of these studies seem simply incredible. For example, according to Russell, 90% of people do not know how to use Ctrl+F (Cmd+F) when searching for information on a page: “This was tested on a sample of several thousand people. I have personally conducted these studies and can tell you how often I have sat in someone's home and watched them leaf through a long document looking for information. In the end I would say, “Let me show you one little trick,” after which the person would usually be amazed: “I can’t believe I wasted so much time before.”

This is really amazing fact. Lack of basic knowledge wastes millions of man-hours. There can be only one way out here - the basics of information search need to be included in the school curriculum. Here is a universal lesson plan and accompanying materials that Google suggests using for these purposes. Lessons are developed by teachers together with Google team Search Education is modular, meaning they can be combined in any way. Each block consists of three lessons different levels complexity. Especially for schools, all materials are published under a free Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license.

Block A: introduction to search engines

1. What is the Web?(entry level)
   What are the differences between the Internet, the Web and search engines? How much of the Internet can I see?
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2. Google interface(intermediate level)
   How web search works
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3. Keys to the search city(advanced level)
   How to work with search results
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Block B: techniques and strategies for searching information on the Internet

1. Which link should I choose?(entry level)
   Selecting links from search results
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2. Mixed media(intermediate level)
   The different types of content Google indexes are suitable for different search situations.
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3. Believe it or not(advanced level)
   Finding quality pages among all search results

Windows

Most combinations Windows keys I use it to manage windows, and one, very important, to launch programs and navigate to folders.

Win + 0...9

The number from 1 to 9 is the serial number of the application on the taskbar, counting from the left (0 is the tenth application). Usually, this combination is associated with launching programs, but I use it more to switch to already open applications!

I remember the serial numbers of the first five or six by heart, because I work in them most often, and it’s easy to reach them with one hand. This method is faster for me than switching to the desired application using the Alt + Tab or Win + Tab combinations, although it’s hard for me to imagine working in Windows without the first.

Win + ←
Win + →

Windows are placed on the left or right half of the screen, which is very convenient when you need to work with two windows at the same time. These are Aero Snap keyboard shortcuts.

Of course, the wider the screen, the larger the window size and the more convenient the work.

Win+D

Displays the desktop, which is useful when you need to launch a program or open a file from it. Unlike Win + M, this key combination does not minimize all windows, and pressing it again restores their previous positions. However, Win + Shift + M does the same thing.

However, for me, the main difference between these combinations is that you can press Win + D with one hand without removing the other from the mouse - after all, it is with its help that the next action is often performed!

Esc

Without applying changes, closes dialog boxes - system and program settings, saving and opening files, etc. The key serves as the equivalent of the “Cancel” button.

Try pressing Esc and command line, just enter something into it first :)

Win+R

Opens the Run window. I use this keyboard shortcut every day and repeatedly. It significantly speeds up my work, thanks to automatic substitution of commands and paths.

About everyone new I talked about Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts six months before its release :)

Browser

My browser duo, IE+Opera, is gradually turning into a trio as I often use Chrome at work. Therefore, to work effectively, it is very important for me to find in them common points contact. I use five keyboard shortcuts that work the same in any browser.

Alt+D

Goes to the address bar, highlighting its contents for entering a URL or search query. I very often perform this action from the keyboard because it is followed by text entry anyway. An alternative is Ctrl + L, but you have to press it right hand, removing it from the mouse.

Ctrl+E

This is a search combination. It goes to the search field (Opera), or to the address bar with a question mark added (in IE and Chrome).

The question mark clearly indicates to the browser that a search query is being made from the address bar rather than an address being entered. This combination doesn't seem to work in Firefox, although it is documented (Ctrl+K does work, however).

The combination is convenient in Opera, since the browser sometimes does not process correctly search queries from the address bar, displaying the message opera:illegal-url. So I use the "search" combination when the request contains characters that the browser can interpret as a URL.

Oh yeah, don't forget to try Ctrl + E in Windows Explorer 7:)

Home
End

Go to the beginning and end of the web page. On pages with a large number text, these keys lead to the goal much faster than scrolling with the mouse.

Ctrl+F5

Refreshes the web page, ignoring the browser cache.

This combination does not work in Opera, which does not support this feature at all, although it seems to be planning to introduce . Parameters for updating pages in Opera are set in the settings.

By default, Opera checks images and documents every 5 hours, but I prefer to always check documents.

If you enable image checking on every page load, pressing F5 is almost equivalent to pressing Ctrl + F5 in other browsers. However, pages will load more slowly.

Ctrl+W

Closes a browser tab. This combination is convenient to use when you need to close many unnecessary tabs in a row, but not all except the active one.

Take note lists of browser keyboard shortcuts:
Chrome| Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera

Text

Every day I enter a huge amount of text on the keyboard. I write:

• articles in MS Word
• emails in Outlook, Thunderbird and Gmail
• messages in Skype and Live Messenger
• responses in web comment forms of blogs and forums

Therefore, it is very important for me not only to quickly enter text, but also to edit it. My favorite keyboard shortcuts help me with this.

Home
End

I have already mentioned these keys in the context of web page navigation. When typing, they move the cursor to the beginning or end of the line. Besides text editors they work in the command line, browser address bar, web forms, etc.

Shift + Home
Shift + End

Select text from the cursor to the beginning or end of the line. These shortcuts are equivalent to clicking in the middle of a line and then at the beginning or end while holding down the Shift key. These are usually followed by copying or cutting out the text using combinations that are hopefully known to everyone.

Ctrl + Shift + ←
Ctrl + Shift + →

Select a whole word to the left or right of the cursor. Consecutively pressing any of these combinations gives a more accurate result than moving the arrow while holding down the Shift key.

You can not only select words, but also navigate through them using Ctrl and arrows.

Ctrl + Backspace
Ctrl + Delete

Delete entire words to the left or right of the cursor (interestingly, the first combination does not work in Windows Notepad).

Alt+R

Calls my clipboard manager, which is an incredible time saver when working with text!

Since you don't have the program, this combination won't work for you. Perhaps the topic of clipboard managers deserves a separate story :)

By the way, by pressing Win + F1, you can enter the query “keyboard shortcuts” and find a lot of... it’s clear what.

I am sure that most of the combinations I described did not open America for you. But if you learned something new, I'd be happy to read about it in the comments. And most importantly, tell us about your favorite keyboard shortcuts! Perhaps I or other readers will take note of them.

Ctrl+C- a standard and frequently used keyboard shortcut when working on a computer for copying data to the Windows clipboard. To copy a certain fragment of text, tabular data, etc. to the clipboard, you must first select this fragment (as a rule, this is done by pressing and holding the left mouse button, after which the mouse is moved over the fragment that needs to be selected and the button is released).

To then copy the selected fragment to the clipboard, the user presses the Ctrl+C key combination, which requires pressing and holding the Ctrl key on the keyboard (far left in the bottom row), and then, without releasing it, pressing the C key, and then releasing both keys .

This action (along with pasting from the buffer - by clicking Ctrl+V) is often called copy-paste according to the words Copy+Paste - copying and pasting.

The use of the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C (for the “copy” command), Ctrl+V (for the “paste” command), Ctrl+Z (“undo”), Ctrl+X (“cut”) was popularized by Apple in 1983-1984 .g., and then picked up by Microsoft.

Other ways

There are other ways to copy data to the clipboard - from context menu, from the main menu, toolbar, etc. but using the Ctrl+C key combination, this action is perhaps performed most quickly and conveniently. In some programs (for example, Inkscape), the combination does not work on the Russian keyboard layout, and then you have to use these alternatives.

The Ctrl-Insert key combination is also known, which in some programs performs the specified action.

Copying multiple objects at once

To select several fragments at once (for example, cells in a table, etc.), hold down the Ctrl key (to select individual objects) or the Shift key (to select a range of objects).

To select all the text at once, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.

Ctrl or Control key is a special key on a computer keyboard. It is usually not used alone, but in combination with other keys.

Location of the Ctrl key on the keyboard

Keyboard shortcuts with Ctrl in Windows

Ctrl Keyboard Shortcuts and other keys - the most frequently used in the Windows operating system. These include working with the clipboard and canceling an operation. The Control key is conveniently located on the keyboard and this makes it quite convenient for performing various utility functions in programs and operating systems. Most of these combinations are used not only in Windows, but also in other operating systems: Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS. Most of the so-called hotkeys are implemented specifically with the Ctrl key.

Ctrl + C shortcut

This key combination is used to copy a selected object or text to the Windows clipboard. In console applications, this combination is used to forced termination program operation (analogous to Ctrl + Break). In Linux and BSD console applications, this key combination is used to exit the program.

Ctrl + X shortcut

The common function of this keyboard shortcut is to cut an object or text to the clipboard. When editing text, this will remove the text from the source and place it on the clipboard. When working with files, this key combination will not delete the object until it is pasted somewhere else. If you cut a file and then copy another object to the clipboard, the original file will remain in place.

Ctrl + V shortcut

When you press the Ctrl + V key combination, an object or text from the clipboard is pasted. In the case of a file, if it was previously cut, this file will be deleted from the destination folder.

Ctrl + B combination

When editing text, this keyboard shortcut is used to make the selected text bold.

Ctrl + N combination

Typically, pressing Ctrl and N at the same time creates a new object.

Ctrl + Z shortcut

One of the most useful key combinations is canceling an operation. People make mistakes and Control + Z allows you to undo recent operations. Unfortunately, this only works when editing a document and does not work for file system. Although there is a Recycle Bin for the file system.

Ctrl + D combination

This combination is used in browsers to bookmark a page.

Ctrl + Esc combination

Combination Ctrl + Shift + Esc

This is one of the system key combinations. Used to open Windows Task Manager.

Ctrl + Insert combination

Using this key combination is similar to combinations Ctrl + C.

In old Soviet computers there was an analogue of the Ctrl key. It was called UPR. It was used to perform the same functions as the Ctrl key.

Ctrl key on Macs

On Apple computers, the Ctrl key functions as the Command key. It is used for approximately the same thing.

Key code

When you click on left Ctrl key scancode 14 is sent, and when F0 is released 14. When you press right Ctrl key scancode E0 14 is sent, and when F0 is released, E0 14 is sent.

Hi all. Dmitry Kostin is with you, and no matter how strange it may sound, today I will tell you what the ctrl key does on the keyboard, and also show you the most useful combinations keys where this button is involved. Let's go!

What is the ctrl key for?

Ctrl(control) is a special system key that was originally intended for entering controlled characters. You don’t even have to worry about what it is, since today we no longer use it as originally intended.

Now Ctrl is used only in conjunction with other keys to give the system various commands. And we will look at these same commands today.

This key is a mandatory attribute on keyboards, if you have regular computer or laptop. But if you use Apple computers or MacBooks, then you will never find Ctrl there. The fact is that on Apple products these same functions are performed by the command button.

Keyboard shortcuts

Well, now let's look at the keys that work in combination with CTRL. And let's see what beneficial effect they give. In fact, there are many hotkeys, and they work not only in dialog boxes, but also in documents and the browser.

By the way, if you remember, in one of the articles I talked about... So, if you want to do this for shortcuts on the desktop, then the ctrl button together with the alt must be involved in this process.

As you can see, ctrl is in no way inferior in usefulness, which we discussed earlier. I'll even tell you more. It's not even full list combinations. I just chose the most necessary ones. But they will just let you understand the purpose of the control key.

Well, this is where I will end my article. I hope that it was useful to you and that you learned something new from it. And I say goodbye to you for today. Come tomorrow! I'll be looking forward to seeing you.

Best regards, Dmitry Kostin.