Often we cut or delete text, or realise that what we did was not clever and want to go back one step – well there is a key for that…
The key sequence:
Ctrl + Z
The result:
A quick way to undo the last command or typing – and if you are really undecided, you can use Shift Ctrl + Z to redo the last command.
The key sequence:
Ctrl + C
The result:
Copy the selected text into the clipboard (an area where all of your temporary text/images are stored when copy and pasting). Or in Windows terms – “Copy” the selected area. Very similar to the Ctrl X, but does not remove the text thereafter.
Not exactly Ctrl C, but a form of copying 😉
The key sequence:
Ctrl + X
The result:
Copy the selected text into the clipboard (an area where all of your temporary text/images are stored when copy and pasting) and then remove the selected text all in one process. Or in Windows terms – “Cut” the selected area
The key sequence:
Ctrl + A
The result:
Select everything possible of selecting on the current window. This is a great shortcut when doing a lot of copying from one window to another. A useful shortcut when using Ctrl C or X or V.
The key sequence:
Alt + E
The result:
This is used to bring up the Edit menu on the application that is currently active.
This is a good shortcut, but with time, you will replace most of the “Alt E” with direct shortcuts like “Ctrl C” etc.
In Office 2010, you will not get the Edit menu, but it will ask you to either continue with the old key sequence or just abort the key shortcut.
A quick tip about Office shortcuts, remember than pressing the Alt key on it’s own brings up the quick key letters on the menu ribbon, so that at a glance you know which letter does what action.
The key sequence:
Alt + F
The result:
This is used to bring up your file menu on the application that is currently active.
I use it a lot in applications where they hide the menus away, like Firefox, Media Player etc – a simple “Alt + F” and there she is!