[Essentials] Keyboard Shortcuts

Level: Beginner

So for my first post, and without any a do, I thought I'd start a series of articles about things every human should know about using computers, and this first one is going right back to the basics of using computers.

It never seizes to amaze me how few people actually use keyboard shortcuts on a computer. Are you one of those people who actually take the time to right click something, select copy, right click again somewhere else and select paste? Listen up, you're about to make life surprisingly easier.

The absolute essential keyboard shortcuts are:
Ctrl + C = Copy
Ctrl + V = Paste
Ctrl + Z = Undo
Ctrl + Y = Redo
Ctrl + A = Select all
Windows key + D = Go to desktop
Alt +tab = Switch program

Play around with those, and click here to find more if you're interested, but those are the main ones. It might not seem natural at first, but after not long you will do it without thinking.

Another useful thing to know is when you are entering details into a form or a login screen, you can hit tab to move your cursor to the next field, and you can hit enter while a text cursor is in any field of the form.