Oh no, just what you were afraid of - a quiz. Yeah, you thought you were done with quizzes when you graduated from school. But this quiz should be more fun than the quizzes you had in school. And you may learn some new shortcuts.


Almost everyone knows CTRL-C, CTRL-V and CTRL-Z. But how many people know that there are dozens of keyboard shortcuts in Windows, browsers and Windows-based applications? Browsers alone have well over 80 shortcuts. If you are a regular reader of the PC tip of the day articles you've learned a lot of shortcuts.


Not just a quiz, this article shows you different ways to use two or more shortcuts together (shortcut groups) to accomplish things. Each of the shortcut groups below accomplish two or more related operations. Each group gives you a context where the shortcuts work. For example, the shortcuts in Group 1 are used in a browser. For each of the Groups below try to figure out:


What each shortcut does individually. What the group of shortcuts accomplish together.

The answers will be published in a later article.


Ready or not, here they are.


Group 1 - in a browser

CTRL-2

CTRL-W


Group 2 - in a browser

CTRL-T

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CTRL-ENTER


Group 3 - in Windows Explorer with one or more data files selected

ALT-ENTER

ALT-R

ENTER


Group 4 - in any editor

CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHTARROW

CTRL-SHIFT-RIGHTARROW

SHIFT-DELETE

CTRL-RIGHTARROW

SHIFT-INSERT


Group 5 - in a browser

While holding CTRL, click three different links on the page

CTRL-TAB

CTRL-TAB

CTRL-TAB


Group 6 - in Windows Explorer with one data file selected

F2

CTRL-C

ESC


Group 7 - in any editor

CTRL-C

CTRL-V

CTRL-V


Group 8 - in a browser

CTRL-D

ENTER


Group 9 - in any editor with specific text highlighted

CTRL-C

CTRL-HOME

CTRL-F

CTRL-V

ENTER


Group 10 - in a text entry field in a browser

CTRL-A

CTRL-C


Be sure to read the next article for the answers (when it is published).




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