15 Amazing Shortcuts You Aren't Using

                                                                                                                  

   You know we all have that one friend or

co-worker whose computer skills make us                                                                                                                                                                           feel like a Neanderthal. They barely

touch the mouse their screen lights up

with all kinds of tasks and boxes and

their fingers go lightning-fast on that

keyboard. They even have time to casually

chat with Siri or cart Anna and stream

games afterwards but this is no sorcery

your friend is simply a whiz when it

comes to hot keys and you can be too

let's start with a skill every computer 

maestro needs to know.                  1) create a virtual desktop imagine you're                                                                                                                                                                             in the middle of some work project or research                                                                                                                                                               you've been doing all day.                                                                                                                                                                                                   when you need to deal with another task                                                                                                                                                             immediately opening new tabs and windows                                                                                                                                                                          will just slow you down and mess up your workflow so,                                                                                                                                                     you need a new clean desktop.                                                                                                                                                                                        well just press the ( Windows key + ctrl + D or ctrl + up)                                                                                                                                                       if you use a Mac it'll switch to a new fresh desktop                                        and you 

are ready to go.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2) switch 

between virtual desktops okay but where

is all that precious work you were doing

before is it gone forever don't panic

it's just hiding to get it back push the

(Windows key + ctrl or the ctrl) key on a

Mac now you can switch between all the

virtual desktops you've made by using

the left and right arrow keys when

you're done with the second task and

sure you no longer need that desktop you

can close it by pressing the windows key

+ ctrl + f4 on a Mac hold down the

option key and click on the X signs that

appear over any open desktop spaces to

close them

3) Returned to the desktop

from apps if you have too many apps open

and you need to use another one hidden

behind all those windows on your desktop

you don't need to minimize them all one

by one you can minimize all of them at

once by pushing the (Windows key + M) you

can also take a peek at your desktop

with the (Windows key + comma or command

+ f3) for OS this is a handy little trick

if you work with information from

desktop widgets or if you really need to

take a break for a second and look at

the fluffy kittens or fields of calming

green grass you use at your desktop 

wallpaper.                                                                             

4) Open an app from the

task bar if you want much faster access

to your most used apps consider keeping

them on your taskbar it'll speed up your

workflow even more if you use the

following combination the (Windows key

+ a number key) from one deny each

number represents an app in your taskbar

from the left to right and this combo

will bring up the necessary one

unfortunately there's no similar hotkey

for OS but I'm pretty sure Mac users are

quite content with a Mac's awesome app

navigation.                                                                                                                                                 

5) Split-screen between two

apps want to see a magic trick try this

open one app that you need for your work

and press the (Windows key + left arrow)

then open another app and click the

(Windows key + right arrow) now two

windows are sharing your screen checking

facts in your academic work while

looking directly at your sources no

problem 

photoshopping while watching bright side

videos haha easy peasy.                                                                                                                                                            

6) Switch apps there are several

ways to effectively shift from one app

to another and to manage them on your

desktop using hotkeys pressing (ctrl +

Alt + tab) will show you all the apps

currently running on your PC again Mac

is known for rocking the app navigation

game so it's a bit easier on OS it's

just (ctrl + tab) another way to open the

task view press the (Windows key + tab)

this is the PC equivalent to the Mac's

Mission Control it provides a broader

view of open windows and available

desktops and it's much more convenient

to use and finally there's the hotkey

(Alt + tab or command + tab) on a Mac that

will allow you to swap programs without

previously displaying them like a deck

of cards if you work with just a couple

of windows at once this one's for you

7) Program management and

troubleshooting let's go shoot us some

trouble now listen carefully because

you'll want to remember this one

everyone's been there one program is

stuck and won't process anything even if

you cry big or try to bribe it to do so

to avoid restarting your device and

losing all your progress try using the

following combo (ctrl + Shift + escape or

command + option + escape) if you're

working on a Mac it'll open the task man

which will help you force quit any

malfunctioning app or stop the ones that

aren't responding losing some data from

one faulty program is not the same as

losing all your data from all of them.                                                                                                                             

8) Open File Explorer not all

your apps need to be on hand all the

time for you to work faster some of them

are standard programs built into your

computer and there's a quick and

convenient way to access them pressing

the (Windows key + e) opens the file

manager window on your PC for Mac users 

this is your finder app.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               9) Use the 

magnifier ever dreamed of becoming one

of those TV detectives that can find

anything on any picture no matter how

tiny the image is enhance the image

I need 10x zoom yeah you can totally do

that on your computer the windows King

combined with a plus or minus key will

open the magnifier app which allows you

to zoom in and out wherever you point

your cursor the same goes for Mac OS but

you need to use the combination of all

command + + to zoom just don't expect to

be catching any criminals from the tiny

inverted reflection bouncing off an

earring or something

 10)  Take screenshots oh you found

that tiny evidence well you better

collect it use the Windows key plus

print screen to take a screenshot and

immediately save it in the image folder

on your hard drive Mac also lets you

take screenshots by pressing (command +

Shift + 3)  but for you it gets even

cooler if you push four instead of three

you'll be able to choose what part of

your desktop you want to snap a picture

of or even take a screenshot of only one

exact window.                                                                                                                                                      

11) Use action center set up

bluetooth connect with devices in your

network use your PC is a Wi-Fi hotspot

turn notifications on and off those and

many other functions and newer versions

of Windows are available in one place

called Action Center to open it

simultaneously press the (window key +

a) for Mac users your Notification Center

is always a click away in the top right

hand corner.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  12) Access the settings if 

you need more                                                                                                                                                                          tweaking or access to more advanced

parameters of your PC you can

have it all use the (Windows key + I ) to

do just that.

13) Talk to Cortana or Siri task managers

thorough researchers life organizers

interesting conversation partners

nowadays computers come with a personal

assistant literally built-in Siri and

Cortana can do it all and you can call

them up with just one touch to open

Cortana on Windows in listening mode

press the (Windows key + C and the summon

Siri on Mac OS hold command + space

together)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            14) Use the Windows game bar so

you've been working hard all day

bringing up these desktops and whatnot

you come home and it's time to relax to

a nice gaming session and here it comes

that exciting moment when you finally

beat that insane boss fight or you and

your friends had a hilarious exchange or

epic battle in the online game you're

playing together ah if only you could

capture that moment forever well

actually you have everything you need

right in the game bar feature on your PC

you can bring it up at any time by

pressing the (Windows key + G) to set up

recording manually but that's not all

game bar itself has a hotkey for

starting and stopping recording just

press  (windows + Alt + R) you can even

start streaming by pushing the (windows

key + Alt + B) Mac OS also has its own

feature for capturing videos and it's

really simple to use press (shift +

command + v) to record the screen using

QuickTime Player

15) Lock down your PC let's say you

share a computer with your family or

coworkers and you've spent all day

looking for the perfect gift for your

mom or slacking off at work and you

don't want anyone to know about it if

you suddenly need to step away from the

computer but you don't want anyone

meddling in your stuff you can quickly

lock your user profile simply push the

(Windows key + L or Shift + command + Q)

on a Mac just make sure you set up your

password first and don't forget it

pretty cool huh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        --Hey which hotkeys make 

your time on the computer smoother and

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