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keyboard shortcuts are keys or a
combination of keys that let you perform
certain tasks on your computer so you
don't always have to rely on your mouse
once you know some of the most common
shortcuts you can use them in all kinds
of situations first I'm going to show
you how they work
most keyboard shortcuts require you to
press two or more keys in a specific
order to complete the task we'll start
with something simple how about copy and
paste to perform the shortcut for copy
press and hold ctrl on your keyboard
then C then release sometimes you have
to get creative to reach the keys so use
whatever position is most comfortable
for you to perform the shortcut for
paste we're going to follow the same
procedure but press ctrl V instead let's
take a look at both of these shortcuts
in action in a web browser again to copy
press ctrl C on your keyboard to paste
press ctrl V if you have a Mac don't
worry many of these shortcuts are going
to be similar for example to copy press
command C on your keyboard instead of
ctrl C then press command V to paste
keyboard shortcuts are a breeze once you
know how they work let's take a look at
a few more that are bound to come in
handy to cut and paste use the keyboard
shortcut ctrl X followed by ctrl V to
undo press ctrl Z you can do this
several times in a row to undo more than
one action let's try something a little
more complicated have you ever had to
open the task manager to shut down your
computer or quit an application that's
not responding luckily there's a
shortcut for that Control Alt Delete to
perform the shortcut press and hold ctrl
alt delete on your keyboard then release
you'll probably need to use both hands
for this one the shortcut on a Mac is a
little different
this time press option command escape
this will open the force quit dialog box
of course there are hundreds of
different keyboard shortcuts thousands
if you count the ones that exist for
specific applications if you're
interested in learning more try looking
at the menus and buttons in some of the
programs you use every day many
applications list the keyboard shortcut
right next to the task hopefully you'll
find some that'll make your life and
your workflow just a little bit easier