With these keyboard shortcuts you can improve the use you make of Windows by gaining a few important seconds off the clock

A few days ago we saw a series of shortcuts in Word and Excel with which we can save a few seconds off the clock. The keyboard of our PC, many times the great unknown, still guardian of many secrets... for some. Hidden treasures that we now reveal in due measure.

And it is that taking advantage of the shortcuts offered by the keyboard in Windows (also in macOS) as well as in many applications, can help us not to divert our eyes to the mouse and thus save valuable minutes to the clock after time.It takes some getting used to at first, true, but once you get past the learning curve, they can be quite useful.

There are many and surely you know a few beyond the classic cut, copy, paste or create folder. But for those who don't know what we're talking about, here's a review of some of the most interesting ones.

This is a series of key combinations that allow access to functions that are otherwise only accessible by mouse or mouse. A series of accesses that we now review in a list

Basic Commands

• Windows key+ with this combination we will hide all desktop applications
• Windows Key+D minimize all applications
• Ctrl+Shift+M restore the applications that we minimized before
• Windows Key+Home minimizes all windows except the one we are using, leaving the desktop clean
• Windows key+L allows us to go to the lock screen

• Windows Key+E Open File Explorer

• Alt+Up move to another folder in file explorer

• Alt+Left move down to another folder in explorer
• Alt+Right go to next folder in file explorer
• Alt+Tab switch window
• Alt+F4 close current window
• Windows Key+Shift+Left if we have several monitors move a window to another monitor
• Windows key+T allows us to switch between the applications we have on the taskbar
• Windows Key+Any number key Opens the application from the taskbar based on the number pressed
• Windows Key+PrtScr Take a screenshot.
• Windows Key+G record screen with DVR app.
• Windows Key+Alt+G records what is seen in the window in which we are working.
• Windows key+Alt+R for screen recording.
• Windows key+P if we use a multi-monitor system it changes to secondary screen mode.
• Windows key+key + expand the screen.
• Windows key+key - Unzooms the screen.

• Windows key+Ctrl+D allows you to create a virtual desktop
• Windows Key+Ctrl+Left takes us to the desktop on the left
• Windows Key+Ctrl+Right same but to the right
• Windows Key+Ctrl+F4 Close the desktop we are on
• Windows Key+Tab view all desktops
• Windows Key+Q launch Cortana with your voice
• Windows Key+S launches Cortana with text
• Windows key+I takes us to the settings screen
• Windows Key+A takes us to the Windows Notification Center
• Windows Key+X takes us to the Start Menu
• Ctrl+Shift+Esc opens the Windows Task Manager
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• Windows Key+R leads to the Run window"
• Shift+Delete allows you to delete files permanently
• Alt+Enter shows us the properties of a file or folder
• Windows Key+U Allows easy access
• Windows key+Space Change the keyboard language

Commands to use with the terminal

• Shift+Left highlights text to the left of the cursor
• Shift+Right the same but to the right
• Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right highlights entire blocks of text
• Ctrl+C copies the selected text to the Clipboard
• Ctrl+V Paste the previously copied text
• Ctrl+A select all text

Commands to use with the trackpad

• One finger tapping Normal click.
• Two-finger tap Right click.
• Three-finger tap Opens Cortana searches. Can be changed to open notifications.
• Four-finger tap Opens the notification center.
• Double tap with one finger Double tap.
• Double-tap with one finger and drag Select text or applications. It is also used to drag icons.
• Swipe up or down with two fingers Scroll on the screen.
• Swipe up with three fingers Open the task view, and within them we can slide down with three fingers to select which to display.
• Three-finger swipe down Displays the desktop. If we slide up again with the three fingers, the windows are shown again.
• Swipe left or right with three fingers Navigate between open windows.
• Pinch in or out Zoom in or out.

Perhaps they are not all, but they may be the most common to try to gain a few important seconds on the clock. _Are you using the mouse or do you prefer to interact with the keyboard?