Many people don't realize that rather than installing dozens of applications, you can control nearly any aspect of your computer with simple shortcuts that don't take up any resources. You can even ...

Press a few buttons, and you can accomplish hundreds of computer tasks, from simple to sophisticated, without taking your hands off the keyboard ...

Windows hotkeys—when you press two or more keys at once to tell your computer to do something specific—are your, well, key to saving time when you’re at your computer. Once you have them memorized, ...

Stuck in an unresponsive application? Anyone using Windows knows the keyboard shortcut to escape is Ctrl + Alt + Delete or on a Mac, Command + Option + Esc. Programs become unresponsive often when you ...

Keyboard shortcuts can improve productivity in your workplace by cutting down reliance on the mouse. Microsoft introduced a number of new keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8. Add these new shortcuts to ...

Ctrl + M: Enter Mark mode (allows you to select text with mouse). Once Mark mode is enabled, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor around. Shift + Up or Down: Move cursor up or down one line ...

If you’ve ever wondered about the purpose of the “Function Keys” (F1, F2, etc.) they were designed for early computers built before the advent of the mouse, trackball and touchpad, making them mostly ...

Question: I’ve been a Mac user for a long time, but have to use Windows for my new job, which makes it confusing when I try to use shortcuts. Answer: Operating on both the Windows and Mac platforms on ...

Now using Vista, Aung Kyaw Moe misses XP’s keyboard shortcuts for shutting down, rebooting, and hibernating a computer. Before I answer the question, let me satisfy any XP users who are wondering ...