Windows 8 – Keyboard Shortcuts

Everyone more efficient!

At the present time, I believe there are 2 kinds of users, in terms of keyboard usage.
We have the 1st group of people that primarily uses the mouse the most of the task and uses the keyboard simply to write…And we have the 2nd group of people that uses a lot of mouse but has a natural need to do their work more quickly, to get the things done in a blink of the eyes.

Well…with Windows 8 and using the new Metro UI I believe that will be more and more people getting to the 2nd group.
Although or maybe…because, this interface breathes slates and smartphones, it’s nature makes the use on PCs more likely to use keyboard shortcuts to get things faster.
So, thinking on this, here’s a nice table with a lot of shortcuts to use, some old and some new:

Global Windows 8 Shortcuts

WIN + Q	Opens search
WIN + Z	Applications options
WIN + Spacebar	Changes language / keyboard layout
WIN + Y	Shows desktop
WIN + W	Search system parameters
WIN + F	Search files
WIN + I	Opens settings
WIN + K	Opens connection settings
WIN + O	Disables display rotation
WIN + C	Opens start menu
WIN + V	Switch between notifications
WIN + Shift + V	Switch between notifications (inverse)
WIN + Enter	Activates narrator
WIN + PageUp	Moves tiles left
WIN + PageDown	Moves tiles right
WIN +  Shift	Moves display separator left
WIN + .	Moves display separator right

Windows Explorer Shortcuts

A	To open the “special features”
C e O	copy selected file(s)
C e P	Copy the system path to a file or selected folder
C e F	Copy a folder
D	Delete selected folder(s) or file(s)
E	Edit selected file(s)
H	Show file version history
M	Move file(s)
N	New folder
P and S	Insert tag
P and R	Show file properties
P and E	Open with…
S and A	Select all
S and N	Deselect
S and I	Invert selection
R	Rename select file(s)
T	Cut
V	Paste
W	Create new document from available templates

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