Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

When you’re using Windows 8 on a tablet, it’s easy enough to navigate the new OS. But if you don’t have a touch screen, there’s no need to mouse around to make key functions appear. If you know the correct keyboard shortcuts, you can work faster and more efficiently, no matter the type of Windows 8 PC.

Windows 8 Create Your Own Shortcuts For Any Application
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Press this		To do this
Windows logo key‌ +start typing		Search your PC
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)		Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+scroll wheel		Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Windows logo key‌ +C		Open the charms
Windows logo key‌ +F		Open the Search charm to search files
Windows logo key‌ +H		Open the Share charm
Windows logo key‌ +I		Open the Settings charm
Windows logo key‌ +J		Switch the main app and snapped app
Windows logo key‌ +K		Open the Devices charm
Windows logo key‌ +O		Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
Windows logo key‌ +Q		Open the Search charm to search apps
Windows logo key‌ +W		Open the Search charm to search settings
Windows logo key‌ +Z		Show the commands available in the app
Windows logo key‌ +spacebar		Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+spacebar		Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key‌ +Tab		Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+Tab		Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+Tab		Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
Windows logo key‌ +PgUp		Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +PgDown		Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+period (.)		Snaps an app to the left
Windows logo key‌ +period (.)		Snaps an app to the right

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Windows 8 Create Your Own Shortcuts For Any Application

In this post i'm going to tell you how to create your own shortcuts for any application without using any third party software.Ya it's very easy. As we know Shortcuts is a simple way to launch applications and Programs, Like for closing any application we use alt+F4 . 

By using this trick you can create a  shortcut for any program.
No need of third party software to create shortcut
You can use this trick in Windows Xp,Vista, 7 and Windows 8.

Now I will show you how you can create a Custom Shortcut for any application and by using the same process you can create custom shortcut for any program.

Click on Start button and type the name of the program for which shortcut to be update .

Now right click on the program and click on Properties

• In the Shortcut Key field type any key that you want to use as shortcut.(I will use W for Word)
• Now  your custom shortcut for this program will be Ctrl+Alt+Key (So my shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+W for Word).

 

Press OK Button to save these changes and then close the dialog box.

Now you can use the custom shortcut to launch  the program.

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