Keyboard Shortcuts for Kids
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What is a Keyboard Shortcut?
Keyboard shortcuts are a combination of two or more keys, that, when pressed, perform an action that would usually require using a mouse. Using keyboard shortcuts allow you to command the action to happen without having to take your hands off of the keyboard (to use the mouse).
Why Should We Learn Keyboard Shortcuts?
Using keyboard shortcuts often save you time and increase your efficiency They allow you to interact more easily with your computer, saving time and effort.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Kids
Here is our list of the Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Kids. Some are for word processing programs and some are for the internet.
Copy - Control + C - This allows you to reproduce a section of text without having to type it each time.
Paste - Control +V - This allows you to insert something that you have already copied to a new application or place
Cut - Control + X - This allows you to "cut out" a selection of text or other data and save it to the clipboard
Undo - Control + Z - This erases the last change done to the document, reverting it to an older state.
Redo - Control + Y - This restores any actions that have been previously undone using an undo
Save - Control + S - This preserves your changes to a document as you work.
Select All - Control + A - This selects (highlights) everything in the current window.
View all open windows - Window + Tab - This resizes and displays all currently active windows to fit proportionally on the screen (thumbnail view).
Switch between application windows - Alt + Tab - This allows you to alternate between a full-size window and the desktop, and can also be used to switch to any running program that has an application-level window
Screenshot - Alt + PrtScr - This captures an image that shows the contents of a computer display
New Tab - Control + T - This adds a new tab to your internet browser.
Close tab - Control + W - This closes the current internet tab.
Refresh - Control + R - This refreshes the web page being viewed on all browsers.
Find - Control + F - This allows you to find words or phrases quickly in your browser or operating system.
Jump to address bar - Control + L - In all major Internet browsers (e.g., Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera) highlights the text in the address bar
Forward in browser - Alt + right arrow - This moves you forward a page on the internet.
Back in browser - Alt + left arrow - This moves you back one page on the internet.
Did we miss any of your favorite Keyboard Shortcuts? Let us know in the comments!
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