Unlocking the Key: Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are a useful hidden feature that most people do not know about or know very little. But there are over 200 shortcuts! Every single one serving a designed purpose to speed up your productivity and make things go smoother.

It’s tricky to trace back who came up with the idea for keyboard shortcuts as they were used early on by old-school terminals. However, we know the first shortcut created was ‘Ctrl, Alt, Delete’. This infamous sequence was created by Larry Tesler to make it easy to reboot a frozen or non-responsive computer and it still works to this day! We can also figure out where shortcuts started, or rather what it started with. The command/control key is a simple key usually located at the bottom of your keyboard. This key’s whole function is to give the other keys a secondary function, which is why the majority of shortcuts start with the command/control key.

Just like anything else you do in life, the more you use it the more it becomes second nature. So, here are some initial shortcuts you can begin to learn which will speed up your workflow and gradually make you a keyboard master.