Controlling Windows using the keyboard for many tasks can lead to improved productivity. In addition, a situation may arise when the mouse stops working or you need to perform work on the computer without the mouse. Below are the most commonly used ways to navigate Windows using the keyboard. You can click on any link that interests you or read the entire article.
Open “Start”
In order to get to the “Start” menu, you must press the “Start” button on the keyboard or simultaneously hold down the Ctrl + Ecs key combination .
Once the Start menu opens, you can navigate it using the arrow keys on your keyboard to move up, down, left, or right. After you have selected the required program, press the Enter key to start.
Launching the program from the desktop
There is a necessary program located on the desktop, you must press the “Tab” key on the keyboard. You can move around the desktop using the arrow keys, if you need to start the program, press the Enter /
Close, minimize, maximize, or move windows
Closing the window
If you have an open window that you want to close using your keyboard, press the CTRL and F4 keys on your keyboard at the same time to close the currently open program or window.
In addition to the recommendations above, you can press ALT and the spacebar, then control the arrows and select the item of interest.
Minimize window or minimize
To minimize a window in Windows using your keyboard, press ALT and the space bar then press the down arrow and select the option to minimize or minimize.
Maximizing or maximizing a window
To maximize or maximize a window in Windows using the keyboard, press ALT and the spacebar, then press the down arrow and select the option to expand.
Note: If the window is already maximized, this option will not be available.
Moving the window
Before you can move any window in Microsoft Windows, make sure it is not maximized. To display the window in windowed mode, press ALT and spacebar and navigate to the “restore” option.
After the window has ceased to be maximized, you can immediately move it. To do this, press ALT and the spacebar at the same time, go to the item “Move”.
Switch between open windows or applications
To move between any open programs on your computer, press ALT and Tab at the same time, then release Tab but continue to hold down the ALT key. If done correctly this action will show all open windows or applications at the moment. To select the required application or window, you must press Tab, at this moment the ALT key must be pressed. When you have selected the desired window or application, release ALT and Tab and Windows will open that window or application.
Moving around the text
Listed below are the various ways you can navigate through text in your document without using your mouse. Not only does this help users who don’t have mouse access, it can also save you a lot of time when working with text documents.
Arrows – Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the cursor up, down, left, or right in your document.
CTRL and arrow keys – While pressing the left or right arrow keys, hold down the CTRL key, this action moves the cursor backward or forward one word. It is much faster than moving the courses with the arrow keys. Holding down the CTRL key and pressing up or down in the document will move you a paragraph up or down.
Move with HOME and END – Pressing the End key will move you to the end of the line, while pressing the Home key will move you to the beginning of the line.
using the Shift key – The shift key is used to select text. It can be used with arrow keys, as well as with the Ctrl, END, HOME key.
Scrolling through the document
Scrolling or scrolling through a document is usually done with the up, down, Page Up, or Page Down arrow keys.
Right-click an icon or other item
In some situations, you may need to right-click on any item in Windows. To do this, select the object of interest, move the cursor over it and simultaneously hold down Shift and F10 .
