It is amazing how much of a difference those shortcuts can do - especially if You use them habitually (they save much time and are much more convenient in use).
Below I gather keyboard shortcuts (or hotkeys) which I use in various places. This is not a complex set of each possible shortcut which You could use - but only my personal, subjective excerpt - based not necessarily on what I myself use most often, but with the emphasis on what I’d like to memorize to benefit even further.
Maybe I will prepare a more complex sets of shortcuts in the future. In the meantime I’m going to update this one from time to time, so stay tuned :) !
Updated: February 15, 2022 (Sumatra, VirtualDub, Notepad++)
Quick survey on what’s coming:
- Anki.
- Audacity.
- Brave.
- Chrome.
- DSpellCheck.
- FileZilla.
- Foxit Reader.
- Google Translate ([a web page][Google Translate2]).
- Illustrator.
- InDesign.
- jDownloader.
- KMPlayer.
- Kodi.
- LibreOffice.
- Magnifier (Windows 7).
- Miranda.f
- Mp3tag.
- mpv.
- Notepad++.
- Open Live Writer.
- Photoshop.
- Subtitle Edit.
- Sumatra.
- The Bat!
- Winamp.
- Windows 7 (many shortcuts You can use also on other Windows versions).
- WinSCP.
- WordPad.
- VirtualDub.
- Universal shortcuts for text-editing (which should work regardless of where You use them).
- Other shortcuts.
Anki.
- Ctrl+Shift+X (when You add or edit a card and a cursor is placed inside one of editing fields) - edit HTML,
- Ctrl+Shift+N - show all note types,
Audacity.
- Ctrl+P - the app’s preferences,
- F1 - selection tool,
- B - play from cursor to selection,
- Ctrl+Shift+A - select none,
- Shift+J - select from start to the cursor position,
- Shift+K - select from the cursor position to the track end,
- Ctrl+F - fit in window,
- Ctrl+Shift+F - fit in window vertically,
- Shift+scroll wheel - scroll horizontally,
- F4 - zoom tool,
- Ctrl+E - zoom to selection,
- Ctrl+1 - zoom in,
- Ctrl+2 - zoom normal,
- Ctrl+3 - zoom out;
Brave.
- F6 - focus the address bar,
Chrome.
- right click on a link+E - copy link address,
- Ctrl+W - close the current tab,
- Alt+Home - open a start page in the current tab,
- Ctrl+Shift+N - launch the Incognito Mode,
- Ctrl+Shift+T - open the last closed tab,
- Ctrl+Shift+O - open Bookmark Manager,
- Ctrl+Shift+I - open/close Developer Tools,
- Ctrl+F - find on the current web page...,
- Ctrl+G - go to the next instance of a word/phrase You're looking for,
- Ctrl+Shift+G - go to the previous instance of a word/phrase You're looking for,
- Ctrl+F - bookmark this site,
- Alt+click on a hyperlink- download the link,
- Shift+Esc - open Chrome Task Manager,
- Ctrl+Shift+A* - switch between the two newest viewed tabs (CLUT: Cycle Last Used Tabs extension, a Quick switch function),
*shortcuts defined by the user (Chrome menu › More tools › Extensions › three horizontal lines on the top left › Keyboard shortcuts)
DSpellCheck.
- Alt+N* - find next misspelling,
- Alt+B* - find previous misspelling,
- Ctrl+Shift+A* - replace with topmost suggestion,
- Alt+Shift+A* - show suggestions menu at cursor;
*user-defined shortcuts (Notepad++ menu: Settings › Shortcut Mapper... › "Plugin Commands" bookmark)
FileZilla.
- Ctrl+D - disconnect,
- Ctrl+R - reconnect;
Foxit Reader.
- Ctrl+G - jump to the page...
- F3 / Shift+F3 - go to the next/previous instance of a word/phrase You're looking for;
Google Translate.
- Ctrl+Shift+S - switch current languages;
Adobe Illustrator.
- Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z - undo / redo,
- Ctrl+Shift+O - convert fonts to curves (vector format; this is so-called "create outlines" function),
- Alt+left mouse button+move Your mouse - change the brush size,
- Ctrl+H - hide outlines,
- Shift+O - create crop area out of selected object,
- Ctrl+U - smart guides,
- Ctrl+; - show/hide smart guides,
- Ctrl+7 - create a clipping mask,
- Shift+R - warp tool,
Adobe InDesign.
- Ctrl+Shift+B/I/U/Y - bold/italic/underlined/normal text,
- Ctrl+Shift+C - center,
- Ctrl+J - jump to page...,
- Ctrl+Num Enter - insert break character: page break,
- Ctrl+L - lock position,
- Ctrl+Alt+L - unlock position,
- Ctrl+T - activate Character panel,
- Ctrl+Alt+T - activate Paragraph panel,
- F7 - show/hide Layers panel,
- F11 - show/hide Paragraph styles panel,
- Shift+F11 - show/hide Character styles panel,
- F12 - show/hide Pages panel;
jDownloader.
- Ctrl+Shift+R - restart the program,
- Ctrl+L - add new links,
- Ctrl+P - go to settings;
KMPlayer.
- Ctrl + Alt + G - jump to the particular time,
- Alt + X - show/hide subtitles,
- Shift + Tab - display basic info on the current file,
- F5 - set the starting (“A”) point of a desired section,
- F6 - set the ending (“B”) point of a desired section,
- F8 - turn on/off playing the A-B section only,
- F2 - settings;
Kodi.
- S - power options,
- Shift+a letter - go to the first item beginning with that letter on the currently displayed list,
- Ctrl+Shift+D - toggle debug logging (CPU usage and other info displayed on the screen);
LibreOffice.
Settings and Panes.
- Alt+F12 - settings (works both within the start window and LO apps),
- F5 - open the navigator side-pane.
- F11 - open the styles side-pane,
- Ctrl+Shift+F10 - use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles and Formatting window, or other windows;
Styles.
- Shift+F11 - create style.
- Ctrl+Shift+F11 - update style.
Text Formatting.
- F12 - turn selected text into a numbered list,
- Ctrl+E - centered,
- Ctrl+L - align left,
- Ctrl+R - align right,
- Ctrl+Shift+P - turn selected text into superscript,
- Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V - paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted (plain) text;
Text Navigating.
- Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up/Down - select to beginning/end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning/end of previous paragraph;
Other.
- F7 - spellcheck.
- Ctrl+H - find & replace.
- Ctrl+F7 - Thesaurus.
- Ctrl+F10 - non-printing characters on/off;
Magnifier (Windows 7).
- Win key++/- - activate the Magnifier / zoom in/out,
- Ctrl+Alt+I - invert colors,
- Ctrl+Alt+spacebar - preview the desktop in full-screen mode,
- Ctrl+Alt+F - switch to full-screen mode,
- Win key+ESC - exit Magnifier,
Miranda NG.
- Ctrl + Shift + O - the app’s options,
Mp3tag.
- Ctrl+N - select next file,
- Ctrl++ (numeric keyboard) - automatically size the file view columns to match the content,
- Ctrl+K - auto-numbering wizard,
- Ctrl+Tab - quick forward navigation between sub-windows (Tag Panel, Filter, File View);
mpv.
- Shift+Ctrl+Backspace - mark the current position )this will then be used by Shift+Backspace as revert position (once you seek back, the marker will be reset); You can use this to seek around in the file and then return to the exact position where you left off,
- left/right arrow - go 5 sec. backward/forward,
- Shift+left/right arrow - go 1 sec. backward/forward,
- up/down arrow - go 1 min. backward/forward,
- Ctrl+left arrow/right arrow - go to the previous/next subtitle,
- . / , - step forward/backward (pressing once will pause, every consecutive press will play one frame and then go into pause mode again),
- [ / ] - decrease/increase current playback speed by 10%,
- Backspace - reset playback speed to normal,
- F8 - show the playlist and the current position in it,
- # - cycle through the available audio tracks,
- o - show progress bar, elapsed time and total duration on the OSD,
- v - toggle subtitle visibility,
- Ctrl + / Ctrl - - adjust audio delay (A/V sync) by +/- 0.1 seconds,
- S - take a screenshot,
- A - cycle aspect ratio override,
- F9 - show the list of audio and subtitle streams;
Notepad++.
- Home / End (double pressed) - go to the beginning/the end of a paragraph,
- Ctrl+H - replace,
- Ctrl+J - join lines,
- Ctrl+K - make a comment out of selected text,
- Shift+Tab - remove tabulators from selected text,
- Ctrl+Shift+W -close all documents,
- Alt+F6 - open another instance of the app,
- Ctrl+Shift+D* - insert date & time - long format,
- Ctrl+Shift+S* - show the current document’s summary,
- Ctrl+Shift+8** - convert to UTF-8,
- Ctrl+Shift+M* - show/hide Markdown++ panel,
- Ctrl+Shift+N** - move to Other View,
- Ctrl+Shift+E** - synchronize vertical scrolling,
- Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow (move a selected file on the Project Panel up- or downward),
- click on the beginning of the first line (out of those You’d like to modify), press and hold Alt+Shift, then click on the beginning of the last line - this allows You to write simultaneously on the beginning of multiple lines,
- Alt+C - add anything (including consecutive numbers) to the beginning of each (selected) line;
*user-defined shortcuts (Notepad++ menu: Settings › Shortcut Mapper... › "Plugin Commands" bookmark)
**user-defined shortcuts (Notepad++ menu: Settings › Shortcut Mapper... › “Main menu” bookmark)
Open Live Writer.
- Ctrl+Shift+L - bullet list,
- Ctrl+Shift+P - publish,
- Ctrl+K - create a link;
Photoshop.
- Ctrl+Shift+N - create and name a new layer,
- Ctrl+Shift+A* - adjust the exposure,
- Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N - create a new layer with a default name,
- Ctrl+Alt+V - create a vanishing point (to remove it use a backspace);
*user-defined shortcuts (Photoshop CS3 menu: Edit › Keyboard shortcuts... › Shortcuts for application menu › Image › Adjustments › Exposure)
Subtitle Edit.
- Shift+F9 - insert new subtitle at video position,
- Alt+Insert - insert after,
- F11/F12 - set start/end time,
- F5 - play current subtitle,
- Ctrl+Shift+B - add a comment;
Sumatra.
- F5 - toggle presentation mode,
- F11 - toggle fullscreen,
- F12 - show/hide bookmarks,
- Space - scroll by screen,
- Shift+Space - scroll back by screen,
- z - toggle zoom between Fit Page, Fit Width, Fit Content,
- c - toggle between continuous/non-continuous mode,
- Ctrl+Shift+N - to compare the same file side-by-side; it opens current file a new window - the same file is now opened in 2 windows that you can re-arrange as needed;
More Sumatra keyboard shortcuts here »
The Bat!
- F8 - address book,
- Alt+PageUp - attach a file (while creating a new message),
- Ctrl+Shift+A - view log,
- Ctrl+Shift+S - filters/Sorting Office,
- Ctrl+Shift+I - add/edit/view a memo,
- F3* - check mail for all accounts,
- Ctrl+F3* - create a new message,
- Alt+F11* - Scheduler;
*user-defined shortcuts (The Bat menu: Options › Preferences... › Other options › System Hot Keys)
Winamp.
- C - pause,
- Z/B - previous/next track,
- J / F9 - quick search,
- R - toggle repeat mode,
- S - toggle shuffle mode,
- Ctrl+D - double size,
- Ctrl+P - preferences,
- Ctrl+T - toggle time display mode,
- Ctrl+V - stop after current track,
- Alt+E - toggle playlist editor,
- Ctrl+S - if within playlist area » save the playlist,
- Ctrl+L - play URL,
- Alt+S - go to skin selection,
- Alt+3 - view/edit track info,
- Alt+I - add currently played track to bookmarks,
- Ctrl+Alt+I - edit bookmarks;
Windows 7.
- Alt+F4 - close active window (it always works),
- Ctrl+Q - close active window (it works in case of some programs, e.g. Pidgin, qBitTorrent, jDownloader),
- Ctrl+W - close an active folder window,
- Win key+Shift+Up Arrow - stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen,
- Win key+Home - minimize all windows except the current one,
- hold Win key+ keep pressing T - switch between icons on the taskbar,
- Win key + B - access system tray icons (then use arrows),
- Shift + F10 - show context menu of a sys-tray icon, once it’s already highlighted,
- Win key+a number x - open the x-th window from the left, which is already on the taskbar,
- Win key+Alt+a number x - open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number,
- Win key+P - several multi-monitor modes,
- Win key+X - open Windows Mobility Center with a couple of useful features (e.g. turn on/off Wi-Fi, adjust screen brightness, switch between power modes) (it works only on laptops),
- Win key+L - lock the screen (if it asks for password it will be the same as the one You use to login Windows),
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc - open the Task Manager,
- Win key+Pause/Break - info on Your Windows version, CPU, RAM, 32-bit/64-bit architecture, etc.,
- Alt + Shift + NumLock - move the cursor by the numeric keyboard (as a result You should be able to harness - for example - the “8” button for moving the cursor up (hold and wait for it to move);
WinSCP.
- Ctrl+Alt+P - preferences,
- Shift+Ctrl+D - close session;
WordPad.
- Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y - undo/redo,
- Ctrl+Shift+= - turn selected text into superscript,
- Ctrl+= - turn selected text into subscript,
- Ctrl+E - center,
- Ctrl+Shift+L - change bullet style;
VirtualDub.
- Ctrl+O - open video file,
- Ctrl+R - video frame rate,
- F7 - save as .avi;
Universal shortcuts for text-editing.
- Ctrl+left/right arrow - jump to the prev./next word,
- Ctrl+Home/End - jump to the very beginning/end of the document;
