Shortcut of the day

[biometrics]

Today's shortcut is:

OS: Windows 10
Keys: Win+Pause
Result: System information

 

[Seldom Bucket]

Win+E opens file explorer.

No one in our office knew that

 

[Tribs]

Ctrl + ; in Excel will put in the current date. Ctrl+shift+; will give you the time
Ctrl+~ will show all your formulas on the sheet

 

[BloodrayneZA]

Ctrl+r = run dialogue in Win 10
Ctrl+shift+Esc = task manager

 

[Lara]

Today's shortcut is:

OS: Windows 10
Keys: Win+Pause
Result: System information

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Mine opens Windows Settings/About.

 

[Lara]

Ctrl+r = run dialogue in Win 10
Ctrl+shift+Esc = task manager

Win + R = run dialog.

 

[Lara]

Ctrl + ' in Excel will copy the value from above.

 

[Düber]

Ctrl + ' in Excel will copy the value from above.

Does it only copy a value or a formula too? (Don't have a machine running Windows ATM.)

 

[Tribs]

Does it only copy a value or a formula too? (Don't have a machine running Windows ATM.)

formula - entire cell contents

 

[BloodrayneZA]

Win + R = run dialog.

Ah thanks I shouldn’t be typing stuff when I’m tired lol

 

[Lara]

Pressing F1 in Windows 10 will open your internet browser.

 

[scudsucker]

Pressing ESC then ":" then "q" will get you out of vi

^ you think that is NOT a shortcut? Try asking a novice vi user to exit....

 

[scudsucker]

Also the classic (for Windows) - alt-F4

Perfect entertainment for when people ask for short-cuts

 

[biometrics]

Pressing ESC then ":" then "q" will get you out of vi

^ you think that is NOT a shortcut? Try asking a novice vi user to exit....

Does “q” work, I use “q!”.

 

[Sinbad]

Pressing ESC then ":" then "q" will get you out of vi

^ you think that is NOT a shortcut? Try asking a novice vi user to exit....

ZZ will do it quicker (save and exit)

:q will only get you out if there are no unsaved changes. :q! Will force exit. :wq will save and exit.

 

[scudsucker]

ZZ will do it quicker (save and exit)

:q will only get you out if there are no unsaved changes. :q! Will force exit. :wq will save and exit.

Thank you sir

 

[BloodrayneZA]

Pressing F1 in Windows 10 will open your internet browser.

Didn’t work for me

 

[BloodrayneZA]

Ctrl + ' in Excel will copy the value from above.

Oooo nice tip

Edit: it doesn’t work in Google Sheets - I don’t use MS Office

 

[Tribs]

Oooo nice tip

Edit: it doesn’t work in Google Sheets - I don’t use MS Office

Shortcuts are more complicated in a browser

 

[biometrics]

Also the classic (for Windows) - alt-F4

Perfect entertainment for when people ask for short-cuts

Then there is the lesser known Ctrl-F4 to close a tab.