{"id":141,"date":"2017-08-06T12:11:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T11:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:01:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:01:48","slug":"keyboardtips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyboard tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n
\n
\n
\"blueKeyboard tips<\/h5><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n
\n

Show desktop
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

press and hold the Windows key \"WindowsKey\" and press D<\/strong>, it will take you back to the desktop, you can press it again to get back to the window you were working in.<\/p>\n

Open Windows explorer
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

press and hold the Windows key \"WindowsKey\"  and then press E (explorer).<\/p>Move window to left or right half of the screen<\/strong>\n

press and hold the Windows key \"WindowsKey\"  and then press the arrow left key or arrow right key. I’d advise you to experiment with the arrow keys with the windows key pressed.<\/p>\n

Change between programs\/applications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hold down the left Alt key and press Tab, keep pressing tab to cycle through the open applications.<\/p>\n

Screen Grab
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Print Screen (or Prnt Scrn) on the keyboard, on a standard keyboard its next to F12. The screen image has now been stored, but to get hold of the stored image you need to go into a program like Paint, Word or Email, then go to the Edit menu, then choose paste (or press CTRL + V). If you want to only grab the current open\/working window, then hold Alt while pressing Print Screen.<\/p>\n

Delete whole word<\/strong> : press CTRL and BackspaceSelect a whole word : press and hold CTRL and SHIFT the press the left or right cursor key, hold down to select more words.<\/p>\n

Select a whole paragraph<\/strong> \u2013 this same technique as above when you press up or down on the cursor keys.<\/p>\n

Copy<\/strong> (selected text\/image etc.) : press and hold CTRL and press C<\/p>\n

Cut<\/strong> : press and hold CTRL and press X<\/p>\n

Paste<\/strong> : press and hold CTRL and press V<\/p>\n

Undo<\/strong> : press and hold CTRL and press Z<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keyboard tips Show desktop press and hold the Windows key and press D, it will take you back to the desktop, you can press it again to get back to the window you were working in. Open Windows explorer press and hold the Windows key   and then press E (explorer). Move window to left […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\nKeyboard tips - PC PROP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Keyboard tips - PC PROP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Keyboard tips Show desktop press and hold the Windows key and press D, it will take you back to the desktop, you can press it again to get back to the window you were working in. Open Windows explorer press and hold the Windows key   and then press E (explorer). Move window to left […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PC PROP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pcprop\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-14T16:01:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bluekeyboard.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/\",\"name\":\"Keyboard tips - PC PROP\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/bluekeyboard.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-06T11:11:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-14T16:01:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/bluekeyboard.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/bluekeyboard.jpg\",\"width\":141,\"height\":136,\"caption\":\"blue keyboard\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/keyboardtips\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Keyboard tips\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/\",\"name\":\"PC PROP\",\"description\":\"Give me a call I can help\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PC Prop\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/newlogo-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/newlogo-1.jpg\",\"width\":375,\"height\":88,\"caption\":\"PC Prop\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pcprop.com\\\/w\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pcprop\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/matt-hughes-1ba06918\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Keyboard tips - PC PROP","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Keyboard tips - PC PROP","og_description":"Keyboard tips Show desktop press and hold the Windows key and press D, it will take you back to the desktop, you can press it again to get back to the window you were working in. Open Windows explorer press and hold the Windows key   and then press E (explorer). Move window to left […]","og_url":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/","og_site_name":"PC PROP","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pcprop\/","article_modified_time":"2023-02-14T16:01:48+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bluekeyboard.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/","url":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/","name":"Keyboard tips - PC PROP","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bluekeyboard.jpg","datePublished":"2017-08-06T11:11:06+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-14T16:01:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bluekeyboard.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bluekeyboard.jpg","width":141,"height":136,"caption":"blue keyboard"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/keyboardtips\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Keyboard tips"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/","name":"PC PROP","description":"Give me a call I can help","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/#organization","name":"PC Prop","url":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/newlogo-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/newlogo-1.jpg","width":375,"height":88,"caption":"PC Prop"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pcprop\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matt-hughes-1ba06918\/"]}]}},"builder_content":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bluekeyboard.jpg\" alt=\"blue keyboard\" width=\"141\" height=\"136\">Keyboard tips<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Show desktop <br> <\/strong><\/p> <p>press and hold the Windows key <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WindowsKey.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsKey\" title=\"WindowsKey\" width=\"59\" height=\"58\"> and press <strong>D<\/strong>, it will take you back to the desktop, you can press it again to get back to the window you were working in.<\/p> <p><strong>Open Windows explorer <br> <\/strong><\/p> <p>press and hold the Windows key <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WindowsKey.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsKey\" title=\"WindowsKey\" width=\"59\" height=\"58\">  and then press E (explorer).<\/p><strong>Move window to left or right half of the screen<\/strong> <p>press and hold the Windows key <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WindowsKey.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsKey\" title=\"WindowsKey\" width=\"59\" height=\"58\">  and then press the arrow left key or arrow right key. I'd advise you to experiment with the arrow keys with the windows key pressed.<\/p> <p><strong>Change between programs\/applications<\/strong><\/p> <p>Hold down the left Alt key and press Tab, keep pressing tab to cycle through the open applications.<\/p> <p><strong>Screen Grab<br> <\/strong><\/p> <p align=\"\\"left\\"\">Press Print Screen (or Prnt Scrn) on the keyboard, on a standard keyboard its next to F12. The screen image has now been stored, but to get hold of the stored image you need to go into a program like Paint, Word or Email, then go to the Edit menu, then choose paste (or press CTRL + V). If you want to only grab the current open\/working window, then hold Alt while pressing Print Screen.<\/p> <p><strong>Delete whole word<\/strong> : press CTRL and BackspaceSelect a whole word : press and hold CTRL and SHIFT the press the left or right cursor key, hold down to select more words.<\/p> <p><strong>Select a whole paragraph<\/strong> \u2013 this same technique as above when you press up or down on the cursor keys.<\/p> <p><strong>Copy<\/strong> (selected text\/image etc.) : press and hold CTRL and press C<\/p> <p><strong>Cut<\/strong> : press and hold CTRL and press X<\/p> <p><strong>Paste<\/strong> : press and hold CTRL and press V<\/p> <p><strong>Undo<\/strong> : press and hold CTRL and press Z<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":714,"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions\/714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcprop.com\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}