1. Bring back that tab you accidentally closed
Accidentally close a tab you actually really needed? Have no fear! You can bring the tab back with this nifty computer trick.
Simply press CTRL + SHIFT + T on your keyboard to bring your previously closed tab back. Now you can focus on productivity at work instead of scrolling through browsing history!
2. Undo anything, anywhere
One of our favorite computer tips is being able to 鈥榰ndo鈥� pretty much anything, anywhere! The undo function is handy even outside of Microsoft word, you know.
On your keyboard, press CTRL + Z to undo your latest action. You can undo all kinds of actions, from the last thing you typed to that important file you accidentally just deleted!
Plus, here鈥檚 a bonus round: you can redo your undo by pressing CTRL + Y!
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3. Open your emoji keyboard on screen
Whether you鈥檙e a trigger-happy emoji-lover, or you鈥檙e just getting started with those laughing-crying faces. Learn how to open the emoji keyboard in super speed with this keyboard computer trick.
Just press听WIN + .听辞谤听WIN + ;听to open the emoji keyboard and flick through pages of different categories. You can also 鈥榮earch鈥� for an emoji by typing in words at the top of the emoji keyboard window.
4. Minimize all your windows
About to get caught online shopping when you should have been writing that report? Oops! If you need all your windows to go away all at once, you can minimize them all in one go with this sneaky computer trick.
笔谤别蝉蝉听WIN + D听and you鈥檒l be back to your empty desktop in no time. Just press听WIN + D听again to restore all those minimized windows when the coast is clear!
(Okay, we realize this one might actually inhibit productivity at work, but it鈥檚 still a great computer tip!)
5. Lock your computer quickly
Learn to lock your computer in flash using only your keyboard. Just press WIN + L and your computer will be locked up, safe from prying eyes or cyber criminals who could steal your files, gain access to your accounts and cause havoc.
6. Screenshot any section of your screen
If you want to take a screenshot of a specific area on your screen, you can use your keyboard to open the Snipping Tool, primed and ready to select an area of your screen.
Press WIN + SHIFT + S to begin snipping away! When you鈥檝e snipped your screenshot, you can open it in the Snipping Tool window which will automatically open to save, copy or edit it.
Bonus round: If you鈥檙e using Windows 11, you can record a portion of your screen using the Snipping Tool, too!
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7. Open a new item
There鈥檚 no need to File > New anymore! If you want to open a new document, window, sticky note, email draft, excel window鈥� the goes on! Simply use this quick keyboard computer trick.
It鈥檚 as simple as pressing CTRL + N on your keyboard.
Microsoft听products support this nifty keyboard trick, along with some other staple software like internet browsers and more.
Bonus tip: If your internet browser is听Chrome听辞谤听Edge, you can press听CTRL + SHIFT+ N听to open a new private window. This means you can browse without saving your search history or caching. It鈥檚 useful for things like checking if a is loading correctly, as it will load uncached. Or, signing into various accounts for the same service.
8. Get work done with Focus
If you鈥檙e running Windows 11, you鈥檒l be pleased to know your computer now has a built-in option to help increase productivity at work! Wondering what on earth that does?
Here鈥檚 what enabling this computer trick does:
- A focus timer / clock will appear on your screen
- Do not disturb will turn on
- Apps in the taskbar won鈥檛 flash to alert you
- Badge notifications on apps in the taskbar will turn off
You can find your Focus settings in Windows 11 by searching 鈥榝ocus鈥� in the main toolbar at the bottom of your screen. Just click 鈥楽tart focus session鈥� to get started!
If you鈥檙e not running Windows 11 yet, you can find a slightly simpler version in Windows 10 by right-clicking the notification button in the far bottom-right of your screen. Alternatively, there are all sorts of similar tools online. Just听search “focus clock”听in your favorite web browser.
9. Find that web page you were just on
Surfing those waves on the interwebs and got yourself down a massive wormhole and want to get out? OK, now in English: searching the internet and clicked through lots and lots of pages, but want to get back to a previous page you鈥檇 been on?
We gotcha! This computer trick comes in handy more than you鈥檇 think.
All you have to do is right click on the 鈥榖ack鈥� button of your internet browser and it will show you the last 10 pages you visited on that tab. Clever!
10. Reboot!
This one鈥檚 just a joke. But it鈥檚 the oldest trick in the book for a reason!
If you鈥檙e having trouble with鈥� Well, pretty much most things on your PC鈥� It鈥檚 always worth asking yourself the trusty, old IT expert question: Have you tried re-booting your computer?
Re-booting is not the same as shutting your computer down every day after work. You have to specifically click on 鈥楻estart鈥� to access the magic!
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