100+ Keyboard shortcuts - OMG! That many?

It seems that almost since the dawn of computers with keyboards like typewriters that there have been shortcuts to make life easier.

It makes me wonder if there just isn't a better way to start with?

In fact, I know there is, but that is not the point of this article.

This article is about doing more, faster, better with what you've got.

It is a bit like The Six Million Dollar Man or Bionic Woman.

P.S. I could never work out why his Bionic arm just would rip out of the normal human socket whenever he lifted a truck? I think the answer is "it's just a TV show David!"

Sonia Maroun from I Hate My PC forwarded these keyboard shortcuts to me. I've included a selection of the ones I find most useful below and a link to the rest for the curious...

The General Shortcuts

• CTRL+C (Copy)
• CTRL+X (Cut)
• CTRL+V (Paste)
• CTRL+Z (Undo)
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
• CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
• CTRL+A (Select all)
• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
• CTRL+PRTSCN Copies currently displayed screen to clipboard (then CTRL-V inside your favourite graphic editing program or email etc.)
• ALT+PRTSCN Copies currently active program image to clipboard
• CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

• Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
• Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)

Find a bazillion more keyboard shortcuts here...