KNOW YOUR WINDOWS 8 SHORT KEYS

We are going to the new age of windows8.It’s a bit different than previous one. So why not to learn the short keys to make the work easy. Let’s check for the shortcut keys.

With the launch of windows 8, it is obvious that tech geeks will look for shortcut keys to get more habituated with windows 8. The operating system is great in terms time takes to start up and shut down. The major differentiators of Windows 8 with its predecessor is it does not load all the applications in the startup itself; rather it comes up with GUI and starts loading the rest of the application in the background thread. For a user who is starting fresh on windows 8, he might face a usability challenge during the initial time. The below documents describes some of the shortcut keys to make users more habituated with Windows 8. Enjoy the latest revolutionary Operating System from Microsoft.

1. : switch between the Start screen and the last-running app
2. + B : Switch to the (classic) Windows desktop and select the tray notification area
3. + C : displays the “Charms”: the Settings, Devices, Share and Search options
4. + D : launches the desktop
5. + E : launches Explorer
6. + F : opens the File Search pane
7. + H : opens the Share pane
8. + I : opens Settings
9. + J– Switches focus between snapping applications
10. + K : opens the Devices pane
11. + L : locks your PC
12. + M : minimizes the current Explorer or Internet Explorer window (works in the full-screen IE, too)
13. + O : toggles device orientation lock on and off
14. + P : switch your display to a second display or projector
15. + Q : open the App Search pane
16. + R : opens the Run box
17. + U : open the Ease of Access Centre
18. + V : cycle through toasts (notifications)
19. + W : search your system settings (type POWER for links to all power-related options, say)
20. + X : displays a text menu of useful Windows tools and applets
21. + Z : displays the right-click context menu when in a full-screen app
22. + + (plus) : launch Magnifier and zoom in
23. + -(minus) : zoom out
24. + ,(comma) : Aero peek at the desktop
25. + . (Period): Snaps the current application to one side of the screen (Right side)
26. + Space: Switch input language and keyboard layout
27. + Enter : launch Narrator
28. + PgUp : Move the current screen to the left-hand monitor
29. + PgDn : Move the current screen to the right-hand monitor
30. + PrtSc : capture the current screen and save it to your Pictures folder
31. + Tab : switch between running apps
32. + Shift + V : Cycles through toasts in reverse order
33. + Arrow Keys: Switch to the (classic) Windows desktop and enable Aero Snap

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