Here are a few Keyboard tips and tricks to help you to be more productive while having a little bit of fun.
Insert Emojis, GIFs and Symbols
The Emoji keyboard panel in Windows 11 allows you to insert Emojis, GIFs, Kaomojis and symbols in your apps and documents, just like you would do it on your phone. Press the Windows Logo Key + .(period) to bring up the Emoji keyboard panel.
Clipboard History
The Clipboard history panel shows the text and images that you copied to the clipboard recently. To open Clipboard history, press Windows Logo Key + V
Click on any item in the history to paste it into the current window. You can also Pin frequently used items by clicking the Pin icon on the bottom righ corner.
To delete an item from the clipboard history, click or tap the ellipsis (three dots) at the top right corner and click the delete icon.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts helps you do certain things quickly by pressing a combination of keys. Here is a list of essential Keyboard shortcuts for things that you do quite often in Windows 11.
| Press this key | To |
|---|---|
| Windows Logo Key | Open or Close the start menu. |
| Windows Logo Key + D | Show or hide desktop. |
| Windows Logo Key + E | Open File Explorer. |
| Windows Logo Key + I | Open Settings. |
| Windows Logo Key + L | Lock PC or Switch account. |
| Windows Logo Key + M | Minimize all windows. |
| Windows Logo Key + R | Open Run dialog box. |
| Windows Logo Key + S | Open Search box. |
| Windows Logo Key + Shift + S | Take screenshot. |
| Windows Logo Key + V | Open Clipboard History. |
| Windows Logo Key + Tab | Open Task View. |
| Windows Logo Key + Up Arrow | Maximize Window. |
| CTRL + A | Select All items in the active window. |
| CTRL + C | Copy the selected item. |
| CTRL + V | Paste the copied item. |
| CTRL + X | Cut the selected item. |
| CTRL + Z | Undo the last action. |
| ALT + Enter | Show properties for the selected item. |
| ALT + F4 | Close the active window or app. |
These are just a few shortcuts that I frequently use but there are quite a lot more of them. Feel free to add your favourite shortcuts in the comments below.
