Keyboard Shortcuts-Fastrack

The Need For Speed

Computing today is all about one thing—speed! It’s not just

enough to be able to use computers, because, let’s face it,

everyone and their monkey can use a computer these

days. What’s more important, and what will set you apart from

the crowd, is how fast you can use the computer to do your

bidding. The difference between an average computer user, and

an advanced user often comes down to how many shortcuts you

know. Many of you reading this book are already adept at some

basic shortcuts—[Ctrl] + [C] to copy, and [Ctrl] + [V] to

paste. Some of you may have graduated to more advanced

shortcuts, such as [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [C] to copy

formatting in a document, or maybe you just go to Start >

Run, and type nusrmgr.cpl when you want to open Windows’

User Account Management tool. Whatever the case, there’s no

way you’re going to remember all the shortcuts you need to...

OK, so we lied! Apparently, there is a way for you to

remember all that you need to know. You’re way ahead of us

too—you’ve already bought, and are reading this book! No matter

how much of a computer whiz you imagine yourself to be,

there’s bound to be something you will learn from this book.

For beginners, we have almost every keyboard shortcut for

Windows, so you won’t need to hunt through menus and click

away like mad to get to what you’re looking for.

For working professionals, most of whom use Microsoft

Office at work and home, our MS Office shortcuts are

guaranteed to give you an edge over your colleagues.

You’re going to surf faster, and get more done online thanks

to our Internet tools shortcuts. Those just starting off with

Adobe Photoshop need to just memorize our imaging chapter.

Audio and video editing enthusiasts are a patient lot, waiting

for hours for stuff to render or changes to occur, and hopefully

they’ll save hours with the shortcuts provided. Lastly, all movie

and music buffs will not waste any time on their media players

thanks to the last chapter. We hope you enjoy this Fast Track.