NOC is Thankful For: Keyboard Shortcuts

by Jon Lober | NOC Technology

Some of our staff members share their favorite keyboard + shortcuts.

This Thanksgiving, NOC Technology is thankful for the little technical accessories that make life just a little more pleasant. The timer on the coffee pot that lets us wake up to fresh brewed coffee. The remote start for the car for chilly mornings. Our Bluetooth headphones that keep us from fumbling with cords.

And for those of us that spend most of our days at a computer… keyboard shortcuts.

In the spirit of sharing, our team wanted to pass along a few of the Windows shortcuts that make life behind a keyboard just a little easier.

Though they might not be essential, they sure are nice—consider them the coffeepot timers of the digital world.

Jon Lober – Chief Executive Officer

Windows + L – Lock keyboard when you walk away

Windows + D – Minimize all windows

Michelle Smith – Service Delivery Coordinator

Windows + Shift + S - Make image snippets

Windows + any directional arrow – Change the size or position of a window

Nathan Hooker – Service Desk Manager

Ctrl + Shift + N – New incognito tab

Ctrl + W – Close the tab you are in

Ctrl + Shift + T – Reopen your last closed tab

Ctrl + Shift + Del – Open clear browser history/cookies/cache, etc

Ctrl + J – Open your browser's downloads page

Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste as plain text

Stephen Arnett – Technical Engineer

Ctrl + Shift + T repeatedly – Open remembered tabs in your browser
Windows + D – Pull up your desktop
Windows + P – Navigate through the display options for multiple monitors / wireless
Alt + Tab – Return to the last page / application you were working on (keep pressing Tab to cycle through multiple applications)
Windows + . – Emojis