#1 Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert and Ctrl+X

Both Ctrl + C and Ctrl + Insert will copy highlighted text or a selected item.

If you want to cut an item instead of copying it, press Ctrl + X. This action removes the text or item and stores it in the clipboard, rather than copying it to the clipboard.

#2 Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert

Both the Ctrl + V and Shift + Insert will paste the text or object that is stored in the clipboard.

#3 Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y

Pressing Ctrl + Z will undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this key combination will undo the cut. These shortcuts can also be pressed multiple times to undo or redo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.

#4 Ctrl+F and Ctrl+G

Pressing Ctrl + F opens the Find field, which allows you to search the text currently displayed in any program that supports it.

Ctrl + G may be used to repeat a search (from using Ctrl + F) in a document or on a web page.

#5 Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Tab

Pressing Alt + Tab switches between open programs moving forward.

Pressing Ctrl + Tab switches between tabs moving forward.

#6 Alt+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Pressing Alt + Shift + Tab switches between open programs moving backward.

Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Tab switches between tabs moving backward.

#7 Ctrl+Backspace or Ctrl+Delete

Pressing Ctrl + Backspace or Ctrl + Delete key to deletes a full word at a time instead of a single character.

#8 Ctrl+Left or Right arrow and Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right arrow

Holding down the Ctrl while pressing the left or right arrow moves the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time.

If you want to highlight one word at a time, hold down Ctrl + Shift, then press the left or right arrow key. Your highlighted selection moves one word at a time in that direction.

#9 Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End

Ctrl + Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the document, and Ctrl + End moves the cursor to the end of a document. These shortcuts work with most documents, and web pages.

#10 Page Up, Spacebar, and Page Down

As you may have guessed, pressing either the Page Up or Page Down key moves to the next or previous page. When browsing the Internet, pressing the Spacebar moves the scrollbar down a page. Similarly, Shift + Spacebar moves the scrollbar up one page.