Abbreviated "Ctrl" or "Ctl." A modifier key that is pressed with a letter or digit key to command the computer. The caret symbol is a common symbol for Control; for example, ^Y means Ctrl-Y. In most ...

Keyboard shortcuts are a brilliant time-saver. It’s much easier to tap two or three keys at once than to go hunting through nested menus. But shortcuts depend on knowledge and muscle memory – you need ...

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CTRL+PgUp Switches between worksheet tabs, from left-to-right. CTRL+PgDn Switches between worksheet tabs, from right-to-left. CTRL+SHIFT+(Unhides any hidden rows within the selection. CTRL+SHIFT+& ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. If you’re something of a Mac power user, you’ll likely end ...

Are you tired of all the right-clicking just to access simple commands like cut, copy, and paste? Sure, it’s not super labor-intensive, but it can get really annoying after a while when you’re ...

Since Chrome OS was released in 2011, it has grown to become a formidable operating system, giving users access to a full desktop-class web browsing experience, as well as a continuously-growing ...

We often need to use the copy-paste command while working on our computer and it’s really annoying when the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are not working. However, we can use the right-click ...

Lenovo makes some pretty decent laptops and netbooks. But there’s one thing that always bugs me about Lenovo computers: the Fn and Ctrl key placement. Most computer makers put the Ctrl key on the ...