May 2024

Ditch your mouse

~~Ditch your mouse~~

How to use the keyboard more effectively

Why?

because not using the mouse -

saves time

requires less precision

preserves focus

good for your anatomy

because not using the mouse -

saves time

requires less precision

preserves focus

good for your anatomy

because not using the mouse -

saves time

requires less precision

preserves focus

good for your anatomy

because not using the mouse -

saves time

requires less precision

preserves focus

good for your anatomy

because not using the mouse -

saves time

requires less precision

preserves focus

good for your anatomy

The keyboard!

An input device

that we use to write words

An input device

that we use to write words

Keyboard Shortcuts

Operating system shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Operating system shortcuts

Common software shortcuts

Operating system shortcuts

Operating system shortcuts > Working with files

⌘ + X

ctrl + X

Cut

⌘ + C

ctrl + C

Copy

⌘ + V

ctrl + V

Paste

⌘ + Z

ctrl + Z

Undo Paste/Delete

Rename

Operating system shortcuts > Window navigation

⌘ + space + <type>

⊞ + <type>

Launch

⌘ + Q

alt + F4

Quit

⌘ + ~ ^*

alt + Tab

Toggle windows

⌘ + Tab

⊞ + Tab

Toggle Applications

Operating system shortcuts > Window navigation

⊞ + ↓

Restore

⊞ + ↑

Maximise

⊞ + ←/→

Shift to sides

alt + space

Window Menu

Operating system shortcuts > Text & Miscellaneous

option + shift + →

ctrl + shift + →

Select word

option + shift + ↓

ctrl + shift + ↓

Select paragraph

⌘ + shift + →

ctrl + shift + end

Select line

option + delete

ctrl + backspace

Delete prev. word

ctrl + delete

Delete next word

Common software shortcuts

Common software shortcuts > Browser

⌘ + T

ctrl + T

New tab

⌘ + W

ctrl + W

Close tab

⌘ + shift + T

ctrl + shift + T

Restore tab/window

Common software shortcuts > Browser

⌘ + tab

ctrl + tab

Next tab

ctrl + shift + tab

Previous tab

⌘ + <number>

ctrl + <number>

Select tab

⌘ + fn + shift + ↑/↓

ctrl + fn + shift + ↑/↓

Move tab

Common software shortcuts > Browser

⌘ + ←/→

alt + ←/→

Back/Forward

⌘ + shift + R

ctrl + shift + R

Hard refresh

⌘ + shift + J

ctrl + J

Open downloads

Common software shortcuts > Canva

option + shift + T

alt + shift + T

Tidy-up

T/R/L/C

Add shapes

⌘ + ]

Ctrl + ]

Bring el. forward

⌘ + [

ctrl + [

Send el. backward

option + ⌘ + ]

Alt + Ctrl + ]

Bring in front

option + ⌘ + [

alt + ctrl + [

Send to back

Common software shortcuts > Google Slides

ctrl + m

Create new slide

⌘ + d

ctrl + d

Duplicate slide

⌘ + option + c/v

ctrl + alt + c/v

Copy/paste formatting

⌘ + ↑

ctrl + ↑

Move slide up/down

Common software shortcuts > Google Meet (Honorable mention)

⌘ + D

ctrl + D

Mic toggle

⌘ + E

ctrl + E

Camera toggle

ctrl + ⌘ + h

ctrl + alt + h

Raise/lower hand

Examples

Clicking a button

00:00

Using the mouse

Clicking a button

00:00

Using the keyboard

Copying text

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Using the mouse

Copying text

00:00

Using the keyboard

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r94Unx9eXLqoiLnLmYaN9m6Gk5H4AuB0jOrwlExLlqY/edit#gid=0

What else?

credits

This superhuman blog for a lot of inspiration.
ChatGPT for buildnig out HTML code for the keyboard.