By Alison Nelson, Employee Benefits Account Manager

Sometimes taking shortcuts at work is a good thing- I’m talking about keyboard shortcuts of course! When I first started working at RISQ Consulting (six years ago!), I prided myself on knowing a fair amount of keyboard shortcuts. However, the more I worked with my tech-savvy colleagues, the more I realized that I had a lot to learn. Luckily, we have some great teachers on our team and I’m here to share some of that knowledge! There are endless amounts of shortcuts (many of which will differ depending on the program you are working in) but below are the ones I’ve found to be the most universal and helpful in my daily work.

• Copy text
  • Ctrl + C
• Past text
  • Ctrl + V
• Select text
  • Shift + an arrow key
• Selecting the next word
  • Ctrl + Shift + an arrow key
• Undo
  • Ctrl + Z
• Redo
  • Ctrl + Y
• Search for a keyword
  • Ctrl + F
• Open a new browser tab
  • Ctrl + T
• Refresh a webpage
  • Ctrl + R
• Save a document
  • Ctrl + S

The above list is just the tip of the iceberg! Here is a website that lists even more keyboard shortcuts that could help increase your keyboard acumen. Want to learn even more? Check out this website that focuses on productivity shortcuts.