Productive Keyboard Shortcuts

Over the last year or so I've been looking for quick and easy ways to become more productive while coding. After using WinSplit for a little…

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Over the last year or so I've been looking for quick and easy ways to become more productive while coding. After using WinSplit for a little bit, I learned that keyboard shortcuts are great way to quickly increase productivity.

I've compiled a list of shortcuts for the following programs: Visual Studio, Firefox, Outlook, and Windows 7

Visual Studio

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--- | | Ctrl + t | Open New Tab | | | Ctrl + w | Close current Tab | | | Ctrl + k | Set cursor to Search Box | After doing this you can use Ctrl + Up or down to navigate through the different search types. | | Ctrl + l | Set cursor to address bar | | | Ctrl + d | Bookmark Current Page | | | Ctrl + f | Find | | | Ctrl + tab or ctrl + shift + tab | Navigate between tabs | |

Outlook

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--- | | Windows + Arrow Keys | Move Window | Kinda cool if you don't have Winsplit. Windows 7 only. | | Ctrl + w | Close current explorer window | |