“Taking shortcuts doesn’t mean short-cutting the end result,” TV chef Sandra Lee tells us. And she certainly knows a thing or two about success. After all, as American Mathematician, Computer Scientist and Philosopher Rudy Rucker Reiterates, “Traditional Science is all about finding shortcuts.”
Knowing the Correct Shortcuts will make Work Easier and, in Many Cases, More Fun. In this case, we’re talking Computer Keyboard ALT Key and CTRL Key Shortcuts. 

ALT key shortcuts on your PC keyboard

Alt CodesSymbolDescription
Alt 0224àa grave
Alt 0225áa acute
Alt 0226âa circumflex
Alt 0227ãa tilde
Alt 0228äa umlaut
Alt 0231çc cedilla
Alt 0232èe grave
Alt 0233ée acute
Alt 0234êe circumflex
Alt 0235ëe umlaut
Alt 0236ìi grave
Alt 0237íi acute
Alt 0238îi circumflex
Alt 0239ïi umlaut
Alt 164ñn tilde
Alt 0242òo grave
Alt 0243óo acute
Alt 0244ôo circumflex
Alt 0245õo tilde
Alt 0246öo umlaut
Alt 0154šs caron
Alt 0249ùu grave
Alt 0250úu acute
Alt 0251ûu circumflex
Alt 0252üu umlaut
Alt 0253ýy acute
Alt 0255ÿy umlaut
Alt 0158žz caron

ALT key accents in UPPER CASE
Alt CodesSymbolDescription
Alt 0192ÀA grave
Alt 0193ÁA acute
Alt 0194ÂA circumflex
Alt 0195ÃA tilde
Alt 0196ÄA umlaut
Alt 0199ÇC cedilla
Alt 0200ÈE grave
Alt 0201ÉE acute
Alt 0202ÊE circumflex
Alt 0203ËE umlaut
Alt 0204ÌI grave
Alt 0205ÍI acute
Alt 0206ÎI circumflex
Alt 0207ÏI umlaut
Alt 165ÑN tilde
Alt 0210ÒO grave
Alt 0211ÓO acute
Alt 0212ÔO circumflex
Alt 0213ÕO tilde
Alt 0214ÖO umlaut
Alt 0138ŠS caron
Alt 0218ÚU acute
Alt 0219ÛU circumflex
Alt 0220ÜU umlaut
Alt 0217ÙU grave
Alt 0221ÝY acute
Alt 0159ŸY umlaut
Alt 0142ŽZ caron

How to make symbols with ALT keys on your keyboard
Alt 1smiley face
Alt 2black smiley face
Alt 3Heart
Alt 4Diamond
Alt 5Club
Alt 6spade
Alt 11m­ale sign
Alt 12female sign
Alt 13e­ighth note
Alt 14beamed eighth note
Alt 15¤sun
Alt 18u­p/down arrow
Alt 24up arrow
Alt 25down arrow
Alt 26right arrow
Alt 27l­eft arrow
Alt 29lef­t right arrow
Alt 251 √check mark / square root
Alt 252 ⁿpower n
Alt 8236,infinity
Alt 8721Nary summation (auto sum)
Alt 0153trademark symbol
Alt 0161¡upside down exclamation poin
Alt 0162¢cent sign
Alt 0169©copyright
Alt 0174®registered ­ trademark symbol
Alt 0176°degree symbol
Alt 0177±plus-or-minus
Alt 0178²squared
Alt 0179³cubed
Alt 0182paragr­aph mark
Alt 0190¾fraction, three-fourths
Alt 0191¿upside down question mark
Alt 0215×multiplication sign

On most PC keyboards the ALT key is to the right of the Windows key – and the Ctrl key is to the left of the Windows key.

Control Key Shortcuts

All of the above is a lot to remember so perhaps you should bookmark it by pressing the Control key plus D. That is, ctrl + D.
Which brings us to Control key shortcuts for use in web browsers. (Some keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Word have different results than that for browsers.)
Here are the most Commonly used Ctrl Key Shortcuts (Remember to Holds Down the Ctrl Key Plus the Corresponding Letter Key at the Same Time) –

Ctrl A – Select all
Ctrl B – Bold
Ctrl C – Copy the highlighted text or selected item
Ctrl D – Bookmark the web page / Font window in word processors
Ctrl F – Find / Search
Ctrl I – Italic
Ctrl J – Justify
Ctrl N – New window
Ctrl O – Open
Ctrl P – Print
Ctrl Q – Quit application
Ctrl R – Refresh page
Ctrl S – Save
Ctrl T – Open new tab
Ctrl U – Underline
Ctrl V – Paste the text or object that’s in the clipboard
Ctrl X – Cut
Ctrl Y – Redo the undo
Ctrl Z – Undo

Other Control Key Shortcuts

Ctrl + Esc – Open Start Menu
Ctrl + Insert – Copy Highlighted Text or Selected Item
Ctrl + Tab – Switch between Tabs in a Program
Ctrl + Backspace – To Delete a Full Word at a Time Instead of a Single Character
Ctrl + Home – Move to the Beginning of the Document
Ctrl + End – Move to the End of the Document

Other Keyboard Shortcuts

Shift + Insert – Paste the Text or Object that’s in the Clipboard.
Windows Key + Tab – Switch through Open Programs in a Full Screenshot of the Window.

All The Shortcuts

There are many more Shortcuts for the Different Operating Systems. Microsoft lists the keyboard Shortcuts for Windows, Google lists the keyboard shortcuts for the Chrome OS, short cut world shows the Linux Keyboard Shortcuts, at Apple you’ll find the keyboard Shortcuts for Mac and PC World Shares the Shortcuts for Android.
Please note the different uses for ALT and ALT GR key for Microsoft Office: “The ALT GR Key is on the Right Side of the Keyboard on Some Non-U.S. Keyboard Layouts. ALT GR is Equivalent to the CTRL+ALT Key Combination, and you can use it with other Keys to Enter Additional Characters.” All Explained on this Office Page.

The Shortcut Quotes

The Full Quote by Sandra Lee is, “Give Yourself Permission to get the Most Out of your Life. If you’re Spending all your Time Scrubbing Corners with a Toothbrush, You’re kind of Missing the Point. Taking Shortcuts Doesn’t Mean Short-Cutting the End Result.”
To which Perhaps you can Echo Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, Author of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, “I’m lazy! I Hate Work! Hate Hard Work in All its Forms! Clever Shortcuts, That’s All I’m About!”

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