An online database of keyboard shortcuts for various applications.
Very handy -- check out KeyXL
KeyXL online keyboard shortcuts database
A keyboard short cut is a key (or combination of keys) that performs a function within a software program.
Usually this same function can be performed using the mouse but the advantage of keyboard shortcuts is that the hand does not need to leave the keyboard.
Other names for a keyboard shortcut are shortcut key, accelerator key, hotkey, key binding, key combo, etc.
Many shortcut keys consist of two or more keys pressed together. For these, the short cut would usually consist of an alphabetic or numeric key combined with a "modifier" key (shift, ctrl or alt,cmd, option or apple depending on your operating system). Some applications have the ability to create your own custom key short cuts to give you even more flexibility.
An example of the kind of function a shortcut key might perform could be to minimize a window in Internet Explorer or to copy a selected item in Photoshop.
Many people aren't aware of the large number of keyboard shortcuts that can be used to perform actions within their favorite software program.
Conversely, there are also a lot of people who are aware of how useful keyboard shortcuts are, but they find it difficult to remember which keyboard shortcut or hotkey does what function. (Thats where the KeyXL keyboard shortcut database comes in!)
Very handy resource -- not only the basic MS Office applications but versions of Photoshop, iTunes, etc. etc. etc. Even Linux apps.
