This is my best computer trick. Whenever I C&P text between any two applications, or any two documents, I never simply “copy and paste.” I ALWAYS paste the text into Notepad first - and then immediately cut it from Notepad - before I paste it into the application or document.
In other words,
Copy the text into the clipboard by highlighting the text and pressing Ctrl C.
Open Notepad. Put cursor in Notepad.
Press Ctrl V-A-X.
Close Notepad.
Paste the text into the second application or document by pressing Ctrl V.
Open a blank Word document. Click on the arrow at the bottom-right corner of the Clipboard section of the Home tab (on the ribbon). Now anything you copy will show up, whether it’s copied within Word or in other programs.
Other tricks:
Copy a file: CTRL drag
Create a shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT drag
Open System Properties: Windows + Break
Quickly revert selected text to the Normal style on Word: CTRL+Space.
Align text in Word: CTRL + L (left) … E (center)… R (right) … J (justified)
Mistype a password? Instead of backspacing the whole thing and starting over again, press SHIFT+HOME. This highlights what you’ve typed so that you can immediately begin typing over it. This is especially useful because most people do not know what mistakes they’ve made when they’re typing passwords, because it’s all hidden by asterisks, so starting over is usually the only option.
Tabbing through different fields (such as on a registration form) and want to go back? Shift Tab.
Open something quickly on Windows 7: Press Windows key and start typing (e.g., notepad, paint, filenameyouwanttosearchfor)
For neat freaks: In the Start Menu, enter the Programs list, right click on any program, select Sort By Name.
In windows explorer, you can sort folders or files alphabetically by right clicking on an empty space and selecting “Arrange by…”; but if you arrange “by type,” it will not only sort by file type but also will sort alphabetically, which produces a much more organized result.
Pressing CTRL SHIFT ESC will go directly to Task Manager – useful on workstations where CTRL ALT DEL brings up a lock workstation prompt
Quickly change font sizes on most word processors: CTRL SHIFT < or >
Move an entire selected paragraph to a new location in Word: ALT+SHIFT up or down arrow; or just drag the paragraph
What you’re technically doing here is selecting all text back to the start of the line - the home key jumps to the start of the line, and holding down shift selects the text along the way. But with a password, there’s only the one line, so you can just press ctrl-a to select the whole thing. This is slightly easier than shift-home.