The Windows operating system is a complex multicomponent structure, far from all the "advanced" users of PCs and laptops know all its options. These are all kinds of "easter eggs", jokes from the creators and, of course, hot keys. The latter is probably the most useful and the most mysterious. Even programmers do not know all the keyboard shortcuts with which you can control the entire operating system without using a mouse. However, in order to learn all the combinations, you need to train more than one month, because there are a lot of them. It should be noted right away that this is a long and difficult business. Not everyone has the patience to learn all the keys. Therefore, the hidden capabilities of this operating system are known to a very limited circle of the most stubborn.
We will consider the most useful key combinations that can be useful in everyday work. Having learned them, you will be able to amaze with your speed of work even "experienced" programmers.
Why do you need to know this?
First of all, you need it yourself. This knowledge will broaden your horizons and help you work on your computer faster and more productively. Indeed, many key combinations lead to functions that are deeply hidden in the bowels of the Control Panel. Searching for them and clicking the mouse is much longer than holding a couple of keys. By the way, there is also a full-screen mode key in Windows. And we will talk about it, since this issue is of great interest to many users. In less than a month, you will feel that managing a PC or laptop using hot keys is much more convenient than using a mouse. It is for this that you need to know their combinations.
The opinion of "experts" about the hot keys
Many computer "gurus" and pseudo-programmers deny the effectiveness of this method of operating system control. But this is only due to the fact that they are terribly afraid to admit their incompetence in this matter. However, those who are professionally involved in processing photos in Adobe Photoshop will not underestimate the effectiveness of hot keys, because they increase productivity and speed up work.
Do not forget about those who love games. For them, playing in windowed mode is continuous flour. Therefore, it is vital for them to learn the key combinations that allow you to enable full-screen mode in the game without unnecessary "troubles". However, most advanced users simply ignore the hot keys of the operating system and programs, considering them a useless addition. They are fundamentally wrong. Study them worth it. And now we will be engaged in this.
Full Screen Keys in Various Applications
Each program has its own hot keys. Including a keyboard shortcut to enter full screen mode. Needless to say that some programs do not support this very mode. For example, utilities such as Microsoft Office. They just don't need this mode. In Daum PotPlayer, the full-screen mode key is Enter. In the Mozilla Firefox browser, Alt buttons plus F12. But not all applications have similar parameters. Therefore, you should study the documentation for a particular program. They will show how to make full-screen mode with keys.
It is worth noting that in some programs you can assign the desired combination to this or that action yourself. Such utilities include audio and video players, graphic editors, file managers, specialized programs for processing audio and video, and some other products. It is very convenient. Therefore, the developers and provided users with this opportunity. What an honor and praise to them.
Full screen in games
Here, the hot keys will not help to set the full-screen mode. You have to go to the graphics settings and check the corresponding item there. Everything is a little complicated here, since in various games these settings are in different places. Therefore, you just have to search here. However, the vast majority of games have a completely adequate Russian translation, so there should not be a problem with this. Nevertheless, some novice users can not even cope with such a task. Then you should try to simply expand the game window to full screen. Enough for the first time. How to switch to full screen mode? The keyboard shortcut Alt plus F2 will expand the window in full screen. But this is not an absolute full-screen mode.
Fullscreen in Photoshop
This software product, designed for professional photo processing, has many interesting "chips". Including full screen mode. The keys in Windows 8 (and in any other OS) are Shift plus F. This will deploy the program to full screen with a menu bar on which the necessary tools will be located. However, the capabilities of this software product in this mode are very limited. In order to exit full-screen mode, it will be enough to press the Esc button. In general, one could write a separate article about keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop. But this is not included in our plans now.
When working in Photoshop without hotkeys, nowhere. This is well known to all professionals working in this field. Keyboard shortcuts significantly increase productivity. Indeed, it’s easier to press Ctrl-Alt-Z in order to roll back the changes made than to look for the Back tool. Other combinations are also effective. Although those who specially studied the methods of work in Photoshop, already know perfectly well about the wonderful properties of hot keys.
Fullscreen in Google Chrome
This internet browser is considered one of the best in terms of speed and performance. It is used by millions of people. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the huge number of requests on the topic of how to make full-screen mode with the keys in Chrome. People can be understood. To constantly go into the browser settings in order to simply switch the view is a torment. So, in order to expand "Chrome" in full screen, just click on the F11 button. Then the browser will appear before you in all its glory. In order to exit full-screen mode, you must again press the same key. Then the browser window will take its usual form.
In general, "Chrome" has a huge number of hot keys. Just not everyone knows about them. For example, you can go to the previous page using the Backspace button. To enable this or that add-on, you need to press the Alt key and some number. Any addition will start. The main thing is then to remember what figure is on what. And so on. Hotkeys unleash the full potential of this internet browser. So it’s definitely worth studying them.
What if i have a laptop?
There may be some nuances, because the laptop keyboard has a special function key, which includes hot keys provided by the manufacturer. Therefore, keyboard shortcuts for laptops may differ from those used on personal computers. However, keyboard shortcuts for laptops can be defined "by eye". The fact is that each function button has an inscription or image in a color different from the main one. That is, the image shows what happens if you press this key in combination with a functional one.
Thus, laptops look much more convenient in this regard, since they already have their own hotkey system. The user only needs to carefully study the keyboard of the device and practice a little. After that, controlling a laptop using hot keys will seem as simple as using a mouse. You just need to make sure that these commands will not conflict with the standard keyboard shortcuts in Windows. Otherwise, not a single command (neither "notebook" nor "system") will work.
Conclusion
So, we understood what the full-screen mode key is in the Windows operating system itself and in various software products. If everything is more or less clear with the system and there is at least some stability, then with utilities everything is not so simple. Each program has its own set of hot keys. Therefore, keyboard shortcuts that include full-screen mode can be completely different. There is only one way out: to study the documentation that comes with the software product. You can, of course, try the "scientific poke method", but nothing good will come of it. So stock up on the right literature and patience.