Use Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts speed up computer use, making learning them a worthwhile effort.

Steps

Ensure that the operating system you are using supports them.

Key	Operating system function
Win+e	Opens My Computer in Windows Explorer
Win+f	Find
Win+m	Minimize all windows
Win+d	Toggle minimize all windows
Win+r	Open run dialog
Alt-tab	Switch open windows
Alt+F4	Quit app
Alt+F5	Restore window
Alt+F7	Move window
Alt+F8	Resize window
Alt+F9	Minimize window
Alt+F10	Maximize current window

Key	Common application functions
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+B	Bold
Ctrl+O	Open
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+PgUp	Next tab
Ctrl+PgDn	Previous tab

Ensure that the application software you are using supports them.

Learn navigational shortcuts.
Key Navigation
Tab Switch active/passive panel
Ctrl-\ root/home
Ctrl+U swap panels
Ctrl+R Refresh
Ctrl+PgUp Parent directory
Ctrl+PgDn Child directory
Ctrl+Q Quick view
Ctrl+L information
Learn functional shortcuts. The following apply to Orthodox File Managers but also functions in navigational file managers and applications in general.

Key Use-an-Orthodox-File-Manager Function
F1 help
F2 user menu/scripting
F3 view
F4 edit
F5 copy
F6 move
F7 new directory
F8 delete
F9 top menu
F10 quit
F11 fullscreen
Advanced users bind their own keys. Note that the Alt key is generally known as the Modifier key or more specifically Mod1. The Windows/Win/super key is generally known as the Mod4 key.

Shift is often unlabeled as shift but usually has an arrow pointing upwards and is beneath the caps lock key.
If the shortcut uses the plus sign, you don't generally need to press it. It just means you need to press multiple keys at the same time.
Tab is often unlabeled as tab but usually has horizontally arrows and is situated above the caps lock key.
Use the left alt key rather than the right alt key.

Key	Use-an-Orthodox-File-Manager Function
F1	help
F2	user menu/scripting
F3	view
F4	edit
F5	copy
F6	move
F7	new directory
F8	delete
F9	top menu
F10	quit
F11	fullscreen