CTRL+L is one of the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Windows and not everyone uses it

CTRL+L is one of the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Windows and not everyone uses it

Although there are countless keyboard shortcuts for many functions both in the operating system and in the applications themselves, learning a few of them can save you a lot of time in your tasks.

We also find in Microsoft Office applications shortcuts that are very useful for all kinds of purposes, and in this article we will tell you how you can get the most out of a particular shortcut.

We're talking about the shortcut corresponding to "find and replace," a very useful and easy-to-use function in word processors like Word, and even in tools like Excel.

- CTRL+L or CTRL+H, depending on the application you are using.

To invoke this function, all we have to do is press the CTRL + L key combination in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and more. A window will then appear that allows us to search for any word or phrase and replace it directly with any other text. If you repeat this word or phrase in more paragraphs, the application will search for more matches and replace them with the text you typed.

This function is very complete, because in addition to being able to do this, it also allows us to filter through multiple search options, depending on the type of word or phrase we are looking for. We can also find terms that sound similar in case we do not remember exactly how to spell the word. To do this we must click on More > Sounds like.

In addition to the Find and Replace tool, we can also jump to any location in the document by clicking on the Go To tab. Here we have the option to jump to a page, section, line, bookmark, and more.

Finally, this function also allows us to simply search for terms that we have entered in the text box, an option that we can also access using the CTRL+ B command. Searching for text on web pages can also be accessed in browsers, although in the event that it is done through the CTRL+ F command due to language differences.

If you're using Google Docs, you can access the Find and Replace function using the CTRL+H command, which is the same as the one used in Google Chrome to access your history of visited websites. If you're using these apps from a Mac, the shortcuts will be created using the Command key instead of Control.

In short, making good use of the find and replace function can save you a lot of time, especially if you make a mistake several times in the document and want to correct it all at once.