If you are on a PC, many common activities can be done with keyboard shortcuts (aka access keys rather than clicking through the navigation menus. (Unfortunately, there are no keyboard shortcuts for Macs.) In CiviCRM on-screen help, keyboard shortcuts are called Access Keys.
<ALT>+<SHIFT>+I
<ALT>+<SHIFT>+O
<ALT>+<SHIFT>+H
<ALT>+<SHIFT>+G
<ALT>+<SHIFT>+A
<ALT>+<SHIFT>+S
<ALT>+<SHIFT>+N