Computer Shortcuts

BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS :

• Alt + F File menu options in current program
• Alt + E Edit options in current program
• F1 Universal help (for all programs)
• Ctrl + A Select all text
• Ctrl + X Cut selected item
• Shift + Del Cut selected item
• Ctrl + C Copy selected item
• Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
• Ctrl + V Paste
• Shift + Ins Paste
• Home Go to beginning of current line
• Ctrl + Home Go to beginning of document
• End Go to end of current line
• Ctrl + End Go to end of document
• Shift + Home Highlight from current position to beginning of line
• Shift + End Highlight from current position to end of line
• Ctrl + F Move one word to the left at a time
• Ctrl + G Move one word to the right at a time
• Alt + F4 Shut down

MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® SHORTCUT KEYS :

• Alt + Tab Switch between open applications
• Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applications
• Alt + Print Screen Create screen shot for current program
• Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot/Windows® task manager
• Ctrl + Esc Bring up start menu
• Alt + Esc Switch between applications on taskbar
• F2 Rename selected icon
• F3 Start find from desktop
• F4 Open the drive selection when browsing
• F5 Refresh contents
• Alt + F4 Close current open program
• Ctrl + F4 Close window in program
• Ctrl + Plus Key Automatically adjust widths of all columns in Windows Explorer
• Alt + Enter Open properties window of selected icon or program
• Shift + F10 Simulate right-click on selected item
• Shift + Del Delete programs/files permanently

WINKEY SHORTCUTS :

• WINKEY + D Bring desktop to the top of other windows
• WINKEY + M Minimize all windows
• WINKEY + SHIFT + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D
• WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer
• WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs on taskbar
• WINKEY + F Display the Windows® Search/Find feature
• WINKEY + CTRL + F Display the search for computers window
• WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft® Windows® help
• WINKEY + R Open the run window
• WINKEY + Pause /Break Open the system properties window
• WINKEY + U Open utility manager
• WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP® & later)

WORD® SHORTCUT KEYS :

• Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page
• Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
• Ctrl + C Copy selected text
• Ctrl + X Cut selected text
• Ctrl + N Open new/blank document
• Ctrl + O Open options
• Ctrl + P Open the print window
• Ctrl + F Open find box
• Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
• Ctrl + K Insert link
• Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
• Ctrl + V Paste
• Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed
• Ctrl + Z Undo last action
• Ctrl + G Find and replace options
• Ctrl + H Find and replace options
• Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment
• Ctrl + L Align selected text or line to the left
• Ctrl + Q Align selected paragraph to the left
• Ctrl + E Align selected text or line to the center
• Ctrl + R Align selected text or line to the right
• Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph
• Ctrl + T Hanging indent
• Ctrl + D Font options
• Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font
• Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1
• Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1
• Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1
• Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1
• Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters
• Ctrl + F Move one word to the left
• Ctrl + G Move one word to the right
• Ctrl + H Move to beginning of the line or paragraph
• Ctrl + I Move to the end of the paragraph
• Ctrl + Del Delete word to right of cursor
• Ctrl + Backspace Delete word to left of cursor
• Ctrl + End Move cursor to end of document
• Ctrl + Home Move cursor to beginning of document
• Ctrl + Space Reset highlighted text to default font
• Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines
• Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines
• Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing
• Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1
• Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2
• Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3
• F1 Open help
• Shift + F3 Change case of selected text
• Shift + Insert Paste
• F4 Repeat last action performed (Word 2000+)
• F7 Spell check selected text and/or document
• Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus
• F12 Save as
• Ctrl + S Save
• Shift + F12 Save
• Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date
• Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time
• Ctrl + W Close document

EXCEL® SHORTCUT KEYS :

• F2 Edit the selected cell
• F5 Go to a specific cell
• F7 Spell check selected text and/or document
• F11 Create chart
• Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time
• Ctrl + ; Enter the current date
• Alt + Shift + F1 Insert new worksheet
• Shift + F3 Open the Excel® formula window
• Shift + F5 Bring up search box
• Ctrl + A Select all contents of worksheet
• Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
• Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
• Ctrl + C Copy selected text
• Ctrl + V Paste
• Ctrl + D Fill
• Ctrl + K Insert link
• Ctrl + F Open find and replace options
• Ctrl + G Open go-to options
• Ctrl + H Open find and replace options
• Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
• Ctrl + Y Underline selected text
• Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection
• Ctrl + O Open options
• Ctrl + N Open new document
• Ctrl + P Open print dialog box
• Ctrl + S Save
• Ctrl + Z Undo last action
• Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window
• Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window
• Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks/windows
• Ctrl + Page up & Page Down Move between Excel® worksheets in the same document
• Ctrl + Tab Move between two or more open Excel® files
• Alt + = Create formula to sum all of above cells
• Ctrl + Insert value of above cell into current cell
• Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format
• Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format
• Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format
• Ctrl + Shift + % Format number in percentage format
• Ctrl + Shift + ^ Format number in scientific format
• Ctrl + Shift + @ Format number in time format
• Ctrl + G Move to next section of text
• Ctrl + Space Select entire column
• Shift + Space Select entire row
• Ctrl + W Close document

OUTLOOK® SHORTCUT KEYS :

• Alt + S Send the email
• Ctrl + C Copy selected text
• Ctrl + X Cut selected text
• Ctrl + P Open print dialog box
• Ctrl + K Complete name/email typed in address bar
• Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
• Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
• Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
• Ctrl + R Reply to an email
• Ctrl + F Forward an email
• Ctrl + N Create a new email
• Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar
• Ctrl + Shift + O Open the outbox
• Ctrl + Shift + I Open the inbox
• Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task
• Ctrl + Shift + C Create a new contact
• Ctrl + Shift+ J Create a new journal entry 

 

 BROWSER SHORTCUT KEYS:

•  Alt + D Move the cursor into the address bar
• Ctrl key and press the + or - Increase and decrease the size of text
• Backspace key Down the page
• Alt key + left arrow Go back a page
• F5 Refresh or reload a web page
• F11 Make the Internet browser screen full screen
• Ctrl + B Open your Internet bookmarks
• Ctrl + F Open the find box in the browser to search for text within the web page you're looking at