BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS | |
Shortcut Keys | Description |
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 |
MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS | |
Shortcut Keys | Description |
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 |
MS WORD SHORTCUT KEYS | |
Shortcut Keys | Description |
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 + 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 | |
Shortcut Keys | Description |
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 + 🡒 | Move to next section of text |
Ctrl + Space | Select entire column |
Shift + Space | Select entire row |
Ctrl + W | Close document |
