Computer / Laptop Basic Keyboard Shortcut keysCTRL+C - Copy CTRL+X - Cut CTRL+V - Paste CTRL+Z - Undo Delete - Delete CTRL+A - Select all CTRL+O - Open a saved file CTRL+N - Open a new file CTRL+S - Save the document/ file. CTRL+Shift+S - Save As CTRL+M - Add or remove a console item CTRL+W - Close window/tab CTRL+P - Print Internet Explorer Navigation CTRL+B - Open the Organize Favorites dialog box CTRL+E - Open the Search bar CTRL+F - Start the Find utility CTRL+H - Open the History bar CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar CTRL+L - Open the Open dialog box CTRL+N - Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address CTRL+O - Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L CTRL+P - Open the Print dialog box CTRL+R - Update the current Web page CTRL+W - Close the current window Shift+Delete - Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item CTRL+Shift while dragging an item - Create a shortcut to the selected item F2 key - Rename the selected item CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word CTRL+LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word CTRL+DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph CTRL+UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph CTRL+Shift with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text Shift with any of the arrow keys - Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document F3 key - Search for a file or a folder Alt+Enter - View the properties for the selected item Alt+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program Alt+Enter - Display the properties of the selected object Alt+Spacebar - Open the shortcut menu for the active window CTRL+F4 - Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously Alt+Tab - Switch between the open items Alt+ESC - Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened F6 key - Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop F4 key - Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer Shift+F10 - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item Alt+Spacebar - Display the System menu for the active window CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name - Display the corresponding menu Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu - Perform the corresponding command F10 key - Activate the menu bar in the active program RIGHT ARROW - Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu LEFT ARROW - Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu F5 key - Update the active window Backspace - View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer ESC - Cancel the current task Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive - Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL+Tab - Move forward through the tabs CTRL+Shift+Tab - Move backward through the tabs Tab - Move forward through the options Shift+Tab - Move backward through the options Alt+Underlined letter - Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option Enter - Perform the command for the active option or button Spacebar - Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box Arrow keys - Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons F1 key - Display Help F4 key - Display the items in the active list Backspace - Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts Win - Display or hide the Start menu Win+BREAK - Display the System Properties dialog box Win+D - Display the desktop Win+M - Minimize all of the windows Win+Shift+M - Restore the minimized windows Win+E - Open My Computer Win+F - Search for a file or a folder CTRL+Win+F - Search for computers Win+F1 - Display Windows Help Win+ L - Lock the keyboard Win+R - Open the Run dialog box Win+U - Open Utility Manager Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts Right Shift for eight seconds - Switch FilterKeys either on or off Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN - Switch High Contrast either on or off Left Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK - Switch the MouseKeys either on or off Shift five times - Switch the StickyKeys either on or off NUM LOCK for five seconds - Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off Win +U - Open Utility Manager Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts END - Display the bottom of the active window HOME - Display the top of the active window NUM LOCK+* - Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder NUM LOCK++ - Display the contents of the selected folder NUM LOCK+- - Collapse the selected folder LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder RIGHT ARROW - Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder Shortcut Keys For Character Map After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts: RIGHT ARROW - Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line LEFT ARROW - Move to the left or to the end of the previous line UP ARROW - Move up one row DOWN ARROW - Move down one row PAGE UP - Move up one screen at a time PAGE DOWN - Move down one screen at a time HOME - Move to the beginning of the line END - Move to the end of the line CTRL+HOME - Move to the first character CTRL+END - Move to the last character Spacebar - Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected Microsoft Management Console - MMC Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts F5 key - Update the content of all console windows Alt+Spacebar - Display the MMC window menu Alt+F4 - Close the console Alt+A - Display the Action menu Alt+V - Display the View menu Alt+F - Display the File menu Alt+O - Display the Favorites menu MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL+P - Print the current page or active pane Alt+- - Display the window menu for the active console window Shift+F10 - Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item F1 key - Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item F5 key - Update the content of all console windows CTRL+F10 - Maximize the active console window CTRL+F5 - Restore the active console window Alt+Enter - Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item F2 key - Rename the selected item CTRL+F4 - Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console Remote Desktop Connection Navigation CTRL+Alt+END - Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box Alt+PAGE UP - Switch between programs from left to right Alt+PAGE DOWN - Switch between programs from right to left Alt+INSERT - Cycle through the programs in most recently used order Alt+HOME - Display the Start menu CTRL+Alt+BREAK - Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen Alt+Delete - Display the Windows menu CTRL+Alt+- - Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer. CTRL+Alt++ - Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer. MS Word Shortcut keysBelow are some of the shortcut keys of Microsoft Word. Shortcut keys - Shortcut Description Ctrl + A- Select all contents of the page. Ctrl + B- Bold highlighted selection. Ctrl + C- Copy selected text. Ctrl + D- Open the font preferences window. Ctrl + E- Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. Ctrl + F- Open find box. Ctrl + I- Italic highlighted selection. Ctrl + J- Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. Ctrl + K- Insert link. Ctrl + L- Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Ctrl + M- Indent the paragraph. Ctrl + P- Open the print window. Ctrl + R- Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Ctrl + S- Save the open document. Just like Shift + F12. Ctrl + T- Create a hanging indent. Ctrl + U- Underline the selected text. Ctrl + V- Paste. Ctrl + X- Cut selected text. Ctrl + Y- Redo the last action performed. Ctrl + Z- Undo last action. Ctrl + 0- Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph. Ctrl + Shift + L- Quickly create a bullet point. Ctrl + Shift + F- Change the font. Ctrl + Shift + >- Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts. Ctrl + ]- Increase selected font +1pts. Ctrl + Shift + <- Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt. Ctrl + [- Decrease selected font -1pts. Ctrl + / + c- Insert a cent sign (¢). Ctrl + Shift + *- View or hide non printing characters. Ctrl + Del- Deletes word to right of cursor. Ctrl + Backspace- Deletes word to left of cursor. Ctrl + End- Moves the cursor to the end of the document. Ctrl + Home- Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. Ctrl + Spacebar- Reset highlighted text to the default font. Ctrl + 1- Single-space lines. Ctrl + 2- Double-space lines. Ctrl + 5- 1.5-line spacing. Ctrl + Alt + 1- Changes text to heading 1. Ctrl + Alt + 2- Changes text to heading 2. Ctrl + Alt + 3- Changes text to heading 3. Alt + Ctrl + F2- Open new document. Ctrl + F1- Open the Task Pane. Ctrl + F2- Display the print preview. Ctrl + Shift + > -Increases the selected text size by one. Ctrl + Shift + < - Decreases the selected text size by one. Ctrl + Shift + F6- Switches to another open Microsoft Word document. Ctrl + Shift + F12- Prints the document. F1- Open Help. F4- Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) F5- Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. F7- Spell check and grammar check selected text or document. F12- Save As. Shift + F3- Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Shift + F7- Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. Shift + F12- Save the open document. Just like Ctrl + S. Shift + Enter- Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. Shift + Insert- Paste. Shift + Alt + D- Insert the current date. Shift + Alt + T- Insert the current time. MicroSoft Excel Shortcut KeysShortcut - Description F2- Edit the selected cell. F3- After a name has been created, F3 will paste names. F4- Repeat last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell, pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color. F5- Go to a specific cell. For example, C6. F7- Spell check selected text or document. F11- Create chart from selected data. Ctrl + Shift + ;- Enter the current time. Ctrl + ;- Enter the current date. Alt + Shift + F1- Insert New Worksheet. Alt + Enter- While typing text in a cell, pressing Alt + Enter will move to the next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell. Shift + F3- Open the Excel formula window. Shift + F5- Bring up search box. Ctrl + 1- Open the Format Cells window. Ctrl + A- Select all contents of the worksheet. Ctrl + B- Bold highlighted selection. Ctrl + I- Italic highlighted selection. Ctrl + K- Insert link. Ctrl + S- Save the open worksheet. Ctrl + U- Underline highlighted selection. Ctrl + 1- Change the format of selected cells. Ctrl + 5- Strikethrough highlighted selection. Ctrl + P- Bring up the print dialog box to begin the printing process. Ctrl + Z- Undo last action. Ctrl + F3- Open Excel Name Manager. Ctrl + F9- Minimize current window. Ctrl + F10- Maximize currently selected window. Ctrl + F6- Switch between open workbooks or windows. Ctrl + Page up- Move between work sheets in the same document. Ctrl + Page down- Move between work sheets in the same document. Ctrl + Tab- Move between Two or more open Excel files. Alt + =- Create a formula to sum all of the above cells. Ctrl + '- Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected. Ctrl + Shift + 1- Format number in comma format. Ctrl + Shift + 4- Format number in currency format. Ctrl + Shift + 3- Format number in date format. Ctrl + Shift + 5- Format number in percentage format. Ctrl + Shift + 6- Format number in scientific format. Ctrl + Shift + 2- Format number in time format. Ctrl + -- Delete the selected column or row. Ctrl + Shift + = - Insert a new column or row. Ctrl + Home- Move to cell A1. Ctrl + ~- Switch between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells. Ctrl + Arrow key- Move to next section of text. Ctrl + Space- Select entire column. Shift + Space- Select entire row. Computer - Mouse Shortcuts Mouse shortcutsDescription Click, hold, and dragSelects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. Ctrl + Mouse wheel- Zooms in and out of document. Double-click- If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word. Double-click- Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. Double-click- Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop. Triple-click- Selects the line or paragraph of the text that the mouse