Shortcut Keys

Description

Alt + F

File menu options in current program.

Alt + E

Edit options in current program.

F1

Universal Help in almost every Windows program.

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

Goes to beginning of current line.

Ctrl + Home

Goes to beginning of document.

End

Goes to end of current line.

Ctrl + End

Goes to end of document.

Shift + Home

Highlights from current position to beginning of line.

Shift + End

Highlights from current position to end of line.

Ctrl + Left arrow

Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl + Right arrow

Moves one word to the right at a time.

Shortcut Keys

Description

F2

Edit the selected cell.

F5

Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.

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 the worksheet.

Ctrl + B

Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I

Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K

Insert link.

Ctrl + U

Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + 5

Strikethrough highlighted selection.

Ctrl + P

Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.

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

Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Page down

Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel 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 cell currently selected.

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 + Arrow key  

Move to next section of text. 

Ctrl + Space

Select entire column.

Shift + Space

Select entire row.

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 + P

Open the print window.

Ctrl + F

Open find box.

Ctrl + I

Italic 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 + L

Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.

Ctrl + E

Aligns the line or selected text to the centre of the screen.

Ctrl + R

Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl + M

Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl + Shift + F

Change the font.

Ctrl + Shift + >

Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases 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 + Shift + *

View or hide non printing characters.

Ctrl + <left arrow>

Moves one word to the left.

Ctrl + <right arrow>

Moves one word to the right.

Ctrl + <up arrow>

Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl + <down arrow>

Moves to the end of the paragraph.

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.

Ctrl + F1

Open the Task Pane.

F1

Open Help.

Alt + Ctrl + F2

Open new document.

Ctrl + F2

Display the print preview.

Shift + F3

Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

Shift + Insert

Paste.

F4

Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F5

Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.

Ctrl + Shift + F6

Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

F7

Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document.

Shift + F7

Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.

F12

Save as.

Shift + F12

Save.

Ctrl + Shift + F12

Prints the document.

Alt + Shift + D

Insert the current date.

Alt + Shift + T

Insert the current time.

Description

Click, hold, and drag

Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.

Double-click

If double-click a word, selects the complete word.

Double-click

Double-clicking on the left, centre, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, centre, 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 the mouse triple-clicked.

Ctrl + Mouse wheel

Zooms in and out of document.

Shortcut Keys

Description

Alt + Left Arrow

Back a page.

Backspace

Back a page.

Alt + Right Arrow

Forward a page.

F5

Refresh current page, frame, or tab.

F11

Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.

Esc

Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + (- or +)

Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase.

Ctrl + D

Add a Favourite for the page currently opened.

Ctrl + I

Display available bookmarks.

Ctrl + N

Open New browser window.

Ctrl + P

Print current page / frame.

Ctrl + T

Opens a new tab.

Ctrl + F4

Closes the currently selected tab.

Ctrl + Tab

Moves through each of the open tabs.

Spacebar

Moves down a page at a time.

Shift + Spacebar

Moves up a page at a time.

Alt + Down arrow

Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

Shortcut Keys

Description

Alt + S

Send the e-mail

Ctrl + C

Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X

Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P

Paste selected text.

Ctrl + K

Complete the name and/or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar. 

Ctrl + B

Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + I

Italic highlighted selection

Ctrl + U

Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + R

Reply to an e-mail.

Ctrl + F

Forward an e-mail.

Ctrl + N

Create a new e-mail.

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 + Shirt + C

Create a new contact.

Ctrl + Shift + J

Create a new journal entry.