Shortcuts

Uses of Shortcut keys

Ctrl + A

Selects all text

Ctrl + X

Cuts the selected item

Ctrl + C

Copy the selected item

Ctrl + V

Paste the selected item

Home

Takes the user to the start of the current line

End

Go to the end of the current line

F1

Universal help (for any sort of program)

Alt + F

File menu options in the current program

Alt + E

Edits options in the current program

Ctrl + Del

Cut selected item

Ctrl + Ins

Copy the selected item

Shift + Ins

Paste the selected item

Ctrl + (Left arrow)

Move one term to the left at a time

Ctrl + (Right arrow)

Move one term to the right at a time

Shift + End

Highlight from the prevailing position to the end of the line

Shift + Home

Highlight from the prevailing position to the start of the line

Ctrl + Home

Go to the beginning of the document

Ctrl + End

Go to the end of a document

Shortcut Keys

Uses of Shortcut keys

F3

Find anything from your system s desktop

F4

Its purpose in Windows 95 to XP is to open the locate window

F5

Refresh the contents of your Windows system

Alt + Tab

Switch between open applications/ programs.

Shift + Delete

When you press the Shift and Delete keys together, your program or files will be deleted permanently.

Ctrl + Plus Key

Adjust the widths of all columns automatically, in Windows Explorer

Alt + Enter

Open the properties window for the selected icon or program

Alt + F4

It is used to close the ongoing program

Ctrl + F4

It s used to swiftly close a document or a file that s currently open.

Alt + Shift + Tab

It allows you to switch back between ongoing applications

F2

Rename the selected icon

Alt + Esc

Switch between desktop applications on the taskbar

Ctrl + Esc

These keys allow you to activate the start menu

Alt + Print Screen

Take a screenshot of the current page

Ctrl + Alt + Del

Reboot/Windows task manager

Shortcuts

Uses of Shortcut keys

Ctrl + B

Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + C

Copy selected text

Ctrl + D

Font options

Ctrl + E

Align selected text or line to the centre

Ctrl + F

Open find box

Ctrl + G

Find and replace options

Ctrl + H

Find and replace options

Ctrl + I

Italicize highlighted selection

Ctrl + J

Justify paragraph alignment

Ctrl + K

Insert link

Ctrl + L

Align selected text or line to the left

Ctrl + M

Indent the paragraph

Ctrl + N

Open a new/blank document

Ctrl + O

Open options

Ctrl + P

Open the print window

Ctrl + Q

Align the selected paragraph to the left

Ctrl + R

Align selected text or line to the right

Ctrl + S

Save

Ctrl + T

Hanging indent

Ctrl + U

Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + V

Paste

Ctrl + W

Close document

Ctrl + X

Cut selected text

Ctrl + Alt + 1

Change text to heading 1

Ctrl + Alt + 2

Change text to heading 2

Ctrl + Alt + 3

Change text to heading 3

Shift + F3

Change the case of the selected text

Shift + Insert

Paste

F4

Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F7

Spell-check selected text and/or document

Shift + F7

Activate the thesaurus

F12

Save as

Shift + F12

Save

Ctrl + 1

Single-space lines

Ctrl + 2

Double-space lines

Ctrl + 5

1.5-line spacing

Alt + Shift + D

Insert the current date

Alt + Shift + T

Insert the current time

Ctrl+=

Set chosen text as a subscript.

Ctrl+Shift+=

Set chosen text as superscript.

Ctrl + Shift + F

Change the font

Ctrl + Shift + >

Increase selected font +1

Ctrl + ]

Increase selected font +1

Ctrl + [

Decrease selected font -1

Ctrl + Shift + *

View or hide non-printing characters

Ctrl + (Left arrow)

Move one word to the left

Ctrl + (Right arrow)

Move one word to the right

Ctrl + (Up arrow)

Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph

Ctrl + (Down arrow)

Move to the end of the paragraph

Ctrl + Del

Delete the word to the right of the cursor

Ctrl + Backspace

Delete the word to the left of the cursor

Ctrl + End

Move the cursor to the end of the document

Ctrl + Home

Move the cursor to the beginning of the document

Ctrl + Space

Reset highlighted text to the default font

Ctrl+Shift+K

Apply small caps formatting.

Shortcut keys

Uses of shortcut keys

Alt + Shift + F1

When you wanna insert a new worksheet use these keys together

Shift + F3

With the help of these keys, you can open the MS Excel formula window

Shift + F5

When you press these keys together it will open the search box

F11

The F11 key is used to create a chart in MS-Excel

Ctrl + Shift +;

With the help of these keys, you can enter the current time

Ctrl +;

Use these keys together to enter the current date

Ctrl + K

When you want to Insert a link, you can use these keys together

Ctrl + B

When you press these keys together it will bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + F

These keys are used to open find and replace options in MS-Excel

Ctrl + G

Use these keys together to open go-to options

F2

When you want to edit the selected cell using this key

F5

With the help of this key, you can go to a specific cell

F7

With the help of this key, you can check the spelling of selected text

Ctrl + I

These commands are used to Italicize highlighted selections

Ctrl + Space

Use these keys together to select the entire column

Shift + Space

Use these keys together to select the entire row

Ctrl + W

Use these keys together to close the document

Ctrl + H

Use these keys to open find and replace options

Ctrl + U

With the help of these keys, you can underline highlighted text

Ctrl + Y

With the help of these keys, you can underline highlighted text

Ctrl + Z

With the help of these keys, you can undo the last deleted action

Ctrl + F9

Use these keys to minimize a current window in MS-Excel

Ctrl + F10

Use these keys to maximize the currently selected window in MS-Excel

Ctrl + Tab

With the help of these keys, you can move between two or more open MS Excel files

Ctrl + O

Use these keys to open options in MS-Excel

Ctrl + N

Use these keys together to open the document in MS-Excel

Ctrl + P

Use these keys together to open the print dialogue box in MS-Excel

Ctrl + (Right arrow)

With the help of these keys, you can jump on to the next section of text

Alt + =

With the help of these keys, you can initiate the formula to add all of the above cells

Ctrl +

With the use of these keys together you can insert the value in the current cell from the above cell

Shortcuts Keys

Uses of Shortcut Keys

Ctrl+Shift+<

Reduce the font size of the selected text by one size

CTRL + G

Group things together

Ctrl+M

Create a new slide just after your chosen slide

CTRL + D

Create a duplicate of your current slide

Esc

Exit the ongoing slide show and it will redirect you to the earlier live view

Ctrl+K

When you want to enter a hyperlink use these keys together

Ctrl+Shift+>

These commands are used to maximize the font size of the selected text by one size

F5

With the help of F5, you can start the presentation from the initial slide

Ctrl+N

These commands are used in a different Powerpoint software window, create a new, blank slide

Shortcut Keys Command

Use Of Shortcut Key

F11 or Windows logo key + Up arrow

Maximize Window

Windows logo key  + Tab

Open Task View

Windows logo key  + D

Display and hide the desktop

Alt + Tab

Switch between open apps

Windows logo key  + X

Open the Quick Link menu

Windows logo key  + L

Lock your PC