Windows key Shortcut and their Use

Windows Shrtcut and their Use : 



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 + right arrow : Move one word to the left at a time

Ctrl + left arrow : Move one word to the right at a time

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

Holding Shift During Bootup : Boot safe mode or bypass system files

Holding Shift During Bootup : When putting in an audio CD, will prevent

CD Player from playing

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 + right arrow : Move one word to the left

Ctrl + left arrow : Move one word to the right

Ctrl + up : Move to beginning of the line or paragraph

Ctrl + down : 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 + left arrow : 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





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