Basic Shortcut Keys

Keys
Shortcuts
Alt + F

file menu option in current program

Alt + E

Edit options in current program

F1

Universal help (for all program)

Ctrl + A

Select all text

Ctrl + X

Cut selectd item

Shift + Del

Cut selected item

Ctrl + C

Copy selected item

Ctrl + V

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 the document

Shift + Home

highlight from current position to beginning of line

Shift + End

Highlight from current position to end of line

Ctrl +

Move one word to the left at a time

Ctrl +

Move one word to the right at a time

Windows Shortcut

Keys
Shortcuts
Alt + Tab

Switch between open applications

Alt + Shift + Print

Switch backwards between open applications

Alt + Print Screen

Create screen shot for current program

Ctrl + Esc

Bring up start menu

Ctrl + Alt + Del

Reboot/Windows task manager

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

Word Shortcut Keys

Keys
Shortcuts
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

fJustify 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 +

Move one word to the left

Ctrl +

Move one word to the right

Ctrl +

Move to beginning of the line or paragraph

Ctrl +

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
Shortcuts
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

Outlook Shortcuts

Keys
Shortcuts
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