Short cut Keys

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.

What are the F1 through F12 keys?

Question: What are the F1 through F12 keys?

Answer:
Commonly known as "function keys", F1 through F12 may have a variety of different
uses or no use at all. Depending on the installed operating system and the software
program currently open will change how each of these keys operate. A program is
capable of not only using each of the function keys, but also combining the function
keys with the ALT and/or CTRL keys, for example, Microsoft Windows users can press
ALT + F4 to close the program currently active.

Below is a short-listing of some of the common functions of the functions keys on

computers running Microsoft Windows. As mentioned above not all programs support
function keys and/or may perform different tasks then those mentioned below. If you
are looking for more specific shortcut keys and function key examples we suggest
seeing our shortcut key page.
F1

 Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the
help screen when this key is pressed.
 Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support
center.
 Open the Task Pane.
F2
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 In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.

 Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word.
 Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.

F3
 Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft
Windows.
 Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case
or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

F4
 Open find window.
 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
 Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows.
 Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in
Microsoft Windows.

F5
 In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the
page or document window.
 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
 Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.

F6
 Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla
Firefox.
 Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

F7
 Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in
Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
 Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
 Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.

F8
 Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to
get into Windows Safe Mode.
F9
 Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.

F10
 In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
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 Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or

Internet link.
F11

 Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.

F12
 Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
 Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
 Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys

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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 Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
down
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 Move to next section of text.
key
Ctrl + Space Select entire column.
Shift + Space Select entire row.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

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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 center 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.
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Internet Explorer shortcut keys

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 + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type
computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL +
ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com.
Ctrl + D Add a Favorite 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.

Microsoft FrontPage shortcut keys

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Shortcut Description
Keys
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Paste selected text.
Ctrl + K Create a hyperlink.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + L Left align the text.
Ctrl + R Right align the text.
Ctrl + E Center the text.
Ctrl + / Turn on or off the display of HTML tags.
Ctrl + S Save document.
Ctrl + Tab Switch between open web pages.
Ctrl + Ins Enter Line break.
Ctrl + Enter Move cursor above or below a table.
Ctrl + Shift + B Preview in web browser window.
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Alt + mouse View the properties of a selected item. For example, doing
double-click this on a table cell would display the properties for that cell.

Microsoft Outlook shortcut keys

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 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.
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Microsoft Windows shortcut keys

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Shortcut Keys 98 2000 XP Vista Description

Alt + Tab X X X X Switch between open
applications.
Alt + Shift + Tab X X X X Switch backwards between open
applications.
Alt + double-click X X X X Display the properties of the
object you double-click on. For
example, doing this on a file
would display its properties.
Ctrl + Tab X X X X Switches between program
groups or document windows in
applications that support this
feature.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab X X X X Same as above but backwards.
Alt + Print Screen X X X X Create a screen shot only for the
program you are currently in.
Ctrl + Alt + Del X X X X Reboot the computer and/or
bring up the Windows task
manager.
Ctrl + Esc X X X X Bring up the Windows Start
menu. In Windows 3.x this would
bring up the Task Manager.
Alt + Esc X X X X Switch Between open
applications on taskbar.
F1 X X X X Activates help for current open
application.
F2 X X X X Renames selected Icon.
F3 X X X X Starts find from desktop.
F4 X X X X Opens the drive selection when
browsing.
F5 X X X X Refresh Contents.
F10 X X X X Activates menu bar.
Shift + F10 X X X X Simulates right-click on selected
item.
F4 X X X X Select a different location to
browse in the Windows Explorer
toolbar.
Alt + F4 X X X X Closes Current open program.
Ctrl + F4 X X X X Closes Window in Program.
F6 X X X X Move cursor to different Windows
Explorer pane.
Ctrl + Space bar X X X X Drops down the window control
menu.
Ctrl + (the '+' key X X X X Automatically adjust the widths
on the keypad) of all the columns in Windows
explorer
Alt + Enter X X X X Opens properties window of
selected icon or program.
Shift + Del X X X X Delete programs/files without
throwing them into the recycle
bin.
Holding Shift X X X X Boot Safe Mode or by pass
system files as the computer is
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Internet Explorer 8

General
Turn Full Screen Mode on or off F11
Cycle through the Address Bar, Refresh button, Search TAB
Box, and items on a web page
Find a word or phrase on a page CTRL+F
Open the current webpage in a new window CTRL+N
Print the page CTRL+P
Select all items on the page CTRL+A
Zoom in CTRL+PLUS
Zoom out CTRL+MINUS
Zoom to 100% CTRL+0

Navigation shortcuts
Go to home page ALT+HOME
Go backward ALT+LEFT
Go forward ALT+RIGHT
Refresh page F5
Refresh page and the cache CTRL+F5
Stop downloading page ESC

Favorites Center shortcuts

Open Favorites CTRL+I

Open Favorites in pinned mode CTRL+SHIFT+I
Organize Favorites CTRL+B
Add current page to Favorites CTRL+D
Open Feeds CTRL+J
Open Feeds in pinned mode CTRL+SHIFT+J
Open History CTRL+H
Open History in pinned mode CTRL+SHIFT+H

Tab shortcuts
Open link in new background tab Middle mouse button or CTRL+left
mouse button
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Open link in new foreground tab CTRL+SHIFT+left mouse button or

CTRL+SHIFT+middle mouse button
Close tab (closes window if only one tab is Middle mouse button on the tab or
open) CTRL+W
Open Quick Tab view CTRL+Q
Open new tab CTRL+T
View list of open tabs CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Switch to next tab CTRL+TAB
Switch to previous tab CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Address Bar shortcuts

Select the Address Bar ALT+D
Add "http://www." to the beginning and ".com" to the CTRL+ENTER
end of text in Address Bar
Add "http://www." to the beginning and the website CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
address suffix you have specified to the end of text in
the Address Bar*
Open the website address that is typed in the Address ALT+ENTER
Bar in new tab
View list of previously typed addresses F4

Instant Search Box

Select the Instant Search Box CTRL+E
View list of search providers CTRL+DOWN
Open search results in new tab ALT+ENTER

To do this Do this
Disable all add-ons Windows logo key + R >
iexplore.exe –extoff
Turn on AutoComplete so that website Tools > Internet Options >
addresses will be automatically filled in Advanced > Use inline
for you if you begin to type them again AutoComplete
Change how tabs work in Internet Tools > Internet Options > on the
Explorer General tab, under Tabs, click
Settings
Display the Menu Bar at the top of the To display temporarily: press the
screen ALT key
To display permanently: Tools >
Menu Bar
Delete cookies, passwords, form data, Tools > Delete Browsing History
history, and temporary Internet files
Find and install add-ons Tools > Manage Add-ons > Find
More Add-ons
Print part of page Select part of the page you want to
print, press CTRL+P, click
Selection, and then click Print
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Change website address suffix* Tools > Internet Options >

Languages
* For example, if you chose "net" for the website suffix, pressing
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER would add "http://www." to the beginning and ".net" to
the end of the address in the Address Bar.

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