M. A.

Wahab Akanda

Basic Shortcut keys

1 Alt + F File menu options in current program

2 Alt + E Edit options in current program
3 F1 Universal help (for all programs)
4 Ctrl + A Select all text
5 Ctrl + X Cut selected item
6 Shift + Del Cut selected item
7 Ctrl + C Copy selected item
8 Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
9 Ctrl + V Paste
10 Shift + Ins Paste
11 Home Go to beginning of current line
12 Ctrl + Home Go to beginning of document
13 End Go to end of current line
14 Ctrl + End Go to end of document
15 Shift + Home Highlight from current position to beginning of line
16 Shift + End Highlight from current position to end of line
17 Ctrl + f Move one word to the left at a time
18 Ctrl + g Move one word to the right at a time
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MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS

1 Alt + Tab Switch between open applications

2 Alt +Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applications
3 Alt + Print Screen Create screen shot for current program
4 Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot/Windows® task manager
5 Ctrl + Esc Bring up start menu
6 Alt + Esc Switch between applications on taskbar
7 F2 Rename selected icon
8 F3 Start find from desktop
9 F4 Open the drive selection when browsing
10 F5 Refresh contents
11 Alt + F4 Close current open program
12 Ctrl + F4 Close window in program
Automatically adjust widths of all columns in
13 Ctrl + Plus Key Windows Explorer
Open properties window of selected icon or
14 Alt + Enter program
15 Shift + F10 Simulate right-click on selected item
16 Shift + Del Delete programs/files permanently
Holding Shift During
17 Bootup Boot safe mode or bypass system files
Holding Shift During When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD
18 Bootup Player from playing
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WINKEY SHORTCUTS

1 WINKEY + D Bring desktop to the top of other

windows
2 WINKEY + M Minimize all windows
3 WINKEY +SHIFT + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY +
M and WINKEY + D
4 WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer
5 WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs on
taskbar
6 WINKEY + F Display the Windows® Search/Find
feature
7 WINKEY +CTRL + F Display the search for computers
window
8 WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft® Windows®
help
9 WINKEY + R Open the run window
10 WINKEY +Pause /Break Open the system properties window
11 WINKEY + U Open utility manager
12 WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP® &
later)
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Word Shortcut

1 Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page

2 Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
3 Ctrl + C Copy selected text
4 Ctrl + X Cut selected text
5 Ctrl + N Open new/blank document
6 Ctrl + O Open options
7 Ctrl + P Open the print window
8 Ctrl + F Open find box
9 Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
10 Ctrl + K Insert link
11 Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
12 Ctrl + V Paste
13 Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed
14 Ctrl + Z Undo last action
15 Ctrl + G Find and replace options
16 Ctrl + H Find and replace options
17 Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment
18 Ctrl + L Align selected text or line to the left
19 Ctrl + Q Align selected paragraph to the left
20 Ctrl + E Align selected text or line to the center
21 Ctrl + R Align selected text or line to the right
22 Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph
23 Ctrl + T Hanging indent
24 Ctrl + D Font options
25 Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font
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26 Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1

27 Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1
28 Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1
29 Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1
30 Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters
31 Ctrl + f Move one word to the left
32 Ctrl + g Move one word to the right
33 Ctrl + h Move to beginning of the line or paragraph
34 Ctrl + i Move to the end of the paragraph
35 Ctrl + Del Delete word to right of cursor
36 Ctrl + Backspace Delete word to left of cursor
37 Ctrl + End Move cursor to end of document
38 Ctrl + Home Move cursor to beginning of document
39 Ctrl + Space Reset highlighted text to default font
40 Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines
41 Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines
42 Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing
43 Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1
44 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2
45 Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3
46 F1 Open help
47 Shift + F3 Change case of selected text
48 Shift + Insert Paste
49 F4 Repeat last action performed (Word 2000+)
50 F7 Spell check selected text and/or document
51 Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus
52 F12 Save as
53 Ctrl + S Save
54 Shift + F12 Save
55 Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date
56 Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time
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57 Ctrl + W Close document

Excel Shortcut

Displays the Microsoft Office Excel Help task

1 F1 pane.
2 F2 Edit the selected cell
3 F3 Displays the Paste Name dialog box.
4 F4 Repeats the last command or action, if possible
5 F5 Go to a specific cell
6 F6 Switches between the worksheet, Ribbon, task
pane, and Zoom controls line, and the arrow
keys extend the selection.
7 F7 Spell check selected text and/or document
8 F8 Turns extend mode on or off. In extend mode,
Extended Selection appears in the status
9 F9 Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks.
10 F10 Turns key tips on or off.
11 F12 Displays the Save As dialog box.
12 F11 Create chart
13 Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time
14 Ctrl + ; Enter the current date
15 Alt + Shift + F1 Insert new worksheet
16 Shift + F3 Open the Excel® formula window
17 Shift + F5 Bring up search box
18 Ctrl + A Select all contents of worksheet
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19 Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection

20 Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
21 Ctrl + C Copy selected text
22 Ctrl + V Paste
23 Ctrl + D Fill
24 Ctrl + K Insert link for hyperlink dialog box
25 Ctrl + F Open find and replace options
26 Ctrl + G Open go-to options
27 Ctrl + H Open find and replace options
28 Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
29 Ctrl + Y Underline selected text
30 Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection
31 Ctrl + O Open options
32 Ctrl + N Open new document
33 Ctrl + P Open print dialog box
34 Ctrl + S Save
35 Ctrl + Z Undo last action
36 Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window
37 Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window
38 Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks/windows
Ctrl + Page up & Page Move between Excel® worksheets in the same
39 Down document
40 Ctrl + Tab Move between two or more open Excel® files
41 Alt + = Create formula to sum all of above cells
42 Ctrl + ‘ Insert value of above cell into current cell
43 Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format
44 Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format
45 Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format
46 Ctrl + Shift + % Format number in percentage format
47 Ctrl + Shift + ^ Format number in scientific format
48 Ctrl + Shift + @ Format number in time format
49 Ctrl + g Move to next section of text
50 Ctrl + Space Select entire column
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51 Shift + Space Select entire row

52 Ctrl + W Close document
53 ALT+F8 Displays the Macro dialog box to create, run,
edit, or delete a macro.
54 CTRL+ALT+F9 Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks,
regardless of whether they have changed since
the last calculation.
55 SHIFT+F10 Displays the shortcut menu for a selected item.
56 CTRL+ALT+V Displays the Paste Special dialog box. Available
only after you have cut or copied an object, text,
or cell contents on a worksheet or in another
program.
56 CTRL+6 Alternates between hiding objects, displaying
objects, and displaying placeholders for objects.
57 CTRL+1 Displays the Format Cells dialog box.

Outlook shortcut

1 Alt + S Send the email

2 Ctrl + C Copy selected text
3 Ctrl + X Cut selected text
4 Ctrl + P Open print dialog box
5 Ctrl + K Complete name/email typed in address bar
6 Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
7 Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
8 Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
9 Ctrl + R Reply to an email
10 Ctrl + F Forward an email
11 Ctrl + N Create a new email
12 Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar
13 Ctrl + Shift + O Open the outbox
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14 Ctrl + Shift + I Open the inbox

15 Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task
16 Ctrl + Shift + C Create a new contact
17 Ctrl + Shift+ J Create a new journal entry