Basic PC shortcut keys Shortcut Keys Alt + F Alt + E F1 Ctrl + A Ctrl + X Shift + Del Ctrl + C Ctrl + Ins Ctrl

+ V Shift + Ins Home Ctrl + Home End Ctrl + End Shift + Home Shift + End Ctrl + Left arrow Description File menu options in current program. Edit options in current program Universal Help in almost every Windows program. Select all text. Cut selected item. Cut selected item. Copy selected item. Copy selected item Paste Paste Goes to beginning of current line. Goes to beginning of document. Goes to end of current line. Goes to end of document. Highlights from current position to beginning of line. Highlights from current position to end of line. Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys Shortcut Keys Alt + Tab Alt + Shift + Tab Alt + double-click Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab Alt + Print Screen Ctrl + Alt + Del Ctrl + Esc Alt + Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F10 Shift + F10 F4 Alt + F4 Ctrl + F4 F6 Ctrl + Space bar Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) Alt + Enter Description Switch between open applications. Switch backwards between open applications. Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties. Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature. Same as above but backwards. Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in. Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager. Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager. Switch Between open applications on taskbar. Activates help for current open application. Renames selected Icon. Starts find from desktop. Opens the drive selection when browsing. Refresh Contents. Activates menu bar. Simulates right-click on selected item. Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar. Closes Current open program. Closes Window in Program. Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane. Drops down the window control menu. Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer Opens properties window of selected icon or program.

Shortcut Keys Shift + Del Holding Shift Holding Shift Enter Alt + Down arrow * (on the keypad) + (on the keypad) - (on the keypad) WINKEY WINKEY + F1 WINKEY + F3 WINKEY + D WINKEY + M WINKEY + SHIFT + M WINKEY + E WINKEY + Tab WINKEY + F WINKEY + CTRL + F WINKEY + F1 WINKEY + R WINKEY + Pause / Break key WINKEY + U WINKEY + L

Description Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin. Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting. When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing. Activates the highlighted program. Display all available options on drop down menu. Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer. Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start. Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center. Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook. Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows. Minimizes all windows. Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D. Open Microsoft Explorer. Cycle through open programs through the taskbar. Display the Windows Search / Find feature. Display the search for computers window. Display the Microsoft Windows help. Open the run window. Open the system properties window. Open Utility Manager. Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

Microsoft FrontPage shortcut keys Shortcut Keys Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + K Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + U Ctrl + L Ctrl + R Ctrl + E Ctrl + / Ctrl + S Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Ins Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + Del Description Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Paste selected text. Create a hyperlink. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Underline highlighted selection. Left align the text. Right align the text. Center the text. Turn on or off the display of HTML tags. Save document. Switch between open web pages. Enter Line break. Move cursor above or below a table. Preview in web browser window. Decrease font size. Increase font size. Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor. Alt + mouse double-click View the properties of a selected item. For example, doing this on a table cell would display the properties for that cell.

Microsoft Outlook shortcut keys Shortcut Keys Alt + S Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + K Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + U Ctrl + R Ctrl + F Ctrl + N Ctrl + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + I Ctrl + Shift + K Ctrl + Shirt + C Ctrl + Shift + J Description Send the e-mail Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Paste selected text. Complete the name and/or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar. Bold highlighted selection Italic highlighted selection Underline highlighted selection Reply to an e-mail. Forward an e-mail. Create a new e-mail. Create a new appointment to your calendar. Open the Outbox. Open the Inbox. Add a new task. Create a new contact. Create a new journal entry.

Function shortcut keys 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

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. 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.

Internet Explorer shortcut keys Shortcut Keys Alt + Left Arrow Backspace Alt + Right Arrow F5 F11 Esc Ctrl + (- or +) Ctrl + Enter Description Back a page. Back a page. Forward a page. Refresh current page, frame, or tab. Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. Stop page or download from loading. Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com. Add a Favorite for the page currently opened. Display available bookmarks. Open New browser window. Print current page / frame. Opens a new tab. Closes the currently selected tab. Moves through each of the open tabs. Moves down a page at a time. Moves up a page at a time. Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

Ctrl + D Ctrl + I Ctrl + N Ctrl + P Ctrl + T Ctrl + F4 Ctrl + Tab Spacebar Shift + Spacebar Alt + Down arrow

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys Shortcut Keys F2 F5 F7 F11 Ctrl + Shift + ; Ctrl + ; Alt + Shift + F1 Shift + F3 Shift + F5 Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + K Ctrl + U Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + P Ctrl + Z Ctrl + F9 Ctrl + F10 Ctrl + F6 Ctrl + Page up Description Edit the selected cell. Goto a specific cell. For example, C6. Spell check selected text and/or document. Create chart. Enter the current time. Enter the current date. Insert New Worksheet. Open the Excel formula window. Bring up search box. Select all contents of the worksheet. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Insert link. Underline highlighted selection. Strikethrough highlighted selection. Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing. Undo last action. Minimize current window. Maximize currently selected window. Switch between open workbooks / windows. Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Ctrl + Tab Alt + = Ctrl + ' Ctrl + Shift + ! Ctrl + Shift + $ Move between Two or more open Excel files. Create a formula to sum all of the above cells Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected. Format number in comma format. Format number in currency format.

Shortcut Keys Ctrl + Shift + # Ctrl + Shift + % Ctrl + Shift + ^ Ctrl + Shift + @ Ctrl + Arrow key Ctrl + Space Shift + Space

Description Format number in date format. Format number in percentage format. Format number in scientific format. Format number in time format. Move to next section of text. Select entire column. Select entire row.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys Shortcut Keys Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + F Ctrl + I Ctrl + K Ctrl + U Ctrl + V Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Z Ctrl + L Ctrl + E Ctrl + R Ctrl + M Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + ] Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + [ Ctrl + Shift + * Ctrl + <left arrow> Ctrl + <right arrow> Ctrl + <up arrow> Description Select all contents of the page. Bold highlighted selection. Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Open the print window. Open find box. Italic highlighted selection. Insert link. Underline highlighted selection. Paste. Redo the last action performed. Undo last action. Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Indent the paragraph. Change the font. Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts. Increase selected font +1pts. Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt. Decrease selected font -1pts. View or hide non printing characters. Moves one word to the left. Moves one word to the right. Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Shortcut Keys Ctrl + Del Ctrl + Backspace Ctrl + End Ctrl + Home Ctrl + Spacebar Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + Alt + 1 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Ctrl + Alt + 3 Ctrl + F1 F1 Alt + Ctrl + F2 Ctrl + F2 Shift + F3 Shift + Insert F4 F5 Ctrl + Shift + F6 F7 Shift + F7 F12 Shift + F12 Ctrl + Shift + F12 Alt + Shift + D Alt + Shift + T

Description Deletes word to right of cursor. Deletes word to left of cursor. Moves the cursor to the end of the document. Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. Reset highlighted text to the default font. Single-space lines. Double-space lines. 1.5-line spacing. Changes text to heading 1. Changes text to heading 2. Changes text to heading 3. Open the Task Pane. Open Help. Open new document. Display the print preview. Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Paste. Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Opens to another open Microsoft Word document. Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document. Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted. Save as. Save. Prints the document. Insert the current date. Insert the current time.

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts. Mouse shortcuts Description Click, hold, and drag Double-click Double-click Double-click Triple-click Ctrl + Mouse wheel Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. If double-click a word, selects the complete word. Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop. Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse tripleclicked. Zooms in and out of document.