MicroSoft Windows-Shortcut Keys

SHORTCUT KEYS

Microsoft Windows and applications shortcut keys

BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS:

The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible computers programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below short cut keys and/or try below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity.

Alt + F File menu options in current program.

Alt + E Edit options in current program

F1 Universal Help in almost ever 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.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS:

Alt + Tab Switch between open applications.

Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applications.

Alt + Print Screen Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.

Ctrl + Esc Bring Up start menu.

Alt + Esc Switch Between open applications on taskbar.

F2 Renames selected Icon.

F3 Starts find from desktop.

F4 Opens the drive selection when browsing.

F5 Refresh Contents.

Alt + F4 Closes Current open program.

Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in Program.

Ctrl + (the '+' key on the

keypad)

Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows

explorer

Alt + Enter Opens properties window of Selected icon or program.

Shift + F10 Simulates right click on selected item.

Shift + Del Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin.

Holding Shift Boot safe mode or by pass system files.

Holding Shift When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.

WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:

Below is a listing of Windows keys that can be used on computers running a Microsoft Windows

operating system and using a keyboard with a Windows key. In the below list of shortcuts, the Windows key is

represented by "WINDOWSKEY". If you are looking for Windows shortcut keys, see the above Microsoft Windows

shortcut key section.

WINKEY + D Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.

WINKEY + M Minimizes 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 through the 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 key Open the system properties window.

WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager.

WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS:

See our Microsoft Excel page for additional help and information.

F2 Edit the selected cell.

F5 Go to 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 down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

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 key Move to next section of text.

Ctrl + Space Select entire column.

Shift + Space Select entire row.

WORD SHORTCUT KEYS:

See our Microsoft Word page for additional help and information.

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + C Copy selected text

Ctrl + D Font

Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Ctrl + F Open find box.

Ctrl + G Go to

Ctrl + H Replace

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + J Justify text

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.

Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl + N New document

Ctrl + O Open document

Ctrl + P Open the print window.

Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl + S Save document

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + V Paste.

Ctrl + W Close the window

Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

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 + <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.

Shift + F3 Change the case of the selected text.

Shift + Insert Paste.

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F5 Open go to window.

F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.

Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus.

F12 Save as.

Shift + F12 Save.

Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.

Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.

Click, hold, and

drag

Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.

Double-click If double-click a word, selects the complete word.

Double-click

Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of right aligned.

Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.

Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.

Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

INTERNET EXPLORER SHORTCUT KEYS:

See our Microsoft Internet Explorer page for additional help and information.

Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.

Alt + Right

Arrow

Forward a page.

F5 Refresh current page / frame.

F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.

Esc Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type computer hope in the address bar

and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com.

Ctrl + N Open New browser window.

Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.

Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.

Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.

FRONTPAGE SHORTCUT KEYS:

See our Microsoft FrontPage page for additional help and information.

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 + / Display 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.

OUTLOOK SHORTCUT KEYS:

See our Microsoft Outlook page for additional help and information.

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 and/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.