Keyboard
Shortcuts and System Commands
Microsoft
Word Shortcut Keys
F1 key:
used to help on a selected command.
Shift
and F1 Key: Review text formatting.
F2 Key:
used to Move text or image.
Shift +
F2 Key: Copy text.
F3 Key:
used to Insert an autotext entry.
Shift +
F3 Key: Change the case of the selected text.
F4 Key:
used to Perform last action again.
Shift +
F4 Key: Perform a Find or Go To action again.
F5 Key:
used to Displays the Go To dialogue box.
Shift +
F5 Key: Move to a previous revision.
F6
Key: used to Go to the next frame or pane.
Shift +
F6 Key: Go to the previous frame or pane.
F7 Key:
used to Launch the Spell Checker.
Shift +
F7 Key: Launch the Thesaurus.
F8 Key:
used to Extend the current selection.
Shift +
F8 Key: Shrink the current selection.
F9 Key:
used to Refresh.
Shift +
F9 Key: Switch between a field code and its result.
F10
Key: used to Show KeyTips.
Shift +
F10 Key: Display a Shortcut Menu (same as right-clicking).
F11
Key: used to Go to the next field.
SHIFT +
F11 Key: Go to the previous field.
F12
Key: used to Open Save As.
Shift +
F12 Key: Save document, equivalent to tools menu.
Ctrl
and A: Selects all in the current document.
Ctrl
and B: Bold text.
Ctrl
and C: Copies the item or text.
Ctrl
and E: used to Switch a paragraph between center and left alignment.
Ctrl
and F: used to Displays the Find dialog box to search the current document.
Ctrl
and H: used to Displays the Replace dialogue box.
Ctrl
and I: Italicize text.
Ctrl
and J: used to Switch a paragraph between justified and left alignment.
Ctrl
and K: used to Create a hyperlink.
Ctrl
and L: Left align a paragraph.
Ctrl
and M: Indent a paragraph from the left.
Ctrl
and N: Create a new document.
Ctrl
and O: Opens a new document.
Ctrl
and P:used to Prints a document.
Ctrl
and R: used to Switch the alignment of a paragraph between left and
right.
Ctrl
and S: used to Save a document.
Ctrl
and U: used to Underlines text.
Ctrl
and V:used to Pastes the copied item or text.
Ctrl
and X: used to Cuts the selected item or text.
Ctrl
and Y: used to Redo the last action.
Ctrl
and Z: Undo the last action.
Ctrl
and Enter: Insert a page break.
Ctrl
and F2: Select Print Preview command.
Ctrl
and F4: Closes the active window
Windows
Shortcut Keys
Windows
Key + R: Opens the Run menu.
Windows
Key + E: Opens Explorer.
Alt +
Tab: Switch between open programs.
Windows
Key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window.
Ctrl +
Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.
Windows
Key + Break: Opens system properties.
Windows
Key + F: Opens search for files and folders.
Windows
Key + D: Hide/display the desktop.
Alt +
Esc: Switch between programs in order they were opened.
Alt +
Letter: Select menu item by underlined letter.
Ctrl +
Esc: Open Start menu.
Ctrl +
F4: Close active document (does not work with some applications).
Alt +
F4: Quit active application or close current window.
Alt +
Spacebar: Open menu for active program.
Ctrl +
Left or Right Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one word.
Ctrl +
Up or Down Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one paragraph.
F1:
Open Help menu for active application.
Windows
Key + M: Minimize all windows.
Shift +
Windows Key + M: Restore windows that were minimized with previous keystroke.
Windows
+ F1: Open Windows Help and Support.
Windows
+ Tab: Open Task view.
Windows
+ Break: Open the System Properties dialog box.
Microsoft
Excel Shortcut Keys
F2:
Edit the active cell.
F5:
Displays the Go To box.
F7:
Open the Spelling dialogue box to check a selected range.
F11:
Create a chart of data in the current range in a separate sheet.
Alt +
Shift + F1: Insert a new worksheet.
Shift +
F3: Opens Insert Function dialogue box.
Shift +
F5: Opens the Find and Replace dialogue box.
Ctrl +
Shift + Colon (:): Enter the current time.
Ctrl +
Semicolon (;): Enter the current date.
Ctrl +
A: Select all content in the worksheet.
Ctrl +
B: Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl +
I: Italicize highlighted selection.
Ctrl +
K: Open the Insert hyperlink dialogue box.
Ctrl +
U: Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl +
5: Apply strikethrough formatting.
Ctrl +
P: Brings up the print dialog box.
Ctrl +
Z: Undo.
Ctrl +
Page Up: Move to previous sheet in a workbook.
Ctrl +
Page Down: Move to next sheet in a workbook.
Ctrl +
Tab: Switch to next tab in dialogue box.
Ctrl +
Apostrophe ('): Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently
selected.
Ctrl +
Shift + !: Apply the Number format.
Ctrl +
Shift + $: Apply the Currency format.
Ctrl +
Shift + #: Apply the Date format.
Ctrl +
Shift + %: Apply the Percentage format.
Ctrl +
Shift + ^: Apply the Exponential format.
Ctrl +
Shift + @: Apply the Time format.