BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS
| Alt+F | File menu options in current program. |
| Alt+E | Edit options in current program |
| Alt+Tab | Switch between open programs |
| F1 | Universal Help in almost every Windows program. |
| F2 | Rename a selected file |
| F5 | Refresh the current program window |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new or blank document in some software programs. |
| Ctrl+O | Open a file in current software program |
| Ctrl+A | Select all text. |
| Ctrl+B | Change selected text to be Bold |
| Ctrl+I | Change selected text to be in Italics |
| Ctrl+U | Change selected text to be Underlined |
| Ctrl+F | Open find window for current document or window. |
| Ctrl+S | Save current document file. |
| 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 |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo last action |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl+K | Insert hyperlink for selected text |
| Ctrl+P | Print the current page or document. |
| 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 leftlat a time. |
| Ctrl+Right arrow | Moves one word to the right at a time. |
| Ctrl+Esc | Opens the START menu |
| Ctrl+Shift+Esc | Opens Windows Task Manager |
| Alt+F4 | Close the currently active program |
| Alt+Enter | Open the Properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.) |
- 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.
- Hold Right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Switch FilterKeys on and off.
- Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen: Switch High Contrast on and off.
- Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Switch Mouse keys on and off.
- Press Shift five times: Switch Sticky keys on and off.
- Hold Num Lock for five seconds: Switch Toggle keys on and off.
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 + F9: Minimize a workbook window to an icon.
- Ctrl + F10: Maximize a selected workbook window.
- Ctrl + F6: Switch to the next workbook window when multiple are open.
- 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.
- Ctrl + Arrow Key: Move to the edge of the current data region in a worksheet.
- Ctrl + Space: Select an entire column in a worksheet.
- Shift + Space: Select an entire row in a worksheet.
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