Most Important Keyboard Shortcuts

 A computer short cut keys function quickly and make your work easy.

List of basic computer shortcut keys

  • Alt + F : File menu options in the current program.
  • Alt + E : Edits options in the current program.
  • F1 : Universal help (for any sort of program).
  • Ctrl + A : Selects all text.
  • Ctrl + X : Cuts the selected item.
  • Ctrl + Del : Cut selected item.
  • Ctrl + C : Copy the selected item.
  • Ctrl + Ins : Copy the selected item.
  • Ctrl + V : Paste the selected item.
  • Shift + Ins : Paste the selected item.
  • Home : Takes the user to the beginning of the current line.
  • Ctrl + Home : Go to the beginning of the document.
  • End : Go to the end of the current line.
  • Ctrl + End : Go to the end of a document.
  • Shift + Home : Highlight from current position to beginning of the line.
  • Shift + End : Highlight from current position to end of the line.
  • Ctrl + (Left arrow) : Move one word to the left at a time.
  • Ctrl + (Right arrow) : Move one word to the right at a time.

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys list

  • Alt + Tab : Switch between open applications.
  • Alt + Shift + Tab : Switch backward between open applications.
  • Alt + Print Screen : Create screenshot for the current program.
  • Ctrl + Alt + Del : Reboot/Windows task manager.
  • Ctrl + Esc : Bring up the start menu.
  • Alt + Esc : Switch between applications on the taskbar.
  • F2 : Rename selected icon.
  • F3 : Start find from the desktop.
  • F4 : Open the drive selection when browsing.
  • F5 : Refresh contents.
  • Alt + F4 : Close current open program.
  • Ctrl + F4 : Close window in program.
  • Ctrl + Plus Key: Automatically adjust widths of all columns in Windows Explorer.
  • Alt + Enter : Open properties window of selected icon or program.
  • Shift + F10 : Simulate right-click on selected item.
  • Shift + Del : Delete programs/files permanently.
  • Holding Shift During Boot up : Boot safe mode or bypass system files.
  • Holding Shift During Boot up : When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.

Word shortcut keys

  • Ctrl + A : Select all contents of the page.
  • Ctrl + B : Bold highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + C : Copy selected text.
  • Ctrl + X : Cut selected text.
  • Ctrl + N : Open new/blank document.
  • Ctrl + O : Open options.
  • Ctrl + P : Open the print window.
  • Ctrl + F : Open find box.
  • Ctrl + I : Italicise highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + K : Insert link.
  • Ctrl + U : Underline highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + V : Paste.
  • Ctrl + Y : Redo the last action performed.
  • Ctrl + Z : Undo last action.
  • Ctrl + G : Find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + H : Find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + J : Justify paragraph alignment.
  • Ctrl + L : Align selected text or line to the left.
  • Ctrl + Q : Align selected paragraph to the left.
  • Ctrl + E : Align selected text or line to the center.
  • Ctrl + R : Align selected text or line to the right.
  • Ctrl + M : Indent the paragraph.
  • Ctrl + T : Hanging indent.
  • Ctrl + D : Font options.
  • Ctrl + Shift + F : Change the font.
  • Ctrl + Shift + > : Increase selected font +1.
  • Ctrl + ] : Increase selected font +1.
  • Ctrl + [ : Decrease selected font -1.
  • Ctrl + Shift + * : View or hide non printing characters.
  • Ctrl + (Left arrow) : Move one word to the left.
  • Ctrl + (Right arrow) : Move one word to the right.
  • Ctrl + (Up arrow) : Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
  • Ctrl + (Down arrow) : Move to the end of the paragraph.
  • Ctrl + Del : Delete word to the right of the cursor.
  • Ctrl + Backspace : Delete word to the left of the cursor.
  • Ctrl + End : Move cursor to end of the document.
  • Ctrl + Home : Move cursor to the beginning of the document.
  • Ctrl + Space : Reset highlighted text to default font.
  • Ctrl + 1 : Single-space lines.
  • Ctrl + 2 : Double-space lines.
  • Ctrl + 5 : 1.5-line spacing.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3.
  • F1 : Open help.
  • Shift + F3 : Change case of selected text.
  • Shift + Insert : Paste.
  • F4 : Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).
  • F7 : Spell check selected text and/or document.
  • Shift + F7 : Activate the thesaurus.
  • F12 : Save as.
  • Ctrl + S : Save.
  • Shift + F12 : Save.
  • Alt + Shift + D : Insert the current date.
  • Alt + Shift + T : Insert the current time.
  • Ctrl + W : Close document.

Excel shortcut keys

  • F2 : Edit the selected cell.
  • F5 : Go to a specific cell.
  • 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 the search box
  • Ctrl + A : Select all contents of a worksheet.
  • Ctrl + B : Bold highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + I : Italicize highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + C : Copy selected text.
  • Ctrl + V : Paste
  • Ctrl + D : Fill
  • Ctrl + K : Insert link
  • Ctrl + F : Open find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + G : Open go-to options.
  • Ctrl + H : Open find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + U : Underline highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + Y : Underline selected text.
  • Ctrl + 5 : Strikethrough highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + O : Open options.
  • Ctrl + N : Open new document.
  • Ctrl + P : Open print dialog box.
  • Ctrl + S : Save.
  • 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 & Page Down : Move between Excel worksheets in the same document.
  • Ctrl + Tab : Move between two or more open Excel files
  • Alt + = : Create the formula to sum all of the above cells.
  • Ctrl + : Insert the value of above cell into the current cell.
  • 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 + (Right arrow) : Move to next section of text.
  • Ctrl + Space : Select entire column.
  • Shift + Space : Select entire row.
  • Ctrl + W : Close document.

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