Some Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Some Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts can save time and the effort of switching from the keyboard to the mouse to execute simple commands. Print this list of Word keyboard shortcuts and keep it by your computer for a quick reference. WORD
Action
Keystroke
Action
Keystroke
Document actions Open a file New file Close a file Save As Save Print Preview Print Show/Hide paragraph symbols Spelling and grammar Help Find Replace Go To CTRL+O CTRL+N CTRL+W F12 CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 CTRL+F2 CTRL+P CTRL+* F7 F1 CTRL+F CTRL+H CTRL+G Go to next cell Cursor movement Font face Font size Bold Italics Underline Double underline Word underline All caps Change case Subscript Superscript
Text Style CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+SHIFT+P CTRL+B CTRL+I CTRL+U CTRL+SHIFT+D CTRL+SHIFT+W CTRL+SHIFT+A SHIFT+F3 CTRL+= CTRL+SHIFT+= CTRL+K
Tables Tab
Select all - entire document CTRL+A Select from cursor to beginning of line SHIFT+Home
Select from cursor to end of SHIFT+END line Go to beginning of line Go to end of line Go to beginning of document Go to end of document HOME END CTRL+Home CTRL+End
Go to beginning of ALT+Home row Highlight to beginning of row Go to end of row Highlight to end of row Column break ALT+SHIFT+Home ALT+End ALT+SHIFT+End CTRL+SHIFT+Enter
Formatting Cut Copy Paste Undo Redo Format painter Left alignment Center alignment Right alignment Justified Delete previous word Apply bulleted list Indent Page break CTRL+X CTRL+C CTRL+V CTRL+Z CTRL+Y CTRL+SHIFT+C CTRL+L CTRL+E CTRL+R CTRL+J CTRL+Backspace CTRL+SHIFT+L CTRL+M CTRL+Enter
Miscellaneous Copyright symbol - Date field Go to footnotes Show/Hide Thesaurus ALT+CTRL+C ALT+SHIFT+D ALT+CTRL+F CTRL+SHIFT+8 SHIFT+F7
EXCEL
Note: A plus sign indicates that the keys need to be pressed at the same time.
Action
Keystroke Action
Keystroke
Selecting Cells
Document actions
Open a file New file Save As Save Print Find Replace Go to CTRL+O CTRL+N F12 CTRL+S CTRL+P CTRL+F CTRL+H F5 Bold Cursor Movement One cell up One cell down One cell right One cell left up arrow down arrow Tab SHIFT+Tab Italics Underline
All cells left of current cell SHIFT+left arrow All cells right of current cell Entire column Entire row Entire worksheet SHIFT+right arrow CTRL+Spacebar SHIFT+Spacebar CTRL+A
Strikethrough
Top of worksheet (cell A1) CTRL+Home End of worksheet (last cell with data) End of row End of column Move to next worksheet CTRL+End Home CTRL+left arrow
Format as currency with 2 SHIFT+CTRL+$ decimal places Format as percent with no SHIFT+CTRL+% decimal places CTRL+X CTRL+C CTRL+V CTRL+Z CTRL+Y CTRL+1
Formulas
Apply AutoSum Current date Current time Spelling Help Macros ALT+= CTRL+; CTRL+: F7 F1 ALT+F8
POWERPOINT
Action
Keystroke Action
Document actions
Keystroke
Formatting
CTRL+A CTRL+C CTRL+X CTRL+V CTRL+Z CTRL+Y CTRL+B CTRL+I CTRL+U CTRL+L CTRL+E CTRL+R ALT+SHIFT+Left arrow ALT+SHIFT+Right arrow or TAB
Presentation actions Begin slide show Next slide F5 ENTER or Down arrow key BACKSPACE or Up arrow key CTRL+P E CTRL+A B W
Underline Left justified Center justified Right justified Promote list item Demote list item
Previous slide Activate pen tool Erase pen strokes Deactivate pen tool Show/Hide black screen Show/Hide white screen
Editing Find Replace Insert hyperlink New slide Spell checker Macros CTRL+F CTRL+H CTRL+K CTRL+M F7 ALT+F8
Run the slide show and press the F1 key to view all keyboard shortcuts applicable when running a slide show.
ACCESS
Action
Keystroke
Database actions
Open existing database Save Save record Print Display database window Find and Replace Copy Cut Paste Undo Help Toggle between Form and Design view CTRL+O Open a new database CTRL+N CTRL+S SHIFT+ENTER CTRL+P F11 CTRL+F CTRL+C CTRL+X CTRL+V CTRL+Z F1 F5
Other
Insert line break in a memo field Insert current date Insert current time Copy data from previous record Add a record CTRL+ENTER CTRL+; CTRL+: CTRL+' CTRL++
Delete a record
CTRL+-
Here are Few Useful keyboard shortcuts to pace up your work and Impress others CTRL+C (Copy) CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) DELETE (Delete) SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item
permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) F2 key (Rename the selected item) CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) CTRL+A (Select all) F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) F5 key (Update the active window) BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) ESC (Cancel the current task) SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options) ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option) ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button) SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box) Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons) F1 key (Display Help) F4 key (Display the items in the active list) BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
END (Display the bottom of the active window) HOME (Display the top of the active window) NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder) NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder) NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder) LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder) RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Here are Few Useful keyboard shortcuts to pace up your work and Impress others
CTRL+C (Copy) CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) DELETE (Delete) SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) F2 key (Rename the selected item) CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) CTRL+A (Select all) F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) F5 key (Update the active window) BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) ESC (Cancel the current task) SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CDROM from automatically playing)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard) Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box) Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character) SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)