General keyboard Shortcuts

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available in Windows XP.

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)
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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

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch Filter Keys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

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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)

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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)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended Selection mode. In this mode,
you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press
CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode,
press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended Selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.

CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
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)
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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)

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)

Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display the Microsoft Windows help)
Windows Logo+Pause / Break key (Open the system properties)
Windows Logo+Tab (Cycle through open programs through the taskbar)
Windows Logo+M and Winkey+D Winkey+Shift+M (Undo the minimize done)
Windows Logo+ CTRL+F (Search for computers)

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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)

Shortcut keys for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the
keyboard shortcuts:

RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
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Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+O (Open a saved console)

CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC console window keyboard shortcuts (1)

CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)

ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)

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ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console Window, This shortcut closes
the console)

Remote desktop connection navigation

CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)

ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the
Terminal Server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a Local
computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal Server clipboard
and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local Computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation

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CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)

CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)

Moving Shortcuts

Ctrl + right arrow (One word to the right)

Ctrl + left arrow (One word to the left)
Home (Start of line)
End (End of line)
Page Up (Up one screen)
Page Down (Down one screen)
Ctrl + Page Up (Top of Screen)
Ctrl + Page Down (Bottom of Screen)
Ctrl + Home (Beginning of Document)
Ctrl + End (End of Document)

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1.5 Ctrl-5 (Line-spacing)

Alt-End (Table-to row end)
Alt-F10 (Application window-maximize)
Alt-F11 (Macros-view VBA code)
Alt-F3 (AutoText-create)
Alt-F4 (Exit application)
Alt-F5 (Application window-restore)
Alt-F7 (Spell-It-display next misspelling)
Alt-F8 (Macros-edit)
Alt-F9 (Fields-display codes (toggle))
Alt-Home (Table-to row beginning)
Alt-PgDn (Table-to column bottom)
Alt-PgUp (Table-to column top)
Alt-Shift = (Outlining-expand)
Alt-Shift-1 (Outlining-Show Heading 1)
Alt-Shift-2 (Outlining-Show Heading 2)
Alt-Shift-3 (Outlining-Show Heading 3)
Alt-Shift-4 (Outlining-Show Heading 4)
Alt-Shift-5 (Outlining-Show Heading 5)
Alt-Shift-6 (Outlining-Show Heading 6)
Alt-Shift-7 (Outlining-Show Heading 7)
Alt-Shift-8 (Outlining-Show Heading 8)
Alt-Shift-9 (Outlining-Show Heading 9)
Alt-Shift-A (Outlining-Show All Headings)
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Alt-Shift-C (Pane-Close)
Alt-Shift-D (Date Field)
Alt-Shift-E (Merge-data edit)
Alt-Shift-F (Merge-field insert)
Alt-Shift-F11 (Microsoft Script Editor)
Alt-Shift-F6 (Application window-previous)
Alt-Shift-F9 (Fields-double-click in field)
Alt-Shift-I (Mark-TOA citation)
Alt-Shift-K (Merge-preview)
Alt-Shift-L (Outlining-Show 1st line)
Alt-Shift-Left/Right (Outlining-promote/demote)
Alt-Shift-M (Merge-to printer)
Alt-Shift-N (Merge-to document)
Alt-Shift-Num - (Outlining-collapse)
Alt-Shift-Num + (Outlining-expand)
Alt-Shift-O (Mark-TOC entry)
Alt-Shift-P (Page number field)
Alt-Shift-R (Header/Footer-link to previous)
Alt-Shift-T (Time Field)
Alt-Shift-U (Fields-update)
Alt-Shift-Up/Down (Outlining-move)
Alt-Shift-X (Mark-Index entry)
Ctrl - (Soft hyphen (–))
Ctrl - 0 (zero) (Paragraph Space Above (add/delete 12 pt.))

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Ctrl - ] or [ (Font grow/shrink 1 pt)

Ctrl + C (Copy)
Ctrl + F (Find)
Ctrl + N (Create a new blank document)
CTRL + SHIFT + > (Increase font size)
CTRL + SHIFT+ < (Decrease font size)
Ctrl = (Subscript)
Ctrl + \ (Move between master/subdocument)
CTRL + HYPHEN (Create a non-breaking hyphen)
CTRL + SHIFT+SPACEBAR (Create a non-breaking space)
CTRL + SPACEBAR (Remove paragraph or character formatting)
CTRL + U (Underline)
CTRL + Y (Redo the last action)
Ctrl +1 (Line-spacing)
Ctrl + 2 (Line-spacing 2)
Ctrl + 3 (Fields-lock a field)
Ctrl + 4 (Fields-unlock a field)
Ctrl + 6 (Fields-unlink a field)
Ctrl + A (Select) All
Ctrl + Alt- (Ellipsis)
Ctrl + Alt - (Remove menu item)
Ctrl + Alt = (Customize a menu)
Ctrl + Alt-1 (Heading Level 1)
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Ctrl + Alt-2 (Heading Level 2)

Ctrl + Alt-3 (Heading Level 3)
Ctrl + Alt-C (Type (c))
Ctrl + Alt-E (Endnote)
Ctrl + Alt-F (Footnote)
Ctrl +Alt-F1 (Microsoft System Info)
Ctrl + Alt-Home (Browse a document)
Ctrl + Alt-I (Print Preview)
Ctrl + Alt-K (AutoFormat)
Ctrl +Alt-L (Insert ListNum field)
Ctrl +Alt-M (Insert Comment)
Ctrl + Alt-N (View-Normal)
Ctrl +Alt-Num - (Em Dash)
Ctrl + Alt-Num + (Customize a shortcut)
Ctrl + Alt-O (View-Outline)
Ctrl-Alt-P (View-Page)
Ctrl-Alt-PgDn/PgUp (To bottom/top of screen)
Ctrl-Alt-R (Type ®)
Ctrl-Alt-S (Split a window)
Ctrl-Alt-T (Type (tm))
Ctrl-Alt-U (Table-remove borderlines)
Ctrl-Alt-V (AutoText-insert entry)
Ctrl-Alt-Y (Repeat Find)
Ctrl-Alt-Z (Go Back)
Ctrl-B (Bold)

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Ctrl-click (Graphic-original proportions)

Ctrl-D (Font)
Ctrl-drag (Drawing-draw from center)
Ctrl-E (Justify-Center)
Ctrl-Enter (Break-page)
Ctrl-F10 (Maximize window)
Ctrl-F11 (Fields-lock a field)
Ctrl-F3 (Spike-cut to)
Ctrl-F4 or Ctrl-W (Close)
Ctrl-F5 (Document window-restore)
Ctrl-F6 (Next window)
Ctrl-F7 (Document window-move)
Ctrl-F8 (Document window-size)
Ctrl-F9 (Fields-insert blank field)
Ctrl-G (Go To)
Ctrl-H (Replace)
Ctrl-I (Italics)
Ctrl-J (Justify-Full)
Ctrl-K (Hyperlink)
Ctrl-L (Justify-Left)
Ctrl-Left/Right (Go To Next/Previous Word)
Ctrl-O (Open a document)
Ctrl-P (Print)
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Ctrl-PgDn/PgUp (Browse next/previous item)

Ctrl-Q (Remove Paragraph formats)
Ctrl-R (Justify-Right)
Ctrl-S (Save)
Ctrl-Shift - (Hard hyphen -)
Ctrl-Shift- >or < (Font next/previous size)
Ctrl-Shift-8 (Nonprinting characters)
Ctrl-Shift-A (Case-All Caps)
Ctrl-Shift-C (Copy formatting)
Ctrl-Shift-D (Underline-double)
Ctrl-Shift-E (Revision Marks on/off)
Ctrl-Shift-Enter (Break-column)
Ctrl-Shift-F (Font)
Ctrl-Shift-F11 (Fields-unlock a field)
Ctrl-Shift-F3 (Spike-paste)
Ctrl-Shift-F5 (Bookmarks)
Ctrl-Shift-F7 (Fields-update link in source)
Ctrl-Shift-F9 (Fields-unlink a field)
Ctrl-Shift-H (Hidden text)
Ctrl-Shift-K (Small Caps)
Ctrl-Shift-L (List Bullet Style)
Ctrl-Shift-M (Indent-decrease)
Ctrl-Shift-N (Normal Style)
Ctrl-Shift-P (Font Size Ctrl-Shift-P Font Size)
Ctrl-Shift-Q (Symbol Font)

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Ctrl-Shift-S (Style)
Ctrl-Shift-T (Hanging indent-decrease)
Ctrl-Shift-Tab (Dialog box previous tabbed section)
Ctrl-Shift-W (Underline-word)
Ctrl-Shift-Z (Remove Character formats)
Ctrl-T (Hanging Indent-increase)
Ctrl-Tab (Dialog box next tabbed section)
Ctrl-Up/Down (Go To Next/Previous Paragraph)
Ctrl-V (Paste)
Ctrl-W(Indent-increase)
Ctrl-X (Cut)
Ctrl-Y (Repeat the last command)
Ctrl-Z (Undo)
F1 (Help)
F10 (Menu Bar)
F11 (Fields-next field)
F12 (Save As)
F3 (AutoText-insert entry)
F6 (Window pane-next)
F7 (Spelling and Grammar check)
F8 (Selection extended)
F9 (Fields-update selected field)
Hard space (Hard space)
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Open Ctrl + O (Opens a saved document)

Shift+F3 (Capatilize word)
Shift-drag (Drawing-constrain shape to symmetrical)
Shift-drag (Graphic-crop)
Shift-Enter (New line within paragraph)
Shift-F1 (Help-Whats This?)
Shift-F10 (Shortcut Menu)
Shift-F11 (Fields-previous field)
Shift-F4 (Repeat Find Shift-F4 Repeat Find)
Shift-F5 (Go Back)
Shift-F6
Shift-F7 (Thesaurus)
Shift-F8 (Selection reduced)
Shift-F9 (Fields-display code)

PowerPoint shortcut keys (1)

B (Slide Show: Black screen show/hide)

Ctrl + A (Slide Show: Mouse pointer to arrow)
Ctrl + B (Bold)
Ctrl + C (Copy)
Ctrl + F (Find)
Ctrl + F4 (Close)
Ctrl + F6 (Next window)
Ctrl + F6 (Switch to the next presentation window)

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Ctrl + H (Replace)
Ctrl + H (Slide Show: Hide pointer and button temporarily)
Ctrl + I (Italics)
Ctrl + L (Slide Show: Hide pointer and button always)
Ctrl + N (New slide)
Ctrl + O (Open)
Ctrl + P (Print)
Ctrl + P (Slide Show: Mouse pointer to pen)
Ctrl + S (Save)
Ctrl + Shift + F6 (Switch to the previous presentation window)
Ctrl + Shift + Tab / Ctrl-Page Up (Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box)
Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl-Page Down (Switch to the next tab in a dialog box)
Ctrl + U (Underline)
Ctrl + V (Paste)
Ctrl + W (Close)
Ctrl + Y (Repeat/Redo)
Ctrl + Z (Undo)
E (Slide Show: Erase annotations)
Esc (Slide Show: End)
F10 (Menu bar)
F5 (Slide Show: Begin)
F7 (Spelling and Grammar check)
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H (Slide Show: Go to next hidden slide)

M (Slide Show: Use mouse-click to advance (rehearsing))
N (Slide Show: Next slide)
Num / (Turn character formatting on or off)
O (Slide Show: Use original timings)
P (Slide Show: Previous slide)
S (Slide Show: Stop/restart automatic slide show)
Shift + F4 (Repeat Find)
T (Slide Show: Set new timings while rehearsing)
W (Slide Show: White screen show/hide)

Microsoft Access Shortcut Keys

Ctrl-d = (Date)
Ctrl-t = (Time)
CTRL+SEMICOLON (insert the current date)
CTRL+COLON (insert the current time)
CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR (insert the default value for a field)
CTRL+APOSTROPHE (') (insert the value from the same field in the previous record)
CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) (add a new record)
CTRL+MINUS SIGN (-) (delete the current record)
SHIFT+ENTER (save changes to the current record)
SPACEBAR (switch between the values in a check box or option button)
CTRL+ENTER (insert a new line)

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 Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys (1)

ALT + ' (Display the Style dialog box)

ALT + ENTER (Start a new line in the same cell)
Alt or F10 (Activate the menu None)
Alt + ’ Format (Style dialog box Format, Style)
Alt + (AutoSum No direct equivalent)
Alt + Down arrow (Display AutoComplete list None)
Alt + F1 (Insert Chart Insert, Chart...)
Alt + F11 (Visual Basic Editor Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor)
Alt + F2 (Save As File, Save As)
Alt + F4 (Exit File, Exit)
Alt + F8 (Macro dialog box Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools, Macros - in earlier versions)
Alt + Shift+F1 (New worksheet Insert, Worksheet)
Alt + Shift+F2 (Save File, Save)
Arrow keys (Move one character up, down, left, or right)
BACKSPACE (Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete The selection)
CTRL + ! (Apply the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (.) for
negative values)
CTRL + # (Apply the Date format with the day, month, and year)
CTRL + $ (Apply the Currency format with two decimal places negative numbers Appear in parentheses)
CTRL + % (Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places)
CTRL + & (Apply the outline border)
CTRL + ( (Unhide rows)
CTRL + ) (Unhide columns)
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CTRL + @ (Apply the Time format with the hour and minute, and indicate A.M. or P.M.
CTRL + ^ (Apply the Exponential number format with two decimal places And minus sign (.) for negative values
CTRL + ~ (Apply the General number format
Ctrl + A (Select All None)
Ctrl + B (Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold)
Ctrl + C (Copy Edit, Copy)
Ctrl + D (Fill Down Edit, Fill, Down)
CTRL + DELETE (Delete text to the end of the line
CTRL + ENTER Fill the selected cell range with the current entry
Ctrl + F (Find Edit, Find)
Ctrl + G (Go to Edit, Go to Cell (F5))
Ctrl + H (Replace Edit, Replace)
Ctrl + I (Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic)
Ctrl + K (Insert Hyperlink Insert, Hyperlink)
Ctrl + N (New Workbook File, New)
Ctrl + O (Open File, Open)
Ctrl + P (Print File, Print)
Ctrl + R (Fill Right Edit, Fill Right, Copy contents of cell to the left (fill right))
Ctrl + S (Save File, Save)
Ctrl + U (Apply or remove an Underline Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single)
Ctrl + V (Paste Edit, Paste)
Ctrl + X (Cut Edit, Cut)
Ctrl + Y (Repeat Edit, Repeat, Repeat Last Action)
Ctrl + Z (Undo Edit, Undo)
Ctrl +: (Insert Current Time None)

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Ctrl +; (Insert Current Date None)

Ctrl +W (Close File, Close)
Ctrl + - (Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection)
Ctrl + " (Copy Value from Cell Above Edit, Paste Special, Value)
Ctrl + ` (Toggle Value/Formula display Tools, Options, View, Formulas)
Ctrl + ’ (Copy Formula from Cell Above Edit, Copy Shift Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s
menu none
Ctrl + + (Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection)
Ctrl + 0 (Hide columns Format, Column, Hide)
Ctrl + 1 (Format cells dialog box Format, Cells)
Ctrl + 2 (Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold)
Ctrl + 3 (Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic)
Ctrl + 4 (Underline Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline)
Ctrl + 5 (Strikethrough Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough)
Ctrl + 6 (Show/Hide objects Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide)
Ctrl + 7 (Show/Hide Standard toolbar View, Toolbars, Standard)
Ctrl + 8 (Toggle Outline symbols none)
Ctrl + 9 (Hide rows Format, Row, Hide)
Ctrl + F10 (Maximize or restore window XL, Maximize)
Ctrl + F11 (Inset 4.0 Macro sheet none in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro)
Ctrl + F12 (File Open File, Open)
Ctrl + F3 (Define name Insert, Names, Define)
Ctrl + F4 (Close File, Close)
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Ctrl + F5 (XL, Restore window size Restore)

Ctrl + F6 (Next workbook window, ...)
Ctrl + F7 (Move window XL, Move)
Ctrl + F8 (Resize window XL, Size)
Ctrl + F9 (Minimize workbook XL, Minimize)
Ctrl + Shift + ! (Comma format, Cells, Number, Category, Number)
Ctrl + Shift + # (Date format, Cells, Number, Category, Date)
Ctrl + Shift + $ (Currency format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency)
Ctrl + Shift + % (Percent format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage)
Ctrl + Shift + & (Place outline border around selected cells Format, Cells, Border)
Ctrl + Shift + ( (Unhide rows Format, Row, Unhide)
Ctrl + Shift + ) (Unhide columns Format, Column, Unhide)
Ctrl + Shift + * (Select current region Edit, Go to, Special, Current Region)
Ctrl + Shift + @ (Time format, Cells, Number, Category, Time)
Ctrl + Shift + ^ (Exponential format, Cells, Number, Category,)
Ctrl + Shift + _ (Remove outline border Format, Cells, Border)
Ctrl + Shift + ~ (General format, Cells, Number, Category, General)
Ctrl + Shift + A (Insert argument names into formula No direct equivalent)
Ctrl + Shift + F12 (Print File, Print)
Ctrl + Shift + F3 (Create name by using names of row and column labels Insert, Name, Create)
Ctrl + Shift + F6 (Previous Window,)
Ctrl +Tab (In a workbook: activate next workbook None, In toolbar: next toolbar None)
DELETE (Delete the character to the right of the insertion point, or delete the Selection)
ENTER (Complete a cell entry and move up in the selection)

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 Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys (2)

ESC (Cancel a cell entry)

F1 (Help, Contents and Index)
F10 (Activate Menu bar N/A)
F11 (New Chart Insert, Chart)
F12 (Save As File, Save As)
F2 (Edit None)
F3 (Paste Name Insert, Name, Paste)
F4 (Repeat last action Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode, While typing a formula, switch between
absolute/relative refs None)
F5 (Go to Edit, Go to)
F6 (Next Pane None)
F7 (Spell check Tools, Spelling)
F8 (Extend mode None)
F9 (Recalculate all workbooks Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc,Now)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
Shift + Ctrl + F (Font Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font)
Shift + Ctrl + F6 (Previous workbook window Window, ... )
Shift + Ctrl + P (Point size Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font)
Shift + Ctrl + Tab (In a workbook: activate previous workbook None)
Shift + F1 (What’s This? Help, What’s This?)
Shift + F10 (Display shortcut menu None)
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Shift + F11 (New worksheet Insert, Worksheet)

Shift + F12 (Save File, Save)
Shift + F2 (Edit cell comment Insert, Edit Comments)
Shift + F3 (Paste function into formula Insert, Function)
Shift + F4 (Find Next Edit, Find, Find Next)
Shift + F5 (Find Edit, Find, Find Next)
Shift + F6 (Previous Pane None)
Shift + F8 (Add to selection None)
Shift + F9 (Calculate active worksheet Calc Sheet)
Shift + TAB (complete a cell entry and move to the left in the selection)
TAB (Complete a cell entry and move to the right in the selection)

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