Computer keyboard shortcut keys

Basic PC shortcut keys The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below short cut keys and/or try to memorize the below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity. Shortcut Keys Alt + F Alt + E F1 Ctrl + A Ctrl + X Shift + Del Ctrl + C Ctrl + Ins Ctrl + V Shift + Ins Home Ctrl + Home End Ctrl + End Shift + Home Shift + End Ctrl + Left arrow Description File menu options in current program. Edit options in current program Universal Help in almost every Windows program. Select all text. Cut selected item. Cut selected item. Copy selected item. Copy selected item Paste Paste Goes to beginning of current line. Goes to beginning of document. Goes to end of current line. Goes to end of document. Highlights from current position to beginning of line. Highlights from current position to end of line. Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Alt + Tab Alt + Shift + Tab Alt + doubleclick 3.x 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP Vista Description X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Switch between open applications. Switch backwards between open applications. Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties. Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature. Same as above but backwards. Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in. Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager. Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager. Switch Between open applications on taskbar. Activates help for current open application. Renames selected Icon. Starts find from desktop. Opens the drive selection when browsing. Refresh Contents. Activates menu bar.

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Simulates right-click on selected item. Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar. Closes Current open program. Closes Window in Program. Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane. Drops down the window control menu. Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer Opens properties window of selected icon or program. Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin. Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting. When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing. Activates the highlighted program. Display all available options on drop down menu. Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer. Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.

Alt + F4 Ctrl + F4 F6 Ctrl + Space bar Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) Alt + Enter Shift + Del

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Windows key keyboard shortcuts Shortcut Keys WINKEY WINKEY + F1 WINKEY + F3 WINKEY + D WINKEY + M WINKEY + SHIFT + M WINKEY + E WINKEY + Tab WINKEY + F WINKEY + CTRL + F WINKEY + F1 WINKEY + R WINKEY + Pause / Break key WINKEY + U WINKEY + L Description Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start. Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center. Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook. Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows. Minimizes all windows. Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D. Open Microsoft Explorer. Cycle through open programs through the taskbar. Display the Windows Search / Find feature. Display the search for computers window. Display the Microsoft Windows help. Open the run window. Open the system properties window. Open Utility Manager. Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel. See our main shortcut page if you're looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys F2 F5 Description Edit the selected cell. Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.

F7 F11 Ctrl + Shift + ; Ctrl + ; Alt + Shift + F1 Shift + F3 Shift + F5 Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + K Ctrl + U Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + P Ctrl + Z Ctrl + F9 Ctrl + F10 Ctrl + F6 Ctrl + Page up

Spell check selected text and/or document. Create chart. Enter the current time. Enter the current date. Insert New Worksheet. Open the Excel formula window. Bring up search box. Select all contents of the worksheet. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Insert link. Underline highlighted selection. Strikethrough highlighted selection. Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing. Undo last action. Minimize current window. Maximize currently selected window. Switch between open workbooks / windows. Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Ctrl + Tab Alt + = Ctrl + ' Ctrl + Shift + ! Ctrl + Shift + $ Ctrl + Shift + # Ctrl + Shift + % Ctrl + Shift + ^ Ctrl + Shift + @ Move between Two or more open Excel files. Create a formula to sum all of the above cells Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected. Format number in comma format. Format number in currency format. Format number in date format. Format number in percentage format. Format number in scientific format. Format number in time format.

Ctrl + Arrow key Move to next section of text. Ctrl + Space Select entire column.

Shift + Space

Select entire row.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See our main shortcut page if you're looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + F Ctrl + I Ctrl + K Ctrl + U Ctrl + V Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Z Ctrl + L Ctrl + E Ctrl + R Ctrl + M Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + ] Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + [ Ctrl + Shift + * Description Select all contents of the page. Bold highlighted selection. Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Open the print window. Open find box. Italic highlighted selection. Insert link. Underline highlighted selection. Paste. Redo the last action performed. Undo last action. Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Indent the paragraph. Change the font. Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts. Increase selected font +1pts. Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt. Decrease selected font -1pts. View or hide non printing characters.

Ctrl + <left arrow>

Moves one word to the left.

Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right. Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph. Ctrl + Del Ctrl + Backspace Ctrl + End Ctrl + Home Ctrl + Spacebar Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + Alt + 1 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Ctrl + Alt + 3 Ctrl + F1 F1 Alt + Ctrl + F2 Ctrl + F2 Shift + F3 Shift + Insert F4 F5 Ctrl + Shift + F6 F7 Shift + F7 F12 Shift + F12 Ctrl + Shift + F12 Alt + Shift + D Deletes word to right of cursor. Deletes word to left of cursor. Moves the cursor to the end of the document. Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. Reset highlighted text to the default font. Single-space lines. Double-space lines. 1.5-line spacing. Changes text to heading 1. Changes text to heading 2. Changes text to heading 3. Open the Task Pane. Open Help. Open new document. Display the print preview. Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Paste. Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Opens to another open Microsoft Word document. Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document. Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted. Save as. Save. Prints the document. Insert the current date.

Alt + Shift + T

Insert the current time.

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts. Mouse shortcuts Click, hold, and drag Double-click Double-click Double-click Triple-click Ctrl + Mouse wheel Description Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. If double-click a word, selects the complete word. Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop. Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse tripleclicked. Zooms in and out of document.

Internet Explorer shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Internet Explorer. See our main shortcut page if you're looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Alt + Left Arrow Backspace Alt + Right Arrow F5 F11 Esc Description Back a page. Back a page. Forward a page. Refresh current page, frame, or tab. Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + (- or +) Ctrl + Enter

Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com. Add a Favorite for the page currently opened. Display available bookmarks. Open New browser window. Print current page / frame. Opens a new tab. Closes the currently selected tab. Moves through each of the open tabs. Moves down a page at a time. Moves up a page at a time. Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

Ctrl + D Ctrl + I Ctrl + N Ctrl + P Ctrl + T Ctrl + F4 Ctrl + Tab Spacebar Shift + Spacebar Alt + Down arrow

Microsoft FrontPage shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft FrontPage. See our main shortcut page if you're looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + K Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + U Description Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Paste selected text. Create a hyperlink. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + L Ctrl + R Ctrl + E Ctrl + / Ctrl + S Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Ins Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + Del

Left align the text. Right align the text. Center the text. Turn on or off the display of HTML tags. Save document. Switch between open web pages. Enter Line break. Move cursor above or below a table. Preview in web browser window. Decrease font size. Increase font size. Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor. Alt + mouse double-click View the properties of a selected item. For example, doing this on a table cell would display the properties for that cell.

Microsoft Outlook shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Outlook. See our main shortcut page if you're looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Alt + S Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + K Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + U Description Send the e-mail Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Paste selected text. Complete the name and/or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar. Bold highlighted selection Italic highlighted selection Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + R Ctrl + F Ctrl + N Ctrl + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + O

Reply to an e-mail. Forward an e-mail. Create a new e-mail. Create a new appointment to your calendar. Open the Outbox.

Ctrl + Shift + I Open the Inbox. Ctrl + Shift + K Ctrl + Shirt + C Ctrl + Shift + J Add a new task. Create a new contact. Create a new journal entry.

Mozilla Firefox shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Mozilla Firefox. See our main shortcut page if you're looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Alt + Left Arrow Backspace Alt + Right Arrow F5 F11 Esc Ctrl + (- or +) Ctrl + Enter Description Back a page. Back a page. Forward a page. Refresh current page, frame, or tab. Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. Stop page or download from loading. Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com. Complete a .net instead of a .com address.

Shift + Enter

Ctrl + Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Del Ctrl + D Ctrl + I Ctrl + J Ctrl + N Ctrl + P Ctrl + T Ctrl + F4 Ctrl + Shift + T Ctrl + Tab Spacebar Shift + Spacebar Alt + Down arrow

Complete a .org address. Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data. Add a bookmark for the page currently opened. Display available bookmarks. Display the download window. Open New browser window. Print current page / frame. Opens a new tab. Closes the currently selected tab. Undo the close of a window. Moves through each of the open tabs. Moves down a page at a time. Moves up a page at a time. Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

What are the F1 through F12 keys?

Question:
What are the F1 through F12 keys?

Answer:
Commonly known as "function keys", F1 through F12 may have a variety of different uses or no use at all. Depending on the installed operating system and the software program currently open will change how each of these keys operate. A program is capable of not only using each of the function keys, but also combining the function keys with the ALT and/or CTRL keys, for example, Microsoft Windows users can press ALT + F4 to close the program currently active. Below is a short-listing of some of the common functions of the functions keys on computers running Microsoft Windows. As mentioned above not all programs support function keys and/or may perform different tasks then those mentioned below. If you are looking for more specific shortcut keys and function key examples we suggest seeing our shortcut key page.

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Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed. Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center. Open the Task Pane.

F2

In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file. Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word. Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.

F3

Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows. Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

F4

Open find window. Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows. Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in Microsoft Windows.

F5

In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window. Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.

F6

Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

F7

Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc. Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted. Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.

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Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to get into Windows Safe Mode.

F9

Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.

F10

In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application. Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.

F11

Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.

F12

Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word. Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document. Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.

Windows Vista Shortcut Keys

Windows Vista is the latest version of Microsoft Windows, an operating system for both home and business. As with its previous counterparts (Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95), developers of Vista have made available many shortcut keys to make our lives easier. We'll take a look at some of these shortcut keys below. Managing Windows Starting Programs Logging In And Out Viewing Folders With Explorer Windows Sidebar And Gadgets

Managing Windows
Alt+F4 Alt+Tab Alt+Esc Win+Tab Ctrl+Win+Tab Win+T Win+M Win+Shift+M Win+D Close the active window Switch to previous active window Cycle through all open windows Flip 3D [more info] Persistent Flip 3D Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview) Minimize all open windows Undo all window minimization Toggle showing the desktop

Starting Programs
Win+1 Win+2 Win+n Win+U Win+F Win+X Win+E Win+R Win+B Open the first program on your Quick Launch bar Open the second program on your Quick Launch bar Open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar Open the ease of access center Open the search window Open the Mobility Center Open Explorer Open the Run window [more info] Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)

Win+Pause Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Open the System Properties portion from the Control Panel Open Windows Task Manager

Logging In And Out

While the below shortcuts seem unwieldy because of their length, they're quite easy to remember once you try them out a few times. The symbol stands for the right arrow key.
Win, , , , Enter Win, , , , U Win, , , , R Win, , Enter Win, , , , W Win+L Shutdown Shutdown Restart Sleep Switch Users Locks computer

Viewing Folders With Explorer

Alt+ Alt+ Alt+ Alt+D Alt+D, Tab Alt+Enter Ctrl+Mousewheel Go back Go forward Go up a directory Move focus to address bar Move focus to search bar Open the Properties window of the current selection Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.)

Windows Sidebar And Gadgets

Windows Sidebar provides instant access to gadgets that display a huge variety personalizable information. The below shortcuts allow you to navigate between these gadgets. I suggest just using this table as a reference, since people don't need to navigate gadgets too often.
Move focus to Sidebar Cycle through visible gadgets Win+Space Win+G

New in Windows 7
The symbol stands for the right arrow key, for the left arrow key, etc.

Win+ Win+

Maximize the current window If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it Dock the current window to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size Dock the current window to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size Move current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors) Move current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors) Minimize all but the current window Peek at the desktop

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Win+[Plus sign] Zoom in Win+[Minus sign] Win+P Alt+P Zoom out Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors) In Explorer, show/hide the preview pane

Taskbar Modifiers (New in Windows 7)

Shift+Click Ctrl+Click Middle Click Ctrl+Shift+Click Shift+Right-Click Open a new instance of the program Cycle between windows in a group Open a new instance of the program Open a new instance of the program as Administrator Show window menu

Managing Windows
Alt+F4 Alt+Tab Alt+Esc Win+Tab Ctrl+Win+Tab Close the active window Switch to previous active window Cycle through all open windows Flip 3D [more info] Persistent Flip 3D

Win+T Win+M Win+Shift+M Win+D Win+ Win+

Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview) Minimize all open windows Undo all window minimization Toggle showing the desktop Maximize the current window If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it Dock the current window to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size Dock the current window to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size Move current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors) Move current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors) Minimize all but the current window Peek at the desktop

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Win+Shift+ Win+Shift+ Win+Home Win+Space

Win+[Plus sign] Zoom in Win+[Minus sign] Zoom out

Starting Programs
Win+1 Win+2 Win+n Win+U Win+F Win+X Win+E Win+R Win+B Open the first program on your Quick Launch bar Open the second program on your Quick Launch bar Open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar Open the ease of access center Open the search window Open the Mobility Center Open Explorer Open the Run window [more info] Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)

Win+P Win+Pause Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors) Open the System Properties portion from the Control Panel Open Windows Task Manager

Logging In And Out

While the below shortcuts seem unwieldy because of their length, they're quite easy to remember once you try them out a few times.
Win, , Enter Win, , , R Win, , , S Win, , , W Win+L Shutdown Restart Sleep Switch Users Locks computer

Viewing Folders With Explorer

Alt+ Alt+ Alt+ Alt+D Alt+D, Tab Alt+Enter Ctrl+Mousewheel Alt+P Go back Go forward Go up a directory Move focus to address bar Move focus to search bar Open the Properties window of the current selection Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.) Show/hide the preview pane

Review of Common Text Editing Shortcut Keys

Before learning any new shortcut keys for Microsoft Word, you may wish to review the Common Shortcut Keys article in the Keyboard section. Those basics are absolutely vital for saving time when working with Microsoft Word. For the sake of completeness, I've included the common shortcut keys discussed from that article in these tables as well. So, you may see some shortcut keys you already know.

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Formatting Text: Changing Decoration
Ctrl+B Ctrl+I Ctrl+U Ctrl+Shift+D Ctrl+= Ctrl+Shift+= Ctrl+Shift+N Bold the selected text bold Italicize the selected text italic Underline the selected text Double underline Subscript Superscript Apply "Normal" style

Formatting Text: Changing Fonts

Ctrl+D Ctrl+Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+] Ctrl+[ Ctrl+Shift+> Ctrl+Shift+<< Ctrl+Spacebar Open font options dialog box Select font face in toolbar Select font size in toolbar Increase font size by one pt Decrease font size by one pt Increase font size Decrease font size Reset to default font face

Formatting Text: Manipulating Paragraphs

Ctrl+E Ctrl+M Ctrl+L Ctrl+R Ctrl+M Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+1 Ctrl+2 Ctrl+5 Center paragraph Justify paragraph Flush paragraph left Flush paragraph right Indent paragraph Un-indent paragraph Single-space lines Double-space lines 1.5-space lines

Remember that you can use these shortcut keys both for existing text and for new text. To understand, let's look at the example of bolding text: If you have existing text that you want to bold: 1) select that text, 2) hit the Ctrl+B shortcut key to make the text bold. If you are going to type some text that you want to be bold: 1) hit the Ctrl+B shortcut key, 2) type the text, 3) then hit Ctrl+B again to turn off the bolding.

Editing Text
Ctrl+Backspace Ctrl+Del Ctrl+F Ctrl+H Ctrl+Enter Delete the previous word Delete the next word Find text in the current document Replace text in the current document Page break

Moving the Cursor

These shortcut keys are great for navigating around documents. For example, I use Ctrl+RightArrow (move the cursor right one word) when I'm trying to edit a word in the middle of a line since it gets me there faster than picking up my mouse and clicking there. I also use Ctrl+DownArrow (move the cursor to the next paragraph) to scan the entire document quickly.
PageUp PageDown Home End Ctrl+Home Ctrl+End Ctrl+LeftArrow Ctrl+RightArrow Ctrl+UpArrow Ctrl+DownArrow Move the cursor up a page Move the cursor down a page Move the cursor to the beginning of the line Move the cursor to the end of the line Move the cursor to the beginning of the document Move the cursor to the end of the document Move the cursor left one word Move the cursor right one word Move the cursor to beginning of, or previous paragraph Move the cursor to end of, or next paragraph

Selecting Text
The shortcut keys for selecting text are directly related to those that move the cursor around. Just add a Shift:
Shift+PageUp Shift+PageDown Select everything between the cursor and a page previous Select everything between the cursor and a page after

Shift+Home Shift+End Shift+Ctrl+Home Shift+Ctrl+End Shift+Ctrl+LeftArrow Shift+Ctrl+RightArrow

Select everything between the cursor and the beginning of the line Select everything between the cursor and the end of the line Select everything betweeen the cursor and the beginning of the document Select everything between the cursor and the end of the document Select the word to the left Select the word to the right

Using the Clipboard

Ctrl+C Ctrl+X Ctrl+V Ctrl+A Copy what's selected Cut what's selected Paste what you last copied or cut Select all

Working with Documents

Ctrl+N Ctrl+O Ctrl+S F12 Ctrl+W Ctrl+P Ctrl+F6 Ctrl+Shift+F6 Alt+F4 New document Open existing document Save document Save document as... Close document Print document Switch to the next open documewnt Switch to the previous open documewnt Exit Microsoft Word

Miscellaneous
F7 Shift+F7 Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Y Open spellcheck dialog box Open thesaurus dialog box Undo your last action Redo your last action

Mouse Shortcuts
Microsoft Word also has support for some mouse shortcuts. Overall, I recommend learning the keyboard shortcuts so you don't have to switch from keyboard to mouse to keyboard. But, sometimes these can come in handy:

Double-click a word Triple-click a word Left-click the space on the left of a line Double-click the space on the left of a line Ctrl+ScrollUp Ctrl+ScrollDown Click and drag some text

Select the word Select the paragraph Select the line Select the paragraph Zoom in on the document Zoom out of the document Select text from where you click and hold to where you let go

Click and drag the space on the left of a line Select the lines you drag over

Example Scenarios
Scenario: Bold some text you are about to type
1. 2. 3. Ctrl+B to turn on the bold feature Type the text you want to be bold Ctrl+B to turn off the bold feature

Scenario: Selecting A Line Of Text

1. 2. Home to move the cursor to the beginning of the line Shift-End to move the cursor to the end of the line and select everything alonig the way