Basic Shortcut Keys For Computer

Alt + Tab: Switch between open programs

Alt + F4 (in a program)         Closes the program

Alt + F4 (from desktop) :Opens the Windows Shutdown&Restart dialog box

Alt + Enter: Opens the Properties page of a selected item

At + Esc: Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened

Alt + Spacebar:   In the active window, brings up the dialog box to Move, Minimize,  Size, Maximize, or  Close

Shift + Insert: CD or DVD inserts a CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun

Shift + Delete:      Permanently deletes an item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)

Ctrl+Shift+Esc:   This opens Windows Task Manager

Ctrl + drag  icon:          Copies that item

Ctrl + Shift + drag an icon:   Creates a shortcut for the item

Right-click + drag a fiie: Brings up a menu for copy, move, or create a shortcut

PrtScn: Take  screen shot of  entire screen so you can paste into a graphics program

Alt + PrtScn: Takes a screen shot of only the active Window so you can paste into a graphics program

F1:    Opens the Windows XP Help

F2:    Rename selected item

F3:    Opens the Windows search for  folders and files.

F5 (or Crl + R):   Refresh the Internet Explorer page, or refresh any other windows

F6:    Cycle through  different types of elements that can be selection on a screen or window

F10:  Select  menu bar in the active program (usually “File”) so that you can use arrow keys to navigate through the menus and the Enter key to select

Shift + F10:         For a selected items, this will does the same thing as a right-click with the mouse

Tab:  Moves through the different elements on page or the fields in a form

Shift + Tab:         Move backward through different element on  page or the fields in a form.

Ctrl + A:    Select All

Ctrl + C:    Copy

CtrI + X:    Cut

CtrI + V:    Paste

Ctrl + Z:     Undo

Ctrl + Y:    Redo

Ctrl + P:     Print

CtrI + O:    Open

CtrI + Esc: Opens the Star menu

Ctrl + Backspace:         Deletes the entire word to the left

Ctrl + Delete:       Deletes the entire word to the right

Ctrl + Right arrow:      Move  cursor to the beginning of the next word

Ctrl + Left arrow:         Move cursor to the beginning of the prevous word

Ctrl + Down arrow:      Move cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl + Up arrow: Move cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys:     To Highlight a block of the text or texts

Click Shift 5 times:       Turn Sticky keys on or off

Hold down the right Shrft key for five seconds:         Turns FilterKeys on or off

Hold down Num Lock for five seconds:   To turn Toggle keys on or off

Make own custom keystroke for  program       : Right-click on the icon of a program or shortcutt go to Properties; click on the Shortcut tab; enter your custom keystroke combinaton in the ‘Shortcut key” field (it will only let you assign key combos that aren’t already :aken)

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Microsoft Word shortcut Keys

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + 0	Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.
Ctrl + A	Select all contents of page or pages.
Ctrl + B	Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C	Copy selected text.
Ctrl + D	Open the font preferences window.
Ctrl + E	Align the line or the selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + F	Open find box.
Ctrl + I	Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + J	Aligns the selected text or line to rationalize or justify the screen.
Ctrl + K	Insert link.
Ctrl + L	Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + M	Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + P	Open the print window.
Ctrl + R	Align selected text or the line to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + T	Create a hanging indent.
Ctrl + U	Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V	Paste.
Ctrl + X	Cut selected text.
Ctrl + Y	Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z	Undo last action.
Ctrl + Shift + L	Quickly create a bullet point.
Ctrl + Shift + F	Change the font.
Ctrl + Shift + >	Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
Ctrl + ]	Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + <	Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.
Ctrl + [	Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + / + c	Insert a cent sign (¢).
Ctrl + ' + <char>	Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented è you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.
Ctrl + Shift + *	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>	Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow>	Move to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del	Deletes the word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace	Deletes the word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End	Moves to the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home	Moves to the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar	Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1	Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2	Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5	1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1	Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2	Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3	Changes text to heading 3.
Alt + Ctrl + F2	Open the new document.
Ctrl + F1	Open the Task Pane.
Ctrl + F2	Display the print preview.
Ctrl + Shift + >	Increases the highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + <	Decreases the highlighted text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + F6	Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl + Shift + F12	Prints the document.
F1	Open Help.
F4	Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
F5	Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
F7	Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
F12	Save as.
Shift + F3	Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + F7	Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
Shift + F12	Save.
Shift + Enter	Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift + Insert	Paste.
Shift + Alt + D	Insert the current date.
Shift + Alt + T	Insert the current time.

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