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100 Unique Computer Keys:

  • Ctrl + C= Copy 
  • Ctrl + X=Cut 
  • Ctrl + V=Paste 
  • Ctrl + Z= Undo
  • Ctrl + Y= Redo
  • Ctrl + A= Select all
  • Ctrl + S= Save
  • Ctrl + P= Print
  • Ctrl + F= Find
  • Ctrl + O= Open
  • Ctrl + N= New 
  • Ctrl + W=Close window
  • Alt + Tab= Switch between open applications
  • Alt + F4= Close the current window or application

Windows shorts keys

  • Windows Key + D= Show Desktop
  • Windows Key + L= Lock computer
  • Windows Key + E= Open File Explorer
  • Ctrl + Shift + Esc=Open Task Manager
  • Windows Key + Number= Open the app pinned to the taskbar in that position. 
  • Window +M=for minimize all tabs
  • Window +print key=screen short
  • Window +C =cortana  
  • Alt + Tab = Switch apps
  • Win + Down Arrow=minimize window
  • Window + P =projector setting
  • Window + R =run (cmd)
  • Window + L =sign out  
  • Window + W =snipping tool
  • Window + E =open file explore
  • Window + T =switch tabs
  • Window + U= open setting
  • Window + I=open setting
  • Window + S =computer search engine
  • Window + F =feedback hub
  • Window +h = voice recording
  • Window + G =recording

Web Browsing Shortcuts:

             

Ctrl + T: Open a new tab

Ctrl + W: Close current tab

Ctrl + Tab: Switch to the next tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Switch to the previous tab

Ctrl + R: Refresh the page

Ctrl + L: Focus the address bar

Ctrl + F: Find on page            

Ctrl + Plus: Zoom in

Ctrl + Minus: Zoom out

Ctrl + 0: Reset zoom

Ctrl + D: Bookmark the page

Ctrl + H: Open history Ctrl + J: Open downloads 

Word Processing Shortcuts (Microsoft Word, etc.):

Ctrl + A = select all Ctrl + B: Bold text

Ctrl + I: Italicize text

Ctrl + U: Underline text

Ctrl + E: Center align text

Ctrl + L: Left align text

Ctrl + R: Right align text

Ctrl + J: Justify text

Ctrl + [: Decrease font size

Ctrl + ]: Increase font size

Ctrl + K: Insert hyperlink

Ctrl + H: Find and Replace 

Ctrl + C = Copy

Ctrl + shift + >  = size increase

Ctrl + shift +<  =size decrease              

Frequently Used Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + O – Open document
  • Ctrl + N – New document
  • Ctrl + S – Save document
  • Ctrl + W – Close document
  • Ctrl + X / C / V – Cut / Copy / Paste
  • Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste text only
  • Ctrl + A – Select all
  • Ctrl + B / I / U – Bold / Italic / Underline
  • Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ] – Decrease / Increase font size by one point
  • Ctrl + L / E / R – Align left / center / right

         Ctrl + Y – Redo

         Ctrl + Z – Undo

  • Esc – Cancel command
  • Ctrl + Plus (+) / Minus (–) / 0 – Zoom in / zoom out / return to 100%
  • Ctrl + Scroll – Zoom via mouse scroll
  • Ctrl + Alt + S – Split document window
  • Alt + Shift + C – Remove document window split

Ribbon Navigation & AccessKeys

  • Alt or F10 – Activate ribbon access keys
  • Alt + H / N / G / P / S / M / R / W – Jump to Home, Insert, Design, Layout, References, Mailings, Review, View tabs respectively
  • Alt + F – Open File (Backstage) view
  • Alt + Q – Jump to the “Search” / “Tell Me” field

Navigation in Document

  • Ctrl + Left/Right – Jump one word     Ctrl + Up/Down – Jump one paragraph
  • Home / End – Line start / end
  • Page Up / Page Down – Scroll one screen
  • Ctrl + Alt + Page Up/Down – Move to top / bottom of current screen
  • Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down – Jump to top of previous / next page
  • Ctrl + Home / End – Begin / end of document
  • Shift + F5 – Go to last edit
  • Ctrl + Alt + Z – Cycle through last four edit

Selecting Text & Graphics

  • Shift + Arrow Keys – Select by character or line
  • Ctrl + Shift + Arrow – Select by word or paragraph
  • Shift + Home / End – Select to beginning / end of line

         Shift + Page Up / Page Down – Select by screen

         Ctrl + Shift + Home / End – Select to start / end of document

         Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Page Down – Select to bottom of window

  • F8 – Enter extend mode; Shift + F8 reduces selection; Esc stops extending

Shift + Arrow Keys – Select by character or line

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow – Select by word or paragraph

Shift + Home / End – Select to beginning / end of line

         Shift + Page Up / Page Down – Select by screen

         Ctrl + Shift + Home / End – Select to start / end of document

         Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Page Down – Select to bottom of window

F8 – Enter extend mode; Shift + F8 reduces selection; Esc stops extending

Editing Text & Graphics

Ctrl + Backspace / Delete – Delete word left / right

Alt + H, F, O – Open Clipboard task pane

F2 / Shift + F2 – Move / copy selection

Alt + F3 – Define AutoText; type and press Enter to insert

Ctrl + F3 – Cut to Spike; Ctrl + Shift + F3 paste Spike

Ctrl + Alt + C / V – Copy / Paste formatting

Alt + Shift + R – Copy header/footer from previous section

Ctrl + H – Find & Replace

Paragraph & Character Formatting

  • Ctrl + E / J / L / R – Align center / justify / left / right

         Ctrl + M / Shift + Ctrl + M – Indent / decrease indent

  • Ctrl + T / Shift + Ctrl + T – Hanging indent / decrease hanging indent
  • Ctrl + Q – Remove paragraph formatting
  • Ctrl + 1 / 2 / 5 – Single / double / 1.5 spacing
  • Ctrl + Shift + N – Apply Normal style

         Ctrl + Alt + 1 / 2 / 3 – Apply Heading styles

         Ctrl + Shift + S – Apply Styles pane

         Ctrl + D / Shift + Ctrl + F – Font dialog

  • Ctrl + Shift + < / > – Decrease / increase font size
  • Shift + F3, Ctrl + Shift + A / K / D / U – Toggle case, all caps, small caps, double underline, underline words only
  • Ctrl + Shift + H – Hidden text; Ctrl + Spacebar – Clear character formatting

Shift + F1 – Reveal formatting pane

Special Characters & Symbols

         Shift + Enter – Line break

         Ctrl + Enter – Page break

         Ctrl + Shift + Enter – Column break

    Ctrl + Alt + – (numeric keypad) – Em dash; Ctrl + – – En dash

Ctrl + Shift + space – Nonbreaking space

         Ctrl + Alt +R / T – ®, ™; (, C, ) – ©

    Unicode input – Type hex code, then Alt + X; or use Alt + numeric co

Tables, Web Content & Views

Ctrl + K – Insert hyperlink

  • Alt + Left/Right arrow – Back / forward (web view)
  • F9 – Refresh; in fields, F9 / Shift+F9 / Ctrl+F9 / Ctrl+Shift+F9 / Alt+F9 – manage field codes, results, updates, unlinks
  • In tables: Tab/Shift+Tab to move; Alt + Home / End – first / last cell; Alt + PageUp / Down – column’s first / last; arrow keys navigate
  • Table select: Shift + Arrow – extend; Alt + 5 (numeric keypad) – select all table

Views:Alt + W, F – Read Mode; Ctrl + Alt + P/O/N – Print Layout / Outline / Draft            Outline:Alt + Shift + →/← – Promote / demote; Ctrl + Shift + N – demote to body; Alt + Shift + Up/Down – move paragraphs; Alt + Shift + + / – – expand/collapse headings 

Function Keys

  • F1 – Help; Shift + F1 – Reveal formatting; Ctrl + F1 – Toggle ribbon; Alt + F1 – Next field; Alt + Shift + F1 – Previous field

    F2 – Move; Shift + F2 – Copy; Ctrl + F2 – Print preview; Alt + Shift + F2 – Save; Ctrl + Alt + F2 – Open dialog

  • F3 – AutoText / Spike; Shift + F3 – Change case; Alt + F3 – Create Building Block
  • F4 – Repeat last command; Shift + F4 – Repeat Find/Go To; Ctrl + F4 – Close document; Alt + F4 – Close Word
  • F5 – Go To; Shift + F5 – Last change; Ctrl + Shift + F5 – Bookmark dialog; Alt + F5 – Restore window
  • F6 – Switch panes; Shift + F6 – Move backwards; Ctrl + F6 – Next window; Ctrl + Shift + F6 – Previous window; Alt + F6 – Dialog to doc
  • F7 – Spelling/Grammar pane; Shift + F7 – Thesaurus; Ctrl + Shift + F7 – Update linked content; Alt + F7 – Next error; Alt + Shift + F7 – Translator
  • F8 – Extend selection; Shift + F8 – Reduce selection; Ctrl + Shift + F8 – Column select; Alt + F8 – Macro dialog
  • F9 – Update fields; Shift + F9 – Toggle field code / result; Ctrl + F9 – Insert field; Ctrl + Shift + F9 – Unlink field; Alt + F9 / Alt + Shift + F9 – Toggle all field codes; run button
  • F10 – Toggle KeyTips; Shift + F10 – Context menu; Ctrl + F10 – Maximize/restore window; Alt + F10 – Selection pane; Alt + Shift + F10 – Smart tag menu

    F11 / Shift+F11 / Ctrl+F11 / Ctrl+Shift+F11 – Next/Previous/Lock/Unlock field; Alt + F11 – VBA editor

    F12 / Shift+F12 / Ctrl+F12 / Ctrl+Shift+F12 / Alt+Shift+F12 – Save As / Save / Open / Print tab / Table of Contents

Shorts keys in ppt

Frequently Used Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + N – Create a new presentation
  • Ctrl + M – Add a new slide
  • Ctrl + S – Save presentation
  • Ctrl + P – Print presentation
  • Ctrl + Q – Close PowerPoint
  • Ctrl + C / X / V – Copy / Cut / Paste selected text, object, or slide
  • Ctrl + K – Insert a hyperlink
  • Ctrl + Alt + M – Insert a new comment
  • Ctrl + Z / Y – Undo / Redo last action
  • Page Down / Page Up – Go to next / previous slide
  • F5 – Start the slide show (from the first slide)
  • Esc – End the slide show 

Working with Slides & Presentations

  • Ctrl + O – Open presentation
  • Ctrl + Shift + S – Save As (choose name, location, file type)

Ctrl + D – Duplicate selected slide         Ctrl + Alt + O – Zoom to fit slide in window          Esc – Cancel current command 

Objects & Text Manipulation

Copying & Duplicating

  • Ctrl + D – Duplicate selected objects
  • Ctrl + Shift + C / V – Copy and Paste formattingd
  • Alt + Shift + C / V – Copy and Paste animation formatting
  • Ctrl + Alt + V – Open Paste Special dialog 

Arranging Objects

  • Ctrl + Left Bracket ([) – Send object backward one layer
  • Ctrl + Right Bracket (]) – Bring object forward one layer

    Ctrl + Shift + Left Bracket – Send to back

    Ctrl + Shift + Right Bracket – Bring to front

 Ctrl + G – Group objects  Ctrl + Shift + G – Ungroup

    Ctrl + Shift + J – Regroup

Alt + Right / Left Arrow – Rotate object ±15° 

Media

  • Ctrl + Spacebar – Play or pause embedded media 

Text Selection & Navigation

  • Shift + Arrow Keys – Select characters or lines
  • Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys – Select words or paragraphs
  • Enter / Esc – Enter or exit text edit mode within objects 

Deleting Text

    Backspace / Delete – Remove character

    Ctrl + Backspace / Delete – Remove word 

Text Movement

    Arrow Keys / Home / End / Ctrl + Arrow – Navigate within text

Ctrl + Enter – Move to next placeholder or insert a slide if at last placeholder            Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys – Promote, demote, or move paragraphs up/down 

Find, Replace & Spellcheck

  • Ctrl + F / H – Find / Replace text
  • Shift + F4 – Repeat last Find            F7 – Spell check 

Slide Movement

  • Ctrl + Up / Down Arrow – Move selected slide or section up/down
  • Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down Arrow – Move selected slide or section to beginning or end 

Views, Panes & Zoom F6 / Shift+F6 – Cycle through panes in Normal view

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