Windows Operating System Shortcut Keys



Shortcut Keys
Description
Ctrl + (the '+' key
on the keypad)
Automatically adjust the width's of all the
columns in Windows explorer
Ctrl + Backspace
Delete word to the left of cursor
Alt + E
Edit options in current program
Alt + Enter
Opens properties window of Selected icon or program
Alt + Esc
Switch Between open applications on taskbar
Alt + F
File menu options in current program
Alt + F4
Closes Current open program
Alt + Print Screen
Copies active window to the clipboard
Alt + Shift + Tab
Switch backwards between open applications
Alt + Tab
Switch between open applications
Ctrl + A
Select all text
Ctrl + C
Copy highlighted text, data, or image
Ctrl + Del
Delete word to the right of cursor
Ctrl + End
Goes to end of document
Ctrl + Esc
Bring Up start button
Ctrl + F4
Closes Window in Program
Ctrl + Home
Goes to beginning of document
Ctrl + Insert
Copy selected item
Ctrl + Left arrow
Moves one word to the left at a time
Ctrl + Right arrow
Moves one word to the right at a time
Ctrl + V
Paste
Ctrl + X
Cut selected item
Ctrl + Z
Undoes a previous action
End
Goes to end of current line
F1
Accesses online help from most programs
F2
Renames selected Icon
F3
Starts find from desktop
F4
Opens the drive selection when browsing
F5
Refresh Contents
Holding Shift
Boot safe mode or by pass system files
Holding Shift
When putting in an audio CD will prevent CD Player from playing
Home
Goes to beginning of current line
Shift + Del
Cut selected item
Shift + Del
Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin
Shift + End
Highlights from current position to end of line
Shift + F10
Simulates right click on selected item
Shift + Home
Highlights from current position to beginning of line
Shift + Insert
Paste

Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys
Below is a listing of Windows keys that can be used on computers running a Microsoft Windows operating system and using a keyboard with a Windows key.

Shortcut Keys
Description
Windows Key + D
Minimizes all windows and returns the user to the desktop
Windows Key + E
Open Microsoft Explorer
Windows Key + F
Display the Windows Search / Find feature
Windows Key + CTRL + F
Display the search for computers window
Windows Key + F1
Display the Microsoft Windows help
Windows Key + L
Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only)
Windows Key + M
Minimizes all windows
Windows Key + Pause / Break key
Open the system properties window
Windows Key + R
Open the run window
Windows Key + SHIFT + M
Undo the minimize
Windows Key + Tab
Cycle through open programs through the taskbar
Windows Key+ U
Open Utility Manager

Word Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys
Description
Ctrl + A
Select all contents of the page
Ctrl + B
Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + C
Copy selected text
Ctrl + X
Cut selected text
Ctrl + P
Paste
Ctrl + F
Open find box
Ctrl + I
Italic highlighted selection
Ctrl + K
Insert link
Ctrl + U
Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + Y
Repeat the last action performed
Ctrl + Z
Undo last action
Ctrl + L
Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen
Ctrl + E
Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen
Ctrl + R
Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen
Ctrl + M
Indent the paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + F
Change the font
Ctrl + Shift + >
Increase selected font +1
Ctrl + ]
Increase selected font +1
Ctrl + Shift + <
Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + [
Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + Shift + *
View or hide non printing characters
Ctrl +
Moves one word to the left
Ctrl +
Moves one word to the right
Ctrl +
Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph
Ctrl +
Moves to the end of the paragraph
Ctrl + Del
Deletes word to right of cursor
Ctrl + Backspace
Deletes word to left of cursor
Ctrl + End
Moves the cursor to the end of the document
Ctrl + Home
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document
Ctrl + Spacebar
Enable / Disable auto correction
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
F1
Open Help
Shift + F3
Change the case of the selected text
F4
Repeat the last action performed (2000+)
F5
Open goto window
F7
Spell check selected text and or document
Shift + F7
Activate the thesaurus
F12
Save as
Shfit + F12
Save

Excel Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys
Description
F7
Spell check selected text and or document
F11
Create chart
Ctrl + Shift + ;
Enter the current time
Ctrl + ;
Enter the current date
Alt + Shift + F1
Insert New Worksheet
Shift + F3
Open the Excel formula window
Shift + F5
Bring up search box
Ctrl + A
Select all contents of the worksheet
Ctrl + B
Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + I
Italic highlighted selection
Ctrl + K
Insert link
Ctrl + U
Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + 5
Strikethrough highlighted selection
Ctrl + P
Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing
Ctrl + Z
Undo last action
Ctrl + F9
Minimize current window
Ctrl + F10
Maximize currently selected window
Ctrl + F6
Switch between open workbooks / windows
Ctrl + Tab
Move to next worksheet
Ctrl + Shift + !
Format number in comma format
Ctrl + Shift + $
Format number in currency format
Ctrl + Shift + #
Format number in date format
Ctrl + Shift + %
Format number in percentage format
Ctrl + Shift + ^
Format number in scientific format
Ctrl + Shift + @
Format number in time format
Ctrl + Arrow key
Move to next section of text
Ctrl + Space
Select entire column
Shift + Space
Select entire row

Mouse Shortcuts

Mouse Shortcuts
Description
Double click
Selects word
Triple click
Selects paragraph
Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Zooms in and out of document

Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys
Description
Alt + Left Arrow
Back a page
Alt + Right Arrow
Forward a page
F5
Refresh current page / frame
F11
Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode
Esc
Stop page or download from loading
Ctrl + Enter
Quickly complete an address. As an example, type in: Google the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER. Http://www.Google.com will automatically be entered
Ctrl + N
Open New browser window
Ctrl + P
Print current page / frame

FrontPage Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys
Description
Ctrl + C
Copy selected text
Ctrl + X
Cut selected text
Ctrl + P
Paste selected text
Ctrl + K
Create a hyperlink
Ctrl + B
Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + I
Italic highlighted selection
Ctrl + U
Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + L
Left align the text
Ctrl + R
Right align the text
Ctrl + E
Center the text
Ctrl + /
Display HTML tags
Ctrl + S
Save document
Ctrl + Tab
Switch between open web pages
Ctrl + Insert
Enter Line break
Ctrl + Enter
Move cursor above or below a table
Ctrl + Shift + B
Preview in web browser window
Ctrl + Shift + <
Decrease font size
Ctrl + Shift + >
Increase font size

Visual Basic Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys
Description
F2
Brings up the 'Object Browser' window
F3/F4/F6/F11
Brings up the 'Properties Window' for the current form/control
F5
Executes the current project
Ctrl + F5
First checks for syntax errors and then executes the project
F7
Opens the code window for the current control
F8
Executes the project in 'Step mode'. Keep pressing F8 to execute the next statement; Press F5 to come out of step mode
F9
Inserts break point at the current line in the code window. Press F9 again to toggle the break point
Ctrl + G
Brings up the 'Immediate window', which is useful for debugging purposes
Ctrl + Spacebar
While writing code, this combination helps you see the available options/methods/properties based on what you are typing
Ctrl + J
Same as above...
Shift + F2
Place the cursor over any function call and press Shift + F2 to see the declaration of that function
Ctrl + F
Brings up the find dialog box
Ctrl + H
Brings up the replace dialog box
Shift + F3
Finds the previous occurrence of a string
Ctrl + Shift + F9
Clears all break points
Ctrl + Delete
Deletes to the end of the word
Crtl + Y
Deletes the current line of code
Ctrl + Z
Undoes the last change in the code window
Ctrl + Up/Down arrows
Helps you move between procedures/functions in the code window

Outlook Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys
Description
Alt + S
Sends the current mail
Ctrl + Enter
Sends the current mail
Ctrl + K
Resolves the email addresses from the address book
Alt + K
Resolves the email addresses from the address book
F7
Starts spell check
Ctrl + D
Deletes the current mail
Shift + Delete
Permanently deletes the current mail
Ctrl + Z
Undoes the last change
Ctrl + Y
Redoes the last change