Some basic shortcut keys

Microsoft Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys Shortcut Keys Description Double-click (On a word)  Select the word. Triple-click  Select entire line. Wheel click  Activate the Smooth scrolling Hold Ctrl + Scroll Wheel forward  Increase font size Hold Ctrl + Scroll Wheel backward  Decrease font size Click one point then hold Shift & click another  Create a selection from the two points F1  Help. F3  Toggle on/off search panel. F4  Pull down address bar. F5  Refresh current page. F6  Move focus to address bar. F11  Toggle on/off full-screen mode Alt + (Left Arrow)  Go back on history. Same pas Backspace Alt + (Right Arrow)  Go forward on history. Ctrl + A  Select All. Ctrl + B  Favorites. Ctrl + C  Copy Selected. Ctrl + E  Search panel. Ctrl + F  Find (on page). Ctrl + H  Toggle History panel. Ctrl + I  Toggle Favorites panel. Ctrl + L  Open File. Same as Ctrl + O Ctrl + N  Open New browser window. Ctrl + P  Print current page / frame. Ctrl + R  Refresh. Same as F5 Esc  Stop (while page is loading). Ctrl + Enter  Auto complete a url address. For example, type "google" in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get www.google.com Ctrl + D  Add the current page to favorite. Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys Shortcut Keys Description Mouse shortcuts Double-click (on a cell)  Edit the cell contents. Double-click (on a row/column divider)  Adjust height/width to auto-fit High-light headers of multiple rows/columns then Double-click on a row/column divider  Adjust height/width to auto-fit of all high-lighted rows/columns Triple-click  Select the entire contents in the cell Click on row/column divider then drag  Adjust height/width of the row/colunn High-light headers of multiple rows/columns then Click on row/column divider then drag  Adjust height/width of the rows/colunns Ctrl + Mouse wheel  Zooms in and out of document. Hold Shift + Click the cells  Select multiple cells Keyboard shortcuts F2  Edit the selected cell. F5  Goto a specific cell. For example, C6. F7  Spell check selected text and/or document. F11  Create chart. Ctrl + A  Select all. Ctrl + B  Bold. Ctrl + C  Copy. Ctrl + F  Find (same as Shift + F5). Ctrl + G  Go To. Ctrl + H  Replace. Ctrl + I  Italic. Ctrl + K  Insert link. Ctrl + N  New Workbook. Ctrl + O  Open Workbook. Ctrl + P  Print dialog. Ctrl + S  Save. Ctrl + U  Underline. Ctrl + V  Paste. Ctrl + Z  Undo. Ctrl + Y  Redo. Ctrl + X  Cut. Ctrl + 5  Strikethrough text. Ctrl + F3  Define Name. Ctrl + F4  Exit Excel. Ctrl + F6  Switch between open workbooks. Ctrl + F9  Minimize current window. Ctrl + F10  Maximize current window. Shift + F1  Activate Help on Item. Shift + F2  Insert Comments Shift + F3  Insert Function. Ctrl + Shift + ;  Enter the current time. Ctrl + ;  Enter the current date. Ctrl + Page down  Move to next worksheet. Ctrl + Page up  Move to previous worksheet. Ctrl + Shift + #  Number Format: Date Ctrl + Shift + @  Number Format: Time. Ctrl + Shift + !  Number Format: Commas. Ctrl + Shift + $  Number Format: Currency Ctrl + Shift + %  Number Format: Percentage Ctrl + Shift + ^  Number Format: Scientific. Ctrl + Space  Select entire column. Shift + Space  Select entire row. Ctrl + (Arrow key)  Move to next section. Microsoft Outlook Shortcut Keys Shortcut Keys Description Ctrl + B  Bold Ctrl + C  Copy. Ctrl + F  Forward a message. Ctrl + I  Italic highlighted selection Ctrl + K  Auto-Complete the name or message. Ctrl + P  Paste selected text. Ctrl + R  Reply to a message. Alt + S  Compose a new message Ctrl + U  Underline Ctrl + X  Cut selected text. Ctrl + N  Compose a new message. Ctrl + Shift + A  New appointment to your calendar. Ctrl + Shirt + C  New contact. Ctrl + Shift + I  Go to Inbox. Ctrl + Shift + J  New journal entry. Ctrl + Shift + K  New task. Ctrl + Shift + O  Go to Outbox. Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys Shortcut Keys Description Alt + (double-click) Open Properties dialog of selected item. Alt + Enter Opens properties window of selected item. Alt + Esc Switch Between open tasks available on the taskbar. Alt + F4 Close the top (focused) window. Alt + Tab Switch between open windows. Alt + Tab + Shift Switch between open windows, backward. Ctrl + Alt + Delete (or Del) Bring up the Windows Task Manager, or reboot computer. Ctrl + Esc Bring up the Windows Start menu. Ctrl + '+' ('+' key on the keypad) Autofit the widths of all columns (if available) in current window. Ctrl + F4 Close sub window/tab. Ctrl + Tab Switch between existing tabs (within a window). Ctrl + Tab + Shift Switch between existing tabs (within a window), backward F1 Open Help for Windows or focused application. F2 Rename. F3 Find/Search. F4 Select drives or display the list of drives F5 Refresh. F6 Switch focus to the address bar (if exists). F10 Switch focus to the top menu bar. Shift + F10 Same as mouse right-click on the select item. Print Screen Capture a screenshot of the entire desktop to clipboard. Print Screen + Alt Capture a screenshot of just the top(focused) window to clipboard. Shift + Delete (or Del) Permanently delete selected file(s)/folder(s) (bypass recycle bin) Shift (hold while inserting an audio CD to drive) Prevent autoplay. * (keypad) on Windows Explorer Expand all sub-directories from the selected item. "="+ (keypad) on Windows Explorer Expand only the first level of selected item. "="+ (keypad) on Windows Explorer Collapse WINDOWS-KEY  Bring up the Windows Start menu. WINDOWS-KEY + F1  Bring up the Windows Help. WINDOWS-KEY + e  Open Microsoft Explorer. WINDOWS-KEY + f  Windows Search. WINDOWS-KEY + Ctrl + f  Search for computers WINDOWS-KEY + d  Minimizes all and bring up desktop, or restore all WINDOWS-KEY + l  Lock the computer (Windows XP & newer). WINDOWS-KEY + m  Minimizes all windows. WINDOWS-KEY + Shift + M  Restore all. Opposite with WINDOWS-KEY + M and WINDOWS-KEY + D. WINDOWS-KEY + r  Open the run window. WINDOWS-KEY + u  Utility Manager. WINDOWS-KEY + Tab  Cycle through the programs on task bar. WINDOWS-KEY + Pause/Break  Open the System Properties window. Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys Shortcut Keys Description Mouse shortcuts Double-click (on a word)  Select the word. Single-click (anywhere in a sentence) + Holding CTRL  Select the entire sentence. Triple-click (anywhere in a paragraph)  Select the entire paragraph. Click, hold, drag, then release  Select text from the click position to release position. Click first position, hold SHIFT key, then click 2nd position  Select text from the 1st position to the 2nd position. Hold ALT key, then click and drag  Vertical select text. Hold CTRL key, then scroll wheel  Zoom in/out. Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + A  Select all (including text, graphics). Ctrl + B  Bold. Ctrl + I  Italic. Ctrl + U  Underline. Ctrl + C  Copy. Ctrl + V  Paste. Ctrl + X  Cut. Ctrl + F  Find. Ctrl + Z  Undo. Ctrl + Y  Redo. Ctrl + P  Open the print dialog. Ctrl + K  Insert link. Ctrl + L  Left align. Ctrl + E  Center align. Ctrl + R  Right align. Ctrl + M  Indent. Ctrl + (left arrow)  Moves one word to the left. Ctrl + (right arrow)  Moves one word to the right. Ctrl + (up arrow)  Moves cursor to the beginning of the paragraph. Ctrl + (down arrow)  Moves cursor to the end of the paragraph. Ctrl + Shift + F  Change font. Ctrl + Shift + *  View/hide non-printing characters. Ctrl + Del  Deletes word to the right of cursor. Ctrl + Backspace  Deletes word to the left of cursor. Ctrl + End  Moves cursor to the end of document. Ctrl + Home  Moves cursor to the beginning of document. Ctrl + Spacebar  Reset highlighted text to the default font. Ctrl + 1  Single-space. Ctrl + 2  Double-space. Ctrl + 5  1.5-line. Ctrl + Alt + 1  Format text: heading 1. Ctrl + Alt + 2  Format text: heading 2. Ctrl + Alt + 3  Format text: heading 3. F1  Help. F4  Repeat the last action F5  Go to . F7  Spelling and grammar. F12  Save as. F8 then (left arrow)  Increase selection to the left by one character F8 then (right arrow)  Increase selection to the right by one character Ctrl + F1  Task Pane. Ctrl + F2  Print preview. Alt + Ctrl + F2  New document. Shift + F3  Cycle between capitalized formats Ctrl + Insert  Copy. Shift + Insert  Paste. Shift + End  Select from current position to the end of the line. Shift + Home  Select from current position to the beginning of the line. Ctrl + Shift + (left arrow)  Select from current position to the beginning of the word. Ctrl + Shift + (right arrow)  Select from current position to the end of the word. Ctrl + Shift + (up arrow)  Select from current position to the beginning of the document. Ctrl + Shift + (down arrow)  Select from current position to the end of the document. Ctrl + Shift + Page Up  Select from current position to the beginning of the window. Ctrl + Shift + Page Down  Select from current position to the end of the window. Shift + Page Up  One screen page up. Shift + Page Down  One screen page down. Shift + F7  Thesaurus check selected text. Shift + F12  Save. Ctrl + Shift + F12  Print. Alt + Shift + D  Insert the current date. Alt + Shift + T  Insert the current time. Some basic shortcut keys
Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt + e	Pull down the top Edit menu.
Alt + f	Pull down the top File menu
Ctrl + a	Select all text.
Ctrl + c	Copy selected item(s) (to clipboard).
Ctrl + f	Find.
Ctrl + v	Paste copied item(s) from clipboard
Ctrl + x	Cut.
Ctrl + Ins	Same as Ctrl + c
Ctrl + (left arrow)	Move one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + (right arrow)	Move one word to the right at a time.
Shift + Ins	Same as Ctrl + v
Shift + Delelte (or Del)	Cut. Or permanently delete selected item(s) on Windows Explorer.
F1	Help.
Home	Jump to the beginning of the line or page.
Ctrl + Home	Jump to the beginning of the document or page.
End	Jump to the end of the line or page.
Ctrl + End	Jump to the end of the document or page.
Shift + Home	Set selection (highlight) from current position to beginning of the line or page.
Shift + End	Set selection (highlight) from current position to end of the line or page.
Shift + (left arrow)	Set selection (highlight) from current position to the left, one character at a time.
Shift + (right arrow)	Set selection (highlight) from current position to the right, one character at a time.
Shift + (down arrow)	Set selection (highlight) from current position to the next line down.
Shift + (up arrow)	Set selection (highlight) from current position to the next line up.