Windows

Key

The Windows key has this picture on it: It's located between your CTL & ALT keys. Here are some common windows keyboard shortcuts (you'll need a "windows" keyboard to try these) Hold down the "windows" key and press: M - Minimizes all windows SHIFT - M - Undo minimize all windows E - Opens Windows Explorer D - Switches between minimizing all open programs and showing them all. F - Opens the Find Window R - Opens the Run Window BREAK / PAUSE- Opens System Properties TAB - Cycles through items on the task bar Or just press the Windows key to open the Start menu.

General

Shortcuts

ALT- F4 - Quit a program / Shut down ALT-TAB - Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows. CTL-ESCAPE - Display the Start menu SHIFT - TAB - tab backwards through a form CTRL - X - Cut CTRL - C - Copy CTRL - V - Paste F1 - Help menu CTRL - Z - Undo SHIFT & Restart - To restart just windows and not your whole computer, hold down the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen. Saves lots of time. CRTL-TAB - Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen

File

&

Desktop

Shortcuts

Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD - Prevents the CD from "autorunning" CTRL while dragging a file - Copies the file CTRL - SHIFT while dragging a file - Creates a shortcut to the file SHIFT - DELETE - Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin. ALT-ENTER - Display a file's properties. F2 - To rename the file In Windows Explorer: LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it is expanded NUM LOCK-MINUS SIGN (-) - Collapse the selected folder RIGHT ARROW - Expand the current selection if it is collapsed -Or- Select the first subfolder NUM LOCK- * Expand all folders below the current selection NUM LOCK- PLUS SIGN (+) - Expand the selected folder F6 - Switch between left and right panes

In My Computer: BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up ALT- RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view ALT- LEFT ARROW -Move backward to a previous view

BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS Shortcut Keys Description Alt + F File menu options in current program. Alt + E Edit options in current program Universal Help in 90% of Windows F1 programs. Ctrl + A Select all text. Ctrl + X Cut selected item. Shift + Del Cut selected item. Ctrl + C Copy selected item. Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item Ctrl + V Paste Shift + Ins Paste Home Goes to beginning of current line. Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of document. End Goes to end of current line. Ctrl + End Goes to end of document. Highlights from current position to Shift + Home beginning of line. Highlights from current position to end Shift + End of line. Ctrl + Left Moves one word to the left at a time. arrow

Ctrl + arrow

Right

Moves one word to the right at a time.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS

Shortcut Keys Description Alt + Tab Switch between open applications. Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applic Alt + Print Screen Create a screen shot only for the progra Ctrl + Esc Bring Up start button. Alt + Esc Switch Between open applications on ta F2 Renames selected Icon F3 Starts find from desktop F4 Opens the drive selection when browsin F5 Refresh Contents Alt + F4 Closes Current open program. Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in Program Ctrl + (the '+' key on theAutomatically adjust the width's of a keypad) explorer Alt + Enter Opens properties window of Selected ic Shift + F10 Simulates right click on selected item. Shift + Del Delete programs/files without throwing Holding Shift Boot safe mode or by pass system files. Holding Shift When putting in an audio CD will preve

WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Shortcut Keys WINKEY + D Description Minimizes all windows and returns the user to the desktop. Minimizes all windows.

WINKEY + M WINKEY + SHIFT Undo the minimize. +M WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer. Cycle through open programs WINKEY + Tab through the taskbar. Display the Windows Search / Find WINKEY + F feature. WINKEY + CTRL Display the search for computers +F window. Display the Microsoft Windows WINKEY + F1 help. WINKEY + R Open the run window. WINKEY + Pause / Open the system properties Break key window. WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager. WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP

and above only).

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 + Insert New Worksheet F1 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. Bring up the print dialog box to begin Ctrl + P printing.

Ctrl + Z Ctrl + F9 Ctrl + F10

Undo last action. Minimize current window. Maximize currently selected window. Switch between open workbooks / Ctrl + F6 windows. Ctrl + PageMove between Excel work sheets in the up same Excel document. Ctrl + PageMove between Excel work sheets in the down same Excel document. Move between Two or more open Excel Ctrl + Tab files. 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 Move to next section of text. key Ctrl + Space Select entire column.

Shift + Space Select entire row.

WORD SHORTCUT KEYS 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 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. Repeat 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. 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. View or hide non printing Ctrl + Shift + * characters. Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left. Ctrl + <right arrow>Moves one word to the right. Moves to the beginning of the line Ctrl + <up arrow> or paragraph. Ctrl + <down Moves to the end of the paragraph. arrow> Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor. Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor. Moves the cursor to the end of the Ctrl + End document. Moves the cursor to the beginning Ctrl + Home of the document. Reset highlighted text to the default Ctrl + Spacebar font. Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines. Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines. Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.

Ctrl + Alt + 1 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Ctrl + Alt + 3 F1 Shift + F3 Shift + Insert F4 F5 F7 Shift + F7 F12 Shift + F12

Changes text to heading 1. Changes text to heading 2. Changes text to heading 3. Open Help. Change the case of the selected text. Paste. Repeat the last action performed (2000+) Open goto window. Spell check selected text and or document. Activate the thesaurus. Save as. Save

Mouse Shortcuts Click, drag hold,

Double-click Double- click

Description Selects text from where you click and 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 Double-click text on a line will set a tab stop. Selects the line or paragraph of the Triple-click text the mouse triple-clicked. Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

INTERNET EXPLORER SHORTCUT KEYS

Shortcut Keys Description Alt + Left Arrow Back a page. Alt + RightForward a page. Arrow F5 Refresh current page / frame. F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Press Esc Stop page or download from loading. Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example type comp get http://www.computerhope.com. Ctrl + N Open New browser window. Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.

Spacebar Moves down a page at a time. Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.

FRONTPAGE SHORTCUT KEYS Shortcut Keys Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + K Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + U Ctrl + L Ctrl + R Ctrl + E Ctrl + / Ctrl + S Description Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Paste selected text. Create a hyperlink. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Underline highlighted selection. Left align the text. Right align the text. Center the text. Display HTML tags. Save document.

Ctrl + Tab Switch between open web pages. Ctrl + Ins 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. Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor. Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.

SYMBOL

NAME Copyright symbol

CODE NUMBER 0169

Registered symbol

0174

Trademark

0153

List Dot

0149

Section Symbol

0167

en-dash

0150

em-dash

0151

Paragraph Symbol

0182

SYMBOL

NAME Division sign

CODE NUMBER 0247

Degree symbol

0176

Not symbol

0172

Plus/minus

0177

Micro

0181

SYMBOL

NAME Cent sign

CODE NUMBER 0162

British Pound

0163

Euro currency

0128

Japanese Yen

0165

Dutch Florin

0131

Generic symbol

currency

0164

SYMBOL

NAME Upside-down exclamation mark Upside-down question mark

CODE NUMBER 0161

, , ,

0191

French C cedille 0199 (caps/lowecase) 0231 O-E ligature 0140 (caps/lowecase) 0156 German double S 0223

Nordic O slash 0216 (caps/lowecase) 0248

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Accent Grave
(Cap) Grave (Lower)

Nordic A ring 0197 (caps/lowecase), 0229 Angstrom sign A-E ligature 0198 (caps/lowecase) 0230 Icelandic/Old English 0222 Thorn 0254 (caps/lowecase) Icelandic/Old English 0208 Eth (caps/lowecase) 0240 Spanish/French quotation marks 0187 0171

A 0192

0221 0253

0200 0204 0232 0236 0201 0205 0233 0237

0210 0217 0242 0249 0211 0218 0243 0250

0224 0193 0225

Acute
(Cap) Acute (Lower)

Circumflex
(Cap) Circumflex (Lower)

0194

--

0209

0202 0206 0234 0238

0212 0219 0244 0251 -0213

0226 0195

Tilde
(Cap)

Tilde (Lower)

0227

--

0241

-0245

Umlaut
(Cap) Umlaut (Lower)

0196

0159

0203 0207 0235 0239

0214 0220 0246 0252

0228

0255