Keyboard and Computer Shortcuts
Admin | 2019-09-11
Essential Computer Shortcuts
Boost your productivity and work more efficiently with these helpful keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Word, and Excel.
Windows Shortcut Keys
- Opens the Run menu.Windows Key + R
- Opens Explorer.Windows Key + E
- Switch between open programs.Alt + Tab
- Maximize current window.Windows Key + Up Arrow
- Open Task Manager.Ctrl + Shift + Esc
- Opens system properties.Windows Key + Break
- Opens search for files and folders.Windows Key + F
- Hide/display the desktop.Windows Key + D
- Switch between programs in order they were opened.Alt + Esc
- Select menu item by underlined letter.Alt + Letter
- Open Start menu.Ctrl + Esc
- Close active document (does not work with some applications).Ctrl + F4
- Quit active application or close current window.Alt + F4
- Open menu for active program.Alt + Spacebar
- Move cursor forward or back one word.Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow
- Move cursor forward or back one paragraph.Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow
- Minimize all windows.Windows Key + M
- Restore windows that were minimized with previous keystroke.Shift + Windows Key + M
- Open Windows Help and Support.Windows + F1
- Open Task view.Windows + Tab
- Switch FilterKeys on and off.Hold Right SHIFT key for eight seconds
- Switch High Contrast on and off.Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen
- Switch Mouse keys on and off.Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock
- Switch Sticky keys on and off.Press Shift five times
- Switch Toggle keys on and off.Hold Num Lock for five seconds
Microsoft Word Shortcuts
- Selects all in the current document.Ctrl + A
- Bold text.Ctrl + B
- Copies the item or text.Ctrl + C
- Displays the Font dialogue box.Ctrl + D
- Switch a paragraph between center and left alignment.Ctrl + E
- Displays the Find dialog box to search the current document.Ctrl + F
- Displays the Go To dialog box to search for a specific location in the current document.Ctrl + G
- Displays the Replace dialogue box.Ctrl + H
- Italicize text.Ctrl + I
- Switch a paragraph between justified and left alignment.Ctrl + J
- Create a hyperlink.Ctrl + K
- Left align a paragraph.Ctrl + L
- Indent a paragraph from the left.Ctrl + M
- Create a new document.Ctrl + N
- Opens a new document.Ctrl + O
- Prints a document.Ctrl + P
- Switch the alignment of a paragraph between left and right.Ctrl + R
- Saves a document.Ctrl + S
- Underlines text.Ctrl + U
- Pastes the copied item or text.Ctrl + V
- Cuts the selected item or text.Ctrl + X
- Redo the last action.Ctrl + Y
- Undo the last action.Ctrl + Z
- Insert a page break.Ctrl + Enter
Microsoft Excel Shortcuts
- Select all content in the worksheet.Ctrl + A
- Bold highlighted selection.Ctrl + B
- Italicize highlighted selection.Ctrl + I
- Open the Insert hyperlink dialogue box.Ctrl + K
- Underline highlighted selection.Ctrl + U
- Apply strikethrough formatting.Ctrl + 5
- Brings up the print dialog box.Ctrl + P
- Undo.Ctrl + Z
- Minimize a workbook window to an icon.Ctrl + F9
- Maximize a selected workbook window.Ctrl + F10
- Switch to the next workbook window when multiple are open.Ctrl + F6
- Move to previous sheet in a workbook.Ctrl + Page Up
- Move to next sheet in a workbook.Ctrl + Page Down
- Switch to next tab in dialogue box.Ctrl + Tab
- Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected.Ctrl + Apostrophe (')
- Apply the Number format.Ctrl + Shift + !
- Apply the Currency format.Ctrl + Shift + $
- Apply the Date format.Ctrl + Shift + #
- Apply the Percentage format.Ctrl + Shift + %
- Apply the Exponential format.Ctrl + Shift + ^
- Apply the Time format.Ctrl + Shift + @
- Move to the edge of the current data region in a worksheet.Ctrl + Arrow Key
- Select an entire column in a worksheet.Ctrl + Space
- Select an entire row in a worksheet.Shift + Space
