Basic PC shortcut keys :The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of shortcut keys that will work

with almost all IBM compatible computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below shortcut keys or try to memorize the below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity.

Shortcut Keys Description

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

Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert Copy the highlighted text or selected item. Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard. Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo. Ctrl + F Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page. Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc Quickly switch between open programs moving forward. Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program. Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program. Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window. Ctrl + Back space Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character. Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold

down Ctrl + Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while highlighting each word. Ctrl + Home / End Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document. Ctrl + P Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser. Page Up / Space bar and Page Down Pressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet pressing the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time.

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys:Below is a listing of all the major Windows shortcut keys and the versions of Microsoft Windows they are supported in. Shortcut Keys Alt + Tab Alt + Shift + Tab Alt + doubleclick 3.x 9x ME NT 2K XP Vista 7 Description X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Switch between open applications. Switch backwards between open applications.

Display the properties of the object you double-click on. X For example, doing this on a file would display its properties. Switches between program groups or document X windows in applications that support this feature. X Same as above but backwards.

Ctrl + Tab X X X X X X X

Ctrl + Shift + Tab Alt + Print Screen Ctrl + Print Screen Ctrl + Alt + Del Ctrl + Shift + Esc Ctrl + Esc

Create a screen shot only for X the program you are currently in. X Creates a screen shot of the entire screen

Reboot the computer and X brings up the Windows task manager. X Immediately bring up the Windows task manager.

Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this X would bring up the Task Manager.

Alt + Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Ctrl + F5 F10 Shift + F10 F4 X

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Switch Between open applications on taskbar. Activates help for current open application.

X Renames selected Icon. X Starts find from desktop. X X X Opens the drive selection when browsing. Refresh Contents to where you were on the page. Refreshes page to the beginning of the page.

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X Activates menu bar. X Simulates right-click on selected item.

X Alt + F4 Ctrl + F4 F6 Alt + Space bar Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) Alt + Enter Alt + Space bar X

Select a different location to X browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar. X Closes Current open program.

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X Closes Window in Program. X X Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane. Drops down the window control menu.

Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in X Windows explorer Opens properties window of selected icon or program.

Open the control menu for X the current window open.

Shift + Del X Holding Shift Holding Shift Enter Alt + Down arrow * (on the keypad) + (on the keypad) - (on the keypad) X X X X X

Delete programs/files X without throwing them into the recycle bin. Boot Safe Mode or by pass X system files as the computer is booting. When putting in an audio X CD, will prevent CD Player from playing. X X Activates the highlighted program. Display all available options on drop down menu.

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Expands all folders on the X currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer. Expands only the currently X selected folder in Windows Explorer. Collapses the currently X selected folder in Windows Explorer.

Windows key keyboard shortcuts :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. In the below list of shortcuts, the Windows key is represented by "WINKEY".

Shortcut Keys Description

WINKEY WINKEY + F1 WINKEY + F3 WINKEY + D WINKEY + M Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start. Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center. Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook. Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows. Minimizes all windows.

WINKEY + SHIFT + M WINKEY + E WINKEY + Tab WINKEY + F

Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D. Open Microsoft Explorer. Cycle through open programs through the taskbar. Display the Windows Search / Find feature.

WINKEY + CTRL Display the search for computers window. +F WINKEY + R WINKEY + Pause / Break key WINKEY + U WINKEY + L WINKEY + P WINKEY + LEFT ARROW WINKEY + RIGHT ARROW WINKEY + UP ARROW WINKEY + DOWN ARROW Open the run window. Open the system properties window. Open Utility Manager. Lock the computer and switch users if needed (Windows XP and above only). Quickly change between monitor display types. (Windows 7 only) Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the left side for side by side viewing. (Windows 7 only) Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side viewing. (Windows 7 only) When in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to full size. (Windows 7 only) Minimizes the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to a minimized size. (Windows 7 only)

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys:Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel.

Shortcut Keys
F2 F5 F7 F11 Ctrl + Shift + ; Ctrl + ; Alt + Shift + F1 Shift + F3 Shift + F5 Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + K Ctrl + U Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + P Ctrl + Z Ctrl + F9 Ctrl + F10 Ctrl + F6 Ctrl + Page up Ctrl + Page down Ctrl + Tab

Description
Edit the selected cell. Go to a specific cell. For example, C6. Spell check selected text or document. Create chart. Enter the current time. Enter the current date. Insert New Worksheet. Open the Excel formula window. Bring up search box. Select all contents of the worksheet. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Insert link. Underline highlighted selection. Strikethrough highlighted selection. Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing. Undo last action. Minimize current window. Maximize currently selected window. Switch between open workbooks / windows. Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Move between Two or more open Excel files.

Alt + = Ctrl + ' Ctrl + Shift + ! Ctrl + Shift + $ Ctrl + Shift + # Ctrl + Shift + % Ctrl + Shift + ^ Ctrl + Shift + @ Ctrl + Arrow key Ctrl + Space Shift + Space

Create a formula to sum all of the above cells Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected. Format number in comma format. Format number in currency format. Format number in date format. Format number in percentage format. Format number in scientific format. Format number in time format. Move to next section of text. Select entire column. Select entire row.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys :Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word.

Shortcut Keys
Ctrl + 0 Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + C Ctrl + E Ctrl + F Ctrl + I Ctrl + J Ctrl + K Ctrl + L Ctrl + M Ctrl + P Ctrl + R Ctrl + T Ctrl + U Ctrl + V Ctrl + X Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + >

Description
Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph. Select all contents of the page. Bold highlighted selection. Copy selected text. Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. Open find box. Italic highlighted selection. Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. Insert link. Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Indent the paragraph. Open the print window. Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Create a hanging indent. Underline highlighted selection. Paste. Cut selected text. Redo the last action performed. Undo last action. Quickly create a bullet point. Change the font. Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.

Ctrl + ] Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + [ Ctrl + / + c

Increase selected font +1pts. Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt. Decrease selected font -1pts. Insert a cent sign (). Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key. View or hide non printing characters. Moves one word to the left. Moves one word to the right. Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl + ' + <char>

Ctrl + Shift + * Ctrl + <left arrow> Ctrl + <right arrow> Ctrl + <up arrow>

Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph. Ctrl + Del Ctrl + Backspace Ctrl + End Ctrl + Home Ctrl + Spacebar Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + Alt + 1 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Ctrl + Alt + 3 Alt + Ctrl + F2 Ctrl + F1 Ctrl + F2 Deletes word to right of cursor. Deletes word to left of cursor. Moves the cursor to the end of the document. Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. Reset highlighted text to the default font. Single-space lines. Double-space lines. 1.5-line spacing. Changes text to heading 1. Changes text to heading 2. Changes text to heading 3. Open new document. Open the Task Pane. Display the print preview.

Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + Shift + F6 Ctrl + Shift + F12 F1 F4 F5 F7 F12 Shift + F3 Shift + F7 Shift + F12 Shift + Enter Shift + Insert Shift + Alt + D Shift + Alt + T

Increases the highlighted text size by one. Decreases the highlighted text size by one. Opens to another open Microsoft Word document. Prints the document. Open Help. Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. Save as. Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted. Save. Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. Paste. Insert the current date. Insert the current time.

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.

Mouse shortcuts
Click, hold, and drag Double-click Double-click

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

Mozilla Firefox shortcut keys :Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Mozilla Firefox.

Shortcut Keys
Alt + Home Alt + Left Arrow Backspace Alt + Right Arrow F5 F11 Esc Ctrl + (- or +) Ctrl + Enter

Description
Go to home page. Back a page. Back a page. Forward a page. Refresh current page, frame, or tab. Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. Stop page or download from loading. Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com. Complete a .net instead of a .com address. Complete a .org address. Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data. Add a bookmark for the page currently opened. Display available bookmarks. Display the download window. Open New browser window. Print current page / frame. Opens a new tab.

Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Del Ctrl + D Ctrl + I Ctrl + J Ctrl + N Ctrl + P Ctrl + T

Ctrl + F4 or Ctrl + Closes the currently selected tab. W Ctrl + Shift + T Undo the close of a window.

Ctrl + Tab Spacebar Shift + Spacebar

Moves through each of the open tabs. Moves down a page at a time. Moves up a page at a time.

Alt + Down arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on drop down menu.