A to Z Keyboard Shortcut Keys and

System Commands
Updated on April 29, 2016

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A-Z Shortcut Keys in Microsoft Word

F1 key Get help or use the Office assistant
SHIFT and F1 Key Context sensitive help
F2 Key Move text or image
SHIFT + F2 Key Copy text
F3 Key Insert an autotext entry
SHIFT + F3 Key Change the case of the selected text
 F4 Key Perform last action again
SHIFT + F4 Key Perform a Find or Go to action again
F5 Key Displays the Go to dialogue box. You can also get to Find and Replace from here
SHIFT + F5 Key Move to a previous revision
F6 Key Go to the next frame or pane
SHIFT + F6 Key Go to the previous frame or pane
F7 Key Launch the Spell checker
SHIFT + F7 Key Launch the Thesaurus
F8 Key Extend the current selection
SHIFT + F8 Key Shrink the current selection
F9 Key Update the selected fields
SHIFT + F9 Key Switch between a field code and its result
F10 Key Activate the menu bar
SHIFT + F10 Key Display a Shortcut Menu (same as right-clicking)
F11 Key Go to the next field
SHIFT + F11 Key Go to the previous field
F12 Key Save file As, equivalent to tools menu
SHIFT + F12 Key Save document, equivalent to tools menu
CTRL and A Selects all in the current document
CTRL and B Bold text
CTRL and C Copies the item or text to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and
V
CTRL and D Displays the Font dialogue box
CTRL and E Centre Alignment
CTRL and F Displays the Find dialog box, to search the current document
CTRL and G Displays the Go to dialog box, to go to a specific location in the current
document
CTRL and H Displays the Replace dialogue box
CTRL and I Italic text
CTRL and J Full Justification
CTRL and K Create Hyperlink
CTRL and L Left Alignment
CTRL and M Tab
 CTRL and N Creates a new document
CTRL and O Displays the Open File dialogue box
CTRL and P Displays the Print dialog box
CTRL and R Right Alignment
CTRL and S Displays the Save dialog box
CTRL and U Underline text
CTRL and V Pastes the copied item or text from the Clipboard into the current position in
the document
CTRL and X Cuts the item or text selected to the Clipboard
CTRL and Y Redo the last undone action
CTRL and Z Undoes the last action
CTRL and ENTER Insert Page Break
CTRL and F2 Show Print preview
CTRL and F4 Closes the active document window
CTRL and F6 Opens the next document window

Windows Shortcut Keys

Windows key + R Run menu

Windows key + E Explorer

ALT + Tab Switch between windows

ALT + Space + X Maximize window

CTRL + Shift + Esc Task Manager

Windows key + Break System properties

Windows key + F Search

Windows key + D Hide/Display all windows

CTRL + C Copy

CTRL + X Cut

CTRL + V Paste

Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows

[Alt] + [Esc] Switch between running applications

[Alt] + letter Select menu item by underlined letter

[Ctrl] + [Esc] Open Program Menu

[Ctrl] + [F4] Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications)

[Alt] + [F4] Quit active application or close current window

[Alt] + [-] Open Control menu for active document

Ctrl] Lft. + Rt. arrow Move cursor forward or back one word

Ctrl] Up + Down arrow Move cursor forward or back one paragraph

[F1] Open Help for active application

Windows + M Minimize all open windows

Shift+Windows + M Undo minimize all open windows

Windows + F1 Open Windows Help

Windows + Tab Cycle through the Taskbar buttons

Windows + Break Open the System Properties dialog box

Accessability Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds Switch FilterKeys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN Switch High Contrast on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT +NUM LOCK Switch MouseKeys on and off
SHIFT five times Switch StickyKeys on and off
NUM LOCK for five seconds Switch ToggleKeys on and off

Explorer Shortcuts
END Display the bottom of the active window
HOME Display the top of the active window
NUM LOCK + ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) Display all subfolders under the selected
folder
NUM LOCK + PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) Display the contents of the selected
folder
NUM LOCK + MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder
LEFT ARROW Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder
RIGHT ARROW Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder
System Commands
Type the following commands in your Run Box (Windows Key + R) or Start Run

devmgmt.msc Device Manager

msinfo32 System Information

cleanmgr Disk Cleanup

ntbackup Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)

mmc Microsoft Management Console

excel Microsoft Excel (If Installed)

msaccess Microsoft Access (If Installed)

powerpnt Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)

winword Microsoft Word (If Installed)

frontpg Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)

notepad Notepad

wordpad WordPad

calc Calculator

msmsgs Windows Messenger

 mspaint Microsoft Paint

wmplayer Windows Media Player

rstrui System Restore

netscp6 Netscape 6.x

netscp Netscape 7.x

netscape Netscape 4.x

waol America Online

control Opens the Control Panel

control printers Opens the Printers Dialog

cmd Command Prompt

iexplore + "web address" Internet Explorer

compmgmt.msc Computer Management

dhcpmgmt.msc DHCP Management

dnsmgmt.msc DNS Management

services.msc Services

eventvwr Event Viewer

dsa.msc Active Directory Users and Computers

dssite.msc Active Directory Sites and Services

Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys
Alt + Left Arrow Back a page

Backspace Back a page

Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page

F5 Refresh current page, frame, or tab

F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode

Esc Stop page or download from loading

Ctrl + (- or +) Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will
increase

Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type google in the address bar
and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.google.com

Ctrl + D Add a Favorite for the page currently opened

 Ctrl + I Display available bookmarks

Ctrl + N Open New browser window

Ctrl + P Print current page / frame

Ctrl + T Opens a new tab

Ctrl + F4 Closes the currently selected tab

Ctrl + Tab Moves through each of the open tabs

Spacebar Moves down a page at a time

Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time

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

Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys

Alt + Left Arrow Back a page

Backspace Back a page

Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page

F5 Refresh current page, frame, or tab

F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode

Esc Stop page or download from loading

 Ctrl + (- or +) Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will
increase

Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type google in the address bar
and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.google.com

Shift + Enter Complete a .net instead of a .com address

Ctrl + Shift + Enter Complete a .org address

Ctrl + Shift + Del Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data

Ctrl + D Add a bookmark for the page currently opened

Ctrl + I Display available bookmarks

Ctrl + J Display the download window

Ctrl + N Open New browser window

Ctrl + P Print current page / frame

Ctrl + T Opens a new tab

Ctrl + F4 Closes the currently selected tab

Ctrl + Shift + T Undo the close of a window

Ctrl + Tab Moves through each of the open tabs

Spacebar Moves down a page at a time

Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time

Alt + Down arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options
on drop down menu
Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys
F2 Edit the selected cell
F5 Go to a specific cell. For example, C6
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 + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document
Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document
Ctrl + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files
Alt + = Create a formula to add all of the above cells
Ctrl + ' Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected
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

Background: What Is a Shortcut?

In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a finite set of one or more keys that invoke a software or
operating system operation when triggered by the user.

Keyboard shortcuts are typically an alternate means for invoking one or more commands that would
otherwise be accessible only through a menu, a pointing device, different levels of a user interface,
or via a command console. Keyboard shortcuts generally expedite common operations by reducing
input sequences to a few keystrokes, hence the term "shortcut".

Shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using computer
software programs. Shortcut keys are commonly accessed by using the Alt (on IBM compatible
computers), command key (on Apple computers), Ctrl, and/or Shift in conjunction with a single letter.

How to Create a Windows Shortcut Key

CREATE A SHORTCUT

1. Open the folder or directory that contains the program you wish to create a shortcut for.
2. Right-click on the program and click "Create Shortcut".
3. This will create a shortcut named "Shortcut to <your program>" in the directory you are in. If
you wish to rename this shortcut, right-click the file and click rename.
 4. Once the above steps have been completed, you can copy or cut this shortcut and paste it
anywhere to execute this program.
ASSIGN SHORTCUT KEY TO THAT WINDOWS SHORTCUT

Once the shortcut has been created to assign a shortcut key to that Windows shortcut follow the
below steps.

1. Right-click the shortcut and click Properties.

2. Click the Shortcut tab.
3. Click in the Shortcut key box and press a letter. For example, if you press "p" the shortcut
key will automatically be made Ctrl + Alt + P. Which means if saved when pressing Ctrl and Alt
and "P" all at the same time will run that shortcut.