Computer Shortcut Keys List-Microsoft Windows

Check out the below table to know the shortcut List of keys used in Microsoft windows.

Shortcut Keys Uses of shortcut keys

Ctrl + Plus With the use of these keys, you can adjust the widths of all columns
Key automatically, in Windows Explorer.

When you press these keys together it will open the properties tab for the icon
Alt + Enter
or program you’ve chosen.

Alt + Print
Allows you to take a screenshot of the current page.
Screen

Ctrl + Alt +
With the help of these keys, you can Reboot/Windows task manager
Del

Ctrl + Esc These keys allow you to activate the start menu

F4 Its purpose in Windows 95 to XP is to open the locate window.

F5 With the use of this key, you can refresh the contents of your windows system.

F3 With the use of F3, you can find anything from your system’s desktop

With the help of these keys, you can switch between desktop applications on
Alt + Esc
the taskbar
F2 The F2 key allows you to rename the selected icon

Alt + Shift +
It allows you to switch back between ongoing applications
Tab

Alt + Tab On a computer, it lets you move between open programs.

When you press the Shift and Delete keys together, your program or files will
Shift + Delete
be deleted permanently.

Alt + F4 It is used to close the ongoing program

Ctrl + F4 It’s used to swiftly close a document or a file that’s currently open.

Basic Computer Shortcut Keys A to Z List

Check out the below table to know the basic keys used in computers.

Shortcut Keys Uses of shortcut keys

Ctrl + (Right
Move one item at a time to the right.
arrow)
Shift + Home Highlights from the current position to the beginning of the line
Alt + F Open file menu choices in the current program
End This command returns the user to the end of the current line.
Ctrl + Ins Used to copy the selected item
Ctrl + V Used to paste the selected item
Ctrl + X Used to cut the selected item
Ctrl + Home This command is used to go to the start of the document
Ctrl + Del Used to cut the selected item
Ctrl + C Used to copy the selected item
Ctrl + A Used to select all text
Shift + Ins Used to paste the selected item
F1 Universal help
Ctrl + (Left
Move one item at a time to the left.
arrow)
Home This command returns the user to the beginning of the current line.
Alt + E Open edit menu choices in the current program
Shift + End Highlights from the current position to the end of the line
To get to the end of a document, start at the beginning and work your way to
Ctrl + End
the finish.

Computer Shortcut Keys A to Z List- Ms Excel

Check out the below table to know the shortcut keys used in MS-Excel of MS Office suite.

Shortcut keys Uses of shortcut keys

Alt + Shift + F1 When you wanna insert new worksheet use these keys together
Shift + F3 With the help of these keys, you can open the MS-Excel formula window
Shift + F5 When you press these keys together it will open the search box
F11 The F11 key is used to create a chart in MS-Excel
Ctrl + Shift +; With the help of these keys, you can enter the current time
Ctrl +; Use these keys together to enter the current date
Ctrl + K When you want to Insert a link, you can use these keys together
Ctrl + F These keys are used to open find and replace options in MS-Excel
Ctrl + G Use these keys together to open go-to options
Ctrl + B When you press these keys together it will bold highlighted selection.
F2 When you want to edit the selected cell using this key
F5 With the help of this key, you can go to a specific cell
F7 With the help of this key, you can check the spell of selected text
Ctrl + I These commands are used to Italicize highlighted selection.
Ctrl + Space Use these keys together to select the entire column
Shift + Space Use these keys together to select the entire row
Ctrl + W Use these keys together to close the document
Ctrl + H Use these keys to open find and replace options
Ctrl + U With help of these keys, you can underline highlighted text.
Ctrl + Y With help of these keys, you can underline highlighted text.
Ctrl + Z With the help of these keys, you can undo the last deleted action
Ctrl + F9 Use these keys to minimize a current window in MS-Excel
Ctrl + F10 Use these keys to maximize the currently selected window in MS-Excel
With the help of these keys, you can move between two or more open MS-
Ctrl + Tab
Excel files
With the help of these keys, you can initiate the formula to add all of the
Alt + =
above cells
 With the use of these keys together you can insert the value in the current cell
Ctrl +
from the above cell.
Ctrl + (Right
With the help of these keys, you can jump on to the next section of text
arrow)
Ctrl + O Use these keys to open options in MS-Excel
Ctrl + N Use these keys together to open the document in MS-Excel
Ctrl + P Use these keys together to open the print dialog box in MS-Excel

All Computer Shortcut Keys A to Z List-MS Word

Check out the below table to know the shortcut keys used in MS-Word of MS Office suite.

Shortcut keys Uses of shortcut keys

Ctrl + X Use these keys together when you want to cut the selected text.
Ctrl + I These commands are used to Italicize highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K When you want to Insert a link, you can use these keys together
Ctrl + N With the help of these keys, you can open a new document.
Ctrl + O Uses these keys when you want to open existing files in ms word.
Ctrl + P These keys are used to open the print window.
Ctrl + F With the help of these keys, you can open the find box.
Ctrl + G With the help of these keys, you can find and replace text.
Ctrl + J These keys are used to justify the alignment of the paragraph
Ctrl + U With help of these keys, you can underline highlighted text.
Ctrl + V With the help of these commands, you can paste copied content.
Ctrl + [ With the help of these keys, you can decrease the selected font by 1
Ctrl + Shift + * With the help of these keys, you can view or hide nonprinting characters
Ctrl + D When you want to open font options use these keys together.
Ctrl + Shift + F With the use of these keys, you can change the font
Ctrl + Shift + > With the help of these keys, you can Increase the selected font by 1
Ctrl + ] With the help of these keys, you can Increase the selected font by 1
Ctrl + B When you press these keys together it will bold highlighted selection.
When you press Ctrl and C together your selected text will be copied, hence
Ctrl + C
it's used to copy selected text
Ctrl + (Left
Use these keys together when you want to move one word to the left
arrow)
Ctrl + (Right
Use these keys together when you want to move one word to the right
arrow)
These keys are used to delete the whole word which is available right to your
Ctrl + Del
cursor.
 These keys are used to delete the whole word which is available left to your
Ctrl + Backspace
cursor.
With the help of these keys, you can move the cursor to the end of the
Ctrl + End
document
With the help of these keys, you can move the cursor to the start of the
Ctrl + Home
document
When you use these keys together it will Reset highlighted text to the default
Ctrl + Space
font
Ctrl + (Up arrow) Use these keys together when you want to move to the start of the line
Ctrl + (Down
Use these keys together when you want to move to the end of the line
arrow)
Alt + Shift + D With the help of these keys, you can Insert the current date
Alt + Shift + T With the help of these keys, you can insert the current time
Ctrl + 5 Use these keys together when you want to give 1.5 line spacing
Shift + Insert Use these keys when you want to paste copied content.
F7 Use these keys when you want to check the spell of selected text.
F12 It will open save as a command
Ctrl + S Use these keys together to save your program file
Shift + F12 Use these keys together to save your program file
Ctrl + W Use these keys to close the document
Ctrl + 1 Use these keys together when you want to give single-space in your lines
Ctrl + 2 Use these keys together when you want to give double-space in your lines

Computer Shortcut Keys A to Z List Chart- Powerpoint

Check out the below table to know the shortcut keys used in MS-Powerpoint of MS Office suite.

Shortcuts Keys Uses of Shortcut Keys

These commands are used to reduce the font size of the selected
Ctrl+Shift+<
text by one size.
CTRL + G With the help of these keys, you can group things together
With the help of these keys, you can create a new slide just after
Ctrl+M
your chosen slide.
Uses these keys together when you want to create a duplicate of
CTRL + D
your current slide.
Use Esc when you want to exit the ongoing slide show and it will
Esc
redirect you to the earlier live view.
Ctrl+K When you want to enter a hyperlink use these keys together.
These commands are used to maximize the font size of the selected
Ctrl+Shift+>
text by one size.
 With the help of F5, you can start the presentation from the initial
F5
slide.
These commands are used in a different Powerpoint software
Ctrl+N
window, create a new, blank slide.